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Does the Deal Fit the Strategy? Directors should bring a healthy skepticism to proposed transactions

MCC: Let’s start with a general question. Please give us a top-level view of the roles and responsibilities of corporate directors in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions in which their companies might engage. Lajoux: I tend to be cautious when it comes to making...

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Supply Side: Making vendor risk assessment an organizational priority

MCC: What are the key considerations when establishing a vendor risk program? Licata: First you need to identify the company’s full population of vendors, including what they do and how the contracting process works: Is it handled centrally, or can each business unit contract on its own?...

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Oversight Overload: Be prepared with a comprehensive corporate governance framework

In November 2014, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) formally adopted the Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Act and Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Regulation. Collectively, these acts require a company to file a Corporate Governance Annual...

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