EXHIBIT 21

CNA SURETY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
As Of December 31, 2006

	Incorporated
Company	in
CNA Surety Corporation		Delaware
CNA Surety Capital Trust I		Delaware
SUR Insurance Agency, Inc. (f/k/a) Troy Fain Insurance, Inc		South Dakota
Western Surety Company		South Dakota
Surety Bonding Company of America		South Dakota
Universal Surety of America		Texas

As of November 30, 2006, the following holding companies, which were primarily related to previous merger and acquisition activities and had no operations, were dissolved into their respective parent company:

Company	Parent
Capsure Holdings Corp. (f/k/a Nucorp, Inc.)		CNA Surety Corporation
Capsure Financial Group, Inc.		Capsure Holdings Corp.
NI Acquisition Corp.		Capsure Financial Group, Inc.
SI Acquisition Corp.		Capsure Financial Group, Inc.
Surewest Financial Corp.		SI Acquisition Corp.
Universal Surety Holding Corp.		Western Surety Company