Christian DesRochers, FSA, MAAA
Senior Managing Director, Actuarial Services
212-330-8571

Christian DesRochers is a leader of SMART’s Life Insurance Actuarial Services practice. Christian has more than thirty years of experience providing actuarial and consulting services for the insurance industry. He is a nationally-recognized expert on the taxation of life insurance products and policyholders.

Chris’ experience includes federal income taxation of life insurance products and companies, including analysis of “failed” life insurance contracts under IRC section 7702, the financial analysis and modeling of life insurance company operations, including merger and acquisition analysis, strategic planning; financial reporting and annual statement analysis; product development of traditional and non-traditional life insurance and annuity products, and the rehabilitation of insolvent life insurance companies In addition, Chris has experience in statutory and GAAP financial analysis for individual life insurance, and product development and financial analysis for variable annuities.