CNA Financial Corporation has

announced that Stephen W. Lilienthal, chairman and

chief executive officer of CNA insurance companies, and Robert V.

Deutsch, chief financial officer of CNA Financial Corporation, will

speak at the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts (AIFA)

Conference on Monday, March 3, 2003 at 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. MST,

respectively. The conference is being held at the Hyatt Regency in

Scottsdale, AZ. A webcast will be available at

www.investors.cna.com or at www.vcall.com.

CNA is the country's fourth largest commercial insurance writer,

the ninth largest property and casualty company and the 51st largest

life insurance company. CNA's insurance products include standard

commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, reinsurance, marine and

other property and casualty coverages; life and accident insurance;

group long term care, disability and life insurance; and pension

products. CNA services include risk management, information services,

underwriting, risk control and claims administration. For more

information, please visit CNA at www.cna.com.