Surety bonds in North America

Our Contract Surety team provides construction bond products through our select independence agents and broker partners and their contractor customers. Since 1984, our highly-skilled and experienced team has specialized in bonding General Contractors, Heavy Highway & Civil, Subcontractors and Specialty trades. We are made up of teams of underwriters in 16 metropolitan locations nationwide who are granted field authority and who deploy capacity using common-sense underwriting approach. Our 'Field Up' underwriting structure places significant authority in branch offices resulting in quick responses to all requests, allowing our clients to thrive.

• Capacity: we handle contractors with aggregate programs exceeding USD 400m
• Limited Broker/Agency force of surety specialists
• Service and relationship-oriented approach
• 40 year track record of supporting contractor surety need

• Contract bonds (bid bonds, performance bonds, payment bonds, warranty bonds)
• License/permit and tax bonds
• Agency authority to handle transactional bond needs
• Dedicated and seasoned professional contract surety underwriters based in CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, MA, NC, PA, TX, VA & WA

Middle Market to small sized contractors throughout the U.S.

Traditional Surety:

• Construction industries and related suppliers
• General contractors
• Engineering contractors
• Subcontractors

Our Commercial Surety team provides commercial and contract surety bonds for non-construction entities through brokers and independent agents targeting everything from bonds for individuals, small accounts to large multinational programs. We write business domestically and assist you with international bond placements. Our capabilities include significant capacity when it is needed for your large accounts, and a network of selected surety agents and brokers allowing us to foster strong relationships. We can support your global surety needs with our international presence with offices and local partners around the globe including in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia.

• Large capacity up to USD 400m
• International bonding solutions
• Selected partnerships with professional surety bond agents and brokers.
• Dedicated, responsive surety teams based in 10 regional locations throughout the U.S. and Canada.

• Bid bonds, performance and payment bonds, subdivision bonds, maintenance and warranty bonds for service contractors, suppliers, and manufacturers
• License and permit bonds, including contractor license bonds, tax bonds, and customs bonds
• Court and judicial bonds, including appeal, replevin, attachment, and injunction bonds
• Financial Institution bonds, including depository bonds, mortgage broker bonds, mortgage lender bonds, and replevin bonds
• Reclamation bonds for mining companies
• Miscellaneous bonds, such as self-insured workers comp bonds, large deductible insurance bonds, utility bonds, closure bonds

• Clients in the USA and Canada with domestic and international bond needs
• International clients with bond needs in the US and Canada
• Manufacturers
• Financial institutions
• Suppliers
• Service contractors