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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Attestation]]
* [[Audit]]
* [[Audit]]
* [[Auditing standards]]
* [[Auditing standards]]

Revision as of 17:31, 28 February 2022

1. Financial and other reporting.

The practice and outcome of independent review work on financial reporting or other information, designed to enhance the credibility of the information.

A common example is an independent financial audit.


2. Insurance.

Life assurance - also known as life insurance - is a type of insurance which most commonly pays out to dependants on the death of the insured person.


See also