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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 10, 1995
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CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Chapter)
Delaware 1-5823 36-6169860
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
CNA PLAZA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60685
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (312) 822-5000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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The registrant hereby amends the following items, financial statements, or
exhibits or other portion of its current report on Form 8-K dated May 10, 1995
filed on May 10, 1995 as certain financial statements of the Continental
Corporation have been incorporated by reference in the registration statement
(No. 33-50753) on Form S-3 of CNA Financial Corporation.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description Page No.
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23.02 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP 3
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Exhibit 23.02
Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants
The Board of Directors
CNA Financial Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
33-50753) on Form S-3 of CNA Financial Corporation of our report dated February
16, 1995, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of The Continental
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1994, which report
appears in the Proxy Statement dated March 29, 1995 of The Continental
Corporation and is incorporated by reference into CNA Financial corporation's
8-K dated May 10, 1995, as amended, and the reference to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in the prospectus supplement.
Our report refers to The Continental Corporation and subsidiaries' change in
methods of accounting for multiple year retrospectively rated reinsurance
contracts and for the adoption of the provisions of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board's Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 112,
"Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits," No. 113, "Accounting and
Reporting for Reinsurance of Short Duration and Long Duration Contracts," and
No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," in
1993. SFAS No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other
Than Pensions," and No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," were adopted in
1992.
(signed) KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
New York, New York
November 19, 1996
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CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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Date: November 19, 1996 By: /s/ Peter E. Jokiel
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Peter E. Jokiel
Senior Vice-President
and Chief Financial Officer
