Latest CNA Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our CNA Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
CNA Names Livingstone Chief Marketing Officer
Jun 11 2018 // Chicago-based CNA has appointed Jennifer Livingstone senior vice president and chief marketing officer, a newly created role. Livingstone joins CNA after 25 years in the insurance industry, in both underwriting and sales...
Williams Appointed Senior VP, Chief Compliance Officer at CNA
Jun 8 2018 // Chicago-based CNA has appointed Garrett Williams as senior vice president and chief compliance officer. Williams is responsible for the overall strategic leadership and direction of CNA’s Enterprise Compliance Group....
CNA Hosts Grand Opening of New Global Headquarters
Jun 4 2018 // Commercial insurer, CNA, is hosting a grand opening and key handover ceremony for CNA Center, its new, modern global headquarters located at 151 North Franklin Street in Chicago’s loop business district on June 5,...
Distribution Overpowers Underwriting. How CNA Ex-CEO Chookaszian Views Industry’s Past, Present and Future
Jun 1 2018 // The former chief executive of an insurance company believes the center of value of the property/casualty industry has shifted away from one of the activities that would seem to define an insurance risk-taking enterprise:...
CNA Hardy Names Leroy as French Country Manager
May 21 2018 // CNA Hardy, a specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets, is has appointed Delphine Leroy as country manager for France. Reporting to Stuart Middleton, CEO Continental...
CNA Appoints Dmytrow as Senior VP, Healthcare
May 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...
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May 7 2018 // Associated Agencies Inc. in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has hired Talicia Bashford as chief operating officer, a newly created position. Bashford will focus on overall operations and several areas of opportunity, including...
CNA Names AIG’s James as Senior VP for Global Reinsurance
Apr 12 2018 // CNA reports that Mark James will join the company as senior vice president for Global Reinsurance. He will be responsible for CNA’s reinsurance strategies and purchasing around the globe. James has more than 15 years...
Kortfelt Named Sr. VP, Chief Procurement Officer at CNA
Apr 11 2018 // Chicago-based CNA has appointed Doug Kortfelt as senior vice president and chief procurement officer. Kortfelt will lead CNA’s Enterprise Vendor Management and Procurement teams. He reports to Scott Weber, executive...
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Mar 5 2018 // St. Louis, Missouri-based Safety National Casualty Corp. announced management changes that are effective April 1, 2018. Gene Maier, executive vice president and chief underwriting officer, is retiring. During his 33-year...
CNA Reports Solid Q4 and Year 2017 Despite Catastrophes
Feb 13 2018 // Insurer CNA saw its fourth quarter 2017 combined ratio improve and its quarterly net income dip only slightly despite catastrophe losses. For the full year 2017, it achieved net income of nearly $900 million, which was...
CNA Names Omidfar as Chief Technology Officer; Expands Role for Trimuel, Chief Operations, Diversity Officer
Feb 2 2018 // Chicago-based insurer CNA reported that Joyce Trimuel has accepted an expanded role leading CNA’s operations in addition to her current role as chief diversity officer, and Bahr Omidfar has been hired as senior vice...
CNA Makes 3 Commercial Insurance Appointments
Jan 26 2018 // CNA announced three leadership appointments within the company’s Commercial Insurance organization. Michael Kirchgessner has been appointed to senior vice president, Underwriting for Large/Complex Casualty business....
CNA Hardy Names Middleton as CEO of Post-Brexit EU HQ in Luxembourg
Jan 12 2018 // CNA Hardy, a specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets, has appointed Stuart Middleton as CEO of its Luxembourg subsidiary, subject to regulatory approval. The...
Goesel Appointed VP, Financial Institutions Underwriting at CNA
Jan 9 2018 // Chicago-based commercial insurer, CNA, has appointed Carrie Goesel as vice president, Financial Institutions Underwriting. In this role, Goesel is responsible for leading the Financial Institutions underwriting practice,...
CNA’s Sather Joins AXIS Insurance U.S. Programs as Underwriter
Dec 22 2017 // Matthew Sather has joined the U.S. Programs, Property & Casualty team of AXIS Insurance business unit as a vice president of Underwriting. Sather is based in the company’s Chicago office and reports to John...
Sompo’s Nardiello Joins CNA Commercial’s Large/Complex Property Underwriting Team
Dec 21 2017 // CNA announced the appointment of Michael Nardiello as senior vice president of underwriting for Large/Complex Property. In this role, Nardiello will be based in New York City and report to Kevin Leidwinger, president and...