Latest CNA Insurance Headlines
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EPLI in Southern California Playing ‘Hard’ to Get
Jun 25 2013 // Employment practices in California is a known and growing concern for insurers, agents and employers, and that concern has some carriers ramping up rates dramatically or quietly pulling back from the area, say those...
CNA’s Fortin Latest Industry Exec to Join Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
Jun 20 2013 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance officially announced the appointment of Dan Fortin as senior vice president, executive and professional lines. Fortin was previously senior vice president of CNA Specialty. Berkshire...
CNA Appoints New VP, Corporate Development
Jun 19 2013 // Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Derek Smith as vice president of corporate development, in charge of investor relations, rating agency management, capital management, and mergers and acquisitions. Smith...
CNA Launches Insurance Program for Accountable Care Organizations
Jun 11 2013 // CNA has developed a new integrated insurance product to address the full range of exposures unique to accountable care organizations (ACO). An ACO is a group of healthcare providers who join together to share...
CNA’s Motamed to Chair 2nd Annual IICF-Midwest Benefit Dinner
Mar 12 2013 // Thomas F. Motamed, chairman and CEO of CNA Financial Corp. will chair the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) – Midwest’s 2nd Annual Blazing the Trail Benefit Dinner. CNA is the presenting sponsor for...
Insurance Veteran Looks to Capitalize on Need for Experience
Mar 11 2013 // Looking back at the beginning of his career in the late 1960s, Steve Stonehouse recalls when there were no perpetuation issues and insurance was a much simpler industry. There were young agents aplenty. That was when he...
CNA’s Motamed to Chair 2nd Annual IICF – Midwest Benefit Dinner
Jan 9 2013 // Thomas F. Motamed, chairman and chief executive officer of CNA Financial Corp., will act as chairman of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) – Midwest’s 2nd Annual Blazing the Trail Benefit Dinner,...
CNA Appoints Vice President of Alabama Branch Office
Dec 13 2012 // CNA Financial Corp. appointed Rocco Orlando as the vice president for its Birmingham, Alabama, branch office. Rocco comes to CNA from The Hartford Financial Services Group where he served as regional vice president...
CNA Names Baumel Illinois Branch Vice President
Nov 20 2012 // CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Michael Baumel as the vice president for its Illinois Branch office. Baumel joined CNA in 2005 as a vice president for the HealthPro Claim team and has held leadership positions in the...
CNA Names Anderson as Senior Vice President in Finance
Nov 7 2012 // Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. has appointed James Anderson as senior vice president, Financial Planning & Analysis and Corporate Development effective Nov. 5, 2012. Anderson will be responsible for corporate...
CNA Canada to Use CargoNet, NER to Combat Cargo Theft
Oct 5 2012 // CNA, a global business insurer, is now using CargoNet and the National Equipment Register (NER) — two national information sharing systems designed to help policyholders combat the growing problems of cargo and heavy...
New CNA Umbrella Leader Appointed to Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Zones
Sep 6 2012 // CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Cheryl Paton as assistant vice president for umbrella insurance. She joins CNA’s New York office, and will be leading the umbrella teams for both the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic...
CNA Appoints Cohen Vice President of Field Operations
Sep 5 2012 // Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Andy Cohen as the vice president of Field Operations. Cohen joins CNA most recently from Travelers Insurance, serving as vice president, Strategy, Middle Market. In this...
CNA Appoints Kirchgessner Vice President of Umbrella
Aug 10 2012 // Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. has appointed J. Michael Kirchgessner as vice president of Umbrella for Commercial Underwriting. Kirchgessner will begin with CNA on Aug. 13. He comes to CNA with almost 20 years of...
CNA Expands Management Liability Coverage for Aging Services Providers
Jul 20 2012 // CNA insurance companies has announced changes in its management liability coverage form for not-for-profit aging services providers. The global business insurers’ Epack Extra policy and coverages, previously offered...
Liberty Mutual, CNA Are Among Big Winners at 2012 IMCA Showcase Awards
Jul 11 2012 // The Insurance Marketing and Communications Association (IMCA) held its annual awards ceremony last month in Denver. The awards were presented to a range of insurance organizations in categories including advertising, sales...
CNA Completes Acquisition of Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd.
Jul 3 2012 // Chicago-based CNA Financial Corporation and Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited announced the successful completion of CNA’s acquisition of Hardy, which was approved by Hardy shareholders in April 2012. The bulletin...
Business Transitions More Risky for Lawyers: Study
Jun 29 2012 // The practice of business transactions presents greater professional liability risk for attorneys than many other areas of practice, a new analysis revealed. A new study based on claims from CNA’s Lawyers Professional...
Study from CNA Analyzes Lawyers Professional Liability Claims
Jun 29 2012 // The Risk Control unit of CNA insurance companies has released a study that takes a look at lawyers and the practice of business transactions, a diverse area that often involves drafting and negotiating agreements and...
CNA Names Takahashi Underwriting Consulting Director
Jun 22 2012 // CNA, the national program underwriter for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Insurance Program, named Clyde Takahashi underwriting consulting director for its accountants professional liability...
