---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021175-23-000043"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNA"
cik: "0000021175"
company_name: "CNA FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T23:21:04.665753+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CNA Financial EVP and COO Gerald Haase to leave in Q3 2023

## Summary
- Gerald S. Haase, EVP and Chief Operations Officer, separating from CNA Financial due to organizational changes.
- Expected effective date for separation is in the third quarter of 2023.
- No replacement is announced in the filing; reason cited is organizational changes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021175-23-000043
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNA
- cik: 0000021175
- company_name: CNA FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21175/000002117523000043/0000021175-23-000043-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21175/000002117523000043/cna-20230612.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021175-23-000043
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021175-23-000043.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021175-23-000043.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gerald S. Haase departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at CNA FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: separating
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
  source text: The Registrant announces that, in connection with certain organizational changes, Gerald S. Haase, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of the Registrant, is separating from the Registrant with an expected effective date in the third quarter of 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21175/000002117523000043/0000021175-23-000043-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.