CNA Appoints Charlie O'Donnell Commercial Underwriting Officer – Boston

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) announced the appointment of Charles O'Donnell to Commercial Underwriting officer (CUO) for its Boston branch office. In this position, O'Donnell will add local underwriting leadership and deep technical underwriting capabilities to branch offices -- in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine -- in order to strengthen relationships with producers and ensure that the full complement of CNA's products and services are presented to every account.

O'Donnell comes to this position having previously served as CUO for CNA's Dallas branch office where he was responsible for the states of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. He began his insurance career 25 years ago at The St. Paul Companies where he held various underwriting and management roles, including spending five years in its New England Service Center. He also served as vice president of Commercial Markets for Zurich Financial Services prior to joining CNA in 2009.

Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is the country's seventh largest commercial insurance writer and the 13^th 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.