Who we are


Different by design  

We are a specialist insurance and reinsurance broker designed for large clients and complex risks. We focus where it matters most to bring together deep expertise, strong relationships and cutting-edge technology to deliver smarter, faster and exceptional placement outcomes.  

It’s more than about what we do. It’s about how we do it. 

We think differently. Act boldly and change things for the better. Whether it’s crafting placement strategies, building market-leading digital tools or creating a space for new ideas, everything we do is intentional.   

We work with industry-leading clients, top-tier partners and the most talented people in the market.    We’re proud to be a firm where expertise meets innovation and where our colleagues genuinely care about doing exceptional work together.  

A culture of trust 

Our strongest asset is our people. And our culture is built on trust. Everyone one who joins us signs our Contract of Trust, a shared commitment to excellence, accountability and respect. As a result, we have a culture that attracts the best talent in the industry and underpins a culture where brilliant people do exceptional work, together. 

Careers at McGill and Partners 

Backed for global growth 

Launched in 2019, our vision quickly attracted the backing of  Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm.  With over 45+ years of investing across the financial services landscape, they are the ideal partner for our ambitious international growth plans. 

Meet our teams


David Cousar

David Cousar

Partner - Facultative Reinsurance

Sydney, AUS

David is a Partner in our Facultative Reinsurance team, based in Sydney, Australia. He is responsible for looking after the development and growth of all lines of facultative business in the Asia Pacific region.

David has over 27 years of experience, mostly in the facultative space. During this time David has been involved in several facultative start-ups, and worked books of business in UK, Europe, Scandinavia, Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Pacific. For the last 8 years he was Head of Asia, Facultative Aon Reinsurance Solutions.

If David was not working for McGill and Partners, he would be running an oyster shack and wine bar on a beach somewhere

“I joined McGill and Partners to work with the best in the market and join a team where we all have the same client centric approach.”

To get in touch with David, email: david.cousar@mcgillpartners.au

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