CNA Receives First Ever “Recognized Risk Engineer” Designation from UL

<p><location value="LU/us.il.chicgo" idsrc="xmltag.org">CHICAGO</location>--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Risk Control unit of CNA was recently recognized for its excellence in risk engineer development by UL, a world leader in advancing safety. The new professional designation, UL Recognized Risk Engineer (RRE), was awarded to approximately 200 of CNA’s Commercial Risk Control staff in the U.S., <location value="LC/ca" idsrc="xmltag.org">Canada</location> and <location value="LR/eur" idsrc="xmltag.org">Europe</location>, based on the strength of its risk control services, educational offerings and ongoing professional development. </p><p> “We are proud that our work with UL now sets a new standard of risk engineering excellence in the industry,” said <person>Bob Lindemann</person>, president and chief operating officer, CNA Commercial. “The RRE designation further demonstrates to our customers that CNA has the unique expertise to provide them with customized risk control and insurance solutions for their businesses.” </p><p> During the past six months, UL conducted an assessment of CNA’s risk engineering training and development programs, including analyzing curriculum, design, exam questions, metrics and proficiency testing in Property, Automobile, Workers’ Compensation, General Liability and Product Liability. Moving forward, UL will be working with CNA and other industry representatives in developing the future designation of Certified Risk Engineer for the entire insurance industry. </p><p> “We congratulate CNA and its risk engineers on their achievement as the first to earn our recognition for excellence in risk engineer development, and for helping to raise the bar of safety excellence,” said <person>Douglas Grillaert</person>, general manager, UL. </p><p> For more information on CNA’s risk control solutions for any industry, please visit <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cna.com&esheet=50006323&lan=en-US&anchor=www.cna.com&index=1&md5=5d7e308987b9ea56ad7af1928ddd2f1e">www.cna.com</a> or call 866-262-0540. </p><p> UL is a premier global independent safety science company with more than 117 years of history. Employing more than 6,800 professionals in over 96 countries, UL has five distinct business units – Product Safety, Environment, Life & Health, University, and Verification Services – to meet the expanding needs of our customers and to deliver on our public safety mission. Additional information about UL may be found at <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ul.com%2F&esheet=50006323&lan=en-US&anchor=UL.com&index=2&md5=a4c9f90f1c7ba19024fa635938e12773">UL.com</a>. </p><p> 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 <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cna.com&esheet=50006323&lan=en-US&anchor=www.cna.com&index=3&md5=80587b4b916a27f2e3eb10709715f38c"><span class="bwuline">www.cna.com</span></a>. CNA is a registered trademark of <org value="NYSE:CNA" idsrc="xmltag.org">CNA Financial Corporation</org>. </p><p> Follow CNA on: <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FCNA%2F216356455047174&esheet=50006323&lan=en-US&anchor=Facebook&index=4&md5=f70770f4b73af5514f2023fffe4aa27c"><org value="ACORN:1289573027" idsrc="xmltag.org">Facebook</org></a> | <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F%23%21%2Fcna_insurance&esheet=50006323&lan=en-US&anchor=Twitter&index=5&md5=37938c09d5b10f3ec2051e1b8b0f4513">Twitter</a></p&gt;<p></p><p><img alt="" src="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&sty=20110921006832r1&sid=acqr4&distro=nx" /><span class="bwct31415" /></p><p> CNA<br /><person>Katrina Parker</person>, 312-822-5167 </p><p class="bwalignc"></p><p>Source: CNA</p>