Surety bonds 101: The basics and what you need to know

Here are the surety bond basics to make sure your clients have the coverage they need.

By Mike Sanders | October 23, 2019 at 12:15 PM

It is important to make sure that your client understands that a surety bond is not insurance. (Photo: Bigstock)

Surety bonds can present stressful challenges to agents, account managers and customer service representatives who do not regularly handle bonds.

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