The Solution: An Exposure Analysis that Facilitates Board-Management Dialogue

It is clear from recent events that Boards of Directors cannot afford to rely solely on company Management, the limited evaluations of outside counsel and the work of independent auditors to assure that the companies they oversee are healthy and that shareholders interests are always being served. Long-held assumptions need to be challenged and tested. Much more extensive due diligence, supervised by the Board, is needed.




 


The CORRA process offers in-depth explorations of:

Management’s capabilities, biases and blind-spots

Business risks – strategic, financial, investment, legal and operating risks
Financial strength, accuracy of financial reporting and adequacy of accounting controls
Technology capabilities, operations, fraud and security risks
Catastrophe exposures and adequacy of recovery plans
Compliance with public and corporate policies such as COBRA, ERISA, sexual and racial harassment, and pension management
Scenario modeling and risk mitigation planning
Risks the company may not have identified which could generate major exposures (e.g., anti-trust violations, non-compliance with Federal or State regulations, etc.)