Canopius News
Executives on the Move at Canopius, BHSI, Brit
Canopius Group, the London-based global specialty re/insurer, has appointed Neil Robertson as group chief executive officer. Part of his focus will be on developing the company's Asia-Pacific, ...
Samsung Fire & Marine Will Underwrite Canopius U.S. Admitted Specialty Lines
Canopius Group, a global specialty (re)insurer, announced an agreement with Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance (SFMI), its substantial minority shareholder and business partner, to underwrite U.S. ...
Executives On The Move at Canopius and Guy Carpenter
Specialty insurer Canopius named a new head of its Credit & Political Risk team. Guy Carpenter & Company appointed a new managing director of its Global Risk Solutions division.
Canopius Buys Majority Stake in MultiStrat Holdings, a Bermuda-based Specialty Reinsurer
Canopius Group Ltd. has purchased a majority stake in Bermuda-based MultiStrat Holdings Ltd. Neither side disclosed financial terms. MultiStrat is a specialty reinsurance group that writes both ...
3 Veteran Insurance Business Founders Share What They’ve Learned
When Christopher Cavallaro co-founded ARC Excess & Surplus LLC alongside Albert Salvatico and Richard Fierstein in April of 1986, they began the company with $90,000 of their own money. "I don't ...
China Re Rolls Out Lloyd’s-Based Renewal Energy Consortium
China Re Corp. is launching a renewable energy consortium at Lloyd's, with a focus on project-specific reinsurance for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms in mainland China. China ...
Canopius Partners With MGA Focused on Credit and Political Risk
Canopius announced it has signed a partnership with Anvil Underwriting Ltd., a credit and political risk managing general agent (MGA). The agreement is effective from Sept. 3 and will allow Anvil to ...
RMS Releases Cyber Modeling System Created With Industry Support
RMS is debuting its new cyber modeling system, entering a market that CEO Hemant Shah has said is a "pretty significant opportunity for the industry." What's more, the firm collaborated with a number ...
Japanese Insurers Eye More U.S. Acquisitions
Japanese insurers including MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. and Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. are seeking mergers with peers in the United States, as a declining population at home ...