CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For the 12^th year, CNA insurance companies presented its Safety in Excellence Award to Fresenius Medical Care North America, the North American operations of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. CNA’s award recognizes a company’s national leadership and dedicated commitment to employee health, safety, loss prevention and risk control. For more than a decade, Fresenius has demonstrated significant reductions in employee lost time injury rates.

Pictured, during CNA's presentation of its Safety in Excellence Award to Fresenius Medical Care North America, are Larry Park (left), vice president of Corporate Health, Safety, Environmental Affairs, Engineering, Security and Risk Management, Fresenius; and Tom Motamed, chairman and chief executive officer, CNA. (Photo: Business Wire)

Held at the global business insurer’s home office in Chicago, the award presentation was made by its chairman and chief executive officer, Tom Motamed, who congratulated Fresenius on its commitment to safety and risk control. Motamed was joined by other leaders from CNA, Fresenius, and Marsh, including: Larry Park, vice president of Corporate Health, Safety, Environmental Affairs, Engineering, Security and Risk Management, Fresenius; Eric Bishop, vice president, Finance, Administration, Fresenius; George Kuklevsky, managing director, Marsh; Craig Mense, chief financial officer, CNA; Bill Boyd, senior vice president – Risk Control, CNA; Dave Rutkowski, senior vice president – Underwriting, CNA; and Bob Lindemann, president and chief operating officer, CNA Commercial.

“This award is possible because of the dedicated efforts of all of our employees,” said Park. “Through their contributions, the entire company has been honored by CNA for twelve years in the area of employee health and safety.”

Fresenius Medical Care is the world's largest integrated provider of products and services for individuals undergoing dialysis because of chronic kidney failure, a condition that affects more than 1.89 million individuals worldwide. Through its network of 2,769 dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatment to 216,942 patients around the globe. Fresenius Medical Care is also the world's leading provider of dialysis products such as hemodialysis machines, dialyzers and related disposable products. Fresenius Medical Care is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FME, FME3) and the New York Stock Exchange (FMS, FMS/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 www.cna.com. CNA is a registered trademark of CNA Financial Corporation.

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