Tim is also a member of an internal senior working group, the Operating Committee, which has primary responsibility for putting CNA strategies into practice across the enterprise.

Tim joined CNA after a 35-year career at The Chubb Corporation, where he started as an underwriting trainee before taking on numerous assignments in Corporate Administration and Human Resources, including Worldwide Personnel Planning manager. In 1983, he moved into field operations, managing Chubb's St. Louis and Chicago branches. Subsequently, Tim managed Chubb's Midwest Region and its Northern Zone, which included 13 states and premium volume of $1.8 billion. Most recently, he served as senior vice president and Eastern U.S. Field Operations officer, with responsibility for 24 offices and premiums of $4.8 billion.

Tim received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Illinois Wesleyan University; and completed the Advanced Management Program of the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. He has served on the board of directors with Inroads/Chicago, Inc. and the Sigma Chi Risk Management Foundation. He currently serves on the Midwest Board of Operation Hope, Metropolitan Club Board of Governors and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.