LONDON, 24 February 2016 - CNA Hardy, a leading specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Hands as Principal Officer in Singapore. Rob spent twelve years at Newline, nine of which were spent in Asia, establishing Newline’s Asia business, which included opening offices in Singapore, Malaysia and Shanghai.

David Brosnan, CEO at CNA Hardy, said: "Rob joins the team at an incredibly exciting time in the expansion of our capability across Asia. His specialist skillset and in-depth knowledge of the market will assist in the development of our offering, and I am delighted he chose CNA Hardy."

"Rob’s appointment really demonstrates our intention to bring go-to market leaders to our underwriting teams, as we work towards our long-term strategy to build scale and relevance across our chosen sectors."

It is expected that Rob will join in summer 2016.

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CNA Hardy, acting through Hardy (Underwriting Agencies) Limited and CNA Insurance Company Limited, independent wholly-owned UK subsidiaries, are a leading specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within both the Lloyd’s and company markets. For more information, please visit CNA Hardy at www.cnahardy.com.
Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is the eighth largest commercial insurance writer and the 13th largest property and casualty company in the U.S.  CNA’s insurance products include standard commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, marine and other property and casualty coverages. CNA's 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 service mark registered by CNA Financial Corporation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Certain CNA Financial Corporation subsidiaries use the "CNA" service mark in connection with insurance underwriting and claims activities.

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