Canopius lures Zurich execs
Canopius Group, the specialty re/insurance platform of Sompo, has appointed Kieran Morrin as divisional underwriter, accident and health (A&H) for its UK specialty business unit.
He will report to UK specialty head of underwriting, Paul Dilley.
Morrin joins Canopius from Zurich Insurance, where he was UK head of A&H. In this role, he was responsible for leading the transformation of the A&H division, refocusing the business, developing multi-national programmes and devising products for SME businesses using broker distribution channels.
Tim Crump also joins Canopius as head of A&H binders, UK specialty. He had previously held the position of accident underwriter at W R Berkley Syndicate 1967 and brings 36 years’ Lloyd’s market experience to Canopius.
In addition, Philip Chandler joins as underwriter, A&H, having previously worked as assistant underwriter, accident and travel at Zurich.
Tim Rolfe, the chief executive officer of Canopius’ UK specialty division, said: “A&H is an area of significant opportunity and Kieran brings to Canopius an impressive track record of successfully targeting this segment, having built underwriting teams and developed products from scratch. Tim also brings a huge amount of specialist A&H experience and expertise to Canopius and together with Phil’s talents, these appointments will significantly strengthen our UK A&H proposition.”
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