File 15 · Carrier · Columbus, OH
Nationwide Surety & Fidelity
National mutual — contract and commercial via agents; CBIC heritage in contract
Nationwide writes surety and fidelity through its agency force. Contractors Bonding and Insurance Company (CBIC) is the well-known contract-surety specialist inside the Nationwide family. We list the group as a carrier market, not as a retail bond shop.
Ask your agent whether the paper is Nationwide or CBIC — the form and underwriting desk can differ.
No AM Best figure is shown here because we did not capture Nationwide’s current surety-entity rating page in this pass.
What we will not stretch
- AM Best omitted pending a first-party citation for the surety-writing entity.
Bond series on this file
What they claim to write
Series A
License & Permit
Most regulated businesses post a license or permit bond before a state will issue or renew the license. The bond guarantees compliance with the statute — it is not insurance for the principal.
Series B
Contract / Performance
Construction and public-works contracts ask the contractor to guarantee the bid, the work, and the subcontractors. These are underwritten on financials and experience, not just a credit score.
Series C
Commercial
Commercial surety covers the bonds that sit beside a license or a jobsite: employee dishonesty, public official, lost-instrument, and a long tail of miscellaneous forms.
Typical desks: Independent agents · Contractors · Farm & commercial