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Western Surety Company

American insurance company

Western Surety Company is an insurance company based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was founded in 1900 by attorney Joe Kirby who periodically needed court bonds in connection with his law practice.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1900Founded1
  • HeadquartersSioux Falls1
  • Legal formInsurance Company3
  • LEI549300R42UWYGK2H82043
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address101 S. REID ST, 57103 Sioux Falls, United States3
  • Registered withNational Association of Insurance Commissioners, 131883

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Western Surety Company is an insurance company based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was founded in 1900 by attorney Joe Kirby who periodically needed court bonds in connection with his law practice.2

Corporate structure

Western Surety Company is part of a group headed by CNA Financial. 25 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • CNA Financial Chicago, Illinois, United States
    • Western Surety Company Chicago, Illinois, United States
    • American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania Subsidiary · Pennsylvania, United States
    • Bantry Insurance Company Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
    • CNA Insurance Company (Europe) S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg
    • CNA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • CNA SERVICES (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Columbia Casualty Company Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
    • CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY Subsidiary · Chicago, Illinois, United States
      • CNA WARRANTY SERVICES, INC. Subsidiary · Phoenix, Arizona, United States
      • THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Chicago, Illinois, United States
    • Continental Reinsurance Corporation International, Ltd Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • HARDY (UNDERWRITING AGENCIES) LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • HARDY UNDERWRITING LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Inverin Insurance Company Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
    • Lismore Insurance Company Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
    • National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
    • North Rock Insurance Company Limited Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • Surety Bonding Company of America Subsidiary · South Dakota, United States
    • The Continental Corporation Subsidiary · New York, United States
    • The Continental Insurance Company Subsidiary · Pennsylvania, United States
    • The Continental Insurance Company of New Jersey Subsidiary · New Jersey, United States
    • Transportation Insurance Company Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
    • Universal Surety of America Subsidiary · South Dakota, United States
    • Valley Forge Insurance Company Subsidiary · Pennsylvania, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Timeline

  1. 1900Founded Founded1

Sources

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