05-7169. Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Company

AGENCY:

Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This is Supplement No. 10 to the Treasury Department Circular 570; 2004 Revision, published July 1, 2004, at 69 FR 40224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Surety Bond Branch at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A Certificate of Authority as an acceptable surety on Federal bonds is hereby issued to the following Company under 31 U.S.C. 9304 to 9308. Federal bond-approving officers should annotate their reference copies of the Treasury Circular 570, 2004 Revision, on page 40233 to reflect this addition: Company Name: Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Company. Business Address: P.O. Box 100165, Columbia, South Carolina 29202. Phone: [phone]. Underwriting Limitation b/: $8,614,000. Surety Licenses c/: AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MS, NJ, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI. Incorporated In: South Carolina.

Certificates of Authority expire on June 30 each year, unless revoked prior to that date. The Certificates are subject to subsequent annual renewal as long as the companies remain qualified (31 CFR part 223). A list of qualified companies is published annually as of July 1 in Treasury Department Circular 570, with details as to underwriting limitations, areas in which licensed to transact surety business and other information.

The Circular may be viewed and downloaded through the Internet at http://www.fms.treas.gov/​c570. A hard copy may be purchased from the Government Printing Office (GPO) Subscription Service, Washington, DC, Telephone [phone]. When ordering the Circular from GPO, use the following stock number: 769-004-04926-1.

Questions concerning this Notice may be directed to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service, Financial Accounting and Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F07, Hyattsville, MD 20782.

Dated: April 1, 2005.

Vivian L. Cooper,

Director, Financial Accounting and Services Division, Financial Management Service.