SSQ Financial Group Monday announced the appointment of four key players in the company to assist the firm’s growth objectives in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. The appointments are effective immediately.
Quebec City-based SSQ is a mutual diversified financial institution with nearly $3 billion in annual revenue and over $10 billion in assets under management.
“Significant changes have taken place over the last few years at SSQ Financial Group. Big projects such as the recent acquisition of AXA, the implementation of new and innovative IT systems, and the rating assigned by the international credit rating agency A.M. Best, which we obtained in September, offer new possibilities for access to new markets and business growth. I am very proud of this solid team who is ready to take on future challenges”, said CEO René Hamel.
Serge Boiteau has been appointed strategic advisor to the CEO, while remaining appointed actuary. With the experience gained over the last three decades, Boiteau has in-depth knowledge of the company’s financial structure, capitalization and investments, regulatory requirements and actuarial issues. He will be in charge of complex and strategic corporate issues.
Éric Trudel has been appointed senior vice president of corporate services. He will be in charge of corporate development, legal services, internal auditing and risk management, as well as corporate actuarial, reinsurance and underwriting.
Trudel has over 20 of experience, having begun his career as a corporate actuary to then move to group insurance sales, where he was assigned to major accounts. Since 2011 he has been vice president of actuarial under life and health insurance. Trudel is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA).
As Trudel’s successor, Donald Cyr has been appointed vice president of actuarial under life and health insurance. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. Since 2009 he has been the vice president of actuarial and sales support with SSQ Investment and Retirement.
Sylvain Charbonneau, vice president of actuarial, medical underwriting/new business with SSQ Insurance, will see his responsibilities expand to now include actuarial and sales support with investment and retirement. Charbonneau is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.