Swett & Crawford News

Kerpon Joins Swett & Crawford’s Transportation Team in Texas

Swett & Crawford has added Dallas, Texas-based Gina Kerpon as a transportation underwriter to its transportation practice group. She joins the company from Union Standard Insurance Co., also in Dallas, where she was a transportation and commercial lines underwriter. She …

Swett & Crawford Names LaVoie Senior Underwriter in Hawaii

Swett & Crawford’s property/casualty underwriting department has added Wilma LaVoie in the firm’s Honolulu, Hawaii office as senior underwriter. LaVoie has 15 years of underwriting experience.  She joins the firm from Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co.  She spent her time …

Nicholson Joins Swett & Crawford’s Property Practice in Washington

Swett & Crawford named Shelbi Nicholson as a property broker to its property practice group in Seattle, Wash. Shelbi brings more than 20 years of insurance experience to Swett & Crawford with primary, excess, and quota share placement experience. Shelbi …

Marsh’s Mastrolia Joins Swett & Crawford Wholesale’s Construction Team

Swett & Crawford Wholesale has appointed Anthony “Tony” Mastrolia as executive vice president of Construction. Mastrolia brings to Swett & Crawford 35 years of experience in insurance and construction risk management. Most recently, he served as managing director, and practice …

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. …

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 approval …