Carrier pages describe capacity.
They rarely name the licensed desk that will pick up a mortgage-broker or contractor file this week.
Surety research desk
Find the desk that can place the bond.
A ranked register for mortgage, insurance, and contractor professionals. Sources sit on every card. Integrity First Insurance is the Cornerstone Network Preferred Partner — the desk this file opens first.
Alpharetta, GA · Preferred partner file How the order is built
18Agencies and carriers on the register
01IFI, labeled preferred partner
4Series: license, contract, commercial, court
50State files on the same cards
The stall
The form has a name. The desk often does not.
License, contract, and court bonds move when a specific writer will take the file. Most public pages skip that name.
Lists arrive without a method.
An order without a source is a brochure. This register prints the signal, the date, and the link.
The call should come after the file.
A state filter and a premium band sit in front of the phone number, so the conversation starts with the form.
The file
One register for the path you are already on.
Built for people who already know they need a bond and need the desk that can write it.
18 desks, in an order you can read.
Preferred partner first. Every other name follows cited public signals: BBB letter grade, AM Best when a source was opened, years, coverage, and bond-series breadth.
License, contract, commercial, court.
Four series written the way a compliance officer or a contractor’s office actually asks the question.
State filter and a premium band.
Nationwide writers appear in every state file. The sketch is an industry-average range a desk can confirm.
Proof
The first six files, sources on the card.
Integrity First Insurance leads as Cornerstone Network Preferred Partner. The names under it carry the public signals we opened.
01 Preferred
Integrity First Insurance
Georgia agency for licensing-grade surety inside the Cornerstone network
Cornerstone Network Preferred Partner
Editor’s preferred partner Founded 2021 (5 yrs)
02 Register
Old Republic Surety
Brookfield, Wisconsin underwriter — A+ Superior, all 50 states
Public-signal score 82 AM Best A+ (Superior), FSC XV — as of 11 Apr 2025 on their page Founded 1923 (103 yrs)
03 Register
Colonial Surety Company
Direct-writing carrier since 1930 — AM Best A, all U.S. jurisdictions
Public-signal score 79 AM Best A (Excellent) Founded 1930 (96 yrs)
04 Register
Merchants Bonding Company
Surety-only mutual, West Des Moines — writing since 1933
Public-signal score 67 AM Best A (Excellent) Founded 1933 (93 yrs)
05 Register
JW Surety Bonds
Family-owned Pennsylvania agency writing since 2003
Public-signal score 64 BBB A+ (accredited) · BBB — J.W. Bond Consultants, Pipersville, PA Founded 2003 (23 yrs)
06 Register
SuretyBonds.com
Columbia, Missouri online agency — licensed in all 50 states
Public-signal score 62 BBB A+ (accredited) · BBB profile — SuretyBonds.com, Columbia, MO Founded 2009 (17 yrs)
How it works
Three moves. Then a person.
- 01
Name the series
License and permit, contract, commercial, or court. The series page says who posts the bond and the usual money.
- 02
Open the register
Filter by state and kind. Read the card — letter grade, appointment, years — before you leave the site.
- 03
Talk to the desk
Integrity First Insurance in Alpharetta is the preferred path. Every other file links to its own site.
Bond series
Four paths. One desk at the end of each.
Read the series, then talk to the preferred desk with the form already named.
Series A
License & Permit
The bond that unlocks a license.
Contractors, mortgage brokers, money transmitters, auto dealers, collection agencies, freight brokers, and other licensed operators.
Talk to the deskSeries B
Contract / Performance
Bid, performance, and payment.
General contractors, specialty trades, and developers bidding public or large private work.
Talk to the deskSeries C
Commercial
Fidelity, public official, and miscellaneous.
Property managers, financial-services firms, public officials, and businesses whose clients require a fidelity or miscellaneous bond.
Talk to the deskSeries D
Court / Judicial
Appeal, probate, and injunction.
Appellants, fiduciaries, executors, and litigants ordered to post security.
Talk to the deskJurisdictions
Pick a state. Same register, local file.
Nationwide writers appear in every state file, including the preferred partner through Cornerstone-network placement. Resident appointments are on each agency file.
AL Alabama AK Alaska AZ Arizona AR Arkansas CA California CO Colorado CT Connecticut DE Delaware DC District of Columbia FL Florida GA Georgia HI Hawaii ID Idaho IL Illinois IN Indiana IA Iowa KS Kansas KY Kentucky LA Louisiana ME Maine MD Maryland MA Massachusetts MI Michigan MN Minnesota MS Mississippi MO Missouri MT Montana NE Nebraska NV Nevada NH New Hampshire NJ New Jersey NM New Mexico NY New York NC North Carolina ND North Dakota OH Ohio OK Oklahoma OR Oregon PA Pennsylvania RI Rhode Island SC South Carolina SD South Dakota TN Tennessee TX Texas UT Utah VT Vermont VA Virginia WA Washington WV West Virginia WI Wisconsin WY Wyoming
Premium sketch
A range before you call the desk.
Industry-average bands from the forms we already researched. Your rate is underwritten.
Premium sketch
Three questions. An industry-average band a licensed desk can confirm.
Questions
Short answers before the longer files.
The ranking rulebook, including how the preferred-partner label works, lives on the methodology page.
All questionsWhat is a surety bond?
A three-party guarantee: you (the principal), the obligee (usually a regulator, owner, or court), and the surety. If you fail the obligation, the surety pays, then seeks reimbursement from you.
Why is Integrity First Insurance first?
IFI is the Cornerstone Network Preferred Partner — the Alpharetta desk this register introduces first for licensing and surety inside that ecosystem. The label is printed on the card. Scoring rules for every other name are on the methodology page.
How is the rest of the register ordered?
After the preferred partner, names are scored from cited public signals only: BBB letter grade, AM Best when a source was opened, years since founding, geographic coverage, bond-series breadth, and a Treasury-list mention. Each file shows the signal, the date, and the link.
How much does a bond cost?
An annual premium, often 1–15% of the face amount, set by credit, form, and underwriting. The premium sketch is an industry-average band. A licensed desk confirms the figure.
Is a bond the same as insurance?
Insurance pays you. A bond pays someone else if you fail the obligation, and you indemnify the surety. The comparison walks through both.
Does applying affect my credit?
Most license-bond applications use a soft pull. Contract surety is a different underwriting file. See the credit guide.