The Registrant's subsidiary, CNA Financial Corporation ("CNA"), issued a press release today announcing that it had priced an offering of $350 million principal amount of its 7.35%, ten year senior notes. The offering is expected to close on November 13, 2009. CNA has stated that it intends to use the net proceeds to redeem $250 million, plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, of its 2008 Senior Preferred Stock held by the Registrant, with the remainder of the net proceeds available for general corporate purposes. The redemption of the 2008 Senior Preferred Stock is subject to CNA's successful completion of the offering, as well as other customary conditions.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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    Number                                 Exhibit
                                         Description

     99.1       CNA Financial Corporation press release, issued November 9,
                2009.