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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549



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FORM 10-Q/A

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2001 Commission File Number 1-5823



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CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|Delaware                                 |  | 36-6169860         
|(State or other jurisdiction of          |  | (I.R.S. Employer   
|incorporation or organization)           |  | Identification No.)
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|CNA Plaza                                |  |                    
|Chicago, Illinois                        |  | 60685              
|(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)         

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes checkmark    No...


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

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|Class                         |  | Outstanding at August 10, 2001
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|Common Stock, Par value $2.50 |  | 183,272,498                   



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CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Part II Other Information

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

Exhibits

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|Description of Exhibit       |  | Number 
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|Three Year Credit Agreement  |  |         | 10.12* | 
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|No. 364-Day Credit Agreement |  |         | 10.13* | 

* filed with Form 10-Q for
Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2001

Reports on Form 8-K

None

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 thereunto duly authorized.

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|Date: August 15, 2001 | By:                       | /s/ ROBERT V. DEUTSCH                                                     
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|                      |                           | Robert V. Deutsch
  Executive Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

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