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Charles L. Gilbert is president and founder of Nexus Risk Management Inc. providing advanced risk management solutions to the financial services industry globally. Mr. Gilbert does a wide range of Asset Liability Management related work for several insurance and reinsurance companies worldwide.
Through a number of joint ventures he executes ALM strategies and portfolio optimization for asset management clients, conducts on-going research and provides training.
Previously, Mr. Gilbert was the leader of the Asset Liability Management initiative for Tillinghast - Towers Perrin in North America and was also responsible for building the Equity Risk Management initiative for the firm.
Prior to joining Tillinghast, Mr. Gilbert was Head of Asset Liability Management and Corporate Actuary at ING Life where he was responsible for Asset Liability Management, as well as the valuation, pricing and financial management for investment products. He developed innovative strategies to immunize the interest rate risk exposure on universal life and other life products and researched various ways to manage the risk associated with investment guarantees on variable annuities and segregated funds. Other past work experience has included US and Canadian taxation, valuation and financial management.
Mr. Gilbert has over 20 years of experience in the life insurance industry and has trained over 600 ALM practitioners, regulators, rating agency analysts and senior management on Asset Liability Management worldwide.
Mr. Gilbert graduated Cum Laude from York University and has an Honours B. A. in mathematics. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is currently a member of the Board of Governors of the Society of Actuaries, chairperson of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Working Group on Asset Liability Management, chairperson of the Society of Actuaries Examination Committee for Financial Economic Theory and member of the International Actuarial Association Task Force on Financial Economics.
Mr. Gilbert is a past chairperson of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Committee on Investment Practice, past secretary of the Society of Actuaries Investment Section Council, past treasurer of the Society of Actuaries Risk Management Section Council, past member of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Practice Standards Council, past member of the Society of Actuaries Finance Practice Advancement Committee, past member of the Society of Actuaries Risk Management Task Force, past representative for both the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries on the International Actuarial Association Financial Risks Committee, past chairperson of the Society of Actuaries Task Force on ALM Principles, past chairperson of the Society of Actuaries Examination Committee for Course 8 Investments, and recently served as a director of the Board of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at industry gatherings worldwide.