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10-K - FORM 10-K - CNA SURETY CORPc56212e10vk.htm
EX-10.47 - EX-10.47 - CNA SURETY CORPc56212exv10w47.htm
EX-21 - EX-21 - CNA SURETY CORPc56212exv21.htm
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - CNA SURETY CORPc56212exv31w1.htm
EX-10.46 - EX-10.46 - CNA SURETY CORPc56212exv10w46.htm
EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - CNA SURETY CORPc56212exv32w1.htm
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - CNA SURETY CORPc56212exv31w2.htm
EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - CNA SURETY CORPc56212exv32w2.htm
EX-10.48 - EX-10.48 - CNA SURETY CORPc56212exv10w48.htm
EXHIBIT 23
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Nos. 333-139551, 333-37207, 333-54440 and 333-64135 on Form S-8 of our report dated February 19, 2010, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of CNA Surety Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to a change in method of accounting for the recognition and presentation of other-than-temporary impairments in 2009), and of our report dated February 19, 2010, relating to the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of CNA Surety Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
Chicago, Illinois
February 19, 2010