Canopius hires from Assure

Canopius Group Ltd. said Thursday it named former Assure LLC founders Richard Parker as joint head of space and Kelly Bromley as underwriting assistant, both effective Oct. 1.

Mr. Parker was most recently divisional president of Assure Space LLC, an underwriting agency he founded in 2011.

Ms. Bromley was most recently reinsurance treaty manager at Assure Space, of which she was also a founding member.

Christopher Jarvis, joint active underwriter for Canopius, said in the statement considerable opportunity exists with increasing satellite launches driven by demand for broadband, older satellites being replaced and International Space Station resupply schedules becoming more regular.