Most of our court bond work comes through the attorneys handling the underlying matter. We are built around that workflow — four specialized underwriting desks, direct underwriter contact, same-day issuance for qualified files, and 7/52/365 emergency coverage for the bonds that have to issue today.
"I founded Surety One in 1995 because the court bond business was being run by people who didn't read statutes and didn't know what a brief looked like. The appellate practitioner who needed a supersedeas bond at the §52.006 cap was getting underwriting decisions from people who thought §52.006 was a zip code. The lien release bond that needed to clear a Florida title at closing was being drafted by someone who had never read §713.24.
That gap is the whole reason for our practice. We write bonds because we know the statutes that require them. We underwrite to the rules counsel is litigating under. And we draft bond forms that the receiving court will actually accept — not generic surety paper retrofitted onto unfamiliar procedural ground.
Three decades in, we are still doing the same thing. The desks are bigger; the technology is faster; the underwriting authorities are higher. But the proposition has not changed: counsel deserves underwriting that has read the rules."
— C. Constantin Poindexter, Founder, Surety One, Inc. · Partner, VSP Law, PLLC
Each underwriting desk handles one of the four bond categories, with statutory fluency in the practice and authority to issue without escalation up to its desk limit.
1. Send the controlling document. The judgment, the motion, the order, the recorded lien, the appointing letters — whatever instrument creates the bond requirement. Email to underwriting@SuretyOne.com with "BOND REQUEST" in the subject line.
2. Underwriter assignment. The file is routed to the desk handling the relevant practice within four business hours (immediate during emergency coverage hours). Counsel gets the underwriter's name, direct line, and a preliminary indication of bond capacity and terms.
3. Application and financial documentation. Our online application is short. Financial documentation requirements scale with bond size: under $250K is typically a one-page personal financial statement; larger bonds require business financials and tax returns. Audited financials are required for non-collateralized placement at scale.
4. Quote and binding. Premium is quoted at application review. Binding occurs on receipt of signed indemnity agreement and any collateral the bond requires. For collateralized bonds, three forms are accepted: cash, irrevocable letter of credit, or U.S. Treasury securities (Treasury collateral available for bond penalties over $5M). We do not accept real property, tangible assets, UCC filings, or assignments.
5. Issuance and delivery. Executed bonds are delivered in PDF for direct e-filing the same business day. Original hard-copies may be couriered to counsel. CourtBondSurety.com authenticates all court bonds with a proprietary hologramming tool that no other surety offers.
Send the controlling document to underwriting@SuretyOne.com or call (800) 373-2804. We will open the file the same business day and respond immediately, 7/52/365.