CGSC News

Cooper Gay Appoints Hacker as Group Chief Innovation Officer

Cooper Gay, the global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of Peter Hacker as group chief innovation officer. He takes up his role with immediate effect reporting to Steve Hearn, group CEO. Hacker will develop risk and advisory …

Cooper Gay Names Prinn as Head of Global Placement

Cooper Gay, the global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, has appointed Jonathan Prinn as head of global placement. He takes up his new role on Sept. 12 and will report to Steve Hearn, group CEO. Prinn brings over two decades …

CGSC Appoints Kilminster as Head of Strategy and Change

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of Wendy Kilminster as head of strategy and change. She takes up her role in September and will report to Andy Wallin, group commercial …

CGSC Appoints Wallin as Group Commercial Director with M&A Expertise

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of Andy Wallin as group commercial director. He takes up the role with immediate effect. Wallin brings to his new role over a decade …

Hearn of CGSC to Become CEO of Lloyd’s Broker CGNMB After Newman Retires

CGNMB LLP, the London-based Lloyd’s broker, announced that Gordon Newman will retire from his role as CEO on April 20. Subject to regulatory approvals, his role and responsibilities will be assumed by Steve Hearn, CEO of Cooper Gay Swett & …

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford to Sell North American Business

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the U.K.-based global wholesale, underwriting management and reinsurance broking group, announced today that, following a strategic review of its group businesses, the company will pursue a sale of its North American business unit (CGSC …

J.H. Blade Launches Pollution Response Service for Energy Risks

National upstream oil and gas energy MGA J.H. Blades & Co. Inc., along with the Swett & Crawford Dallas Energy team and the recently-acquired Burke Daniels Inc., have joined forces with Wild Well Control Inc. to launch an early intervention …

Arocha to Lead Cooper Gay’s Business Production in Venezuela

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, has appointed Rafael Arocha as head of Cooper Gay’s business production in Venezuela with immediate effect. He is based at Cooper Gay’s regional headquarters in Miami and …

Cooper Gay Uruguay Launched; Ferrari Appointed Managing Director

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, has launched Cooper Gay Uruguay as part of its strategic expansion in Latin America. Based in Montevideo, the team will focus on placing both facultative and treaty reinsurance …

Advisen’s Ruggieri Replaces Hooper as North America CEO for Cooper Gay Swett Crawford

Global wholesale and reinsurance broker Cooper, Gay, Swett & Crawford said that Thomas P. Ruggieri will join the company as chief executive officer and president of the North American operations effective Oct. 10. Ruggieri, CEO at Advisen Ltd., replaces Shaun …