RISK ADVISORY AND ACTUARIAL SERVICES
FOR INSURANCE AND PENSION FUNDS

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.

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 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.

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.