Canopius Group, a global specialty and Property & Casualty re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Norm Kimber as Credit & Political Risk Underwriter, effective in the first quarter of 2026.
In his new role, Kimber will help strengthen Canopius’ Credit & Political Risk team and build deeper relationships with export credit agencies, multilateral organisations, and other public sector partners.
He will be based in London and will report to Patrick Sheriff, Head of Credit & Political Risk, London.
Kimber brings more than 30 years of experience spanning insurance and the public sector, with a career focused on facilitating trade, investment, and development in emerging markets.
He joins Canopius after spending eight years at Swiss Re, where he led the Sovereign Credit and Political Risk insurance team across the EMEA region since April 2021.
Prior to that, Kimber held senior underwriting roles at Zurich Insurance Group, African Trade Insurance Agency, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and Export Development Canada.
Patrick Sheriff commented, “Norm brings a wealth of experience and sector expertise that will be invaluable as we strengthen strategic partnerships and further expand our credit and political risk portfolio. He joins at an exciting time for our team, and I look forward to working with him to deliver exceptional service to our brokers and clients.”
