FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009

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:    The Continental Corporation
Address: 333 S. Wabash
	 Chicago,IL 60604


13F File Number:  28-172

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:  Lynne Gugenheim
Title: Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Phone: (312) 822 4921
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Lynne Gugenheim                Chicago, IL                        02/16/2010
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[Signature]                        [City, State]                      [Date]



The securities on which The Continental Corporation exercises
shared investment discretion have been reported upon by CNA Financial
Corporation on behalf of The Continental Corporation.

Report Type (Check only one.):

 [    ]              13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

 [  x ]              13F NOTICE.

 [    ]              13F COMBINATION REPORT.

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:

CNAF Financial Corporation