Christian Fournier

Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has elected Christian Fournier as its Chair. Mr. Fournier is Beneva’s Executive Vice-President and Lead, Property and Casualty Insurance.

With a career in the insurance industry spanning over 30 years, Christian Fournier has been Beneva’s Executive Vice-President and Lead of Property and Casualty Insurance since its creation in 2020. Prior to that, he was with La Capitale General Insurance since 2011 and most recently served as Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer.

As a Université Laval graduate and Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society, he has held several strategic positions in the P&C insurance industry in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. His in-depth knowledge of the industry, strategic thinking ability and accountability-based leadership have been vectors of success throughout his career.

Mr. Fournier has served on the board of IBC since 2018 and the board of Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation (PACICC) since 2020. In addition, he is also involved with various charitable organizations.

Established in 1964, IBC is the national industry association representing Canada’s private home, auto and business insurers. Its member companies make up the vast majority of Canada’s highly competitive P&C insurance market. As the leading advocate for Canada’s private P&C insurers, IBC collaborates with governments, regulators and stakeholders to support a competitive environment for the P&C insurance industry to continue to help protect Canadians from the risks of today and tomorrow.