SIO Surety Section Published in Construction Executive

The latest issue of Construction Executive magazine’s Surety Section, developed by the Surety Information Office (SIO), has been published and reprints are available to download via the online SIO store.

The Surety Section contains articles on a variety of topics including the 2011 surety market, executives’ insights, surviving the recession, surety claims services, bonding for green projects, reviewing contract terms, and more.

The 64-page Surety Section is an important product for the surety industry, because it reaches more than 120,000 construction business owners and top financial management readers with key messages supported by the surety industry. Thank you to all of the industry executives and advertisers for their contributions.

Comments and suggestions are welcome by contacting Stephanie Robichaux at SRobichaux@surety.org.

Call for Entries for 2011 SIO Awards

With the hustle and bustle of the holidays, be sure not to forget to mark February 3, 2012, on your calendars. This is the deadline for LSAs and National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) and the Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) members to submit nominations for the SIO Awards for Excellence in Surety Bond Promotion and the Tiger Trust.

All entries must be submitted via the online nomination forms available on the SIO awards website.

Judging will take place in early March, and awards and Tiger Trust plaques will be presented at the annual meetings of the SFAA and the NASBP in the spring.

For complete details about the SIO awards and Tiger Trust, visit the SIO awards website.

The Surety Information Office (www.sio.org) is the information source for surety, performance, and maintenance bonds used in construction and is a joint initiative of the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) and the Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA).