Nationwide Acquires Surety, Fidelity Renewal Rights From Main Street America February 9, 2026 Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide announced Feb. 5 that it entered into an agreement to acquire the renewal rights for surety and...
Georgia Regulator Bars Home Warranty Company for Failing to Secure Bond April 12, 2024 A home warranty firm is now prohibited from doing business in Georgia after a cease-and-desist order was issued, the state...
Trump Has Failed to Get Appeal Bond for $454M Civil Fraud Judgment, Lawyers Say March 18, 2024 By Luc Cohen Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a bond to cover a $454 million judgment in a New York civil fraud case...
Chubb’s Greenberg Defends Issuing Appeal Bond to Trump: ‘We Don’t Take Sides’ March 13, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg, recognizing the criticism swirling around his company’s involvement in recently providing Donald Trump with a $91.6...
Risk Strategies Acquires JW Surety Bonds of Pennsylvania April 24, 2023 National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies announced its acquisition of JW Surety Bonds, a large volume bond producer, along with...
The Tiny Insurance Company Standing Between Taxpayers and a Costly Coal Industry Bailout November 8, 2022 By Leslie Kaufman and Will Wade In a quiet commercial strip in an upscale suburb of Nashville, there’s a single-story brick building housing a company that...
8 Tips to Increase Your Agency’s Surety Bond Business June 18, 2021 By Traci Catalano, Old Republic Surety There’s a significant surety revenue stream hiding within the average independent agency’s book of commercial business. Need clues? Here are...
Is It M for Thousand and MM for Million, or K for Thousand and M for Million? I’m Asking for a Friend April 19, 2021 By Darrel Lamb, CPCU, AFSB If you’re confused about the letter designations that stand for thousands and millions, you’re not alone. And it’s not your...
Why Character Is So Important for Underwriting Surety Bonds April 8, 2021 By Darrel Lamb, CPCU, AFSB When a surety company asks personal questions of construction clients, they may think the surety is too invasive. Here’s why...
Lessons from the Field: Why Business Continuity Planning Is Essential March 17, 2021 By Wayne Messick Perpetuation is a concern not only for insurance agencies and sureties, but also for their construction company clients. Without a...