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Surety bonds are an agreement involving a principal, an obligee and a surety company that issues the bond for a fee. In most cases, the obligee accepts a bid or application submitted by the principal.

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 ...

A surety bond is a way of ensuring that a business makes good on its obligations when it's hired to do a job. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

Depending on one’s level of surety knowledge, some may call them payment bonds, another may say performance bonds, but insiders know they usually work collaboratively. Payment and performance bonds, ...