CNA Appoints Bob Lindemann President and Chief Operating Officer, CNA Commercial

CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) announced today that Bob Lindemann has
been appointed to the position of president and chief operating officer of CNA`s
Commercial Lines operations. In this role, Lindemann will be responsible for
achieving profitable growth in CNA`s $3.5 billion commercial property and
casualty business, which is now comprised of Business Insurance, serving smaller
commercial accounts, and Commercial Insurance, serving middle market and risk
management accounts. Lindemann will join CNA on August 4 and report to Tom
Motamed, chairman and chief executive officer, CNA.

"Bob`s 33-year insurance career is a record of increasing responsibility and
success in complex underwriting and claim functions," said Motamed. "His
leadership, expertise and experience will be huge assets to our strategies for
growing our Commercial Lines operations` top and bottom lines."

Lindemann joins CNA from Zurich North America, where he most recently served as
chief operating officer of Commercial Markets, Zurich`s largest business
insurance unit in North America. Previously in his Zurich career, he led the
turnaround of the company`s middle market business, opening new offices,
refreshing current products, adding proprietary products, and changing the
geographic mix and segmentation. Lindemann`s decision to enter the insurance
industry was made early, when he received a college scholarship through Kemper
Insurance as a "Kemper Scholar." He then went on to work for Kemper where, over
a 28-year period, he rapidly advanced from an underwriter to several branch,
regional and business leadership roles. In his last position, Lindemann was
president for American Manufacturers Mutual - Kemper`s small and middle market
commercial business and its largest unit at the time. He led the business to
profitability within two years and achieved its first sub-100 combined ratio in
more than a decade.

Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is the country`s seventh
largest commercial insurer and the 13th largest property and casualty company.
CNA`s insurance products include standard commercial lines, specialty lines,
surety, marine and other property and casualty coverages. CNA's services include
risk management, information services, underwriting, risk control and claims
administration. For more information, please visit CNA at www.cna.com. CNA is a
registered trademark of CNA Financial Corporation.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT

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CNA Financial Corporation
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