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Surety Bonds

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, Complementary Reinsurer, or Alien Reinsurer for the companies who directly write or reinsure federal bonds

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Find Companies

The Department Circular 570 offers a complete list of companies that write or reinsure federal bonds. Circular 570 was updated on July 1, 2024. Other listings are also provided below.

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: Alien Insurers, Authorized Pool/Associations, Admitted Reinsurers, Authorized Surety/Reinsurer of Federal Bonds, or Complementary Reinsurers.

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