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CNA Financial Announces Preliminary 4thQ and Year-End Results

Jan 28 2002 // CNA Financial Corporation announced that it expects a 2001 fourth-quarter net loss between $20 million and $35 million, compared with net income of $193 million for the same quarter in 2000. Included in the 2001 fourth...

CNA Uses OMMni.com to Improve Cargo Insurance on the Internet

Jan 17 2002 // CNA has launched a new, enhanced version of OMMni.com, the interactive and fully automated cargo insurance system which is accessible over the Internet to all CNA’s ocean cargo customers worldwide. Available free of...

CNA Financial Corp. Trims Workforce

Dec 6 2001 // CNA Financial Corp., hit by insurance claims attributed to the World Trade Center attack, is restructuring, a move that will eliminate 1,850 jobs, or about 10 percent of its employees. The nation’s second-biggest...

CNA Lowered, on Negative Watch

Nov 12 2001 // S&P lowered its ratings on CNA Financial Corp., the members of the Continental Casualty Intercompany Pool, Continental Assurance Co., Valley Forge Life Insurance Co., CNA Insurance Co. (Europe) Ltd., and Maritime Ins....

CNA Surety Corp. Third Quarter Net Income Down From 2000

Oct 31 2001 // Chicago-based CNA Surety Corporation reported net income for the third quarter of $12.0 million, or 28 cents per share, compared to $13.3 million, or 31 cents per share, for the comparable quarter in 2000. Operating...

CNA Unveils New Online Capabilities

Oct 9 2001 // CNA unveiled new online capabilities on CNA Central. The website features dynamic transactional tools and account management resources for a broad range of CNA products and services for the company’s U.S. insurance...

CNA Sees Pre-Tax Losses of Up to $350 Million

Sep 24 2001 // Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp., the No. 2 U.S. business insurer, said its losses from the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon could reach $350 million on a pre-tax basis. CNA said the projected...

2000 Market Share For Insurers in Texas

Sep 3 2001 // The books are closed on 2000 Texas premium and loss information for the insurance industry. IIAT’s annual review of market share data contains a few surprises, some good news and some bad news. Here are the...

A.M. Best Downgrades CNA Reinsurance Co. Rating

Aug 29 2001 // A.M. Best Co. downgraded the financial strength rating of CNA Reinsurance Co. Ltd., London, to “B+ ” (Very Good) from “A-” (Excellent). The company remains under review with developing...

NV MED-MAL RATES TO RISE

Aug 27 2001 // Continental Casualty Company; America Casualty Company of Reading, Penn; and Transportation Insurance Company (collectively CNA) received approval from Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman to increase its...

Lewis Joins CNA as EVP of Standard Lines

Aug 23 2001 // CNA Insurance has added James Lewis as executive vice president of Standard Lines within the company’s property and casualty operation. Lewis will oversee all standard lines and will be responsible for U.S....

Nevada Commissioner Approves Increase in Med-Mal Rates

Aug 16 2001 // Continental Casualty Company; America Casualty Company of Reading, Penn; and Transportation Insurance Company (collectively CNA) received approval from Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman to increase its...

A.M. Best Lowers Rating of CNA Reinsurance

Jul 24 2001 // A.M. Best Co. lowered the “A” (Excellent) financial strength rating of CNA Reinsurance Co. Ltd., London, to “A-” (Excellent) and placed it under review with negative implications. According to A.M....

Stephen Lilienthal Joins CNA as President

Jul 23 2001 // Stephen W. Lilienthal, a highly regarded insurance industry executive, has joined CNA Insurance in a newly created role as president and CEO of CNA’s $6.2 billion primary property and casualty operation. Lilienthal...

TRADEPAQ, CNA Partner to Expedite Global Trade Transactions For Ocean Shipping

Jul 16 2001 // TRADEPAQ Corp., a provider of e-business infrastructure solutions for global trade, announced its partnership with CNA’s marine division, one of the largest providers of marine cargo insurance, that will enable...

CNA, Ian H. Graham Partner for Community Associations

Jul 13 2001 // Chicago-based CNA Management & Professional Liability Insurance has made available its exclusive Community Associations partnership with Ian H. Graham Inc. According to CNA Managing Director John Brand, the two share...

CNA, Ian H. Graham Partner for Community Associations

Jul 11 2001 // Chicago-based CNA Management & Professional Liability Insurance has made available its exclusive Community Associations partnership with Ian H. Graham Inc. According to CNA Managing Director John Brand, the two share...

Fitch Downgrades CNA Ratings

Jul 10 2001 // Fitch downgraded the insurer financial strength rating (FSR) of Continental Casualty Company Pool (CCC Pool) from “AA-” to “A+.” The related Rating Outlook remains Negative. The CCC Pool is...

CNA Offers New Online Quoting, Work Management Functionality

Jul 5 2001 // CNA announced new features on CNA Central (www.cnacentral.com), its website for business insurance agents and brokers in North America. According to CNA, the new functionality includes quick and full quoting, as well as...

CNA TEAMS WITH MARKETSCOUT

Jun 11 2001 // Capitalizing on CNA’s underwriting skills and MarketScout’s eInsurance distribution system, the two companies will provide independent agents access to an array of CNA products via MarketScout’s portal at...