Latest CNA Insurance Headlines

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CNA Appoints Ex-Endurance, AIG Executive Worman as Chief Underwriting Officer

Feb 17 2017 // CNA has named Douglas Worman to fill the newly created position of executive vice president and chief underwriting officer. He reports to Dino E. Robusto, CNA chairman and chief executive officer. In this role, Worman will...

CNA CEO Robusto ‘Back in the Game,’ Sees Room for Improvement in 2017

Feb 6 2017 // CNA reported fourth quarter and full year 2016 results, with its new CEO indicating that while there is a strong foundation at the insurer, the company has work to do in improving underwriting discipline and results and...

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Feb 6 2017 // International insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., based in Itasca, Ill., has promoted James W. Durkin Jr. and William F. Ziebell in its employee benefit division. Durkin,...

CNA Hardy Appoints AIG’s Beelders as Head of Multinational

Feb 2 2017 // CNA Hardy, a specialist commercial insurance provider within the Lloyd’s and company markets, announced the appointment of Jason Beelders as assistant vice president, head of Multinational. Reporting to Patrick Gage,...

Sompo Canopius Names CNA’s O’Riordan as Head of International Property

Jan 27 2017 // Sompo Canopius AG has appointed Steve O’Riordan as head of international property with immediate effect. O’Riordan brings 30 years’ experience in the international property markets to Sompo Canopius and...

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Jan 23 2017 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel has been elected as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Created in 1871, the NAIC establishes standards and conducts peer reviews for...

CNA Names Lea Vice President, Commercial Underwriting for E&O, Cyber and Media

Jan 18 2017 // CNA said it has appointed Andy Lea as vice president of commercial underwriting for Errors & Omissions (E&O), Cyber and Media in the company’s commercial unit. In this role, Lea will manage the strategic...

Everest Insurance Expands U.S Property Team

Jan 9 2017 // Everest Insurance has expanded its property underwriting team with several key hires in the retail, wholesale and inland marine areas. According to the insurer, joining the Everest Wholesale Property team are: Patrick...

Cranny Appointed VP in CNA’s Minneapolis Branch

Jan 3 2017 // CNA has appointed Joe Cranny as vice president in the company’s Minneapolis branch, effective Jan. 17, 2017. Cranny reports to Steve Wachtel, senior vice president and northern zone officer. He joins CNA with more...

CNA Appoints Riza VP, Corporate Development

Dec 21 2016 // Chicago-based CNA has appointed Emma Riza to vice president, Corporate Development. In this role, Riza will be responsible for a number of functions, including enterprise-level strategy, financial reporting to the board of...

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Nov 21 2016 // Former long-time Chubb executive Dino E. Robusto assumes the roles of CNA chairman and chief executive officer on Nov. 21, succeeding Thomas F. Motamed, who is retiring after eight years in those positions. The succession...

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Nov 21 2016 // Rene van Winden has joined Lockton from Aon as a senior vice president and national energy property leader. He is based in Houston. Van Winden previously spent more than a decade with insurance broker Aon, most recently as...

Ian H. Graham Adds Umbrella Coverage to Product for Community Associations

Nov 17 2016 // Ian H. Graham Insurance (IHG), a division of Aon Affinity, has expanded its suite of products with CNA to include umbrella insurance for community associations, in addition to its directors’ and officers’...

CNA Q3 Results Highlighted by ‘Steady Underwriting’

Nov 1 2016 // CNA Financial Corp. reported third quarter 2016 net income of $343 million and net operating income of $311 million. The combined ratio for Property & Casualty Operations for the third quarter was 90.4. Property &...

Former Chubb Executive Robusto to Succeed Motamed at CNA Next Month

Oct 24 2016 // Former long-time Chubb executive Dino E. Robusto will assume the roles of chairman and chief executive officer on November 21, 2016 at CNA, succeeding Thomas F. Motamed, who is retiring after eight years at the helm of...

CNA Promotes Walsh, Lovvorn in Underwriting Unit

Oct 24 2016 // Chicago-based insurer CNA has promoted Kelly Walsh to vice president, Branch Services and Lindsay Lovvorn to vice president, Product and Process Systems. Both Walsh and Lovvorn will report to Barb Sandelands, senior vice...

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Oct 24 2016 // Wisconsin-based independent insurance agency, Robertson Ryan & Associates (RRA), has added Garrett Maloney, Robert Flath and Brittany Swinton. Maloney joined RRA as vice president and is based in the Waukesha office....

CNA Appoints Kaas to Senior Vice President and Mid-Atlantic Zone Officer

Oct 17 2016 // CNA has appointed John Kaas to senior vice president and Mid-Atlantic zone officer. In this role, Kaas will be responsible for advancing the strategic direction of the territory, which includes CNA’s branches in...

CNA Appoints Korte to Commercial Customer Segments Senior VP

Oct 3 2016 // CNA announced the appointment of Dieter Korte to senior vice president, Customer Segments. In this role, Dieter will be responsible for the profitability, growth and strategic direction of CNA’s Commercial customer...

Cole Named St. Louis Branch Production Leader for CNA

Sep 26 2016 // CNA has appointed Maria Cole assistant vice president, branch production leader for the St. Louis branch. Cole will lead CNA’s St. Louis team in cultivating deeper relationships with producers, accelerating...