Global specialty re/insurer Canopius Group has appointed Sam Harrison as Group Chief Underwriting Officer (GCUO).
Within the role, he will report to Neil Robertson – Canopius Group Chief Executive Officer, and he will also join the Canopius Group Leadership Team.
Harrison joins the firm from QBE Insurance, where he served as GCUO since 2021. Harrison has spent the majority of his near 30-year career within the industry at QBE, where he has developed and built a reputation as an experienced underwriting leader in the global P&C and specialty insurance market.
As the GCUO of QBE, Harrison oversaw a large and diverse portfolio of underwriting businesses across 27 countries worldwide. Moreover, he also led business in the UK, Australia, US and Asia, underwriting c. $20 billion of GWP.
During his tenure at QBE, Harrison served in a wide variety of different leadership roles, and was previously the Managing Director of Insurance for QBE European Operations.
In his new role, Harrison will lead Canopius Group’s diverse portfolio of business across its three regional business units in London, the US & Bermuda and the Asia-Pacific region.
The role will see him working as part of the group Leadership Team and alongside the firm’s senior underwriting leaders.
Neil Robertson, said: “We are delighted to be able to welcome Sam to Canopius. Canopius is now underway with a transformational three-year growth plan that will see us cement our status as a leading global speciality P&C (re)insurer.”
Addressing his appointment, Harrison added: “At Canopius, I see an opportunity to advance an underwriting philosophy, to develop a function that achieves ambitious underwriting targets year-on-year and to lead an enviable pool of global underwriting talent.
“I am very excited to begin working with a fantastic group of people within what I already seen is a positive and winning culture. I also look forward to rolling up my sleeves and getting down to work with the new and ambitious management team that has been built at Canopius.”
