CNA Presents Fresenius Medical Care North America with National Safety Award for 13th Year

  CNA Presents Fresenius Medical Care North America with National Safety Award
  for 13th Year

Business Wire

CHICAGO -- July 12, 2012

For the 13^th year, CNA insurance companies presented its Safety in Excellence
Award to Fresenius Medical Care North America, the North American operations
of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. CNA’s award recognizes a company’s
national leadership and dedicated commitment to employee health, safety, loss
prevention and risk control. For more than a decade, Fresenius has
demonstrated significant reductions in employee lost time injury rates.

Pictured (left to right), during CNA's presentation of its Safety in
Excellence Award to Fresenius M ...

Pictured (left to right), during CNA's presentation of its Safety in
Excellence Award to Fresenius Medical Care North America, are: Bob Lindemann,
president and chief operating officer, CNA Commercial; Larry Park, vice
president of Corporate Health, Safety, Environmental Affairs, Engineering,
Security and Risk Management, Fresenius; Tom Motamed, chairman and chief
executive officer, CNA; and Eric Bishop, vice president of Finance,
Administration, Fresenius. (Photo: Business Wire)

Held at the global business insurer’s home office in Chicago, the award
presentation was made by Tom Motamed, chairman and chief executive officer of
CNA, who congratulated Fresenius on its continued commitment to safety and
risk control. Motamed was joined by other leaders from CNA, Fresenius, and
Marsh, including: Larry Park, vice president of Corporate Health, Safety,
Environmental Affairs, Engineering, Security and Risk Management, Fresenius;
Eric Bishop, vice president of Finance, Administration, Fresenius; Wes Farish,
senior vice president of Client Executive Practice, Marsh; Craig Mense, chief
financial officer, CNA; Bill Boyd, senior vice president – Risk Control, CNA;
Dave Rutkowski, senior vice president – Underwriting, CNA; and Bob Lindemann,
president and chief operating officer, CNA Commercial.

“We are proud to distinguish Fresenius, a recognized world leader in dialysis
services and products, as the only CNA insured to be honored a record 13 times
with our Safety in Excellence Award,” said Motamed.

“This award is possible because of the dedicated efforts of all of our
employees,” said Park. “Through their contributions, the entire company has
been honored by CNA for thirteen years in the area of employee health and
safety.”

Fresenius Medical Care is the world's largest integrated provider of products
and services for individuals undergoing dialysis because of chronic kidney
failure, a condition that affects more than 2.16 million individuals
worldwide. Through its network of 3,119 dialysis clinics in North America,
Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Fresenius Medical Care
provides dialysis treatment to 253,041 patients around the globe. Fresenius
Medical Care is also the world's leading provider of dialysis products such as
hemodialysis machines, dialyzers and related disposable products. Fresenius
Medical Care is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FME, FME3) and the New
York Stock Exchange (FMS, FMS/P).

Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is the country’s seventh
largest commercial insurance writer and the 13^th largest property and
casualty company. CNA’s insurance products include standard commercial lines,
specialty lines, surety, marine and other property and casualty
coverages. CNA's services include risk management, information services,
underwriting, risk control and claims administration. For more information,
please visit CNA at www.cna.com. CNA is a registered trademark of CNA
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