Chicago, February 7, 2006 - CNA Surety Corporation (NYSE:SUR) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2005 earnings on Thursday, February 16, 2006. 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 2:00 pm EST and will be hosted by John W. Welch, chairman and chief executive officer of CNA Surety Corporation.
The call will be broadcast live on the Internet - go to the investor relations pages of the CNA Surety web site for further details. The call may also be accessed by dialing 800-361-0912. 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 3:00 pm CST on February 16 until 12:00 am on March 1, 2006 by dialing 888-203-1112, passcode 5074653, 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 35,000 independent agencies. The Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings are available at www.sec.gov or www.cnasurety.com.
CNA is a registered service mark, trade name and domain name of CNA Financial Corporation.
