Now is the time to work on submitting your application for the industry’s prestigious Tiger Trust Award. The Tiger Trust is an award given to an individual employed by a NASBP or SFAA member who persuades a public or a private construction project owner or lender to require surety bonds on a project. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

To be considered for the Tiger Trust Award, the nomination must demonstrate that the owner or lender of a specific construction project was persuaded to require surety bonds due to the candidate’s personal efforts or influence. The applicant must include details of how he or she convinced the owner or lender to require a bond along with documentation from the owner or lender on official letterhead verifying the candidate’s role in persuading the owner or lender.

Surety Industry Awards

The other Surety Industry Awards include the Platinum Award, presented to an individual who is employed by a NASBP or SFAA member and whose efforts to promote contract surety bonds have had a significant impact on the surety industry, and the Gold, Silver, and Advocacy Awards, given to local surety associations for the promotion of contract surety bonds.

👉 Check out the Advice page for an explanation of each award’s criteria and examples.

Help us celebrate and recognize the excellence of surety professionals and local surety associations for their work in 2025 on behalf of the surety industry by completing a nomination form today! All entrants must complete and submit the nomination forms by the March 18, 2026 deadline. The forms are available to download on the awards website.

Judging will take place in late March of 2026, and awards will be announced at the annual meetings of NASBP and SFAA in the spring of 2026.

For complete details about the Surety Industry Awards and Tiger Trust, visit the Surety Industry Awards website.