JD Weisbrot

JD Weisbrot is the Founder, President, and Chief Underwriting Officer of Lance Surety Bond Associates, part of Risk Strategies, a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm. With over 22 years of experience in the surety industry, he specializes in large contract bond underwriting and long-term underwriting strategy across nationwide surety markets. He has also led the company to become the largest writer of BMC-84 Freight Broker Surety Bonds in the country.

Alabama HVAC Contractor Bond

Enacted on May 13, 2009, Alabama House Bill (HB) 184 increased the bond amount that can be required by the State Board of Heating and Air Conditioning...

Public Private Projects (PPPs)

Despite a large spike in 2007 of state legislation for public private projects (PPPs), last year saw a significant decrease in the number of states th...

Recent Surety Bond requirements under the Uniform Trust Act

The Uniform Trust Code (UTC) was created by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in order to create a uniform code for commo...

New License Bond Regulations pertaining to Home Inspectors in Kansas and Georgia

According the recently enacted Kansas House Bill 2315 (HB 2315), home inspectors are now required to register with the Home Inspectors Registration Bo...

The role of Bond Producers in the Surety Bond Industry

Today, a majority of surety bonds are purchased by principals through surety bond producers, also referred to as surety bond agents. This does not onl...

Individual Surety Legislation defeated in Virginia and Maryland

Despite collaborative efforts by The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA), The National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP), a...

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