Canopius Group has named Steve Parry (pictured) as group chief claims officer, as the specialty and property and casualty re/insurer looks to further integrate claims into its underwriting, risk management and capital strategy.
Parry is set to join the company in August. He will become part of the Canopius Group leadership team and report to group chief executive officer Neil Robertson.
His background includes overseeing claims operations across multiple territories, as well as work involving transformation governance and changes to operating models.
“Claims is fundamental to our proposition at Canopius - it is where our expertise is tested, our promises are kept and our culture is most visible to customers and brokers. As we continue to grow across all four of our regions, it is critical that our claims capability is forward-looking, customer focused, increasingly AI-enabled and fully integrated into how we underwrite, manage risk and deploy capital,” Robertson said.
“Steve brings exceptional global experience, a clear strategic mindset, and deep technical expertise; his appointment reinforces our commitment to building a claims function that supports sustainable, long-term growth.”
Parry said he would focus on applying claims insight across the business.
“I am delighted to be joining Canopius at a time of such momentum. The opportunity to build on its strong global platform, apply claims insight across regions and play a key central role in shaping how the business grows is incredibly compelling. I look forward to working with colleagues across the Group to strengthen a claims function that delivers for customers and supports the wider strategy,” Parry said.
The appointment comes as Canopius continues to add senior claims roles alongside wider growth in the business.
In March, the group named Dan Bridges as head of claims, Bermuda and global head of reinsurance claims, and Patrick Cannon as global head of cyber claims. The latest appointment places group-wide claims leadership under Parry as Canopius looks to connect claims more closely with underwriting, risk management and capital deployment.
The leadership changes follow a year of higher earnings and premium growth for the group. Canopius reported 2025 profit after tax of $467 million, which is up 16%, while insurance contract written premium rose 27% to $4.48 billion. The group said ICWP has nearly doubled since 2022.
