Our Name
The Canopius Group takes its name from Nathaniel Canopius, a Cretan scholar studying at Balliol College, Oxford who is reputed to have brewed the first cup of coffee in England in 1637.
The drink became popular and soon a large number of coffee houses sprang up throughout England, including that owned by Edward Lloyd.
Our name thus provides a strong association with the Lloyd's market which remains at the core of our operations
