[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 20, Volume 3] [Revised as of April 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 20CFR703.305] [Page 914] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER VI--EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PART 703--INSURANCE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 703.305 Decision upon application of employer; furnishing of indemnity bond or deposit of negotiable securities required. The applicant for the privilege of self-insurance, as a condition subsequent to receiving authorization to act as self-insurer, shall give security for the payment of compensation and the discharge of all other obligations under the said Act, in the amount fixed by the Office, which may be in the form of an indemnity bond with sureties satisfactory to the Office, or of a deposit of negotiable securities as provided in the regulations in this part. The amount of such security so to be fixed and required by the Office shall be such as the Office shall deem to be necessary and sufficient to secure the performance by the applicant of all obligations imposed upon him as an employer by the Act. In fixing the amount of such security the Office will take into account the financial standing of the employer, the nature of the work in which he is engaged, the hazard of the work in which the employees are employed, the payroll exposure, and the accident experience as shown in the application and the Office's records, and any other facts which the Office may deem pertinent. Additional security may be required at any time in the discretion of the Office. The indemnity bond which is required by these regulations shall be in such form, and shall contain such provisions, as the Office may prescribe: Provided, That only surety companies approved by the United States Treasury Department under the laws of the United States and the rules and regulations governing bonding companies may act as sureties on such indemnity bonds. [50 FR 407, Jan. 3, 1985]