Global Commercial Credit

Global Commercial Credit LLC
IndustryInsurance broker
FoundedMarch 1, 1996 (1996-03-01)
Founder
  • Craig Bonnell
  • Victor Sandy
Headquarters,
U.S.
Number of locations
Offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Florida, Illinois, Ohio
Products
Websitewww.gccrisk.com

Global Commercial Credit LLC is an American trade credit and political risk insurance broker.

History

Global Commercial Credit was founded on March 1, 1996[1] by Craig Bonnell and Victor Sandy in Bingham Farms, Michigan with the goal of offering a wider range of trade credit insurance products than was available from their previous employer.[1][2] They targeted middle-market companies with revenues of between $50 million and $500 million, an area which David Brophy, a finance professor at the University of Michigan, said was underrepresented due to a trend towards larger banks.[2]

The company opened a second office, in Chicago, Illinois, in the fall of 1996 and reported that they had protected over $2 billion in receivables, representing five different insurers, after 10 months of business.[1] With offices now in Boston, Baltimore, Tampa, Chicago, and Cleveland, the company protects over $40 billion in global sales with more than a dozen carriers.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Credit firm receives new clients", by Matt Roush, Crain's Detroit Business Archived 2014-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, February 10, 1997
  2. ^ a b "2 Dun & Bradstreet staffers join firm in corporate finance", by Matt Roush, Crain's Detroit Business Archived 2014-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, March 11, 1996