CNA's Stephen W. Lilienthal to Present at the Merrill Lynch Insurance

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    Merrill Lynch Insurance Investor Conference

    CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2005--CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) announced today that Stephen W. Lilienthal, chairman and chief executive officer of CNA insurance companies will speak at the Merrill Lynch Insurance Investor Conference on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 2:55 p.m. (ET) at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. A live webcast will be available at http://investors.cna.com or at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/ml31/cna/. A replay will be available until March 1, 2005.
    CNA is the country's seventh largest commercial insurance writer and the 14th largest property and casualty company. CNA's insurance products include standard commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, marine and other property and casualty coverages. CNA 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 service mark, trade name and domain name of CNA Financial Corporation.

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CONTACT: CNA Financial Corporation Media: Charles M. Boesel, 312-822-2592 Katrina W. Parker, 312-822-5167 or Analysts: Dawn M. Jaffray, 312-822-7757 Kenneth S. De Vries, 312-822-1111

KEYWORD: ILLINOIS TRACK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INSURANCE BANKING TRADESHOW SOURCE: CNA Financial Corporation

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