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CNA’s Mizzi Joins AIG’s Blackboard Insurance as Head of Underwriting

Jun 27 2019 // Blackboard Insurance, an American International Group company, announced that John Mizzi will join the team as head of Growth and Underwriting. Mizzi will lead the underwriting team as Blackboard expands its use of data,...

AXIS Re Hires Hands from CNA Hardy as Head of Australia

Jun 24 2019 // AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced the expansion of AXIS Re Strategic Partners with the hiring of Robert Hands as a strategic account executive and head of Australia.In this...

CNA Enhances Multinational Capabilities with New Technology Platform

Jun 20 2019 // CNA has launched a new technology platform – CNA ComPass – that will allow the insurer and its network partners the ability to write and manage local admitted placements around the world in real-time.CNA’s...

CNA Hardy Enhances Cyber Proposition for UK Clients

May 9 2019 // CNA Hardy, a specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets, announced significant enhancements to its cyber proposition with a new pre-breach service and additional...

CNA Financial Reports 17.5% Jump in Q1 Net Income

Apr 30 2019 // CNA Financial Corp. reported first quarter 2019 net income of $342 million, up 17.5 percent over the $291 million reported for the same period in 2018.The company saw a big improvement in its first quarter results over its...

CNA Names Haas Senior VP, National Accounts Casualty

Apr 26 2019 // Chicago-based property/casualty insurer, CNA, has appointed David Haas senior vice president, National Accounts Casualty.Haas will be responsible for the profitability, growth and strategic direction of CNA’s...

Thinking Past the Obvious: Former CEO of XL Group McGavick Looks Back

Mar 21 2019 // The former chief executive officer of XL Group, Mike McGavick, admits that frequently during his career he has taken on leadership roles that some of his contemporaries considered too hot to handle—such as the...

CNA Reports Q4 Loss on Catastrophes, Investments

Feb 11 2019 // Catastrophe claims and a disappointing investment performance drove commercial lines insurer CNA Financial Corp. to an $84 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2018.The quarter’s $84 million net loss compare to $223...

CNA’s Huber Named Senior VP, Sales & Field Operations at GuideOne

Feb 4 2019 // GuideOne Insurance, headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, has appointed Rob Huber as senior vice president, Sales & Field Operations.In this role, Huber is responsible for leading GuideOne’s sales, marketing,...

Former CNA CEO Motamed Joins AIG Board

Jan 16 2019 // The board of directors of American International Group has elected Thomas Firouz Motamed, who retired as chairman and chief executive officer of CNA Financial Corp. in 2016, as a director. Motamed has also been appointed...

S&P Upgrades Outlook for CNA Group

Nov 19 2018 // CNA Group gained an outlook upgrade from Standard & Poor’s based on improvement of its commercial lines business.S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook for CNA to positive from stable. The ratings agency also...

CNA Names Accenture’s Costonis as Chief Operations Officer

Sep 4 2018 // Commercial lines insurer CNA announced the appointment of Michael Costonis as chief operations officer. Costonis will lead all information technology, analytics and operations functions across the organization. He will be...

CNA Canada Taps Metcalfe from Gallagher as CFO and SVP

Aug 9 2018 // CNA Canada announced the appointment of Greg Metcalfe as senior vice president and chief financial officer. In this role, Metcalfe will be responsible for leading the finance and information technology functions for CNA...

As Underwriting Pain Increases, Insurers Pull Back from Underperforming Lines

Aug 6 2018 // Markel Corp. Co-Chief Executive Officer Richie Whitt made the observation during his company’s earnings conference call, on which leaders also reported a 13 percent jump in operating income for the second...

Anderson Assumes Executive VP, CFO Roles at CNA

Aug 3 2018 // James Anderson has assumed the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer at Chicago-based commercial insurer CNA, effective Aug. 1.Anderson, who most recently served as senior vice president and head of...

CNA Hardy’s EU Subsidiary Granted Insurer License in Luxembourg

Aug 2 2018 // CNA Hardy, the specialist commercial insurer writing business within the Lloyd’s and company markets, announced that its new European subsidiary has successfully been granted an insurance company license by...

Munich Re Specialty Names Hennessy to Lead U.S. Expansion

Aug 1 2018 // Munich Re Specialty Group Ltd. (MRSG) of London is expanding its underwriting platform in North America and has tapped John Hennessy to lead the initiative. Hennessy was named president and chief executive officer of MRSG...

Anderson Assumes Role as CFO for CNA

Aug 1 2018 // James Anderson has assumed the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer at CNA.He succeeds D. Craig Mense, who has been CFO since 2004 and who last April announced plans to retire at the end of the...

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Jul 2 2018 // H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, added Christine M. Tricoli to its executive team as vice president, Human Resources.Based in the company’s Michigan headquarters, Tricoli assumes...

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Jun 18 2018 // Chicago-based CNA appointed Bruce Dmytrow to senior vice president, Healthcare. He reports to Kevin Smith, president and chief operating officer, CNA Specialty.Dmytrow joined CNA in 1995, most recently serving as vice...