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The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan trade association that represents all segments of the surety and fidelity industry. We promote the value of surety and fidelity bonding and its vital protections, through advocacy, outreach, promotion and education.

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Surety Protects

Learn how surety
bonds protect taxpayers,
save time,
reduce costs and
keep projects on track.

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Link to: Senate Approves Surety Bond Amendment with 97-0 Vote, Ensuring Essential Payment & Performance Protections on all TIFIA-Financed Infrastructure Projects

Senate Approves Surety Bond Amendment with 97-0 Vote, Ensuring Essential Payment & Performance Protections on all TIFIA-Financed Infrastructure Projects

SFAA, NASBP, and APCIA commend the Senate for passing the Van Hollen 2354 amendment with a unanimous vote of 97-0.

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Surety Industry Successful in Fighting False Claims Act Liability – SFAA Supports Effort with Amicus Brief

SFAA hails the Order entered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissing all claims against Hanover Insurance Company and Hudson Insurance Company under the Federal False Claims Act.

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Link to: Surety Industry Launches Contractor Bonding Education & Mentoring Program

Surety Industry Launches Contractor Bonding Education & Mentoring Program

Learn more about this new resource for small, new, emerging, minority-owned and other disadvantaged contractors.

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Link to: EY Report: Surety Bonding Provides Strong Economic Value and Strengthens Performance for Public and Private Construction Projects

EY Report: Surety Bonding Provides Strong Economic Value and Strengthens Performance for Public and Private Construction Projects

Bonded project portfolios outperform non-bonded portfolios

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SFAA 2021 Year in Review

News & Events

EY Report: Surety Bonding Provides Strong Economic Value and Strengthens Performance for Public and Private Construction Projects

A new study released today, The Economic Value of Surety Bonds, finds public and private construction projects protected by surety have lower rates of contractor default, lower cost of completion in the case of default, and are finished faster than non-bonded projects.

The Surety & Fidelity Association of America Foundation Awards 15 Students With $5,000 Scholarship

The Surety & Fidelity Association of America Foundation (SFAA Foundation) announced today the 15 students selected as recipients of a $5,000 scholarship as part of the Surety and Fidelity Intern and Scholarship Program for 2022.

SFAA Receives Prestigious 2022 ASAE Silver ‘Power of Associations’ Award for Federal Advocacy Campaign

The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA), a nonprofit, nonpartisan trade association representing all segments of the surety and fidelity industry, won the prestigious ASAE Silver Power of Associations Award for their TIFIA-Bonding Advocacy Campaign.
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Our Impact

Since 1998, the surety industry
has protected more than

$11.5 trillion

in contract and commercial surety
exposure – approximately $690
billion in 2020 alone

Over $28 billion in losses
were paid out, and another

$60 billion

in loss adjustment, underwriting
and general expenses were
incurred since 1998

Since 2010, the fidelity
industry has paid over

$5.7 billion

in losses, and another $5.7 billion in
loss adjustment, underwriting and
general expenses were incurred.

Member Companies

AIG Property Casualty
American Southern Insurance Company
American Surety Company
AmTrust Surety
Arch Capital Group
Argonaut Group
Aspen Insurance
AXA XL
Axis U.S. Insurance Group
Beazley Insurance Company
Berkley Surety Group
CapSpecialty, Inc.
China National Investment & Guaranty Co., Ltd.
Chubb Surety
Cincinnati Financial Group
CNA Surety
Construction Guarantee Cooperative
Crum & Forster Insurance Group
EMC Insurance Companies
Everest Reinsurance Group
Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company
FCCI Insurance Group
First Net Insurance Company
Granite Re, Inc.
Great American Insurance Group
Hannover Ruck Re
Hanover Insurance Group
Hudson Insurance Group
IAT Surety
Insurance Company of the West
Jet Insurance Company
Korea Specialty Contractor Financial Cooperative
Lexon Surety Group, LLC
Liberty Mutual Surety
Main Street America Group
Markel Surety Corporation
Merchants Bonding Company
Munich Reinsurance Group
Nationwide Surety and Fidelity
New York Marine Group
Old Republic Surety Company
Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company
R+V Versicherung AG Reinsurance
RLI Insurance Group
SCOR
Selective Insurance Group
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company
Service Insurance Company, Inc. (The)
Skyward Specialty Insurance
Sompo International
Starr Companies
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Swiss Re Group
The Hartford
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Tokio Marine & Fire Group
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company
United Casualty and Surety Insurance Company
United Fire & Casualty Company
Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Company
Western National Insurance Group
Westfield Group
Zurich

Research & Programs

Small & Emerging Contractors

Helping small and emerging contractors with their bonding needs.

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SFAA Foundation

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Intern & Scholarship Program

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Resources & Programs

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Link to: Advocacy & Policy

Advocacy & Policy

SFAA promotes the interests of
the surety and fidelity industry
and all of its stakeholders.

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News & Events

EY Report: Surety Bonding Provides Strong Economic Value and Strengthens Performance for Public and Private Construction Projects

A new study released today, The Economic Value of Surety Bonds, finds public and private construction projects protected by surety have lower rates of contractor default, lower cost of completion in the case of default, and are finished faster than non-bonded projects.

The Surety & Fidelity Association of America Foundation Awards 15 Students With $5,000 Scholarship

The Surety & Fidelity Association of America Foundation (SFAA Foundation) announced today the 15 students selected as recipients of a $5,000 scholarship as part of the Surety and Fidelity Intern and Scholarship Program for 2022.

SFAA Receives Prestigious 2022 ASAE Silver ‘Power of Associations’ Award for Federal Advocacy Campaign

The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA), a nonprofit, nonpartisan trade association representing all segments of the surety and fidelity industry, won the prestigious ASAE Silver Power of Associations Award for their TIFIA-Bonding Advocacy Campaign.
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