ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) today announced the appointment of Andrea Coleman as vice president of the Orange County and San Diego branches. In this role, Andrea will be responsible for leading the branch teams to achieve their goals for continued growth and profitability through producer relationships.

"Andrea has demonstrated success in a diverse range of underwriting, sales and marketing, distribution management, and leadership roles," said Steve Marohn, Western Zone officer. "I am confident her leadership and influencing skills as the business development leader will transition well and will help strengthen CNA's producer relationships in the Orange County and San Diego marketplaces."

Andrea joined CNA in December 2012 as the business development leader for San Francisco.

Prior to joining CNA, Andrea held various underwriting and leadership roles, including as a regional vice president for Colorado Casualty Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, where she managed a regional underwriting and sales team driving underwriting profit. In this role, she developed and executed underwriting and marketing strategies, as well as developed strong business relationships with agency partners.

Andrea holds a bachelor of arts in business administration from the University of San Diego.

Andrea can be reached at 949-399-4901, or via email at [email protected].    

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 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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