Board of Directors

SFAA Board of Directors – thought leaders shaping the industry’s future

Robert Murray

Chair, SFAA, Executive Committee Member, and Head of Surety, Zurich North America

Robert Raney

Vice Chair, SFAA, Executive Committee Member, and Senior Vice President, Construction Services, Travelers Companies, Inc.

John F. Welch

Past Chair, SFAA, Executive Committee Member, and President & CEO, CNA Surety Group

Rick Ciullo

Executive Committee Member and Chief Operating Officer, The Hartford Insurance Group

Michael Keimig

Executive Committee Member and President & CEO, Markel Surety Corporation

Timothy Mikolajewski

Executive Committee Member and President, Global Surety, Liberty Mutual Group

Stephen Ruschak

Executive Committee Member and
Executive Vice President Surety, Arch Insurance Group

Antonio C. Albanese

Executive Vice President – Head of Surety, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Ken Bearley

President – Bond Division, Great American Insurance Companies

Ken Chapman

Executive Vice President - Surety, IAT Insurance Group

John Guglielmo

Head of Surety, North America at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions

Stephen M. Haney

Division President, North America Surety & CUO, Global Surety, Chubb Surety

James Kawiecki

President of Surety, Hanover Insurance Group

Matt Lubin

President, Surety Division Crum &
Forster

Alan Pavlic

President/COO, Old Republic Surety Group

Sharon Sims

Senior Vice President, Sompo International

Gary Stumper

National Surety Leader, Westfield Group

Larry Taylor

President, Merchants Bonding Company Group

Lee Covington

President & CEO, SFAA

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News & Events

SFAA and NASBP Host Successful Legislative “Fly-In”

April 3, 2023

Garner Support for Surety Bonding Requirements on WIFIA and Broadband Infrastructure Projects April 3, 2023 (WASHINGTON,…

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

November 17, 2022

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

October 19, 2022

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.

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