Latest Surety Headlines
All the headlines from our Surety Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Arrowhead General Names DeGraw Senior VP for Surety Program
Apr 2 2007 // Dirk DeGraw hasjoined Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. as senior vice president for its Surety Program. In this position, he will manage the overall operations of the multi-state Surety Program, including developing...
Sierra Summit Surety Insurance Services Changes Phone Numbers
Mar 27 2007 // Sierra Summit Surety Insurance Services has issued new phone numbers for its Pasadena and Rancho Cucamonga offices in California. The new numbers are: Pasadena – 626-683-4991; Rancho Cucamonga 909-919-2432.
Chicago CNA Surety Names David Edelson to Board of Directors
Feb 13 2007 // CNA Surety Corp. recently announced that David Edelson, a senior vice president of Loews Corp., the parent company of CNA Financial Corp. who is the parent company of CNA Surety, joined its Board of Directors effective...
Zurich Acquires Spanish Surety Group
Dec 26 2006 // Zurich Financial Services Group has signed an agreement for the purchase of 100 percent of Spain’s ACC Seguros y Reaseguros de Daños, S.A. “The acquisition of ACC, a leading surety writer based in Galapagar...
Mass. AG’s Big Dig Suit Targets Include 3 Surety Insurers
Nov 29 2006 // Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly planned to file his civil lawsuit yesterday against 15 companies including three insurers that provided surety bonds for the general contractor of the Big Dig Interstate 90...
Chicago CNA Surety to Present at Investor Conference, Nov. 29
Nov 28 2006 // CNA Surety Corp.announced today that John F. Welch, president and CEO, and John F. Corcoran, senior vice-president and CFO, will speak at the Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Inc. 2006 Investor Conference on Wed.,...
Maine Nursing Home Vows to Correct Deficiencies Including Surety Bond
Nov 22 2006 // The administrator of a Canton nursing home said a plan to address “serious deficiencies” cited by state overseers has been submitted to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. The filing follows an...
Guy Carpenter Names Farricker Sr.VP-Global Surety
Nov 16 2006 // Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc., the global risk and reinsurance specialist of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, announced the appointment of Ken Farricker as Senior Vice President in its Global Surety Specialty...
Surety Bond Groups Hail SBA’s Small Contractor Rule Changes
Oct 11 2006 // The Small Business Administration recently took what the surety bond industry believes is an important step to reinvigorate the government’s Surety Bond Guarantee Program. SBA is proposing rules intended to make...
HKMB Names Parker VP/Surety Solutions
Aug 15 2006 // Canada’s HKMB International Insurance Brokers announced that Kelly A. Parker has joined the firm’s Toronto office as Vice President & Practice Leader, HKMB Surety Solutions. She “will join...
Ohio Century Surety Adds New Ocean Marine Line of Business
Aug 9 2006 // Columbus, Ohio-based Century Surety Co., a subsidiary of ProCentury Corp., announced today that it is adding a new line of business to serve the needs of the ocean marine market. According to their written statement, this...
Bond companies ordered to cease and desist
Mar 20 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance ordered two bonding companies in the Houston area to cease operating in Texas. Both companies, International Fidelity & Surety Ltd. and Providential Surety Company Ltd., were issuing...
TDI Orders Two Bond Companies to Cease and Desist
Mar 2 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it recently took action against two bonding companies operating in the Houston area. Both companies, International Fidelity & Surety Ltd. and Providential Surety Company...
Safeco Surety Names Mikolajewski Senior VP, Peters Retires
Feb 21 2006 // Safeco has announced that Tim Mikolajewski will be senior vice president of Safeco Surety. Mikolajewski has been with Safeco Surety since 1984 and has held several management positions, including vice president of Contract...
