He’ll report back to Michael Shen, head of cyber and expertise and Canopius in London.

Gayle joins the agency with fast impact, bringing the cyber division at Canopius as much as 36 folks, 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 mentioned: “In Lewis we have now a stellar addition to our cyber group, which continues to go from power to power. Evidenced by the top-quality expertise that continues to affix us, Canopius is quick turning into the house of selection for danger professionals in any respect phases 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 advanced cyber risk panorama, Lewis’ experience will fortify our supply of the high-quality, professional 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 shoppers with the correct cyber danger 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 group 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 risk 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 risk consultancy service.