François Josse began his career in 1995 as a senior auditor and then consultant, before joining COVEA in 2003, where he held a number of positions in France and abroad, including Director of Life and Property & Casualty Operations at MMA in Le Mans. In 2005, he becameClaims Performance Director at COVEA, before being appointed Accounting/Controlling/Actuarial Director at MMA in 2009.

In 2011, he became Managing Director of Fidelia Assistance, a COVEA subsidiary. From 2016 to 2018, he was Managing Director of BPM Vita and BPM Assicurazioni (COVEA), in Milan - joint-ventures bancassurance owned 81% by COVEA and 19% by Banco BPM. Since 2018, he has been Director of COVEA's international activities, with responsibility for managing 8 foreign subsidiaries in 4 countries (Italy, Luxembourg, UK, USA) and steering COVEA's strategic holdings in Spain and Canada.

François Josse is a graduate of the Centre des Hautes Etudes d'Assurances in Paris, and holds a Master's degree in Corporate Finance and Management from KEDGE Business School (Marseille). He also studied Finance and Business Management at the Universität Regensburg (Germany).

Crédit Agricole Assurances, France's leading insurer, brings together the insurance subsidiaries of Crédit Agricole. The Group offers a range of products and services in savings, retirement, health, provident and property insurance. They are distributed by Crédit Agricole Group banks in France and in 8 countries worldwide, by wealth management advisors and general agents. Crédit Agricole Assurances companies serve individuals, professionals, farmers and businesses. Crédit Agricole Assurances employs 5,300 people. Its sales at the end of 2021 will amount to 36.5 billion euros (IFRS).

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