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Canopius Group
Canopius appoints Adrian Phipps as Chief People Officer
5th February 2026
Canopius Group, a global specialty and property & casualty re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Adrian Phipps as Chief People Officer, effective June 2026. Phipps will succeed Chief Human Resources Officer Barbara Turner, who will retire later this year following more than a decade with the organisation. In his new role, Phipps ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints Jasan Fitzpatrick as General Counsel
3rd February 2026
Canopius Group, a global specialty and property and casualty re/insurer, has appointed Jasan Fitzpatrick as General Counsel, effective April 1st, 2026. In this newly created role, Fitzpatrick will report to Neil Robertson, Group Chief Executive Officer, Canopius. His new role includes responsibilities that previously sat under the remit of the Chief Risk ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints John Tiesi as US Head of Financial Lines
31st October 2025
Canopius Group, a global specialty and property & casualty re/insurer, has announced the appointment of John Tiesi as US Head of Financial Lines, effective October 29th 2025. In this role, Tiesi will lead the Financial Lines portfolio across Canopius’ US operations. He will be responsible for shaping underwriting strategy, expanding product ... Read the full article
Canopius Group adds Michelle Rudd and Vanessa Hall to APAC team
29th October 2025
Canopius Group, a global specialty and property & casualty re/insurer, has announced the appointments of Michelle Rudd as Chief Operating Officer, APAC, and Vanessa Hall as Casualty Underwriter. Both based in Sydney, these hires reinforce Canopius’ commitment to strengthening its operational and underwriting capabilities across the Asia Pacific region. In her new ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints Rachel Webber as Head of Reinsurance, UK
15th October 2025
Canopius Group, a global specialty and Property & Casualty re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Rachel Webber to the newly created role of Head of Reinsurance, UK. In this new role, Webber will be responsible for evaluating Canopius’ UK reinsurance portfolio to further enhance the company’s value proposition and services. She will ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints Norm Kimber as Credit & Political Risk Underwriter
25th September 2025
Canopius Group, a global specialty and Property & Casualty re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Norm Kimber as Credit & Political Risk Underwriter, effective in the first quarter of 2026. In his new role, Kimber will help strengthen Canopius’ Credit & Political Risk team and build deeper relationships with export credit ... Read the full article
Canopius Group appoints Ray Wong as Energy Underwriter in Singapore
9th September 2025
Canopius Group, a specialty and P&C re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Ray Wong as Energy Underwriter, effective 4 September 2025. Wong will be based in Singapore, joining the APAC Energy team under the leadership of Johnny Kim, Head of Energy and Construction, APAC. With more than 14 years of experience, Wong ... Read the full article
Canopius names Jinnan Tang as Casualty Treaty Underwriter
20th August 2025
Global specialty re/insurer Canopius Group has appointed Jinnan Tang as a Casualty Treaty Underwriter, effective August 11th, 2025, based in Singapore. Tang joins the Asia Pacific (APAC) regional team, reporting to Andrew Parker and Micia Yong in their respective leadership roles. He has over 12 years of experience across underwriting, pricing, ... Read the full article
Canopius net insurance revenue up 42% in H1’25
7th August 2025
International specialty and P&C re/insurer Canopius has announced its financial results for the first half of 2025, reporting a net insurance revenue increase of 42%, to $1.39 billion from $0.98 billion in H1 2024, and a net combined ratio (discounted) of 84.0%. The firm’s insurance contract written premium figure in H1 ... Read the full article
Canopius Group names Micia Yong as Head of Property & Specialty Treaty, APAC
9th July 2025
Canopius Group, a leading global specialty and P&C re/insurer, has appointed Micia Yong as Head of Property & Specialty Treaty Asia Pacific (APAC), effective July 4th, 2025. She will be based in Singapore and report directly to Soon Keen (SK) Lee, Chief Executive Officer of APAC and the Middle East and ... Read the full article
Canopius names Tom Losquadro VP of Underwriting for National Hull & Liability US
10th June 2025
Canopius Group, a specialty and property & casualty insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Tom Losquadro as Vice President (VP) of Underwriting for National Hull & Liability in the United States. Losquadro joined the firm on May 19, 2025, and will report to Neetu Varghese, Head of Marine US. With ... Read the full article
Canopius adds Zhang as Head of Claims & Chiu as Regional Strategy & Transformation Lead, APAC
19th May 2025
Canopius Group, a global specialty and P&C insurer and reinsurer, has appointed Chen Zhang as Head of Claims and Channing Chiu to a newly created role of Regional Strategy and Transformation Lead in its Asia Pacific (APAC) leadership team. Zhang stepped into the role on May 5th, 2025, and Chiu’s appointment ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints Andrew Ziolkowski as Head of ANZ
14th April 2025
Canopius Group, a global specialty and P&C insurer and reinsurer, has appointed Andrew Ziolkowski as its new Head of Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), effective October 25th, 2025. He succeeds Craig Elliot, who has served as interim head of the Australia business since December 2024. Elliot will continue at Canopius as ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints Candace Steele as Group Risk Director
18th March 2025
Canopius Group, a global specialty and P&C insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Candace Steele as Group Risk Director, tasked with coordinating the company’s risk framework. She will lead the Group Risk function and work in collaboration with the Business Unit CROs to enrich Canopius’ global approach to risk. The ... Read the full article
Canopius reports 90.2% CoR as premiums rise to $3.5bn in 2024
12th March 2025
Specialty and P&C insurer and reinsurer Canopius has reported a group undiscounted combined ratio of 90.2% for full year 2024, up on 2023’s 88.7%, while insurance contract written premium increased by 26% year on year to $3.53 billion, compared to FY’23’s $2.8 billion. Canopius explains that the 26% premium growth witnessed ... Read the full article
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