Canopius Names Brown Head of US Claims

July 17, 2026

Canopius Group named Melanie M. Brown head of U.S. Claims.

Brown will be joining August 3, and she will report to incoming Canopius Group Chief Claims Officer Steve Parry.

She most recently served as head of complex and specialty claims at Munich Re Specialty North America. Prior to that, she held senior claims leadership roles at Markel.

Canopius is a global specialty and property/casualty reinsurer with underwriting operations in Australia, Bermuda, Singapore, the U.K. and the U.S.