Surety Bonds

New Treasury Regulations for the Surety Bond Program – 31 CFR 223

The revised regulations are effective August 9, 2024 and applications are now being accepted for two new categories of reinsurers - Complementary and Alien. Please refer to the Implementation Guide for additional information. To apply as a Complementary or Alien Reinsurer, please see the Getting Started section of the menu. Direct any questions to the Surety Bond Branch at Surety.Bonds@fiscal.treasury.gov.

Press release (August 9, 2024 updated from July 31, 2024)

Among other things, the Final Rule updates the term of Certificates of Authority and recognition as a reinsurer in CFR sections 223.3 and 223.12, respectively.

For more information see the Summary of Extension Dates.

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.