NASBP’s newest weekly publication, NASBP SmartBrief, makes enhancing client relationships easy.

To sign up for NASBP SmartBrief, click here. Members, affiliates and associates can use the newsletter as a client education tool and a unique way to stay in touch with important business contacts. How? Individual articles in each issue of NASBP SmartBrief can be forwarded to a client or friend by clicking on the “E-MAIL” icon sitting at the end of the article description just after the word “Share:”.

Once you have clicked on the “E-MAIL” icon a new page will appear directing you to insert in boxes the sender’s (your) name, the sender’s (your) e-mail address, the recipient’s (your client’s) email address, and the sender’s (your) message. Make the most of this opportunity by adding a personalized message that describes why you believe that the person would be interested in the article. Once you have completed these, click on the word “Submit” and your e-mail message will be sent to your client with a description of the article and a link to the full original article.

NASBP handpicks the NASBP SmartBrief articles, which cover a broad range of topics on the news, people, policies, and markets impacting the surety product and surety industry. The articles are selected from hundreds of publications and summarized with direct links to the original sources. NASBP SmartBrief’s “NASBP News” section also keeps the membership informed of the most recent news about the Association’s activities, events, and initiatives.

Not signed up yet? Find out what you missed and what many of your NASBP colleagues have been reading. These are the headlines of some of the most popular articles published recently in NASBP SmartBrief.

1. “Contractor is disqualified because of surety bond’s missing raised seal”
2. “Agent is sentenced for withholding premiums from surety company”
3. “Surety for Mass. towns steps in to finish water and sewer projects”
4. “New AIA A312 bond forms updated from 1984 editions”
5. “Knowingly contracting with contractor that misclassifies workers a crime”

To access, the five articles above and others, click here.

Also, consider signing-up colleagues and associates for NASBP SmartBrief. They too may benefit from this targeted news for the surety professional.

You only need an e-mail address to sign someone up.

To sign them up now, click here.

The NASBP membership was sent a few trial issues of NASBP SmartBrief this summer. Anyone who wants to continue receiving NASBP SmartBrief, must sign-up. Also, anyone can unsubscribe at any time.