December 7, 2015
Zurich-headquartered Canopius Group AG announced the appointment of Francis Lobo as head of Upstream Oil and Gas Engineering, effective immediately. Lobo will report to Steve Warren, Group Head of Energy & Engineering, and will be working with the company’s team …
October 13, 2015
Canopius Group AG* announced the appointment of Scott Bailey as global head of Accident & Health, effective immediately. Bailey will lead the development of Canopius’s global A&H strategy as part of the group’s broader ambitions for profitable growth in specialty …
October 2, 2015
Canopius Group* AG today announces the appointment of Philip Turner as head of specie, effective immediately. Turner joins from Marsh where he has led its specie practice for the past 20 years. He will report to Joyce Webb, group head …
September 14, 2015
Canopius Group AG* announced the formation of an integrated global business unit to manage the assumed reinsurance business previously written separately by Canopius and Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. The business unit will be led by a single management team …
May 21, 2015
AEGIS London announced that Stuart Davies, the company’s managing director, has resigned to take up the group CEO role at Canopius. At Canopius, Davies succeeds Michael Watson who remains the company’s chairman. As group chief executive officer, Davies will assume …
January 29, 2015
Canopius Group Limited, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance platform of Sompo Holdings, is expanding its its U.S. operations with the appointment of Bradley Winfield as head of U.S. Direct Property. Bradley joins Canopius from Ironshore, where he was most …
September 10, 2014
Canopius Group Limited, the global specialty (re)insurance platform of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc., said it is expanding its U.S. presence with the launch of Canopius Underwriting Agency Inc. (CUAI). Based in New York, CUAI will underwrite domestic facultative property …
May 27, 2014
Worldwide Facilities, Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with the Canopius and Beazley Lloyd’s of London syndicates to provide a new underwriting platform for land-based oil and gas lease operators. Products will be initially offered from Worldwide’s Houston office, which …
November 8, 2012
Lloyd’s has a good reputation in Europe, but managing agents need to become more client focused to be successful on the continent, explained Inga Beale, Group Chief Executive at Canopius Group Ltd. in an article on the Lloyd’s web site. …
August 6, 2012
A.M. Best Co. has commented that the issuer credit rating (ICR) and debt ratings of Tower Group, Inc. (TWGP), as well as the financial strength rating and ICRs of its insurance subsidiaries are unchanged. Best made the announcement following TWGP’s …