CHICAGO, Jan. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) today announced the appointment of Riki Nieman as Vice President for its Los Angeles Branch office.

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"Over the course of her career in the Southern California and Southwest marketplace, Riki has demonstrated success in a diverse range of underwriting, sales and marketing, distribution management, and segment management roles," said Steve Marohn, CNA's Western Zone Officer. "I am confident her leadership will help strengthen our producer relationships in the Los Angeles marketplace, drive continued profitable growth across our business units, and continue to build a winning team."

Riki comes to CNA from ACE, where she served as National Segment Vice President for Regional Operations. In this role, she was responsible for managing the National Accounts Segment in the West, defined as accounts with revenue of more than $1B. Prior to her most recent role, Riki held various leadership positions in Corporate Accounts and Underwriting at AIG and Swiss Re, respectively.

Riki can be reached at (213)452-5902, or via email at riki.nieman@cna.com.

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 registered trademark of CNA Financial Corporation.

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