Canopius appoints new property treaty underwriter
Canopius today announces the appointment of Marco Silva as senior underwriter, property treaty reinsurance in London.
Marco was most recently senior underwriter for Scor and has held various underwriting positions in his career, located in the UK, Bermuda and Europe.
Jamie Wakeling, chief underwriting officer, reinsurance, commented: “We are delighted to welcome someone of Marco’s talent and diverse experience to our property treaty reinsurance team. We are always looking to attract high-calibre individuals to our already successful treaty business and Marco will enhance our client and broker offering. Our people are the key differentiator in a crowded market and Marco will help drive our business forward.”
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For further information please contact:
Caroline Klein, Canopius
+44 20 3750 2815
David Haggie / Richard Adams, Haggie Partners
+44 20 7562 4444
Biography:
Marco began his career working for Everest Re in London where he was responsible for managing the property excess of loss team. After 13 years, he left for Bermuda where he worked for Pentelia Capital Management (PCM), a French-backed ILS hedge fund. Marco was responsible for managing an inwards retrocession portfolio and latterly he was jointly responsible for buying and selling catastrophe bonds. On his return to the UK in 2011, Marco began working for SCOR SE in the UK and Paris where he was deputy manager of the group’s total non-life retrocession purchases. In 2017, he moved teams within SCOR to work as a senior property underwriter in the treaty team based in London.
About Canopius AG (“Canopius”)
Canopius is a global specialty (re)insurer with underwriting operations in the UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, Bermuda, US and Singapore. It underwrites through Lloyd’s Syndicate 4444 (managed by Canopius Managing Agents Limited) and a US surplus lines insurer, Canopius US Insurance, Inc. The group offers the following specialist lines:
Property
Direct and facultative commercial property
North American excess and surplus lines binding authorities, including commercial property, SME commercial package, casualty, homeowners, auto
Marine, Energy & Engineering
Marine insurance, including cargo, liability, property, specie, niche hull and space
Energy insurance, including property, liability, OEE/COW, construction, renewable
Construction and engineering
Heavy Industry
Specialty
Credit & political risk, including contract frustration and excess of loss trade credit insurance
Crisis management (war on land, sabotage and terrorism, kidnap and ransom)
US management and professional lines
International accident & health
International medical expenses
UK Specialty
Household and specialist property / niche personal lines
Commercial combined for the SME sector
Specialist Consumer Products including warranty, creditor, mortgage indemnity and accident
& health
Reinsurance
Property treaty
Casualty treaty
Marine treaty
Agriculture treaty
Structured
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