CHICAGO, April 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CNA Surety Corporation ("CNA Surety" or the "Company") (NYSE: SUR) will release its first quarter 2011 earnings on Friday, April 29, 2011. The news release will be available on CNA Surety's website at www.cnasurety.com. A conference call for investors and analysts is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. (EDT) 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=78819.  Go to the investor relations pages of the CNA Surety website (www.cnasurety.com) for further details. The call may also be accessed by dialing 888-298-3451. 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. (EDT) time on April 29th until 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on May 13, 2011 by dialing 888-203-1112, passcode 5529262, or over the Internet at the foregoing websites.

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.

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