Tennessee talent agency bonds.
$200 flat.
A talent agency that represents SAG-AFTRA members must hold a $20,000 franchised talent agency bond. Ours is $200 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check. This is a union-franchise requirement, not a Tennessee state license mandate.
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How much does a Tennessee talent agency bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Franchise bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your franchise application
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit with your SAG-AFTRA franchise paperwork. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A talent agency that wants to represent members of SAG-AFTRA (the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) must become a franchised agency, and the franchise agreement requires a surety bond. A franchise covering both former guilds carries a $20,000 bond.
The bond protects the agency's clients — the performers it represents — from monetary loss caused by the agency's unlawful conduct or breach of the franchise rules. It's a guarantee that the agency follows the union's regulations on commissions, contracts, and the handling of performers' money.
To be clear about the obligee: this is a SAG-AFTRA franchise requirement, not a Tennessee state license bond. Tennessee regulates talent agencies under Tenn. Code Ann. Title 62, Chapter 43, but the $20,000 bond here flows from the union franchise. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety — it is not insurance for the agency.
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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 $20,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 franchise application. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit with your SAG-AFTRA franchise paperwork. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $20,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$200 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.