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CNA Appoints McCarron Senior Vice President, Commercial Claim

CNA announced the recent appointment of Peter McCarron as senior vice president, Commercial Claim. He will report to Andrew Pinkes, executive vice president, Worldwide P&C Claim. McCarron joins CNA from Zurich North America, where he most recently served as senior …

CNA Appoints Robusto as CEO, Motamed to Retire at End of 2016

CNA Financial Corporation announced the appointment of Dino E. Robusto as chairman and chief executive officer, effective on or about December 1, 2016. Robusto will succeed Thomas F. Motamed who will retire at the end of 2016. Motamed will continue …

Opioid Abuse Rises in Construction, Manufacturing Sectors: CNA

CNA recently issued two new reports that examine the growing prescription opioid abuse epidemic and its effect on the U.S. workforce, focusing on the construction and manufacturing industries, which are particularly at risk for such abuse. The reports, Construction: Prescription …

Pinkes Appointed Executive VP of CNA Worldwide P/C Claim

CNA Financial Corporation announced the appointment of Andrew Pinkes as executive vice president of Worldwide Property & Casualty Claim, effective May 18, 2015, reporting to Tom Motamed, chairman and chief executive officer. In this role, Pinkes will be responsible for …

CNA Seeks to Limit Liability in Minnesota Priest Abuse Case

An insurance company has asked a court to limit or eliminate its responsibility to cover some clergy sex abuse claims against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Last month, the archdiocese sued about 20 insurers in federal court to …

CNA Re-Engineers London-based Property Unit, Makes New Appointments

CNA Financial Corporation has made a number of changes to the Property team of London-based Hardy (Underwriting Agencies) Limited. The Property Business Unit will be led by Hardy’s Lloyd Tunnicliffe, formerly head of Property Treaty. The Property Business Unit comprises …

CNA Appoints Baweja Vice President Of Analytics

CNA announced the appointment of Naveen Baweja to vice president of Analytics. In this role, Baweja will provide leadership and support to the underwriting transformation initiatives component of the CNA Enterprise Roadmap, with a focus on enhancing the company’s data …

$44M Paid in Nurse Practitioner Liability Claims Over Past 5 Years: Report

Nurse Services Organization, a division of Aon Affinity, and their insurance carrier CNA, have released a report containing an analysis of nurse practitioner malpractice claims and license protection defense claims over a five-year period. “The report helps nurse practitioners identify …

CNA Releases Latest Aging Services Claims Analysis

While both indemnity and expense payments have fluctuated over time, ultimate severity of indemnity and expense payments has trended upward over the past 10 years, according to the latest CNA aging services professional liability claims study, Aging Services 2012: Data …

CNA Appoints Cohen Vice President of Field Operations

CNA Financial Corporation announced the appointment of Andy Cohen as the vice president of Field Operations. Cohen joins CNA most recently from Travelers Insurance, serving as vice president, Strategy, Middle Market. In this role, he developed a multi-year plan encompassing …