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                                 UNITED STATES


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    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 30, 2003


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                            CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION

            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





               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)                     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (312) 822-5000

       (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 5.  Other Events

The following information is filed pursuant to Item 5 Other Events. On May 30,
2003 CNA Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing a second
quarter charge relating to a 1995 property loss. The press release is furnished
as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits:

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           CNA Financial Corporation press release, issued May 30, 2003
               providing information on 2nd quarter charge.


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION



Dated:  May 30, 2003                    /s/ Robert V. Deutsch
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                                        By:  Robert V. Deutsch
                                        Its: Executive Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer


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