Sweepstakes Bonds 101: An Interview With A Bond Broker

One little-understood aspect of sweepstakes law are surety bonds, which are required to conduct sweepstakes in New York and Florida. For more insight on why sweepstakes sponsors need bonds and how the bonding process works, I turned to Marcia Cesafsky, a highly experienced bond broker who serves as Senior Broker of Specialty Surety for Aon Risk Solutions.

Tell us a little about yourself and your work at Aon Risk Solutions
As a Senior Broker of Specialty Surety for Aon Risk Solutions, I am responsible for the execution of surety marketing on specialty accounts and client advocate for surety services. I have underwritten or brokered surety bonds for more than 30 years. For the past 15 years, I have represented sweepstakes sponsors by answering questions, communicating with underwriters and coordinating document preparation.