Vanessa Contreras is Senior Vice President and US Casualty Team Leader at SCOR Reinsurance in Chicago, Illinois.  In her current role she is responsible for managing the strategic direction, profitability, and client relationships for Scor’s US Casualty portfolio.  Vanessa held the role of Senior Vice President and Deputy Team Leader for Professional Lines prior to being promoted to her current role in January of 2022.  She began her career as a Risk Analyst at Munich Re, later becoming an Underwriter in Princeton, NJ. Prior to Munich Re, she worked for State Farm Insurance in Bloomington, IL.

Vanessa holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Risk Management and Insurance from The Katie School of Insurance at Illinois State University. She holds a CPCU and ARe, and is working towards her RPLU. Vanessa served on The Reinsurance Under 40s Board for six years and is also an active member of the APIW, PLUS, and the ISC Group. She has successfully completed the LAMP program though PLUS and the ASPIRE Leadership Program through SCOR. In 2015, Vanessa was included in Intelligent Insurer's list of 40 Rising Stars Under 35.  In 2020, Vanessa was selected by Insurance Business America as a Rising Star in Insurance.  Most recently, Vanessa was honored as the 2022 Young Leader of the Year by The Katie School of Insurance at Illinois State.