CNA Surety appoints general counsel

CNA Surety Corporation, an insurance holding company, has appointed Rosemary Quinn as its senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective April 18, 2008.

Ms Quinn has been the company’s deputy general counsel since July 2006. From 2004, until immediately prior to joining CNA Surety, she was general counsel of GeoVera Insurance Company, a subsidiary of GeoVera Holdings.

Ms Quinn will replace Enid Tanenhaus, the company’s current senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, who will be retiring on April 18, 2008, to pursue personal interests.