Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford News

Yu Joins Cooper Gay Asia to Develop Treaty Business in Hong Kong & China

Cooper Gay Asia Pte Ltd, the Asian arm of the global reinsurance and wholesale broker Cooper Gay Swett and Crawford (CGSC), announced the appointment of Julian Yu as Deputy Head of Treaty, Hong Kong, effective October 2nd. He will be …

Cooper Gay Re North America Appoints Managing Director in New York

Cooper Gay Re North America appointed Norman Gayle as managing director. He joins the executive team working from the head office in downtown New York. He and his team will focus on production and strategic planning and also assist in …

Swett & Crawford Appoints Sales Leader for Atlanta Branch

Wholesale insurance broker Swett & Crawford promoted Matt Brott to sales leader for the Atlanta branch. In addition to his new sales leadership responsibility, Brott will continue to serve as a broker in Swett & Crawford’s property practice group. Brott …

Carlier Named CEO of Cooper Gay Re North America

Ron Carlier has been appointed chief executive officer of CSGC-Swett & Crawford North America’s reinsurance subsidiary, Cooper Gay Re North America. Carlier will be accountable for the group’s U.S. reinsurance strategy as well as developing treaty capabilities alongside its growing …

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Complete $500 Million Financing Deal

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Limited (CGSC), the global wholesale insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the successful completion of a $500 million financing exercise from US based investors. The debt repayment terms have been extended from 2014 to 2020. …

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Acquires 100% of its Brokerage in Chile

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Limited (CGSC), the global wholesale insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the acquisition of the remaining 49.99 percent shareholding in Cooper Gay Chile S.A. from Servicios Security SA, part of Security Financial Services Group. CGSC now …

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Moving to ‘Next Level,’ Says CEO Esser

On the last day of February, international independent broker Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) made some significant changes in the management of its U.S. operations. In a telephone interview with Insurance Journal, CGSC Group CEO Toby Esser described them …

Abernathy Out, Hooper In as CEO In Shake-Up at Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford

In a major personnel move, global wholesale insurance and reinsurance broker Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford has appointed Shaun Hooper as president and chief executive officer of its wholesale, reinsurance broking and underwriting operations in North America. Hooper replaces J. …

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Close Investment by Lightyear Capital

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Limited (CGSC) has announced the closing of its investment agreement with Lightyear Capital LLC. According to the agreement “an affiliated investment fund of the New York-based private equity firm along with institutional co-investors will take …

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford – Looking Forward, Not Back

Don’t tell Toby Esser, Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford’s CEO, that the global economy is in the doldrums. “We’ve had substantial organic growth over the last 12 months with property up around 20 percent, and an increased market share,” he …