All the headlines from our CNA Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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,...
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,...
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),...
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...
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...
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...
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 started...
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...
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...
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 one...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...