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 Head of Construction Surety, 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

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

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

Sarina Puccio

Head of Credit and Surety, Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.

Michael Seff

Head of Surety, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions

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 Surety Industry Commend the SBA for its Continued Work to Streamline the Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program

August 15, 2022

SFAA commends the Small Business Administration (SBA) for its recent updates to the Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program. The ruling from the SBA clarifies and modernizes certain regulations and conforms them to industry standards.

Surety Industry Expert to Testify at SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee Program

July 26, 2022

SFAA is pleased to announce that Ralph Pulver, Regional Underwriting Officer, Travelers Bond, will be testifying on behalf of SFAA and the surety industry at a hearing being held by The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business.

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

July 20, 2022

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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