
Opinions on other matters prescribed by The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts)
Regulations 2008
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
• the information given in the managing agent’s report for the financial year in which the syndicate annual accounts are
prepared is consistent with the syndicate annual accounts; and
• the managing agent’s report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the syndicate and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we
have not identified material misstatements in the managing agent’s report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate and
Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you, if in our opinion:
• the managing agent in respect of the syndicate has not kept adequate accounting records; or
• the syndicate annual accounts are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
• certain disclosures of the managing agents’ emoluments specified by law are not made; or
• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of the managing agent
As explained more fully in the Statement of Managing Agent’s Responsibilities set out on page 11, the directors of the
managing agent are responsible for the preparation of the syndicate annual accounts and for being satisfied that they give a
true and fair view, and for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the syndicate
annual accounts that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the syndicate annual accounts, the directors of the managing agent are responsible for assessing the syndicate’s
ability to continue in operation, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to its ability to continue in operation and using the
going concern basis of accounting unless the directors of the managing agent either intends to cease to operate the syndicate,
or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the syndicate annual accounts
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the syndicate annual accounts as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable
assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always
detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if,
individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the
basis of these syndicate annual accounts.
Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our
responsibilities, outlined above, to detect irregularities, including fraud. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to
fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for
example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below. However, the
primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the managing
agent and management.
Our approach was as follows:
• We obtained a general understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the syndicate and
determined that the most significant are direct laws and regulations related to elements of Lloyd’s Byelaws and Regulations,
and the financial reporting framework (UK United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), and requirements
referred to by Lloyd’s in the Syndicate Accounts instructions. Our considerations of other laws and regulations that may have
a material effect on the syndicate annual accounts included permissions and supervisory requirements of Lloyd’s of London,
the Prudential Regulation Authority (‘PRA’) and the Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’).
• We obtained a general understanding of how the syndicate is complying with those frameworks by making enquiries of
management, internal audit, and those responsible for legal and compliance matters of the syndicate. In assessing the
effectiveness of the control environment, we also reviewed significant correspondence between the syndicate, Lloyd’s of
London and other UK regulatory bodies; reviewed minutes of the Board and Risk Committee of the managing agent; and
gained an understanding of the managing agent’s approach to governance.
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