Management Insurance

Joseph G. Kohl CPA; CFE

**********@*****.*** Phone 215-***-****,

Summary Areas of expertise include risk analysis, Sarbanes Oxley /

Model Audit Rule and BMA compliance. IT auditing, data

analytics, contract auditing, internal audit department

management audit committee reporting, ORSA and COSO 2013

implementation.

Employment: Tower Group International. Ltd. August 2006 - Present

VP Internal Audit (Chief Audit Officer)

New York, NY

. Reporting to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and General

Counsel, responsible for the Company's Sarbanes Oxley

compliance and internal audit programs for the Company.

. Internal audit includes;

o Coordination with the Enterprise Risk Management program

to develop a comprehensive program for internal auditing

to appropriately address companywide risk;

o preparation and ongoing management of the annual and

quarterly audit plans;

o execution of the audit plan in accordance with IIA

quality standards;

o implementation of all audit recommendations;

o department staffing; and

o reporting audit results and corrective action plans for

all internal and external audit issues to senior

management and the audit committee.

. SOX and Model Audit Rule compliance includes;

o Manage the coordination and planning with department

management for continual review and upgrade of ICOFR

controls and documentation;

o evaluation and testing the adequacy of controls in

support of management assertions;

o remediation of identified deficiencies and reporting to

senior management and the Audit Committee; and

o implementation of COSO 2013.

. Coordinate and support the activities and budget for the

external auditors/

. Assisted in the management of various compliance activities

including ethics compliance and whistleblower reporting,

. Performing investigations of ethical and fraudulent

activities. Manage a fraud assessment and continual

monitoring of the assessment.

Ernst & Young, LLP August 2005 - August 2006

Manager, Insurance Practice

New York, NY

. Manage various projects for major insurance company

including:

o Project management for the integration management of a

major acquisition;

o co-sourcing the internal audit plan for the Company's

international operations in seven foreign countries; and

o management of various SOX remediation projects for the

client.

.

Director, Insurance Practice January 2000 - August 2005

The Outsourcing Partnership

New York, NY

. The Outsourcing Partnership is a regional firm providing risk

management and internal auditing solutions to the financial

services industry. Clients included healthcare, life, P&C and

reinsurance companies.

. Responsible for client relations including planning/staffing,

and execution of audit services along with communications to

client Audit Committees and senior management. Services

included:

o Full internal audit department outsourcing;

o internal audit co-sourcing;

o development and execution of Sarbanes Oxley

implementation and / or remediation projects;

o support for mergers and acquisitions (pre and post

acquisition);

o third party provider contract compliance reviews; and

o contract dispute investigations

. Various client development responsibilities including

preparation of risk assessments/ SOX planning and development

and presentation of proposals and plans.

Other Relevant Assignments

. Penn Mutual Life Insurance - Re-engineering projects to

transform the business processes covering the operational and

internal audit departments.

. Equitable Life Assurance - Management of Internal Auditing

for the insurance segments of the Company.

. Tenneco Inc - Information technology (IT) auditor. Subsidiary

industries included insurance, oil and gas exploration,

refining and retail, shipbuilding and manufacturing.

Education State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo)

& Personal BS Accounting 1976

Member AICPA

Member Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Member Internal Auditors Association

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