[摘要]中国保监会新近公布的《保险公司内部审计指引(试行)》构建起了保险公司内部审计框架,涵盖了保险公司内部审计的主要方面,是对《关于规范保险公司治理结构的指导意见》的重要补充。《指引》赋予内部审计工作的全部任务都与对公司的内部评估密不可分,对内部控制有效评估是内部审计的重要任务。为了切实发挥内部审计的作用,必须对内部控制有一个清晰的认识,并在开展内部控制评估中把握好目标、标准、原则、要素和程序等五个基本问题。 [关键词]公司治理;内部控制;内部审计 [中图分类号] F840.32 [文献标识码] A [文章编号]1004-3306(2007)08-0061-03 Abstract: “Internal Auditing Guidance for Insurance Companies (Provisional)”recently issued by CIRC laid out a framework for insurer’s internal auditing. It covers many aspects of internal auditing, and is an important supplement to “Guiding Opinions on Standardizing Governance Structure of Insurance Companies”. All tasks conferred to internal auditing by the “Guidance” are closely related to insurer’s internal appraisal of internal control, which is a major function of internal auditing. To fully play the role of internal auditing, we must establish a clear understanding of internal control, and properly grasp the 5 basic questions of target, standard, principle, major factors and procedure in appraising internal control. Key words:corporate governance; internal control; internal auditing