A fresh take on risk and valuation

RISK ADVISORY AND ACTUARIAL SERVICES
FOR INSURANCE AND PENSION FUNDS

Our team offers a comprehensive range of actuarial and risk management services to provide solutions tailored to the unique challenges faced by insurers, reinsurers and pension funds.

Our actuaries and risk modellers are hands-on, well-versed in coding and adept at utilising a wide range of specialised software to enhance efficiency and accuracy in our services.

We can deliver our expert actuarial and risk management solutions in various locations, empowering you to confidently navigate complex challenges.

We provide up-to-date solutions for all your risk puzzles

Our Insurance Leaders

Benoît Leman
Managing Partner
Finalyse Group
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Benoît Leman
Managing Partner
Finalyse Group
+32 2 537 43 73

Managing Partner of Finalyse Group since the MBO of November 2013, Benoît leads the team of Partners and Risk Experts in the daily challenge of developing a growing and dynamic team of professionals, focused on client satisfaction and reliable solutions.

He is in charge of Finalyse strategy and corporate finance. As Chairman of the Partners Board, he steers the development of Finalyse operations in Europe.
Risk professional for more than 20 years, Benoît has developed a unique expertise in the design and implementation of valuation, ALM and risk management systems for top banking and insurance institutions in Europe, bridging the gap between business requirements and complex information systems in a fast moving regulatory environment.

Francis Furey
Principal Consultant
Finalyse Dublin
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Francis Furey
Principal Consultant
Finalyse Dublin
+353 874 07 69 57

Francis is a qualified actuary with over 16 years of working experience within the life and non-life (re)insurance industry. Francis is head of the Dublin office leading out on sales, marketing, business development and delivery management of projects.

He is a subject matter expert in the areas of Financial Reporting (IFRS 17, US GAAP) and Prudential Regulation (Solvency II, BMA EBS, ICS) both for standard formula and internal models. His range of practical work experience includes working in the life and non-life (re)insurance industry in a financial reporting, capital modelling and risk management capacity with extensive exposure to domestic and international clients particularly for Solvency II and BMA EBS regulated entities. Francis has led numerous client deliveries, being involved in planning, delivering within budget, being the main point of contact with clients, doing/reviewing work, communicating with key senior stakeholders and being the signing actuary on numerous assignments.

Frans Kuys
Principal Consultant
Finalyse Amsterdam
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Frans Kuys
Principal Consultant
Finalyse Amsterdam
+31 653 25 26 42

Frans is an actuary and Principal Consultant with significant international experience across a wide range of fields in the actuarial industry. He has acquired extensive knowledge in the areas of pensions and insurance and has over 15 years of experience in actuarial valuations, financial and regulatory reporting, asset-liability modelling (ALM) and risk management.

Frans has worked on many projects involving cross-functional teams where he has demonstrated creative problem-solving, excellent analytical skills and effective project and stakeholder management. He has experience in managing actuarial teams where his responsibilities included managing people, projects and clients, and communicating with other internal departments and senior management.
As a member of Finalyse’s insurance consulting team, Frans has worked on projects related to IFRS17 implementation, regulatory reporting (Solvency II, BMA), climate change risk management and the validation of an ALM model. Frans leads Finalyse’s Climate Change Risk Management service for insurers.

Gary Stakem
Principal Consultant
Finalyse Dublin
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Gary Stakem
Principal Consultant
Finalyse Dublin
+353 85 143 2026

Gary is a Principal Consultant with over 15 years of experience spanning non-life and life insurance disciplines. His career encompasses consulting, audit, and in-house roles.|
As a Senior Actuary and Risk Officer, Gary brings a unique blend of technical proficiency, strategic business acumen, and inclusive leadership to the table. He excels at seamlessly integrating detailed technical analysis with broad strategic vision, enabling him to zoom in to solve intricate problems, while maintaining the ability to zoom out for overarching business decisions.

At Finalyse, Gary focuses on strengthening Finalyse's non-life actuarial, risk, and regulatory compliance services, and create a complementary partnership with the Insurance team to expand Finalyse’s offerings across both life and non-life insurance domains. He is approved by the Central Bank of Ireland to act as the outsourced Head of Actuarial Function for two non-life insurers and has previously held approvals as Chief Risk Officer and Independent Reviewing Actuary.

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