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How Automation Became a Critical Tool in Cybersecurity Compliance 

Automation has been creeping into various business processes over the past decade and being increasingly used to improve efficiency and accuracy; cybersecurity compliance is no different. In the past, compliance efforts were largely manual operations and time-consuming, making it difficult to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape of cybersecurity threats. Automation has helped to …

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2017 CPA Exam: Changes to Skill and Content Specifications

In today’s CPA profession, clients have an enhanced business environment that relies heavily on technological advancements to manage their accounting tasks. They require CPAs who have comprehensive analytical skills, critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills to handle their accounting, auditing and compliance work. For current CPAs and people who are new to the CPA field, …

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Prepare for the Increasingly Expanding Responsibilities of the Chief Risk Officer

Who Is the Chief Risk Officer? To kick things off, let’s take a look at the original and traditional role of Chief Risk Officer (CRO). The CRO was originally a key role within insurance companies, performing various risk-related duties in their respective specialized area. However, with the financial crisis of 2008, the CRO role has …

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Fine Tune Your Compliance By Better Understanding Model Audit Rule Requirements

What Is the Model Audit Rule? The Model Audit Rule (MAR) serves as the cornerstone for monitoring, regulation and governance over the insurance industry. Officially known as the Annual Financial Reporting Model Regulation, the Model Audit Rule “requires nonpublic insurers to comply with stringent regulatory provisions, increase transparency and improve corporate governance,” per Risk Management. …

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Our Commitment to You: How We’re Expanding to Better Serve Our Clients in 2019

I.S. Partners is excited to announce our growth and expansion. Recently, we have added both new services and new employees to best provide for our clients. We are very happy to announce the addition of Mark Walters, Kevin Patterson and Frank DiPaolo to our growing team. According to Partner, Bernie Gallagher, “Strength and growth come …

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Top 4 Types of Risk Impacting Manufacturing Companies

Manufacturers face a greater lineup of potential risks today than at any other time in history. More sophisticated equipment, rapid growth, and a need to gain a competitive edge means that production and logistics have to work seamlessly. Delays that might not impact a business in another vertical can be devastating to a manufacturing brand. …

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