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Simpson Thacher Represents Continental Casualty Company and The Continental Insurance Company in Sale of Argentinean Subsidiary of CNA Financial Corporation to QBE Insurance

06.14.10
Simpson Thacher represented Continental Casualty Company and The Continental Insurance Company, each of which is a subsidiary of CNA Financial Corporation, in the sale of CNA Financial's Argentinean subsidiary, CNA Aseguradora de Riesgos del Trabajo, to QBE the Americas, whose parent company is Australia’s largest insurance company and among the top 20 insurers in the world.  The transaction closed on June 4, 2010.

CNA is the seventh largest commercial insurance writer, and the thirteenth largest property and casualty company, in the United States.

The Simpson Thacher team representing Continental Casualty Company and The Continental Insurance Company included John Finley, Daniel Tseng and Medard Fischer (M&A); Alvin Brown (Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits); Steven DeLott (Insurance); and Steven Todrys and Christian Miller (Tax). Paralegal Allison Nichols provided valuable assistance.