CNA Announces Appointment of Additional Commercial Underwriting Officers

CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
Last month, CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) announced the appointment of
the first five Commercial Underwriting officers who will add local underwriting
leadership and deep technical underwriting capabilities to its branch offices in
order to strengthen relationships with producers. Today, the global business
insurer announces the appointment of four additional Commercial Underwriting
officers who will also ensure that the full complement of CNA`s products and
services are presented to every account.

The following Commercial Underwriting officers are scheduled to begin their new
roles this month:

Jamie Gibbins - has more than 20 years of insurance experience. She began her
insurance career at Kemper and moved into roles of increasing responsibility,
including serving as Philadelphia Branch manager for the past three years. She
will be based in Washington, D.C.

Charlie O`Donnell - joins CNA from Zurich North America, where he most recently
served as vice president of Commercial Markets for the four-state region of
Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas. He will be based in Dallas.

Michael O`Mahony - is a 20-year veteran of CNA who started as an underwriting
trainee and moved into roles of increasing responsibility. He most recently
served as an underwriting director in the Florida Branch. He will remain in
Florida.

Jon Paulsen - boasts a 23-year career with Travelers where he began as an
associate Property and Casualty underwriter, and held positions of increasing
responsibility. Most recently, he served as chief underwriting officer for its
Public Sector and Entertainment Divisions. He will be based in Minneapolis.

Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is the country`s seventh
largest commercial insurance writer 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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events (forward-looking statements) rather than actual present conditions or
historical events. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor
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cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected. Many of
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description of these risks and uncertainties please refer to CNA`s filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www.cna.com.

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the date of this press release. Further, CNA does not have any obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this press release,
even if CNA`s expectations or any related events, conditions or circumstances
change.

Media Contact:
CNA Financial Corporation
Katrina Parker, 312-822-5167

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