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Mr Rao is the Company Secretary of Nirmaan Insurance Ltd. The company received a notice of a Board meeting requirement from regulators, and the Board asks Mr Rao to advise on whether the meeting notice, quorum and minutes follow the Secretarial Standards. Which responsibility is Mr Rao discharging?
Mr Rao is ensuring that Board procedures comply with the Companies Act and the Secretarial Standards. Advising on notice, quorum and minutes is a core Company Secretary duty, whereas claims settlement, reinsurance pricing and agent examinations are operational insurance functions.
- AClaims settlement
- BEnsuring compliance of Board procedures with the Companies Act and Secretarial StandardsCorrect
- CReinsurance treaty pricing
- DAgent licensing examination
Explanation
Advising on notice, quorum and minutes is the Company Secretary's core duty of ensuring Board processes follow the Companies Act and Secretarial Standards issued by ICSI. Claims settlement, reinsurance pricing and agent examination are insurance operations, not secretarial functions.
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