15 December 2014 Insurance

Canopius hires Hiscox exec

Canopius Group, the specialty re/insurance platform of Sompo, has appointed Tony Southern as head of distribution for its UK specialty business unit and John Eldridge as managing director of its wholly owned subsidiary K. Drewe Insurance Brokers (KDIB).

Southern brings extensive management experience to his new role including seven years at Hiscox, initially as head of UK direct products before being appointed European sales & marketing director.

Reporting to Tim Rolfe, chief executive, UK specialty, Southern will be responsible for the UK specialty unit’s product development and distribution strategy.

Eldridge brings over a decade of experience in the UK broking market to KDIB. He began his insurance career in 2004 with HSBC Insurance Brokers where he held a number of roles, most recently head of operations for UK commercial and SME insurance.  He then joined E Coleman and Co in 2011 as head of operations and was appointed as managing director in 2013.

Tim Rolfe, chief executive officer of UK specialty, said: “Tony has an exceptional track record in developing new business and distribution propositions, while John joins with the proven leadership ability necessary to build our distribution operations further.  Both of these appointments will significantly enhance our management structure and indicate the scale of our ambitions to expand our UK specialty business.”

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