Latest Canopius Group Headlines

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Sompo Canopius Names CNA’s O’Riordan as Head of International Property

Jan 27 2017 // Sompo Canopius AG has appointed Steve O’Riordan as head of international property with immediate effect.O’Riordan brings 30 years’ experience in the international property markets to Sompo Canopius and...

Sompo Canopius Makes Management Changes as Group CEO Davies Steps Down

Nov 23 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG announced that Stuart Davies is stepping down from his role as group CEO and all other related responsibilities, effective immediately.Davies joined Sompo Canopius in 2015 with a mandate to lead the group...

Sompo Canopius Hires Pearce (Former AIG Exec) as Head of Heavy Industry

Sep 8 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG announced the hire of Spencer Pearce as head of heavy industry. Pearce, one of a number of recent senior hires for Sompo Canoipius, joins from AIG.He will report to Mike Southgate, head of Marine, Energy...

Sompo Canopius Launches U.S. Ocean Marine Unit; Hires XL Catlin’s Ellis to Head

Aug 31 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG is diving into the U.S. ocean marine business. The global specialty insurer and reinsurer, which is wholly-owned by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc., calls this a “significant expansion”...

Sompo Canopius Names Catlin’s Newman as CEO of APAC & MENA

Aug 18 2016 // Sompo Canopius has appointed Mark Newman as chief executive officer Sompo Canopius Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa. He is based in the Singapore office, reporting to Mike Duffy, chief underwriting officer.Newman...

Sompo Canopius Appoints Kedney as Chief Commercial Officer

Aug 1 2016 // Sompo Canopius* AG has appointed Paul Kedney as chief commercial officer. Kedney will join the group’s executive committee and work closely with Stuart Davies, group chief executive officer, and Mike Duffy, group...

Sompo Canopius Names Banez as Head of US Financial & Professional Lines

Jul 18 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG announces has hired Laurie Banez as head of U.S. financial and professional lines. Banez is based in the New York office and reports to Stephen Hartwig, group head of casualty.She joins from Argo Pro with...

Sompo Canopius & Mexico’s GNP Form Strategic Partnership

Jun 30 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG and Mexico’s Grupo Nacional Provinical SAB formed a strategic partnership.This arrangement will help both parties to develop new business and insurance products for the Mexican market,...

Sompo Canopius Hires de Haldevang as Global Head of Specialty

Jun 1 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG announced that Bernie de Haldevang is joining the group as global head of specialty.He will be responsible for further developing the group’s political risks lines and its accident & health and...

Sompo Canopius Names Southgate Global Head of Marine, Energy & Engineering

Mar 8 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG announced the appointment of Mike Southgate as global head of Marine, Energy and Engineering. He will join the group underwriting committee and report to Mike Duffy, group chief underwriting...

Sompo Canopius Partners with UK’s SSBN for US Flood Models, Hazard Maps

Feb 12 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG has entered into a license agreement with SSBN, which will provide it with flood models and hazard maps for the United States.SSBN works within the insurance sector, providing global flood risk analytics,...

Sompo Canopius Announces a Simplified Organizational Structure

Feb 9 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG has announced a number of changes to its organizational structure. The company is simplifying its underwriting management and structure to enhance cohesiveness and focus on profitability across the group....

People – West

Jan 11 2016 // H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, headquartered in Detroit/Farmington Hills, Mich., named Wayne Bates president of Atain Insurance Cos. and corporate senior vice president of Kaufman Financial Group.Bates joins Atain following...

Canopius Adds Breen to U.S. Direct Property Team in New York

Jan 6 2016 // Canopius Group AG, a Zurich-based global specialty lines platform of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance, has hired Ivan Breen as senior vice president of its U.S. Direct Property team.Breen is based in New York and will...

Canopius Group Appoints Lobo as Head of Upstream Oil & Gas Engineering

Dec 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,...

Sompo Japan Canopius Re Gets ‘A’ Rating; to Begin Writing Business on Jan. 1

Nov 30 2015 // A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a+” to Sompo Japan Canopius Reinsurance AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canopius Group AG. The outlook...

Canopius Appoints Bailey as Global Head of Accident & Health

Oct 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...

Canopius Appoints Turner as Head of Specie

Oct 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,...

Canopius & Sompo Form Global Reinsurance Unit, Sompo Canopius Re

Sep 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...

AEGIS London’s Managing Director Moves to Canopius as Group CEO

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....