Surety Bonds
New Treasury Regulations for the Surety Bond Program – 31 CFR 223
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, published new regulations for the Surety Bond Program on 06/10/2024. The Final Rule can be found in the Federal Register. Please note that although the new regulations are now published, their effective date is 08/09/2024. Direct any questions to the Surety Bond Branch at Surety.Bonds@fiscal.treasury.gov.
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service administers the surety bond program for the federal government under 31 U.S.C. 9304-9308 for companies who wish to:
- directly write federal bonds
- reinsure federal bonds
- be recognized as an Admitted Reinsurer for the companies who directly write or reinsure federal bonds
Find Companies
The Department Circular 570 offers a complete list of companies that write or reinsure federal bonds and Admitted Reinsurers for those companies. Circular 570 was updated on July 1, 2023.
Certified Companies
Certified Reinsurer Companies
Pools & Associations
State Insurance Departments
Admitted Reinsurers
Complementary Reinsurers
Alien Reinsurers
Overseas Accredited/Trusteed Reinsurers
Lloyd’s Syndicates
Circular 570, Notes and Footnotes
Important Notification for Applications
The Surety Bond program no longer accepts paper submissions - all submissions must be sent electronically by e-mail. For more detailed instructions, visit the Getting Started page for your application type: Authorized Pool/Associations, Admitted Reinsurers, or Authorized Surety/Reinsurer of Federal Bonds.
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