Two-thirds Canopius’ GWP growth from Omega book
Canopius executive chairman Michael Watson has told Post that two thirds of the £76m improvement in gross written premium to £692m for 2012 was contributed by the integration of newly acquired Omega.
Watson, pictured, said that Omega added close to £50m to Canopius' total GWP over the final four months of the year following completion of the acquisition in August, noting he expects Omega's total
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