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Have formal written programs of operational risk and loss control including risk assessment and control matrices been developed for all operational and staff areas ?
If yes 1, do these programs include:
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Proprietary and confidential data ?
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Physical security of the bank's premises ?
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Branch fraud prevention and awareness ?
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Credit card, ATM, trading, and payment systems fraud ?
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Software piracy and patent / copyright infringement ?
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Information Systems Security ?
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Product and service quality assurance ?
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A dherence to customer contractual obligations ?
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Compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements within Saudi Arabia ?
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Others as applicable ?
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Does the Operational Risk Management function provide central direction and coordination for operational risk management and loss control and risk financing programs within the institution ? Does its scope include:
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Timely reporting of losses to senior management, SAMA, insurance carriers, and law enforcement (when appropriate) ?
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Complete investigation of losses in conjunction with internal audit, bank's security department, insurance carriers and law enforcement (when appropriate) ?
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Written claims handling procedures for line and staff personnel as well as both in-house claims personnel and external claims handling services ?
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Review of claims files and investigative procedures ?
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Coordination of claims and periodic qualitative evaluation of the overall claims handling process ?
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Follow-up on all open claims and periodic qualitative evaluation of the overall claims handling process?
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Has the institution developed penalty/reward systems ? Do these systems include:
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Regular scheduled comparative evaluation of loss records of various units.
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Monetary and non-monetary incentives
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Has a formal program of operational risk control training been established which emphasizes responsibility and accountability for the control of operational losses ?
