CNA Financial to Report Third Quarter Results and Host Conference Call on October 27.

CHICAGO -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) will report third quarter 2008 results on Monday, October 27, 2008. The news release will be available on CNA's website at www.cna.com. A conference call for investors and analysts is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (ET) and will be hosted by Stephen W. Lilienthal, chairman and chief executive officer of CNA Financial Corporation.

A live webcast will be available at http://investor.cna.com. Those interested in participating in the question and answer session should dial [phone], or for international callers, [phone]. A replay of the call will be available through November 3, 2008 by dialing [phone], or for international callers, [phone]. The replay passcode is 4272590. An online replay will also be available on CNA's website following the call.

CNA is the country's seventh largest commercial insurance writer and the 13th largest property and casualty company. CNA's insurance products include standard commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, marine and other property and casualty coverages. CNA 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 registered service mark, trade name and domain name of CNA Financial Corporation.