Canopius hires in construction and engineering
Canopius today announces the arrival of John Shaw as Construction and Engineering Underwriter. John has joined Canopius from QBE Australia where he was Construction Underwriting Manager for Northern Australia. Spencer Pearce, Head of Heavy Industry & Construction, commented, “We are really pleased to welcome John to the team. His solid experience across engineering and construction risks both in the UK and Australia, and his understanding of the technical issues faced by our clients will be very helpful to us.”
Canopius underwrites direct engineering and construction risks from its offices in London and Singapore, focusing in London in particular on infrastructure, buildings, power generation and petrochemical construction. Canopius is also a founding member of the Construction Consortium at Lloyd’s (CCAL). With capacity is US$212.5 million on a PML basis, the consortium offers by far the largest Lloyd’s capacity available for this class of business.
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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:
John Shaw has more than 10 years experience in construction and engineering underwriting. He began his career at Royal and Sun Alliance, before moving to Allianz and then HDI-Gerling. After joining QBE in London in 2014, he moved to Australia where he managed the company’s Northern Australia construction portfolio.
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:
- 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
Credit & Political Risks and Crisis Management
Casualty and Accident & Health
- Casualty, international general liability, professional indemnity, and financial institutions
- International accident & health
- International medical expenses
- 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
For more information, visit www.canopius.com or follow @CanopiusGroup