Swett & Crawford News

Swett & Crawford Acquires Southern Hospitality Underwriters of Georgia

In an expansion of its specialized program business, Swett & Crawford has acquired the assets of Griffin, Georgia -based Southern Hospitality Underwriters Inc. (SHU), a regional firm specializing in business insurance for the limited service hotel/motel space. SHU, founded in …

Swett Gala: Sinise, Ratzenberger, Medal of Honor Recipients

“Freedom is a precious, precious thing.” Those words were spoken by actor Gary Sinise to a group of insurance professionals on Sunday during an event at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas hosted by the “Swett Warriors” organization. Several large firms …

Swett Gala to Pay Tribute to Wounded Soldiers, Raise $1M

During an event this weekend at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas hosted by the “Swett Warriors” organization several large firms in the insurance industry plan to raise funds and awareness for injured veterans. On Jan. 27, 2013 in conjunction with …

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Reports 2011 Earnings of $344 Million

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the global wholesale and reinsurance brokerage group, has released strong results for the year ending 31 December 2011, reporting revenues of $344 million and EBITDA of $69 million with and net cash earnings of …

Cooper Gay Promotes Hooper to Chief Commercial Officer; Hovey to CEO

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the global wholesale and reinsurance brokerage group, has promoted Shaun Hooper to the new role of Chief Commercial Officer, and named Sam Hovey to succeed him as CEO of Cooper Gay, subject to regulatory …

Cooper Gay Refocuses MGA on International Business

Lloyd’s broker Cooper Gay & Co. Ltd. has rebranded its managing general agency platform, Oliva, as Globe Underwriting as part of its decision to refocus on international business. Globe Underwriting will initially specialize in international marine, cargo and professional indemnity. …

Schubmehl Joins Swett & Crawford Chicago as Property Broker

Farrah Schubmehl has joined the property practice group in Swett & Crawford’s Chicago office to broker a broad range of specialty exposures. Schubmehl has worked as an underwriter and broker in both the retail and wholesale segments of the insurance …

Swett & Crawford Appoints Transportation Underwriter in Pennsylvania

Wholesale intermediary Swett & Crawford appointed David Pohle as Media, Penn.-based transportation underwriter for its transportation practice group. Pohle joins Swett & Crawford after eight years at Jimcor Agencies where he was the lead underwriter and director of the transportation …

Swett & Crawford Acquires Missouri-based Aviation Program Manager

Wholesale insurance intermediary, Swett & Crawford, announced it has acquired The ABC Program, an underwriting facility based in St. Louis, Mo., from AHM Financial Group LLC. The ABC (Aviation Based Coverage) Program delivers a comprehensive offering of property and casualty …

Swett & Crawford Adds Casualty Broker in Pennsylvania

Atlanta-headquartered wholesale intermediary Swett & Crawford hired Chris Hendrix as a new casualty broker at its Philadelphia-North office. Hendrix comes to Swett from Southern Cross Underwriters (CRC) where he spent four years supporting 750 retail insurance agencies as a commercial …