Review of the State of Mississippi Self-Insurance Funds

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The State of Mississippi Unemployment Insurance Fund is a self-insurance fund established to provide coverage for unemployment claims arising from former employees of State agencies. This final report prepared by a certified public accounting firm under contract with the Office of Inspector General identified excess reserves totaling $8,134,380 as of June 30, 1990. The excess reserve balance occurred as a result of charging State agencies premiums that were in excess of claims and operating expenses. We recommended that the State make a financial adjustment of $1,626,876 for the Federal share of the Unemployment Insurance Fund balance accumulated in excess of the amount allowed by Federal cost principles. We also recommended that the State ensure that charges to Federal programs are in accordance with OMB circular A-87 and the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan. The State plans to monitor the billing rates more closely and make appropriate adjustments to prevent the accumulation of excess funds in the future.