10 commercial property underwriting leaders

Chief underwriting officer - property group, V.P. property underwriting and vice president of commercial property are among the current titles held by these commercial property underwriting leaders. A reader can learn how commercial property underwriting leaders approach their work from people who have held the role.

10 professionals8 companiesData retrieved October 22, 2026

Professionals to explore

  1. Brendan Cook

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    Experience: Chief Underwriting Officer - Property Group · Tradesman Program Managers

    Brendan Cook has been Chief Underwriting Officer - Property Group at Tradesman Program Managers in New York City since July 2025. Brendan Cook was Vice President and Managing Director at RB Jones from 2017 to 2025, Vice President - Property Practice Leader at QBE North America from 2010 to 2017 and Property Underwriting Manager at Crum & Forster from 2009 to 2010.

  2. Carlos Beltran

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    Experience: Senior Vice President, Global Property Underwriting Officer · Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

    Carlos Beltran has been Senior Vice President, Global Property Underwriting Officer at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance since November 2021. Carlos Beltran was Head of First Party Lines - Asia at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance from 2020 to 2021, Vice President - Property Underwriting, Middle East at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance from 2018 to 2020 and VP - Underwriting Operations Manager - P&C - Latin America at Chubb from 2016 to 2018.

  3. Fiona Sheeran

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    Experience: Vice President (E&S Property - Western Region) · Arch Insurance Group Inc.

    Fiona Sheeran has been Vice President (E&S Property - Western Region) at Arch Insurance Group Inc. in San Francisco since April 2024, and the profile describes the role as Vice President Property Underwriting on the West Coast for Arch Insurance Group. Fiona Sheeran was Senior Regional Production Specialist at Lexington Insurance Company from 2020 to 2024 and Assistant Vice President Underwriting - Inland Marine at Westchester, A Chubb Company from 2017 to 2020.

  4. Jessica Huss

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    Experience: Vice President of Commercial Property · The Hanover Insurance Group

    Jessica Huss has been Vice President of Commercial Property at The Hanover Insurance Group since April 2024 and was Assistant Vice President of Property Underwriting at The Hanover Insurance Group from 2023 to 2024. Jessica Huss was Property Underwriting Advisor II at Liberty Mutual Insurance from 2020 to 2023 and Director of Property Underwriting at The Hartford from 2014 to 2018.

  5. Joseph Henderson

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    Experience: VP - Property Underwriting · Convene Risk Partners

    Joseph Henderson has been VP - Property Underwriting at Convene Risk Partners since January 2026. Joseph Henderson was Vice President, Excess Property Division Manager at Hamilton from 2025 to 2026, Vice President at Oculus Underwriters from 2024 to 2025 and Team Lead - Charlotte, Co-Lead - Deductible Buybacks at WKFC Underwriting Managers from 2020 to 2023.

  6. Molly Scheve, CIC

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    Experience: VP, Underwriting - Global Property · CNA Insurance

    Molly Scheve has been VP, Underwriting - Global Property at CNA Insurance since June 2026, and the profile describes Molly Scheve as a commercial property underwriting leader. Molly Scheve was Assistant Vice President, Product Leader at CNA Insurance from 2024 to 2026, Senior Property Consultant - Middle Market National Underwriting at Nationwide from 2020 to 2024 and Commercial Middle Market Territory Manager at Nationwide from 2018 to 2020.

  7. Rebecca Meyers

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    Experience: Vice President, E&S Property · Arch Insurance Group Inc.

    Rebecca Meyers has been Vice President, E&S Property at Arch Insurance Group Inc. in Atlanta since October 2025. Rebecca Meyers was Assistant Vice President, Specialty Property at WKFC Underwriting Managers from 2022 to 2025, Field Operations Property Underwriting Specialist at Amerisure Insurance from 2017 to 2022 and Senior Property Underwriter at Chubb from 2011 to 2017.

  8. Roger Shelton

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    Experience: Vice President of E&S Property · Westchester, A Chubb Company

    Roger Shelton has been Vice President of E&S Property at Westchester, A Chubb Company in the Atlanta area since May 2024. Roger Shelton was Vice President at WKFC Underwriting Managers from 2016 to 2024, Property & Casualty Underwriter at WKFC Underwriting Managers from 2013 to 2024 and Commercial Property & Casualty Senior Underwriter at Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc. from 1995 to 2013.

  9. Shari Benson

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    Experience: VP of Property Underwriting · Accredited Specialty Insurance Company; Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc.

    Shari Benson has been VP of Property Underwriting at Accredited Specialty Insurance Company; Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc. since December 2021. Shari Benson was Underwriting Consulting Director at CNA Insurance from 2002 to 2021, Underwriter at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company from 1996 to 1997 and Underwriter at Chubb from 1991 to 1996.

  10. Todd Reed

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    Experience: V.P. Property Underwriting · Westchester, A Chubb Company

    Todd Reed has been V.P. Property Underwriting at Westchester, A Chubb Company since March 2023 and was AVP Property Underwriting at Westchester, A Chubb Company from 2020 to 2023. Todd Reed was Underwriting Officer at Liberty Mutual Insurance from 2017 to 2019 and Manager National Insurance Operations at Liberty Mutual Insurance from 2013 to 2017.

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Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current property underwriting leadership role, and why?
  2. 02How have you set underwriting guidelines and authority levels for the property teams you have led?
  3. 03How have you worked with brokers on property accounts as market conditions changed in roles you have held?

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