ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Brian Beggs is vice president and head of bonds at The Main Street America Group.
It wasn't that long ago that surety bonds were routinely processed with a typewriter and delivered by hand. Indeed, the typewriter is still part of the equation for some independent insurance agencies. Surety has been particularly slow to automate, but we've finally made significant progress.
According to The Surety and Fidelity Assn. of America, most sureties have automated at least part of the bond-generating process. And national sureties, as well as some regionals, have automated most or all of the process.
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