---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021175-22-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNA"
cik: "0000021175"
company_name: "CNA FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2022-01-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T18:45:19.772448+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CNA Financial announces retirement of President & COO Kevin Leidwinger effective April 30, 2022

## Summary
- Kevin Leidwinger, President & COO of Commercial Lines, will retire effective April 30, 2022.
- He notified CNA of his retirement on January 10, 2022.
- No successor has been announced as of the filing date.
- Leidwinger oversaw the company's commercial lines operations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021175-22-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNA
- cik: 0000021175
- company_name: CNA FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2022-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21175/000002117522000006/0000021175-22-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21175/000002117522000006/cna-20220110.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021175-22-000006
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021175-22-000006.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021175-22-000006.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kevin Leidwinger retired as President & Chief Operating Officer of the Commercial Lines at CNA FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: President & Chief Operating Officer of the Commercial Lines
  source text: The Registrant announces that Kevin Leidwinger, President & Chief Operating Officer of the Commercial Lines of the Registrant, has notified the Registrant of his intention to retire, effective April 30, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21175/000002117522000006/0000021175-22-000006-index.htm

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