If you think you might need
the benefits of a surety bond, learn as much as you can about the industry
and available resources.
Jeff Shoaf
Senior Executive
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
333 John Carlyle Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 837-5312; FAX: (703) 837-5400
AGCA is a non-profit entity
serving the construction industry since 1922 with local chapters in every
major city. It is committed to enhancing the professional construction industry
and raising its visibility withinAmerica's business and legislative arenas.
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Mr. Robert E. Vagley
President
American Insurance Association
1130 Connecticut Avenue,
NW
Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 828-7100 FAX: (202) 293-1219
AIA is a non-profit organization
representing insurance companies across the United States. It is the main lobbying arm for the
insurance industry.
Susan Lynch
Director
Section of Tort and Insurance Practice
American Bar Association (ABA)
750 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 988-5650; FAX: (312) 988-6230
This is the section of the
American Bar Association where Fidelity and Surety issues are addressed. They
also provide educational opportunities. Mr. Robert E. Hirshon,
Portland, ME, will replace Mr. Beckham in the Fall of 1996.
Ms. Lynn M. Schubert
President
Surety Association of America
1101 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 800
Washington DC 20036
Phone 202/463 0600
FAX 202/463-0606
SAA was formed in the early
1900s and is the trade association for fidelity and surety lines of business.
As a licensed rating or advisory organization for the industry, it operates
in all states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. SAA provides a forum for suretyship problems and education opportunities and assists
in developing potential markets and promotes the interests of suretyship in the U.S. and abroad.
Andy Faust
The American Surety Association (TASA)
9841 Airport Boulevard,
Suite 916-
Los Angeles, CA 90045
1(800) 486-6695
TASA is an organization
of members of the surety bond industry who specialize in small business contracts.
It fosters greater interaction between surety firms, contractors, agents,
attorneys and accountants involved in speciality-
surety bonding. It provides support to small, minority and emerging businesses,
and promotes public awareness of the speciality
surety industry.
Mr. Richard A. Foss
Executive Vice President
National Association of Surety Bond Producers
5225 Wisconsin Avenue,
N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20015-2014
(202) 686-3700 FAX: (202) 686-3656
NASBP is an organization
of insurance agency and brokerage firms that are recognized as specialists
in providing corporate surety bonding and insurance for construction contractors.
Established in 1942, it has approximately 650 member firms throughout the
U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada - a small percentage of the 80,000
insurance agencies operating in these areas.
Arthur Queen
President
National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC)
666 11th Street, NW,
Suite 520
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 347-8259; FAX: (202) 628-1876
NAMC is a full service non-profit
minority business trade association, established in 1969, to address the needs
and concerns of minority contractors nationwide. Its membership covers 47
states, the -District of Columbia- and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Marla McIntyre
Executive Director
Surety Information Office (SIO)
5225 Wisconsin Avenue,
NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 686-7463; FAX: (202) 686-3656
The Surety Information Office
assists in the promotion and education of the surety bonding process. SIO
is supported by the Surety Association of America and the National Association
of Surety Bond Producers.
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