Latest CNA Insurance Headlines

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CNA Records Q1 Loss Tied to Market Volatility from Coronavirus

May 5 2020 // CNA Financial Corp. recorded a first quarter 2020 net loss of $61 million, and core income of $108 million. The insurer said results for the quarter reflected financial market volatility amid the events of COVID-19. The...

New Embroker Business Owners Policy (BOP) Targets SMEs

Mar 11 2020 // Embroker, Inc., a digital insurance broker, has partnered with CNA to provide a customized business owners policy (BOP) coverage to its business clients. Embroker is a technology platform that digitizes all aspects of the...

S&P Upgrades CNA Financial Strength Rating to A+

Nov 19 2019 // CNA Financial Corp. has achieved an “A+” financial strength rating from Standard & Poor’s, an upgrade made in recognition of the Chicago-based insurer’s efforts to improve its operations and...

CNA Names James as Chief Risk Officer; Appoints Miralles President of Warranty

Oct 16 2019 // Mark James has been named CNA’s Chief Risk and Reinsurance Officer. He assumes leadership for CNA’s Enterprise Risk Management function and maintains leadership for the Global Reinsurance team. Prior to joining...

Euclid Insurance Services Taps CNA’s Elliott to Lead New Life Sciences Division

Oct 1 2019 // Euclid Insurance Services, Inc. has formed Euclid Life Science Specialty, LLC (Euclid Life Science), a product and professional liability insurance underwriting platform providing tailored casualty coverage products to the...

People & Places

Sep 16 2019 // National Ralph Blust Insurance broker Aon has appointed Jay Demeusy as U.S. vice chairman of its Reinsurance Solutions business. Alongside his new role, Demeusy will continue to chair the newly formed Global Construction...

CNA Names Possell Chief Information Officer

Sep 9 2019 // Chicago-based insurer CNA has appointed Jane Possell as chief information officer. Possell will be responsible for leading the development and execution of CNA’s overarching information technology strategy, reporting...

CNA Names Decman Branch Manager in Washington and Oregon Branches

Aug 29 2019 // CNA has named Tanya Decman vice president and branch manager for the Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore., branches. Decman was previously assistant vice president of sales and distribution in the West. She was a marketing...

QBE’s Gonzalez Named Executive VP, General Counsel at CNA

Jul 1 2019 // Chicago-based commercial property/casualty insurer, CNA, has appointed Jose Ramon Gonzalez as executive vice president and general counsel. Gonzalez will serve as the principal counsel for CNA, leading the company’s...

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...

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...

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...