Archive for: May 2017

Two years after the Insurance and Bonding Companies Law was enacted, surety insurance is finally starting to take effect in Mexico and coexist with other institutions that integrate the bonding sector. In Mexico, surety insurance is regulated as a mechanism to guarantee obligations, under which an insurer must indemnify...

MAY 13, 2017, WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) released its annual Preliminary 2016 Top 100 Reports for both the surety and fidelity markets. The separate reports display the total premium of the industry, and the rankings of the top 100 surety and fidelity writers....

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A.M. Best believes legislative reform in the bail bond insurance sector of the fidelity and surety market segments has led to significant disruption, and the potential for further changes places the bail bond industry at a critical juncture with respect to its long-term health and viability. According...

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Surety Guarantees (OSG) and the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) are partnering to offer a surety bond training event for small business owners on May 18, to provide greater contract bonding access to small...

San Clemente, CA, May 09, 2017 –(PR.com)– Construction Contracting and Surety Construction Support for 2017 is following its predicted pattern of growth. With the recent years being fairly successful in the writing of performance and payment bonds. Without significant loss trends, the industry is responding by offering more aggressively...

TORONTO, May 9, 2017 – Northbridge Financial Corporation is expanding its product line to include surety bonds. Starting June 1, 2017, businesses across Canada will have access to an extensive selection of contract and commercial bonding solutions. “Northbridge is now open for surety business,” says Silvy Wright, President &...

CLEVELAND, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Continental Heritage Insurance Company today announced a program to provide surety bonds to applicants for Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Program. Continental Heritage, based in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, is an insurance carrier rated A- by AM Best. Edward Feighan, an owner and director of Continental...

Intact Financial Corp (IFC.TO), Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer, said it would buy U.S.-based specialty insurer OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd (OB.N) for $1.7 billion, creating a specialty insurer focused on small- and mid-sized businesses. The $18.10 cash offer represented a 15.3 percent premium to OneBeacon’s Tuesday close. Shares...