Swett & Crawford News

VandeKemp Promoted to Assistant VP of Swett & Crawford Denver Office

Gerrit VandeKemp has joined Atlanta-based Swett & Crawford as an assistant vice president, and he will serve as a broker of professional services in the Denver office. Gerrit was recently as a senior underwriter with Allied World National Assurance Co. …

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford: A Global Broker Pioneers a New Path

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) is the largest independent (i.e. privately owned by its employees and private equity funds) global wholesale and reinsurance broker. Over 1,400 professionals work in some 60 offices on four continents. “In this globalized world …

Swett & Crawford to Expand in Los Angeles with Vassallo

Swett & Crawford has opened a satellite office in Redondo Beach, Calif. The office will be led by Brian Vassallo, who is joining the firm as a vice president. Vassallo, who has a decade of experience in wholesale insurance brokerage, …

Field to Head Sales for Swett & Crawford’s New York City Office

Harold Field has been given leadership and profit center responsibility of the New York City office for wholesale broker Swett & Crawford. In addition to his new sales leadership responsibility, Field will continue to serve as a broker in the …

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Appoints Kruger as First Group CIO

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the global wholesale and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Brent Kruger as its first group chief information officer. He is based in London and will lead all of the group’s IT initiatives for its …

Swett & Crawford Names McIntosh Workers’ Comp Broker

Tony McIntosh has joined Swett & Crawford as a California senior workers’ compensation broker. A seasoned worker’s compensation production specialist, McIntosh comes to Swett with 25 years of specialty experience. He will report to Minneapolis-based Ron Boudreaux, who heads Swett’s …

Hooper Named CEO of UK’s Cooper Gay & Co.

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Ltd (CGSC) announced the appointment of Shaun Hooper as CEO of Cooper Gay & Co Ltd, the Group’s Lloyd’s and London market broker. He has been serving as interim CEO of the company since December …

Konstantinidis Picked to Lead Swett & Crawford’s New Houston Office

Swett & Crawford has opened an office in Houston, Texas, headed by Senior Vice President and Property Specialist John Konstantinidis. Konstantinidis has relocated from Swett’s New York office to Houston. Swett Executive Vice President Michael Ruhe cites Houston’s strong economy …

Cooper Gay/Swett & Crawford Establish Marine Broker

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Ltd (CGSC) announced the establishment of a specialist marine insurance broker, Junge Verzekeringsmakelaars NV, in Antwerp. The office is part of Junge & Co, which is affiliated with CGSC. The business will trade as Junge …