Construction Oriented CPAs Play Key Role for Contractor's Bonding Needs
We often hear contractors say that getting a job is the hard part – completing the project is the easy part. Many factors go into that, one of which is having ...
Scot Albrinck, AFSB
Fidelity Bonds: Good for Employers and an Insurance Agency's Bottom Line
It’s an all-to-common occurrence: A trusted, long-time employee starts stealing from the company. At first, it may be only a few small items. Then the employee ...
Shayne Albine
A Tale of Two Opportunities: Financing of Risk Through Subcontract Bonds
Last month I met with two contractors where subcontract bonds were a central topic. The first was a paper general contractor, meaning they administered the ...
Dan Pope
What Happens in Vegas .. Also Happens in New Mexico, Arizona, & Utah for ORSC’s Bond Manager — Sean Rummel
Sean takes us on his journey through the desert — but there’s nothing dry about his story. In 2013, Sean interviewed at Old Republic Surety in Atlanta, where he ...
Melissa Miller
Surety Bonds and P3 Projects: A Colorado Case Study
Think of the growing infrastructure projects across American cities. These developments are at times so costly that taxpayer money alone cannot fund them. That’s ...
Vicki Price
Influencing (and Increasing) Your Bonding Capacity
Construction bond capacity matters — sometimes more than firms may realize. Simply put, bond capacity can either hold you back from the growth you’ve envisioned ...
Sean Rummel
Release of Retainage Bonds: A Tool That Can Provide A Benefit To The Contractor
I was holding an annual surety account meeting out on the golf course one day with the agent and the contractor. This contractor works primarily as a ...
Darrel Lamb, CPCU, AFSB
Can You Explain Your Bid Spread?
If you were to ask contractors what they like most about construction, they probably wouldn’t say, “I love preparing bids.” Most contractors love being on the job ...
Rich Sghiatti
Face-to-Face Meetings with Contractors Are Key
“Your word is your bond.” In no other line of work does this age-old phrase ring as true as in the surety business. We often talk about “the three c’s of credit” ...
John Estes, AFSB
In the Spotlight With Old Republic Surety Marketing Rep - Vince Cefalu
From a movie with Clooney to winning multiple awards in marketing, this Hollywood Actor takes us on a tour of his west-coast life. But lucky for us, we get to ...
Melissa Miller
