Resources & Programs

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SFAA is dedicated to serving the surety and fidelity industry by providing resources and programs for various audiences. Learn more about our diversity initiatives, including our Contractor Bonding Education and Mentoring Program and the Surety & Fidelity Intern and Scholarship Program.

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Research and Statistics

SFAA conducts numerous research studies, statistical reports, and financial statement data for its members. A full list of reports can be found on our Research and Statistics page.

SFAA Foundation

The SFAA Foundation is a charitable 501(c)(3) organization founded to increase diversity within the surety and fidelity industry. SFAA created this organization to fund and administer the Surety and Fidelity Intern & Scholarship Program, as well as develop and implement new educational and public service program initiatives.

Surety and Fidelity Intern & Scholarship Program

The Surety and Fidelity Intern & Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 to outstanding underrepresented students to support their studies in the areas of insurance/risk management, accounting, economics, or business/finance and to encourage their consideration of the surety industry and surety/fidelity underwriting as a career choice. This program is administered by the SFAA Foundation, the educational arm of The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA).

New and Emerging Contractors

SFAA understands an important aspect of surety market development and a major strategy in promoting the advantage of surety bonds over alternative products is the effort to increase availability of surety bonds to those new, minority and women contractors who may currently have difficulty qualifying for bonds or obtaining the size of bonds they desire. Learn more about Contractor Bonding Education and Mentoring Program.

Diversity Initiatives

SFAA has undertaken a significant effort to identify the obstacles (both real and perceived) in increasing minority participation in the surety and fidelity industry and to work with member companies to implement diversity and inclusion strategies for maximum industry impact. Visit the Diversity Initiatives section for more information.

Additional Resources

Technical information, such as our Bond Obligee Guide and Surety Claims Guide can be found in the Additional Resources section.

Local Surety Associations

Local Surety Associations (LSAs) are independent entities with no formal ties to The Surety & Fidelity Association of America or the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP). Visit our list of LSAs around the country.

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News & Events

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.

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

October 14, 2022

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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