Latest Surety Headlines
All the headlines from our Surety Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees
Apr 22 2025 // Global insurance broker Marsh USA filed suit against competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon last month. A...
Medicare Surety Bonds: Essential Compliance
Apr 9 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. A Medicare bond from Old Republic Surety can protect suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) from financial...
People Moves: Marsh Names Curran US Surety Leader, Schweitzer US Construction Claims Leader; Ryan Alternative Risk Promotes Havey to President
Mar 21 2025 // Fran Curran Marsh, headquartered in New York City, appointed Fran Curran as U.S. surety leader and Todd Schweitzer as U.S. construction claims leader. Based in Philadelphia, Curran is a 24-year veteran of Marsh who most...
Pathway to a Surety Career
Mar 5 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding career in the financial industry? Surety might be the Answer. In episode 12 of What’s Brewing, we explore...
Statute of Limitation on Officials’ Surety Bonds Action Is 3 Years, Georgia Court Says
Feb 27 2025 // Surety carriers providing bonds for elected officials in Georgia this week discovered that a statute of limitations on claims litigation is only three years in some cases – not six or 20 years as one insurer had...
People Moves: Alliant Hires Leadley, Pelletiere and Rhatigano as Commercial Surety VPs
Feb 21 2025 // Jeff Leadley Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired Jeff Leadley, Glenn Pelletiere and Tom Rhatigan as senior vice presidents in Alliant Specialty, within the company’s national...
Bowen, Miclette & Britt Acquires Texas’ M Surety Services
Oct 7 2024 // Bowen, Miclette & Britt Insurance Agency, LLC (BMB) has completed the acquisition of M Surety Services, a provider of contract surety bonds. BMB said the acquisition further strengthens its position in the surety bond...
The ABCs of Surety Bonds
Sep 12 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. What’s the difference between surety bonds and insurance? That’s a question I hear often, and it’s a good starting point for discussion....
People Moves: Alliant Appoints Aguirre to Lead New Commercial Surety Practice
Aug 21 2024 // Orlando Aguirre Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named Alliant Specialty Senior Vice President Orlando Aguirre as the leader of its newly launched Alliant Commercial Surety. Based in...
People Moves: Zurich Promotes Nolan to Head of Surety in US; Zink Joins Everest to Lead Specialty Underwriters
Aug 15 2024 // Zurich Promotes Nolan to Head of Surety in US Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, has promoted Chris Nolan to head of surety in U.S. national accounts. Nolan, who is based in New Jersey, succeeds...
Palomar Plans Public Offering to Fund $25M Acquisition of Surety Bonds Specialist FIA
Aug 9 2024 // La Jolla, California-based Palomar Holdings, Inc. reports it is buying First Indemnity of America Insurance Co. (FIA), a Morris Plains, New Jersey domiciled insurance carrier specializing in surety bonds for small to...
People Moves: Marsh Promotes McKay as UK Advisory Leader; BHSI Launches Surety in Spain, Led by Barbero; IQUW Promotes MacDonald to Head of Property
Jul 25 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) and the re/insurer IQUW. A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Promotes McKay as UK...
People Moves: Intact Hires Janssens as SVP of West Coast Commercial Surety; Odiorne Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner in Washington
Jul 18 2024 // Intact Hires Janssens as SVP of West Coast Commercial Surety Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, the brand for Intact Financial Corporation’s U.S. insurance company subsidiaries, headquartered in Plymouth,...
Construction Challenges from a Surety Lens – What’s Brewing Podcast (Episode 2)
Jul 9 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. This episode covers continuing and emerging challenges contractors face in construction and how to safeguard projects amidst volatility. This episode features...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Minnesota’s CCI Surety
May 23 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Golden Valley, Minnesota-based CCI Surety, Inc. Terms of...
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...
