NASBP is excited to announce and congratulate NASBP Member Construction Bonds, Inc., a Division of Murray Risk Management and Insurance, on the agency’s selection as the 2011 Surety Bond Producer of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Branch Manager John Hughes, Surety Bond Producer Joshua Etemadi, and Office Manager Alice Thomas (Thomas and Hughes pictured here) were pleased to learn of this honor, which is being awarded for the agency’s hard work, innovative ideas, and dedication to the emerging contractor community over the years. John Hughes remarked, “I know many fine agencies active in the SBA Bond Guarantee Program, so we are quite honored to have been selected. Alice and I founded the agency to focus on the small-business market, and our average bond size remains below $450,000. We are excited that our producers–and our parent agency, Murray Risk Management and Insurance of Lancaster PA–actively support this segment of the industry.”

Construction Bonds, Inc./Murray Insurance staff plans to attend the official ceremony where they will accept the award on behalf of the agency during the SBA National Small Business Week, May 18-20, 2011 in Washington, DC. The annual event recognizes the importance of small businesses. To view letters from SBA Administrator Karen Mills that congratulate the agency, click here.

NASBP congratulates Construction Bonds, Inc., a Division of Murray Risk Management and Insurance, for a job well done!