Cole Swede joined Sterling Seacrest Pritchard in November 2020 and was named Partner in 2024. Cole is the youngest person at SSP to ever achieve Shareholder status.

Cole concentrates on the construction industry by working directly with contractors to increase their bonding capacity and protect their greatest assets. Based in Little Rock, Cole has a varied portfolio as a risk manager and surety specialist serving contractors and related industries.  Cole’s focus in the industrial contracting/heavy construction markets includes expertise in experience modifier protection, compliance with contract requirements, and claims advocacy.

Cole earned a BBA in Finance from Harding University. He holds licenses in both Property and Casualty as well as Life and Health Insurance from the Arkansas Insurance Department. He is a graduate of the William J. Angell Surety School, an industry education program through the National Association of Surety Bond Producers.

An active contributor to his industry, Cole is a member of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Arkansas, the Arkansas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, INC., and received the Amerisure Insurance “Top of the Stack Award” in 2021. Cole stays on the cutting edge of the construction industry and has presented at various seminars and events to discuss topics ranging from fleet safety and contract compliance to employee relations and mod protection.

Cole and his wife, Cheyenne, live in Little Rock where he enjoys the outdoors spending his free time duck hunting and competitively fishing.