The Real Life of VP Field Underwriting - Commercial Shayne Albine: Making Surety Cool
“Seeing people grow into their roles and assisting them reaching their full potential is something I am very passionate about,” says Shayne Albine, who has worked ...
Shayne Albine
Navigating Obstacles to Go the Extra Mile for Clients
Going the extra mile is a well-known staple of good customer service, but sometimes that mile is not a direct route. It requires working around obstacles and ...
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FastBond: Simplifying Smaller Bid Performance and Payment Bonds for Agents and Contractors
“We’ve targeted tight turnaround times from submission to approval using Old Republic Surety’s (ORS) FastBond process — the faster, the better,” says Todd Taylor, ...
Todd Taylor, AFSB, CPCU
Taking Your Construction Company to the Next Level
There are many ways to grow a business, but the first step is to understand how you got to where you are, then decide what you need to do next to take your ...
Rich Sghiatti
The Alphabet Soup of Federal Contracting
A day in the life of a contract surety underwriter almost always includes wading through dozens of acronyms in bid documents and contracts. There are acronyms for ...
Darrel Lamb, CPCU, AFSB
7 Tips to Help Your Agency Show Up Online
Not long ago, customers searching for surety bonds looked in the yellow pages of a thing called the phone book. Now-a-days, most shopping begins with the ...
Greg Thrailkill
Old Republic Surety Goes High-Tech with Pittsburgh Pirates Video Project
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 field, but ...
Kerry Enders, AFSB
Charity Year in Review 2023
"We do what we can to help others achieve more." A motto that Old Republic Surety employees believe in so strongly that it is engrained in our core value of ...
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Lessons from the Eclipse: Contractors need not tremble at indemnity agreements
A narrow 60-mile-wide path across the Unites States from Texas to Maine will witness a total eclipse of the sun on April 8, 2024. Solar eclipses are visible ...
Greg Thrailkill
Private-Project Bonds Have Unique Underwriting Issues
There are several issues specific to construction bonds for privately funded projects that make them substantially different from publicly funded endeavors. For ...
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