CNA Surety Corporation to Release Fourth Quarter and 2009 Year-end Earnings and Host Conference Call on February 5, 2010

CHICAGO, January 20, 2010 – CNA Surety Corporation (“CNA Surety” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SUR) will release its fourth quarter and 2009 year-end earnings on Friday, February 5, 2010. The news release will be available on CNA Surety's web site at www.cnasurety.com. A conference call for investors and analysts is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. (EST) and will be hosted by John F. Welch, President and Chief Executive Officer of CNA Surety Corporation.

The call will be broadcast live at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=65532. Go to the investor relations pages of the CNA Surety web site (www.cnasurety.com) for further details. The call may also be accessed by dialing 800-768-6570. The call is available to the media, but questions will be restricted to investors and the professional investment community. A taped replay of the call will be available beginning at 1:00 p.m. (EST) time on February 5th until 1:00 p.m. (EST) on February 19, 2010 by dialing 888-203-1112, passcode 6027459, or over the Internet at the foregoing web sites.

CNA Surety Corporation is the largest publicly traded surety company in the country. Through its principal subsidiary, Western Surety Company, CNA Surety provides surety and fidelity bonds in all 50 states through a combined network of approximately 37,000 independent agencies. The Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings are available at www.sec.gov or visit us at www.cnasurety.com for a direct link to the SEC web site.

CNA is a registered service mark, trade name and domain name of CNA Financial Corporation.