Global specialty lines (re)insurer and Lloyd’s managing agency Canopius has appointed Mark Heydon as Senior Actuary in its recently established Sydney branch, Canopius Australia & Pacific.

Mr Heydon has 26 years’ industry experience, most recently at specialist underwriting agency Sura. He will assume the role on September 30 and report to Claudio Saita, Head of Australia & Pacific, and Thomas Delor, Chief Actuary Asia Pacific.

“Canopius continues to build an experienced and dynamic underwriting team which will allow us to deliver a high level of service to clients in the APAC region,” Mr Saita says in a statement.