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Finance 431

Finance 431. Surety Bonds. Surety. Will introduce some new concepts to you Surety business Contract and commercial bonds Distinguish from and compare to insurance Compare to banking. Surety. What is surety ? Ancient process Biblical commentary Babylonian Roman times

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Finance 431

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  1. Finance 431 Surety Bonds

  2. Surety • Will introduce some new concepts to you • Surety business • Contract and commercial bonds • Distinguish from and compare to insurance • Compare to banking

  3. Surety • What is surety ? • Ancient process • Biblical commentary • Babylonian • Roman times • English history • U.S. history

  4. Surety • Personal surety • Legal development • Common law v statute • Statute of frauds • Development of corporate surety

  5. Surety • Essence of the surety relationship • Three party arrangement • Surety guarantees the obligation of a primary obligor(principal) to a third party ( the obligee) • Surety -- Principal -- Obligee

  6. Surety • Industry highlights • $ 5 billion business-approximately 1% of annual p/c revenues • 135 or so groups of companies write bonds • Multiline and specialty companies • Top ten write approx. 70% of business

  7. Surety • Bonds support both public and private transactions • Bonds are typically statutory in nature • 85 to 90% of contract industry premium relates to public works projects • 99% plus of commercial premium relates to statutory obligations

  8. Surety • Classifications of bonds • Contract • Commercial

  9. Surety • Contract • Bid • Performance • Payment

  10. Surety • The bid process • Discussion • Underwriting process • The three Cs of Credit extension • An expensive and in-depth process

  11. Surety • Character • Too often a given, but essential • Stature in community/reputation • Relationship with other business partners • Experience says watch out if an underwriter is aware of character issues

  12. Surety • Character • Example • Contractor takes money out of company w/o telling you … or invests in business unrelated to his construction business … • Bankruptcy… • Other …

  13. Surety • Capacity • Proven track record on similar size,scope and location of work • Organization • Comprehensive business plan • Performance record plus the ability to meet obligations on current and future work load, bonded and unbonded • Continuity plan

  14. Surety • Capacity-common issues • Contractor’s experience is on $ 5 million highway project • Wants to bid on $ 25 million highway job • Highway contractor wants to build a $ 25 million commercial building

  15. Surety • Capital • CPA certified audited f/s for 3 to 5 years • Work in process for bonded and un bonded work • Cost control systems • Investment strategy • Perform complete analysis • Trends over time in profitability and liquidity • Credit history • Bank relationships • Accounting system • CFO/financial staff • Reputation of CPA performing audits and other services

  16. Surety • Capital-common issues • Poor accounting system • Lack of accounting and finance personnel • Contractor lost money in three of the past four years • Bank debt and overall debt is growing • Disputes on projects leading to slow A/R • A number of jobs are losing money –drain on company’s financial resources

  17. Surety • Commercial • Fiduciary • License and permit • Court • Public official

  18. Surety • Commercial • Fiduciary • Executor or administrator of estate • Guardianship of minor • Trustees in bankruptcy

  19. Surety • License and permit • Virtually all businesses will have some license bonds • Compulsory obligations • Agents/brokers • Real estate broker • Permit when signs extend over a public walkway • Truckers on road with overweight load • Contractors license • Tax bonds • Reclamation bonds

  20. Surety • Court • Plaintiffs and defendants • Attachment bonds • Plaintiffs • Release of attachment • Appeal bonds • High profile cases • Auto companies • Oil companies

  21. Surety • Public Official • Administrator • Treasurer • Tax Collector

  22. Surety • Underwriting process • Very similar to contract but different too… • Complex due to many types of obligations • Industry analysis • Many obligations are long term • Many obligations are non- cancelable

  23. Surety • Two phases in underwriting • Assessment • What is the obligation ? • Can the principal do it? • Protective • How can/will the underwriter protect themselves ? • What indemnity and what form ?

  24. Surety • Factors of significance • Reputation and standing • Ability to complete obligation • Financial condition • Quality of financial data prep and presentation • Indemnity provided • General agreement of indemnity • Collateral

  25. Surety • Surety’s Responsibility • Fulfill the commitments to various stakeholders • Principal’s responsibility to surety • Complete the obligation • Indemnify against loss • May be asked to provide collateral

  26. Surety • Legal remedies in case of loss • Principal is primarily responsible for the obligation • In case of loss • Indemnification • Subrogation

  27. Surety • Insurance v surety bonds • Comparisons • Both regulated by statutes/reqs at state level • Transfer of risk/assumption of risk • Premium paid • Protection against financial loss • Contract defining the risk

  28. Surety • Some key distinctions • Two party (insurance) vs. three party (surety) • Third parties receive protection • Principal is not protected by bond • Law of large numbers does not apply • Loss expectation v no loss anticipated • Principal is always primarily responsible for completion of the obligation • Most surety obligations are not cancelable • Premium non payment is not valid reason to cancel the obligation

  29. Surety • Surety and banking • Surety like banking is an extension of credit; monetary v non-monetary obligations • Analysis of business very similar • Repayment of credit or obligation • Banks and sureties expect repayment • Banks and sureties do not expect a loss • Rights to pursue defaulting principal • Collateral • Indemnity

  30. Surety Questions? Special thanks to Professor Vonnahme for the use of his materials.

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