Experience
Currently head of Eckler’s property and casualty insurance practice, Xavier has over 30 years of experience in the actuarial consulting industry.
As Appointed Actuary for several property & casualty insurance companies in Canada and the Caribbean, he is extensively involved in valuation and financial reporting and dynamic capital adequacy testing.
Over the years, Xavier has also gained significant expertise in the fields of professional liability insurance, stochastic loss modelling and reserve variability modelling.
Xavier graduated from University of Montréal with a B. Math in 1989. He became a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries in 1993. He also qualified as a Chartered Financial Analyst in 2001 and as a Financial Risk Manager in 2003.
Areas of Expertise
- Credit union guarantee funds
- Dynamic Capital Adequacy Testing
- Professional liability insurance
- Stochastic simulations
- Self-insurance funds
- Risk management
- Valuation of policy liabilities
Professional Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
- University of Montréal – Bachelor of Mathematics
- Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA)
- Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS)
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- Financial Risk Manager (FRM)
Professional Activities
- Served as a member of the Property & Casualty Financial Reporting Committee of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries
- Served as a member of the Continuing Education Committee of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries
- Served as a member of the Bilingualism Committee of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries