Our Blog - Surety Matters

Our blog covering the latest in bonds and insurance
ERISA 01.27.2022

Predictions: Enhanced Transparency?

Meta what? As most of us scramble to leverage current technology to improve our businesses and lives, some experts are thinking forward about the implications of technology on the work of sponsoring and administering retirement…
Read Moreabout Predictions: Enhanced Transparency?

Predictions: Enhanced Transparency?
Contract Surety 01.27.2022

Port and Waterway Construction: Growth!

Containers come in. Containers go out. That’s the role of ports. Unfortunately, the bridge and depth limitations of aging ports across the country make it hard, if not impossible, for large, modern container ships to…
Read Moreabout Port and Waterway Construction: Growth!

Port and Waterway Construction: Growth!
License & Permit Bonds 01.26.2022

Business Is Booming: Home Renovation Contractors

  Licensed contractors are in big demand for home renovation work of all kinds across the country. With more families continuing to spend more time at home then ever before, living needs and the use…
Read Moreabout Business Is Booming: Home Renovation Contractors

Business Is Booming: Home Renovation Contractors
ERISA 01.20.2022

Retirement Plans: How Are We Doing?

  Are the funds carefully being invested into retirement accounts every pay period producing a return? Statistics on the average balances in 401(k) plans at the end of 2021 indicate: yes! Balances are up. Additionally,…
Read Moreabout Retirement Plans: How Are We Doing?

Retirement Plans: How Are We Doing?
ERISA 01.20.2022

Decision Making Fatigue?

  Pandemic fatigue is a given. Now, it seems, many workers are experiencing decision making fatigue—and it follows them to work. Although surveys among retirement plan participants indicate a relatively high level of confidence related…
Read Moreabout Decision Making Fatigue?

Decision Making Fatigue?
Contract Surety 01.20.2022

Constructing Hyperloops?

  A regulatory framework included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enables hyperloop projects to compete for federal funding for U.S.-based projects. This makes Virgin Hyperloop one of the construction industry’s most watched projects…
Read Moreabout Constructing Hyperloops?

Constructing Hyperloops?
Contract Surety 01.20.2022

California’s Speed Line?

With operation from San Francisco to Los Angeles slated to begin in just over 10 years, the country’s first high speed, long-distance rail line currently involves active construction at 35 sites in California’s Central Valley….
Read Moreabout California’s Speed Line?

California’s Speed Line?
Court Bonds 01.20.2022

Funding a Revocable Living Trust?

  Working with a lawyer to set up a revocable living trust is a smart way to plan both for your own needs as you age and to ensure a smooth and timely distribution of…
Read Moreabout Funding a Revocable Living Trust?

Funding a Revocable Living Trust?
Court Bonds 01.20.2022

Remarried With Adult Children?

  Estate planning experts encourage extra diligence for blended families in which the spouses married after adult children have been raised. Generally, it’s not that bad intent results in problems. Instead, unintended consequences tend to…
Read Moreabout Remarried With Adult Children?

Remarried With Adult Children?