CNA Announces 2009 School of Risk Control Excellence Course Catalog

CNA insurance companies proudly announce the availability of more than 60 courses in its 2009 School of Risk Control Excellence Course Catalog designed for business owners, risk managers, human resource personnel and safety professionals. Provided as a complimentary service to CNA agents, policyholders and their employees, these value-added courses are applicable to businesses across a broad range of industry segments and a variety of coverage lines.

"From a small business to a large enterprise, exposure to risk can result in business loss and interruption,” said Bill Boyd, senior vice president of Risk Control, CNA. "Our School of Risk Control Excellence can help businesses maintain profitability by cutting costs and controlling exposures; and help agents secure new business and retain existing accounts.”

New courses have been created based on feedback from CNA agents and clients. All courses can be adapted to fit a variety of schedules and delivered in Webinar format to reach participants in multiple locations. Most courses are eligible for .3 CEUs from the International Association for Continuing Education and Training and can be co-branded with various insurance agencies.

"My business is always looking for ways to minimize claims and keep our company safe,” said Randy Evers of Evers & Whately Electric Inc. "I attended the Managing Your Fleet Safety (course) on the advice of my agent and would certainly recommend a CNA Risk Control class to other businesses. I will also take another course in the future.”

In addition to the courses, the School offers Boot Camps which address industry-specific loss drivers from safety and industrial practice viewpoints; and Industry Guides which provide an analysis of industry-specific loss exposures based on claim data.

Since its inception in 2005, the CNA School of Risk Control has held more than 1,000 classes and served 19,000 attendees. Specific courses are also available in Spanish. For additional information about CNA Risk Control and its School of Risk Control Excellence course listings and descriptions, visit www.cna.com/riskcontrol or call 866/262-0540.

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. Please remember that only the relevant insurance policy can provide the actual terms, coverages, amounts, conditions and exclusions for an insured. All products may not be available in all states. CNA is a service mark registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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