Canopius in APAC
Canopius has been operating in the Asia Pacific region (APAC) for more than 15 years, writing risks from Singapore, Shanghai and Sydney. Our focus is a combination of Treaty Reinsurance, wholesale Direct and Facultative Property, and Casualty as well as SME business via coverholders and brokers. Canopius opened an office in Sydney in 2019 to complement our growing APAC operations.
Our specialist underwriters offer our brokers and clients a technical approach to pricing and breadth of knowledge. Through application of our underwriting expertise and technical, proactive approach, we have the capability and flexibility to respond swiftly to market developments and structure products to match our clients’ needs.
Meet the APAC Executive Team
Chief Underwriting Officer, APAC
Yann joined Canopius in September 2018. As Chief Underwriting Officer, he has responsibility for Underwriting across the Asia Pacific region, with offices in Singapore, Australia and Lloyd’s China operations.
After a few years as an engineer in the oil industry, he began his insurance career as an Energy Underwriter. He relocated to Singapore in 2007 where he underwrote an Upstream and Downstream portfolio, before becoming Singapore Country Head for Catlin then XL Catlin. In that role, he oversaw three legal entities and sat on the regional leadership team.
He then set up Aspen on the Lloyd’s Asia platform as their country CEO prior to joining Canopius as Head of Insurance APAC & MENA.
Chief Financial Officer, APAC & MENA
Fern joined Canopius in 2019 as the Head of Finance, Risk & Compliance APAC & MENA where she is responsible for the Company’s financial, regulatory and compliance functions within the Asia Pacific Region. She began her career as an auditor with PwC LLP in Singapore, working on numerous insurance and reinsurance audits before spending nine years with Markel as the Regional Finance and Operations Manager.
Fern graduated with an honours degree in Bachelor of Accountancy from the Nanyang Technological University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Head of Actuarial, APAC
Thomas joined Canopius in June 2019 as Head of Actuarial – Asia Pacific & MENA. He is a qualified Actuary, with 15 years of experience in Asian and European (re)insurance markets. More than 10 years of this experience have been accrued in APAC, working at SCOR and Odyssey Reinsurance Company, overseeing pricing, CAT modelling and risk management activities.
Head of HR, Asia Pacific & MENA
Lorraine joined Canopius in March 2020 as Head of Human Resources, APAC & MENA, responsible for the full spectrum of HR functions across Singapore and Sydney offices. She began her insurance career with Allianz where she was responsible for talent management and training before moving to become Chief HR Officer with Tokio Marine Life Insurance and FWD Insurance Singapore.
In 2016, she joined FWD where she grew the human capital from a start-up business and was instrumental in the acquisition of Shenton Insurance by FWD Group.
Head of Distribution and Marine, APAC & MENA
Paul Hackett is Head of Distribution APAC and Head of Marine APAC & MENA at Canopius, a global specialty (re)insurer. With more than 20 years of experience in Marine insurance across the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, he has held senior roles at RSA, Catlin, and Aspen. Since joining Canopius in 2018, Paul has led regional Marine, Energy, and Engineering teams and now oversees strategic distribution and marine operations. He also contributes to industry development through roles with the General Insurance Association Singapore and the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI).
