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CHICAGO, Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ today announced the appointment of Chris Heckman to Vice President, Hospitals and Captives in the company's Healthcare unit. In this newly created role, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Healthcare brings together its hospitals and captives strategies, and Heckman is responsible for the strategy and leadership of the department. He reports to Glen Curley, Senior Vice President, Healthcare, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Specialty.ÌýÌý

"Chris has been instrumental in shaping and executing ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s short and long-term strategy for hospitals," Curley said. "He is recognized and respected both internally and externally as a deep technical expert in the Hospitals industry, allowing us to deliver solutions to the needs of our healthcare producers and ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s customers."

Heckman joined ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ in 2012 as an Underwriting Consulting Director. Most recently, he served as Assistant Vice President, Industry Leader for Hospitals.

Heckman holds several industry accreditations including the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Claims (AIC), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Associate in Reinsurance (ARe), Associate Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI) and Associate in General Insurance (AINS).

Heckman can be reached in at 214-220-1397 or Christopher.Heckman@cna.com.

About ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½
Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is the country's eighth largest commercial insurance writer and the 14th largest property andÌýcasualtyÌýcompany. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s insurance products include commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, marine and other property and casualty coverages. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s services include risk management, information services, underwriting, risk control and claims administration. For more information, please visit ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ at . "ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½" is a service mark registered by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Financial Corporation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Certain ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Financial Corporation subsidiaries use the "ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½" service mark in connection with insurance underwriting and claims activities.

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