CHICAGO, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CNA is pleased to
announce that after three years as Chief Operations Officer,
Michael Costonis will take on a new
role as CNA's Global Head of Marketing, Strategy and Innovation.
Costonis is backed by a very successful 26 year consulting career
leading insurance companies to higher levels of performance and is
fully equipped to help the company capitalize on the dynamics of
the evolving marketplace in new and innovative ways.
"We are thrilled to have Michael take on his new role. His deep
industry knowledge and proven capabilities will strengthen our
market facing strategies and expand the business and growth
opportunities for CNA," said Dino E.
Robusto, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer. "A key to
success will be Michael's focus on helping business leaders
innovate and drive transformative initiatives to enhance the ease
of doing business with our agents and brokers."
As a result of Costonis' transition, CNA has added Gary Haase to its executive team. Haase will
join CNA as Chief Operations Officer from Catalina Holdings at the
start of the 4th quarter. As the Group Chief
Operating Officer at Catalina Holdings, Haase brings with him two
decades of robust industry knowledge. Through his various
leadership roles, he developed tremendous expertise in operational
management and strategy, actuarial science, complex reinsurance
commutations, and practical application of big data and analytical
technology solutions for the insurance
industry.
Robusto added, "We welcome Gary to CNA and are certain his
industry experience and expertise in sophisticated technology
solutions and data analytics, will progress our operational
strategy and decision making by institutionalizing analytical
technologies and big data applications across our value chain."
Haase is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) and
occasionally teaches graduate level courses in Statistics and Data
Analysis at the New York University
Stern School of Business. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from the
University of Iowa and a MBA in
Quantitative Finance from NYU Stern.
About CNA
CNA is one of the largest
U.S. commercial property and casualty insurance companies. Backed
by more than 120 years of experience, CNA provides a broad range of
standard and specialized insurance products and services for
businesses and professionals in the U.S., Canada and Europe. For more information,
please visit CNA at www.cna.com.
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