CHICAGO, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CNA Surety Corporation announced today that John F. Welch, President and Chief Executive Officer, and John F. Corcoran, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a conference call sponsored by Redburn Partners - "What is the outlook for Surety claims costs in 2010/2011?" on Wednesday, November 11th at 9:00 a.m. (EST). The call may be accessed by dialing 334-323-6201, access code 849168. A taped replay of the conference call will be available beginning Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 until midnight (EST) on November, 18th, 2009 by dialing 954-334-0342, access code 849168.

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 website.

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

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements which are not historical facts contained in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, product and policy demand and market response risks, the effect of economic conditions, the impact of significant increases in corporate defaults on a national or global basis, the impact of competitive products, policies and pricing, product and policy development, regulatory changes and conditions including underwriting limitations imposed by the U.S. Department of Treasury, rating agency policies and practices, development of claims and the effect on loss reserves, the performance of reinsurance companies under reinsurance contracts with the Company, the cost and availability of reinsurance contracts on reasonable terms, investment portfolio developments and reaction to market conditions, the results of financing efforts, the actual closing of contemplated transactions and agreements, the effect of the Company's accounting policies, and other risks detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. No assurance can be given that the actual results of operations and financial condition will conform to the forward-looking statements contained herein.

CNA Surety Corporation

CONTACT: John F. Corcoran, +1-312-822-1371, or Doreen Lubeck,
+1-773-583-4331, both of CNA Surety Corporation