Merchants Earns 2025 RiskStream Collaborator Award

February 3, 2026

Shaping the future of the surety industry requires deep business understanding and innovative thinking. That’s why Merchants Bonding Company™ is honored to be a recipient of the 2025 Collaborator Award for our participation in The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative. The award recognizes organizations providing leadership and commitment to advancing the digital surety bond process.

Commitment to Industry Collaboration

Merchants' dedication to building technology and solutions that make it easier for our agent partners to do business, serve their clients more effectively, and grow with confidence is always our focus. It also drives our long-standing participation in the Collaborative. 

"As a surety-only company, we're eager to bring our unmatched experience and expertise to the table and contribute a perspective only Merchants can provide," said Brad Rasmussen, Chief Information Officer at Merchants. "We value the opportunity to exchange ideas with our colleagues and invest in digital solutions that move the surety industry forward."

Congratulations to all the award recipients! View the full list of 2025 Collaborator Award winners and learn more about how the RiskStream Collaborative is advancing digital surety solutions across the insurance industry.