Latest Surety Headlines

All the headlines from our Surety Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Chubb, The Hartford, Liberty and Travelers Team Up on Surety Tech Launch

Dec 9 2025 // Four surety companies—Chubb, The Hartford, Liberty Mutual and Travelers—announced the launch of a technology company that will feature a shared digital infrastructure to advance the surety industry.According to a brief...

People Moves: BMB Names Martinez to Surety Team

Dec 8 2025 // Bowen, Miclette & Britt Insurance Agency, LLC has continued the expansion of its Surety team with the addition of John Anthony Martinez, who brings nearly 20 years of experience in contract and commercial surety,...

People Moves: Howden US Appoints Peterson to Lead Construction, Infrastructure and Surety; Sokol Named Head of Excess Casualty for ICW Specialty

Sep 25 2025 // Howden US, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, appointed Mark Peterson as head of its construction, infrastructure and surety practice. Peterson joins Mike Parrish’s Howden US team and works closely with...

Fidelis Partnership Launches MGA Arenite Specialty for Surety, Credit Risk Insurance

Sep 16 2025 // Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the specialist MGA platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), announced the launch of Arenite Specialty to write surety and credit risk insurance.Initially focused on...

Advice From a Surety Underwriter to the Owner of a Start-Up Construction Company

Sep 5 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.Early in my underwriting career, it wasn’t unusual to meet a company owner who had recently climbed down from a ladder or the seat of a bulldozer to...

People Moves: Chubb Promotes in Surety, Property; WTW Hires ICT Directors; HDI Global USA Names Aguiar Head of Energy & Power Underwriting

Aug 11 2025 // Chubb Makes Key Leadership Appointments in Surety’s Global and North America BusinessesChubb Limited, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, named Steve Haney, vice president, Chubb Group and currently division...

A Major Infrastructure Upgrade for Antarctica — Backed by Surety

Aug 6 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.Antarctica is one of the most remote and isolated places on Earth. As the coldest and windiest continent on the planet according to the United States Antarctic...

Marsh Suit Against Alliant Alleges Poaching of Commercial Surety Team, Accounts

Jul 21 2025 // Insurance broker Marsh USA is suing rival Alliant Insurance Services, this time for allegedly poaching key commercial surety employees and clients.New York-based Marsh is accusing California-based Alliant of inducing key...

Old Republic Surety Goes High-Tech with Pittsburgh Pirates Video Project

Jul 14 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. A major league ballpark can be a feast for the senses, from colorful fan gear to a tasty barbecue sandwich. There’s always plenty of action down on the...

Marsh Suit Against Alliant Alleges Poaching of Commercial Surety Team, Accounts

Jul 7 2025 // Insurance broker Marsh USA is suing rival Alliant Insurance Services, this time for allegedly poaching key commercial surety employees and clients.New York-based Marsh is accusing California-based Alliant of inducing key...

Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees

May 5 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 in March.A...

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 risks,...

People Moves: Marsh Names Curran US Surety Leader, Schweitzer US Construction Claims Leader; Ryan Alternative Risk Promotes Havey to President

Mar 21 2025 // 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 recently served...

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 the...

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 // 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 commercial surety...

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.That’s a question I hear often, and it’s a good starting point for discussion. Knowing those differences helps contractors understand why they need...

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...