CHICAGO, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CNA today announced the appointment of Lisa Lantero to vice president for Architects, Engineers and Contractors Design Liability and Real Estate Professional Liability businesses, effective immediately.

"Lisa's experience and success in the management and oversight of CNA's Architects, Engineers and Contractors Design Liability for the past three years is a strong reflection of her leadership," said John Brand, senior vice president, Professional Services. "We have served the Architects, Engineers and Contractors Design Liability customers for more than 50 years, and the Real Estate Professional Liability customers for more than 25 years. Lisa's strong expertise will help us maintain our long-standing, market-leading position in professional liability insurance."

Lisa joined CNA in 2009 as senior litigation counsel in CNA's Claim Legal Exposure Management unit. Most recently, she served as assistant vice president, Architects, Engineers and Contractors Design Liability.

Lisa holds a bachelor of arts in political science and French from the University of Colorado Boulder and a JD from DePaul University's College of Law.

CNA is the nation's leading insurance provider of professional liability insurance, with the financial strength, industry experience and broad portfolio of products. CNA is the preferred carrier for professional liability programs for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).

Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is the country's eighth 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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