TORONTO, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CNA today announced the appointment of Dmitri Iankine to vice president, Underwriting Manager, Ontario, for CNA Canada. In this role, Dmitri will be responsible for leading the Ontario Underwriting team to achieve its goals for continued growth and profitability through stronger broker relationships.

Previously, Dmitri served as assistant vice president, Property and Inland Marine.

"Dmitri has demonstrated strong leadership skills and has built meaningful, lasting relationships with our brokers," said John Hennessy, president and chief operating officer, CNA Canada. "I am confident that his proven leadership skills, underwriting expertise and strong broker relationships in this territory will position him well to take on this expanded role."

Prior to joining CNA in May 2007, Dmitri worked at AXA Insurance as a property and casualty underwriter.

Dmitri holds the Canadian Risk Management (CRM) and Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designations.

Dmitri can be reached at 416-542-7311, or via email at Dmitri.Iankine@cna.com.

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Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is North America'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. All products and services may not be available in all provinces and may be subject to change without notice. For more information, please visit CNA at www.cnacanada.ca. "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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