Russell Swain
Running one of Nevada’s oldest insurance agencies requires a professional team rich in local history and experience in the insurance industry. The management of Alera Group brings generational insurance experience and long-time Nevada residents together in one leadership team.
According to Russ, the insurance business runs in the family. He grew up learning about insurance and the surety business from his father, Russell E. (Rusty) Swain, and was given a chance to officially join the firm in 1979 when he joined George L. Brown Insurance just after graduating from high school. He joined the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company as an underwriter trainee in 1981 and worked for the FFIC until 1983. Swain returned to the operation to work with his father and became the firms’ principal five years later, in 1988. Swain became company president in 2002 and has continued to lead the agency to additional years of steady growth and a notable reputation. Swain assisted personally in the successful merger of both the Holmes Insurance group in 2000 with GLB and Atkin & Prater Insurance in 2004, which would come to be known as GLB Insurance Group of Nevada before joining the Alera Group Las Vegas. Russ is currently a Managing Partner of the firm.
Swain obtained his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation in 1997. A respected member of the insurance field, Swain served as President of the Independent Agents of Southern Nevada from 1990-91 and served as the State President of the NIIA from 2007-08, along with many other committees and service commitments in his industry.
Among his numerous efforts in the community, Swain is held in high regard for his continued work with the Las Vegas Rotary Club, where he has been an active member since 1994. He was President of the Rotary Club’s “25 Club” in 1995 and served on the Board of Directors for several terms. He was honored by being elected the President of the Las Vegas Rotary Club and served in that role from 2008-09. He also served as President of the Executive Development Association in 1997. Swain is also a member of the Nevada Contractors Association, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, and the Better Business Bureau.
In his free time, Swain enjoys hiking, snow skiing, boating, motorcycles, bird hunting, ATV’s, and spending time with his family.
