He’ll report back to Michael Shen, head of cyber and know-how and Canopius in London.
Gayle joins the agency with quick impact, bringing the cyber division at Canopius as much as 36 individuals, a rise of 38% in six months.
He brings 5 years of London market expertise, having held underwriting and claims adjustment roles at CFC Underwriting. Beforehand, he was a claims advocate at March, an assistant underwriter at QBE and a junior claims advocate at WTW.
Shen stated: “In Lewis we now have a stellar addition to our cyber crew, which continues to go from energy to energy. Evidenced by the top-quality expertise that continues to affix us, Canopius is quick changing into the house of alternative for threat professionals in any respect levels of their profession – which is true for each division of our enterprise, however particularly cyber, which has elevated by 38% within the final 6 months. In an more and more complicated cyber menace panorama, Lewis’ experience will fortify our supply of the high-quality, skilled technical service for which Canopius is thought.”
Gayle added: “The financial affect of cybercrime on companies is on an upward trajectory and now greater than ever, the business must help purchasers with the proper cyber threat mitigation methods. Becoming a member of Canopius throughout this momentous interval of progress is an thrilling alternative and I stay up for working in a crew with such a depth of expertise.”
Hires corresponding to this show the agency’s dedication to delivering a prime service to insureds of all sizes because the cyber market develops.
It appointed Isabel Finn as a senior cyber menace intelligence analyst in June 2023.
Finn will work carefully with Mathin Ahmadi, head of cyber insights and analytics at Canopius, to launch the agency’s in-house cyber menace consultancy service.
