CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Today, CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) announced the appointment
of Mark Verheyen to senior vice president and chief risk officer. In
this role, Verheyen will lead company-wide risk management efforts,
including determining risk tolerances as well as measuring and
monitoring risk throughout CNA. Verheyen succeeds John Beckman who has
accepted the role of chief underwriting officer in Commercial Insurance.
“Mark’s appointment reinforces the importance of the enterprise risk
management function and highlights the depth of talent within CNA,” said
Craig Mense, executive vice president and chief financial officer, CNA.
“Mark is well respected here and within the industry as an expert in
enterprise risk management; and we are pleased to have someone of his
caliber at the helm of our company-wide risk management efforts.”
Since rejoining CNA in 2008, Verheyen has played a key role as a member
of its Enterprise Risk Management team, leading the development of its
internal economic model, an important part of strategic and operational
planning, capital management decision making, and day-to-day business
execution. His 20 years of insurance industry experience includes
spending the first 10 years at CNA in a variety of roles including
pricing, reserving, underwriting, and reinsurance. He went on to assume
actuarial and modeling roles at other firms including Ernst & Young and
Travelers before rejoining CNA.
Verheyen has a bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science from the
University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign. He is a fellow of the
Casualty Actuarial Society, member of the American Academy of Actuaries,
a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst, and an associate of the Society of
Actuaries.
Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is the country’s
seventh largest commercial insurance writer 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.
Source: CNA Financial Corporation
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