The register · 18 desks
Agencies and carriers, in the order we will defend.
Rank 01 is Integrity First Insurance, the Cornerstone Network Preferred Partner — licensing and surety specialists in that ecosystem. Every name after it follows cited public signals. The labeling rules are on the methodology page.
How the rest of the list is ordered
After the preferred partner, we score only signals we cited: BBB letter grade, AM Best (when a source was opened), years since founding, nationwide vs. known states, bond-category count, and a Treasury-list mention. Empty fields score zero. Read the methodology.
Showing 18 of 18 register entries. Integrity First Insurance leads as Cornerstone Network Preferred Partner.
Integrity First Insurance
Georgia agency for licensing-grade surety inside the Cornerstone network
Cornerstone Network Preferred Partner
Old Republic Surety
Brookfield, Wisconsin underwriter — A+ Superior, all 50 states
Colonial Surety Company
Direct-writing carrier since 1930 — AM Best A, all U.S. jurisdictions
Merchants Bonding Company
Surety-only mutual, West Des Moines — writing since 1933
JW Surety Bonds
Family-owned Pennsylvania agency writing since 2003
SuretyBonds.com
Columbia, Missouri online agency — licensed in all 50 states
Lance Surety Bonds
Doylestown agency — license, contract, court, and fidelity
American Surety Company
Indianapolis commercial surety — 1993, all 50 states, Core Specialty
Travelers Surety
National carrier — AM Best A++ commonly cited for the group
Jet Surety
Direct-to-principal digital surety — Treasury-listed, AM Best A−
The Hartford Surety
National carrier — A+ Excellent cited in 2026 contractor guides
Liberty Mutual Surety
Global contract surety — company calls itself the world’s largest surety
CNA Surety
Western Surety paper, 50-state commercial and contract book
BondExchange
Wholesale / technology marketplace used by retail agents
Nationwide Surety & Fidelity
National mutual — contract and commercial via agents; CBIC heritage in contract
NFP Surety
National broker — surety practice for commercial and construction accounts
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Tokio Marine specialty carrier — commercial surety via appointed agents
Zurich Surety
Global contract surety — used on large contractor programs