CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2009--
CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) announced that, effective November
2, David Rutkowski has been appointed senior vice president of
Commercial Segments. In this role, Rutkowski will be responsible for
profitability, growth and strategic direction of CNA’s Middle Market
customer segments -- including Construction, CustomXpressSM,
General Industries, Technology -- and product development.
“Dave’s 33-year insurance career is a record of successful development
and execution of underwriting strategies and differentiated customer
value propositions,” said Bob Lindemann, president and chief operating
officer, CNA Commercial. “In addition to his strong connection with the
agent and broker community, Dave’s experience, energy and proven
leadership will assist in our drive to improve the profitable growth of
our Middle Market business.”
Rutkowski joins CNA from Zurich North America where he most recently
served as senior vice president for its Middle Market Commercial
business. In that role, he was responsible for developing operating
strategies through underwriting and product initiatives, rate actions
and book mix change by line of business and industry class. Prior to
this, he held underwriting and Field leadership roles for several major
insurance carriers.
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.
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Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to a variety of
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Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www.cna.com.
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CNA as of the date of this press release. Further, CNA does not have any
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conditions or circumstances change.
Source: CNA Financial Corporation
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