Susan Patschak, chief executive officer of Canopius Bermuda, has decided to step down effective May 31, 2013. This move is driven by her decision to assume a new role within the U.S. insurance industry.
Stephen Hartwig, senior vice president at Canopius Underwriting Bermuda Limited, has been named Ms. Patschak's successor. He has led the excess casualty underwriting team at CUBL since 2008.
Mr. Hartwig began his career in 1991 as an underwriting account manager with The Travelers Insurance Companies in the U.S. In 1994, he moved to Denmark, completing his MBA at the Copenhagen Business School, before joining GE Frankona Re. In 2001, he moved to Bermuda to join Starr Excess as assistant vice president, excess casualty. He joined ACE Bermuda Insurance in 2004 as vice president and team leader of its excess liability division. Mr. Hartwig moved to Canopius Bermuda in 2008 to establish and lead the excess casualty team.
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