www.americanbailcoalition.org<\/a>\u00a0and see if your surety is a member. The sureties listed on the ABC site are the driving force behind protecting, promoting and defending the bail profession. If your surety is not a member, you need to ask yourself why.<\/p>\nThe second thing you can do is talk to your state association. They typically know which sureties are actively supporting and participating in the fight in their specific state. And don\u2019t just look at whether a surety gives money to the state association. While those donations are an important funding source, they are really just a marketing spend by the surety to get exposure to agents. Those donations and sponsorships typically go towards funding continuing education courses and conferences. They are not a true reflection of the surety\u2019s commitment and role in fighting for bail.<\/p>\n
The last thing agents can do is simply talk to your surety. Ask how much of the premium that you send them in every report goes back into the business. How much goes specifically into funding lobbyists? How much goes to hiring attorneys? How much goes to funding campaigns? How much goes into political and charitable donations? These are the true measures of support, and as an agent, you have the right to ask you surety if they are committed to the success of your profession.<\/p>\n
At AIA Surety we are investing in the future of the bail profession every day. We very much understand that an agent\u2019s ability to write bail is the most important thing. That is why we have never stood by and done nothing. We understand that we have a responsibility to protect every agent\u2019s ability to have a livelihood. Because if agents aren\u2019t able to write bail, then they aren\u2019t able to put food on their table and support their family. \u00a0And if agents can\u2019t make a living, their sureties can\u2019t either. That is why defending the bail profession in the way we do is such a no brainer. Of course we should support our agents. Of course we should defend their livelihood. It\u2019s too bad not all sureties agree with this approach. Hopefully, agents start playing more of a role in holding their sureties accountable. Hopefully, agents decide to work with sureties that support the industry. Because the more support those sureties like AIA and others get, the better we all will be. We hope you agree and are willing to take action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We recently conducted a state of the bail profession survey amongst bail agents to try and better understand agents\u2019 general impression of the industry, as well as the things they felt were the most important things they wanted from their surety. While the results were… <\/p>\n
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So, you might be wondering how you can find out if your surety is a leader or a follower. The first thing you can do is visit the ABC website at