LEWISTON — Skillings Shaw & Associates, 485 Main St., has recently achieved Champions Tour recognition with Merchants Bonding Co. for being among the “best of the best” in contract surety.

Skillings Shaw & Associates is an insurance agency that specializes exclusively in the area of contract surety and fidelity bonding. With this recognition, the agency is featured in an Associated General Contractors of America building material e-newsletter and will also be hailed by Merchants on the latter’s social media channels.

Merchants, which seeks long-term partners who want to grow their surety business with common sense underwriting, salutes Skilling Shaw & Associates and agency co-founder and President Robert Shaw for their proven surety professionalism and savvy. Champions Tour agencies are able to take advantage of several benefits, including a trip to Las Vegas for the Champions Surety Roundtable, training, promotions and business development opportunities.