S&P Upgrades CNA Ratings

CHICAGO, June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's (S&P) announced on June 24, 2013 that it had upgraded the CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) financial strength ratings to A with a stable outlook.

In addition to the upgrade of CNA's financial strength rating, S&P upgraded its credit ratings on CNA Financial Corporation to BBB. The upgrade from S&P comes approximately 18 months after the agency upgraded CNA's ratings outlook to positive.

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About CNA

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 service mark registered by CNA Financial Corporation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Certain CNA Financial Corporation subsidiaries use the "CNA" service mark in connection with insurance underwriting and claims activities.

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