CNA Financial

Illinois
Insurance

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

CNA Financial has not terminated business relationships for any reason, though it does vet suppliers according to its LGBTQ policies. CNA Financial does not have viewpoint protections for its employees. The company supports the Equality Act and transgender participation in youth sports. CNA Financial opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Law as well. For these reasons, CNA Financial receives a "Medium Risk" rating.

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Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

CNA Financial received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1). There are no known instances of CNA Insurance terminating business relationships because of political or religious beliefs.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

CNA Financial does not publicly disclose its gift-matching guidelines.

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

CNA Financial does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

CNA Financial signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge (1). CNA Insurance (a subsidiary of CNA Financial) opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibits teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools to kids in K-3rd grade (2). The company has signed the Equality Act and advocates for transgender participation in female sports (3)(4).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

CNA Financial does not publicly donate to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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Rationale

CNA Financial’s PAC operates in a bipartisan manner in accordance with business interests (1)(2).

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March 21, 2023

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