Latest Surety Headlines
All the headlines from our Surety Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People Moves: Reinke Joins Intact as Chief Underwriting Officer, Transactional Surety
Apr 16 2024 // Scott Reinke Scott Reinke joined Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota, as chief underwriting officer for its transactional surety team. Reinke oversees surety’s commercial...
Applied Surety Underwriters Buys Majority of Argo’s In-Force Coal, Oil, Gas, Mining Biz
Apr 5 2024 // Applied Surety Underwriters (ASU), a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters’ United Risk division, announced it will acquire the majority of Argo Surety group’s in-force coal, oil, gas, and mining business. ASU...
People Moves: Embroker Appoints Linetsky as Chief Technology Officer; Colonial Surety Names Grzelak CFO
Sep 15 2023 // Embroker Appoints Linetsky as New Chief Technology Officer Embroker, headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., appointed Gene Linetsky its new chief technology officer (CTO). Linetsky has more than 30 years of experience....
Help Your Contractor Client Transition from Quick Bonds to a Larger Surety Program
Sep 6 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. If you have construction clients who are in growth mode and want to take on bigger projects, here’s help you can share for increasing their surety...
People Moves: UFG Names Saylor Vice President of Surety
Aug 31 2023 // UFG Insurance Names Saylor Vice President of Surety UFG Insurance, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, named Kyanna Saylor vice president of surety. Saylor has been assistant vice president of surety marketing at UFG...
People Moves: Hamann Named President of Hanover Small Commercial; Chilson Becomes Argo Surety President; Ryan Specialty Hires Conklin for Chief HRO
Aug 24 2023 // The Hanover Appoints Hamann President of Small Commercial The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., headquartered in Worcester, Mass., appointed Charles (Chip) F. Hamann to president of small commercial. Hamann has over 35 years...
People Moves: McGriff Restructures Personal Lines Operations; Tinubu Appoints Edwards as Surety COO
Aug 3 2023 // Retail broker McGriff said it has restructured its personal lines operations to allow for direct support to the private client sales and service functions within the division, following a period of substantial growth and...
People Moves: Shepard to Lead FCCI New England Surety Business Expansion
Jun 9 2023 // FCCI Insurance Group has hired Phil Shepard to lead its surety line of business expansion into New England. FCCI is now writing contract and commercial surety bonds in the six New England states – Connecticut, New...
Spotlight on Surety: Opportunities Abound with a Career in Surety
Apr 26 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Whether you are just starting out or considering a mid-career pivot, there’s a lot to be said for a career in insurance – but often lesser known are...
Risk Strategies Acquires JW Surety Bonds of Pennsylvania
Apr 24 2023 // National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies announced its acquisition of JW Surety Bonds, a large volume bond producer, along with sister companies Bryant Surety Bonds, Inc. and Lance Surety Bonds Associates,...
MGA Rokstone Launches Credit and Surety Treaty Division
Apr 17 2023 // Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance MGA, part of the Aventum Group, has launched a Credit & Surety Treaty division. Rokstone has appointed Luis Antonio Ibáñez as the portfolio manager to lead the...
People Moves: WTW Adds 2 Surety Experts in Northeast; Jones Heads Arbella Foundation
Feb 22 2023 // WTW Adds 2 Surety Experts in Northeast Broker WTW, headquartered in London, has made two leadership appointments to its North American Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) surety business in the U.S. Tom Rhatigan has been...
BMS Acquires Spanish Broker Viafina, a Surety Insurance Specialist
Feb 14 2023 // BMS, the London-based independent specialty re/insurance broker, announced that BMS Iberia has signed a deal to acquire Seguros Viafina (Viafina), the Spanish specialty insurance and reinsurance broker. The acquisition is...
People Moves: NFP Hires Hawley as SVP in its Surety Practice
Jan 31 2023 // NFP Hires Hawley as Senior Vice President in its Surety Practice NFP, a New York, NewYork-based property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement advisor, has hired Aaron Hawley as a senior...
Surety Bonds Offer Protections and Economic Benefits to Both Public and Private Sector Construction
Jan 31 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. The perfect storm of inflation, supply-chain disruptions and ongoing labor shortages is adding additional risk factors to construction projects in...
Hilb Group Acquires Oak Ridge Surety Agency in Pennsylvania
Jan 12 2023 // The Hilb Group has acquired Oak Ridge Surety Agency in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which specializes in surety bond programs and commercial insurance. Martin Hellman and his team of insurance professionals will become part...
AmTrust Acquires Surety MGA CMGIA in California
Nov 4 2022 // AmTrust Financial Services Inc. acquired Contractor Managing General Insurance Agency Inc. in California. CMGIA will offer surety bonds to small to mid-size contractors across 50 states. The company is led by Stephanie...
What Surety Underwriters Review on Your Bond Applications and Construction Contracts
Aug 5 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Why do surety underwriters ask so many questions of construction contractors? We have answers for you to share with your construction insurance clients. And...
The Independent Agent’s Role in the Surety ‘Trust Triangle’
Jul 29 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Large surety accounts aren’t handled as mere transactions. They require a relationship based on mutual trust in which the independent agent plays a...
BMS Re Acquires Mexican Surety Reinsurance Broker Calomex
Jul 25 2022 // BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announce the acquisition of Calomex, the Mexico City-based specialist reinsurance broker, by BMS Re. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established...
