Sompo Canopius exploring management buyout

The Sompo Canopius management team, led by Michael Watson, is
actively engaged in discussions around a buyout of the $1bn+
premium Lloyd's business, The Insurance
Insider can reveal.
It is understood that parent company Sompo is potentially open to
agreeing such a transaction following its $6.3bn acquisition of
Endurance, although the Japanese insurer's willingness proceed
with a deal is far from assured at this stage.
Work on the management buyout (MBO) is in its relatively early
stages, with W