CNA Financial News

CNA Select Risk, which provides customized excess and surplus coverage for a wide variety of businesses, recently announced a new program specifically targeted to meet the needs of companies who rent, lease or operate cranes.

A.M. Best Co. revised the outlook to positive from stable, and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- and issuer credit rating of "a-" of Cherokee Insurance Co.

Chicago would waive its $4-a-month employee head tax for two years - but only for newly-hired employees - under a mayoral plan proposed Wednesday to stimulate job creation.

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NYPPEX, a leading global secondary private market advisory, trading and research firm for illiquid assets released to customers its report Net Liquidity for Capital Calls Varies Widely Among Insurance Companies .

Women in Chicago remain underrepresented in the top-ranking positions at Chicago's 50 largest public companies, according to the 12th annual Chicago Census from the Chicago Network, the women's professional organization that tracks the representation of women in key leadership positions.

Moody's Investors Service cut the financial strength rating on Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s bond insurance unit to Aa3 from Aa2, according to The Wall Street Journal .

CNA HealthPro, a leader in the healthcare professional liability industry, presents the sixth in a series of aging services claims studies, Reducing Risk in a Changing Industry: CNA HealthPro Aging Services Claims Analysis 2004-2008 . The study includes a legislative update, analysis of updated claims data and questions designed to assist aging ...

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We are upgrading our recommendation on the shares of Loews Corp. to Neutral. The company's third-quarter earnings of $1.08 per share was well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 87 cents a share.

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CNA Financial Corporation today announced that it has priced $350 million aggregate principal amount of 7.35% ten-year senior notes in a public offering underwritten by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

CNA Financial Corp. reported Monday that its net income for the first nine months of this year was $173 million, up from $37 million in the same period last year for the insurer.

Sysco Corporation sales fell 8% and net income rose 18%. AAON, Inc , an air-conditioning and heating equipment maker reported third quarter sales fell 26.2% to $58.5 million from $79.3 million a year ago.

Ford Motor Co. /quotes/comstock/13*!f /quotes/nls/f said Monday it swung to third-quarter net income of $997 million, or 29 cents a share, from a loss of $161 million, or 7 cents a share in the year-ago period.

CNA Financial Corp., the business insurer controlled by Loews Corp., swung to a third-quarter profit on fewer hurricane claims and improved investment income.

Loews Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jim Tisch , who warned that securities tied to subprime loans werena t a oefor the faint of heart,a said his company is benefiting from purchases of the bonds made as the market collapsed.

CNA Financial Corp. reported third-quarter net income of $263 million, or 86 cents a share, a reversal from the prior year's net loss of $331 million, or $1.23 a share.

CNA Financial Corp. said Monday that declining catastrophe losses and impairment charges helped improve its profitability in the third quarter.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are the European banks as well as CIT, CNA, Dean Foods, Encore Acquisition, Ford, Humana, Loews, Nice, Terra and U.S. Bancorp.