Maryland promoter's expense bonds.
From $100.
A Maryland promoter of boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, or MMA must back the expenses tied to the event for its participants. Under Business Regulation §4-306, the State Athletic Commission requires an expense bond — a minimum of $2,000 — so participants are covered. Pricing is 1% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Maryland promoter's expense bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard expense bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with your promoter license. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applicants are approved instantly — no waiting, and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with your promoter license
Submit the executed bond with your State Athletic Commission promoter license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the State insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the expense bond actually guarantees
Maryland regulates professional boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and MMA through the State Athletic Commission under Business Regulation Title 4, Subtitle 3. As a condition of a promoter license, §4-306 requires the promoter to furnish a surety bond — and the Commission requires a promoter’s expense bond covering the expenses of the event for its participants.
The expense bond ensures that participants in the contest have their event expenses covered if the promoter fails to pay them. The minimum amount is $2,000. This is distinct from the boxing and wrestling tax bond, which backs the State’s athletic tax — many promoters carry both.
It is not insurance for you. If a participant is harmed and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Promoters who pay their event obligations on time treat the bond as a licensing formality. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with your promoter license. Submit the executed bond with your State Athletic Commission promoter license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the State insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $50,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your promoter license.
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Promoter's expense bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter your amount and file with your promoter license the same day.