Sam is the Group Chief Underwriting Officer for Canopius.
Sam started his distinctive 30-year insurance career at the Commercial Union in 1995, and moved to QBE Syndicate 1036 in 1998. By 2001, he had become Head of Offshore Energy for that syndicate, and then overall Head of Energy, four years later. In 2013, he was promoted to Managing Director International Markets and in 2017 to Managing Director for QBE European Operations, Insurance Division. In March 2021 he became Group Chief Underwriting Officer and a member of the QBE Executive Board.
Following his successful career at QBE, Sam moved to Canopius in October 2023 to lead and shape our diverse portfolio of business across three regional business units. Working as part of the Group Leadership Team and alongside senior underwriting leaders, Sam is spearheading Canopius’s ambitious underwriting plans, focusing on areas where Canopius has, or could have, distinction or a competitive advantage.
