Kevin Cooke
Chief Executive Officer
Kevin W. Cooke brings a wealth of diverse experience and expertise to his role as the Chief Executive Officer of Legatis. At Legatis, Kevin leads corporate legacy liability acquisitions and associated services. He is also responsible for the management and oversight of Mine Safety Appliances Company, a former industrial manufacturer with legacy product liabilities and associated insurance assets.
Previously, Kevin was an investment banker at Nomura Securities International where he focused on complex M&A transactions involving legacy liabilities, insurance companies, and other financial institutions. Kevin was a key member of the Nomura team for the acquisition of Mine Safety Appliances Company.
Prior to investment banking, Kevin amassed over fifteen years of legacy liability and insurance coverage experience working for premier legacy insurance claims handling entities. More recently, Kevin was a Senior Strategic Attorney at The RiverStone Group in Manchester, New Hampshire, handling the most complex claims, insurance and reinsurance matters on behalf of Fairfax Insurance affiliates. He designed and deployed innovative claims resolution and litigation strategies for significant asbestos and talc claims and related insurance coverage litigation.
Prior to RiverStone, Kevin worked his way from a claims associate to Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Resolute Management, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Division company. There, Kevin mastered toxic tort and environmental liability claims management, strategy and forecasting. He was elevated to in-house coverage and litigation counsel, where he provided pre-litigation claim advice, managed nationwide complex coverage litigation, performed due diligence analysis for reinsurance transactions and led the transition of claims operations.