Growing Your Bonding Capacity

How often are a contractor’s single and aggregate surety bond limits reviewed or adjusted? In this episode of Ask The Surety Pro (1:14), Tony DeMartino, Surety Bond Producer, explains what can trigger changes to your bonding limits—and how those limits can grow alongside your business.

Your bonding capacity is more than just a number—it signals financial strength, credibility, and that your company is ready for larger opportunities. In this episode of Ask The Surety Pro (1:30), Chris Smith, Senior Surety Broker, explains how marketing your bonding program helps owners, GCs, and procurement teams see you as a serious, qualified bidder—before…

Small business contractors can prove their financial strength to surety companies—even without the deep reserves of larger firms. In today’s episode of Ask The Surety Pro (1:09), Co-Founder & CEO Joe Catania shares key steps small businesses can take to improve their financial presentation and expand their bonding capacity.

Did you know a contractor’s personal assets can help increase bonding capacity? By serving as a backstop to company liabilities, personal assets reinforce financial strength in the eyes of a surety. In today’s episode of Ask The Surety Pro (0:53), our Vice President, Chris Ruck, shares how personal assets can positively impact a contractor’s ability…

Watch the latest episode of “Ask The Surety Pro,” where our Vice President, Chris Ruck, shares key underwriting strategies that can help you achieve your goals.

Surety brokers can play a supportive role in helping surety underwriters de-risk construction takeoffs, especially when contractors seek bonds for significantly larger projects. Watch the latest episode of Ask The Surety Pro, where Rich Anderson, Co-Founder of Anderson & Catania, explains how to frame a takeoff to increase the likelihood of bond approval.