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10 surety bonds underwriting experts
These ten surety underwriters and underwriting leaders have underwritten contract and commercial surety bonds at insurance companies. A reader can learn how insurers underwrite surety bonds.
Professionals to explore
01—10Anne McCarley
LinkedInExperience: Executive Contract Underwriter · The Hartford
Executive Contract Underwriter at The Hartford since July 2007. The profile says the person is responsible for profitably handling and expanding a multi-million portfolio of contract surety business in Alabama, Mississippi and the panhandle of Florida, with job functions that include in depth financial analysis and risk assessment.
Craig Gortner
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, North American Chief Underwriting Officer, Commercial Surety · Chubb
Senior Vice President, North American Chief Underwriting Officer, Commercial Surety at Chubb since September 2012. The profile also lists Chairman, Energy Subcommittee, SFAA at The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) (2020–2024), Assistant Vice President at Liberty Mutual Insurance (2002–2012) and Vice President at Travelers (1991–2002).
David Tapley
LinkedInExperience: Senior Underwriter - Surety · Crum & Forster
Senior Underwriter - Surety at Crum & Forster since April 2016, and also Underwriting Manager there since March 2019. The profile describes experience in surety underwriting, budget preparation, managing subordinates and building relationships with agents and contractors, and lists Surety Underwriter - Contract & Commercial Surety at Bankers Financial Corporation (2015–2016) and Surety Underwriter at Lincoln General Insurance Company (2008–2015).
Donte Evans
LinkedInExperience: Contract Surety Underwriting Manager · Chubb
Contract Surety Underwriting Manager at Chubb since May 2018, and also in a role with the same title there from 2012 to 2014. The profile also lists Contract Surety Manager- Chicago Region (2016–2018) and Commercial Surety Underwriting Manager (2014–2016) at Chubb.
Kathy Luttmer
LinkedInExperience: Senior Surety Underwriter · Travelers
Former Senior Surety Underwriter at Travelers (2000–2002) and at Chubb (1990–1996). VP- Senior Underwriting Officer at Zurich North America since July 2002, and also Vice President Underwriting and Credit Management there since April 2022. The profile describes the person as a highly experienced commercial surety professional.
Marcus Davis
LinkedInExperience: Surety Executive Underwriter · Liberty Mutual Insurance
Surety Executive Underwriter at Liberty Mutual Insurance since July 2026, and former Sr. Surety Bond Underwriter there (2011–2026). The profile says the job is to market, underwrite and service moderate to complex surety risks for a book of contract surety business, and also lists Surety Bond Underwriter at Ohio Casualty / Liberty Mutual (2003–2011).
Marcus Pennell
LinkedInExperience: Regional Contract Surety Manager · Chubb
Regional Contract Surety Manager at Chubb since February 1998, where the profile describes development and underwriting of contract surety accounts in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. It also lists Surety Manager (1988–1991 and 1991–1998), Senior Surety Underwriter (1987–1988) and Surety Underwriter (1985–1987) roles at Chubb.
Marcus Reed
LinkedInExperience: Senior Surety Underwriter (Contract) · Skyward Specialty Insurance
Former Senior Surety Underwriter (Contract) at Skyward Specialty Insurance (2021–2024), and Senior Surety Underwriter, Vice President at Swiss Re since July 2024. The profile also lists Executive Underwriter at Crum & Forster (2019–2021) and Underwriting Manager at AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (2018–2019).
Mark S. Hewitt, CPCU, AFSB, AIM
LinkedInExperience: Director, Underwriting - Surety · RLI Insurance Company
Former Director, Underwriting - Surety at RLI Insurance Company (1997–2012), and Vice President & General Manager, Surety at Western National Insurance since July 2012. The profile describes experience in underwriting, marketing and branch management of commercial and contract surety bonds for small and medium size contractors, and also lists Senior Bond Underwriter at Great American Insurance Group (1989–1995).
Ryan Barbeau
LinkedInExperience: Surety Underwriting Manager - Contract East · Liberty Mutual Surety™
Surety Underwriting Manager - Contract East at Liberty Mutual Surety™ since December 2025. The profile also lists Surety Executive Underwriter-Manager (2024–2025), Field Product Line Sr. Underwriter - Contract (2016–2024), Field Product Line Underwriter - Contract (2014–2016) and Associate Surety Underwriter (2013–2014) at Liberty Mutual Surety™.
Choose the right perspective
Match the bond type to your question, since contract surety for contractors is underwritten differently from commercial surety bonds. Also consider whether you need a field underwriter's view of individual accounts or a home office or management view of guidelines and portfolio results.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which parts of a contractor's financial statements and work history matter most when you set a bonding line?
- 02How do you decide when to require indemnity, collateral or funds control?
- 03What warning signs led you to tighten or withdraw surety support for an account?
Reaching surety bonds underwriting experts
How can I contact one of these surety bonds underwriting experts?
Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 8 companies, including The Hartford, Chubb and Crum & Forster, based on profile data retrieved on October 4, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach surety bonds underwriting experts?
You choose the offer, starting at $5 per person. It includes Instant Expert's 20% fee, so an offer that pays the person $100 costs you $125. You're charged only when the person books the call or sends the answer.
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