Latest CNA Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our CNA Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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 // News that Lloyd’s is undergoing a strategic review of its operations may be part of a larger industrywide phenomenon—reality is setting in and underwriting pain is increasing, an industry executive said last...
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...
