Form 13f Holdings Report (13f-hr)

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete. The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete.

	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	OMB APPROVAL
	Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F	OMB Number:   3235-0006 Expires:          July 31, 2015 Estimated average burden hours per response:       23.8

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:

03-31-2022

Check here if Amendment:		Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):		is a restatement.
		adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:	CNA FINANCIAL CORP
Address:	CNA
	151 N. FRANKLIN
	CHICAGO	IL	60606

Form 13F File Number:

028-00346

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:	Amy Smith
Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Phone:	312-822-5149

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Amy Smith	Chicago,  ILLINOIS	05-10-2022
[Signature]	[City, State]	[Date]

Do you wish to provide information pursuant to Special Instruction 5?

X  Yes          No

Additional Information

Assets reported herein are described as having shared investment discretion among Loews Corporation, CNA Financial Corporation, The Continental Corporation and Continental Casualty Company. Each of the foregoing entities specifically disclaims ownership of any securities in this report which are not beneficially owned by that entity and states that such assets are solely under the control of its board of directors. The characterization of shared investment discretion with parent holding companies is made solely as a consequence of SEC interpretations regarding control of the subsidiary through share ownership. Loews Corporation owns approximately 89.6% of the outstanding shares of CNA Financial Corporation; CNA Financial Corporation owns 100% of the outstanding shares of The Continental Corporation; and The Continental Corporation owns 100% of the outstanding shares of Continental Casualty Company. Loews Corporation will report separately on securities over which it has investment discretion which are not part of this report.

Report Type (Check only one.):

X  13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)

     13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

     13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:	3
Form 13F Information table Entry Total:	187
Form 13F Information table Value Total:	322,431
	(thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F number(s) of all institutional investement managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.

No.	Form 13F File Number	Name	CIK
1	28-217	Loews Corporation
2	28-172	The Continental Corporation
3	28-387	Continental Casualty Company