Latest CNA Insurance Headlines
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CNA Promotes Heckman to AVP, Hospital Industry Leader
Jun 20 2014 // CNA has promoted Chris Heckman to assistant vice president and hospital industry leader in chicago. Heckman will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the hospital line of business, as well as provide strategic...
CNA Promotes Szabo to Commercial Underwriting Officer in Chicago
Jun 5 2014 // CNA Financial Corporation promoted Matt Szabo to assistant vice president, commercial underwriting officer for the Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin branches. Szabo will work with leadership to provide additional strategic...
CNA Appoints Middle Market Underwriting Director for Philadelphia Branch
Jun 4 2014 // Lori Feller CNA Financial Corporation has appointed Lori Feller as middle market underwriting director for the company’s Philadelphia branch. Feller joined CNA in 2006. Most recently she served as middle market...
CNA Appoints Mueller Vice President – International
Apr 22 2014 // CNA Financial Corporation announced the appointment of Timon Mueller as Vice President of International. He “will lead an underwriting team to strengthen our Home Foreign business and expand our international...
Hardy Underwriting Appoints Brosnan to Replace Merry as Chief Executive
Feb 20 2014 // Hardy (Underwriting Agencies) Limited, a specialist London-based re/insurance underwriting business, announced the appointment of David Brosnan as its chief executive. He has also been appointed to serve on the Hardy Board...
CNA Appoints Leisz SVP, Chief Underwriting Officer for Specialty Unit
Feb 19 2014 // CNA Financial Corp., based in Chicago, appointed Christopher Leisz as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer for CNA Specialty. Leisz will take on the oversight and governance for specialty insurance products...
CNA Appoints Leisz SVP, Chief Underwriting Officer for Specialty Unit
Feb 18 2014 // CNA Financial Corp., based in Chicago, appointed Christopher Leisz as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer for CNA Specialty. Leisz will take on the oversight and governance for specialty insurance products...
CNA Financial Selling Subsidiary to Wilton Re for $615M
Feb 11 2014 // Chicago-based insurer CNA Financial Corp. plans to sell a wholly owned life insurance subsidiary to Wilton Re Holdings Ltd. for about $615 million as it continues to focus more on its property/casualty business. CNA said...
CNA Selling Continental Life, Group Business to Wilton Re
Feb 10 2014 // CNA Financial Corp. said it is selling its life and group insurance business, Continental Assurance Co., to a subsidiary of Wilton Re Holdings Ltd. CNA said it expected net proceeds of about $615 million from the sale and...
Baweja Appointed VP – Analytics at CNA Financial Corp.
Jan 22 2014 // Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Naveen Baweja vice president of analytics. Baweja will provide leadership and support to the underwriting transformation initiatives component of the CNA Enterprise Roadmap,...
CNA Names Nieman Los Angeles Branch Vice President
Jan 21 2014 // CNA Financial Corp. named Riki Nieman vice president for its Los Angeles Branch office. Nieman comes to CNA from ACE, where she was national segment vice president for regional operations. Prior to her most recent role,...
Best Affirms CNA Financial and Subs’ Ratings; Outlook Stable
Dec 20 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of the property/casualty subsidiaries of CNA Financial Corporation (CNAF),...
CNA Hires New Vice President of Reinsurance Placements
Nov 7 2013 // Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. announced that it has appointed Sheila Chapman vice president of reinsurance placements. In this role, Chapman will provide strategic leadership and direction in the negotiations required...
CNA Appoints VP for Long Island, N.Y., Branch
Oct 7 2013 // CNA Financial Corporation announced the appointment of Bob Schmid to branch vice president for the Long Island, N.Y., branch effective Oct. 1. For the past three years, Schmid has been commercial underwriting officer for...
CNA Said Looking to Sell Annuities Unit to Focus on P/C
Oct 1 2013 // CNA Financial Corp., the insurer controlled by Loews Corp., is looking to sell its payout annuities business to focus on property and casualty coverage, three people with knowledge of the matter said. CNA is working with...
CNA Promotes Cadelli to Vice President of Inland Marine
Sep 18 2013 // Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. has promoted Drew Cadelli to vice president, inland marine. For the past two years, Cadelli was the inland marine zone leader supporting the Mid-Atlantic and Northern zones. Cadelli...
Want to Make More Money in the Insurance Business? Specialize.
Aug 16 2013 // Insurance producers who specialize in an industry or insurance product line make more money than those who don’t. Likewise, agencies that encourage their producers to specialize bring in more revenue than those...
Commentary: Notifying Excess Insurers for Additional Insureds
Aug 9 2013 // An interesting case was recently decided by the Georgia Court of Appeals. In Garner and Glover Co. v. Barrett, 738 S.E.2d 721 (Ga. App. 2013), the issue was the duty of an insurance producer to notify an excess insurer...
CNA Introduces New Package Policy For Mid-Sized Businesses
Aug 5 2013 // CNA has launched CNA Paramount, a new package policy for mid-sized businesses that combines property and general liability coverage. CNA Paramount brings all the basic and critical property and crime coverage needs into...
Want to Make More Money in the Insurance Business? Specialize.
Aug 5 2013 // Insurance producers who specialize in an industry or insurance product line make more money than those who don’t. Likewise, agencies that encourage their producers to specialize bring in more revenue than those...
