You MIGHT find a surety willing to CONSIDER that with 100% collateral, but not likely.

I find that most underwriters I work with enjoy their work. However, I must say that underwriters do seem to switch from surety to surety quite freely. It is rare to find an underwriter that has been with one surety their entire career. There are several underwriters that post regularly at the Suret...

There are a couple of bonding companies that are still willing to write site improvement bonds even with bad credit. Try giving JD a call at 888-JWBOND-1. He specializes in subdivision/site improvement bonds.

Service contracts can be tricky. Most sureties aren't going to want much to do with it. You may want to consider brokering this one out to a bond only agency that knows their markets....or check out the Surety Bond forums to see if any underwriters can guide you.

I'm going with Risky Steve on this one. Bond brokers/agents can make quite a bit of money in the construction field. I am one of two owners of a surety bond only agency. We have considered venturing into insurance, but decided it was too competitive (and we don't know enough about it!) to be profit...

Most bond only agencies will be able to place a $9MM bond. However, most principals do not qualify for that amount of surety credit. You can speak to some underwriters directly at http://www.suretyforums.org if you'd like, but your best bet is to find a surety only agency as recommended above.[/url]