Marianne Bonner, CPCU, ARM, covers business insurance topics for Investopedia, building on 30 years of experience working in the insurance industry. She has written extensively for The Risk Report, ...

Surety insurance is a popular but inaccurate term used to refer to surety bonds. A surety bond is a sum of money one party puts up as a guarantor of good faith. Surety bonds often involve considerable ...

Surety bonds protect interests in contracts, ensuring funds are available if obligations are unmet. They differ from investment bonds, focusing on guaranteeing contract fulfillment rather than earning ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

A surety bond is a three-party contract between a principal, obligee and a surety. Surety bonds also are regulated by state insurance departments. The principal has an obligation to the obligee to ...