Guides for independent insurance agents
Plain answers on selling surety bonds, how commission works, and how to get appointed, written by the Circle Surety underwriting team.
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Data Centers and Surety Bonds: A Guide for Agents
Learn which surety bonds data center projects may need, what’s driving industry growth, and how independent agents can serve this expanding market.
Read the guideWhat Is a Contract Bond? Bid, Performance, and Payment Bonds Explained
What is a contract bond? Learn how bid, performance, and payment bonds work, what they cost, and how to get approved instantly through Circle Surety.
Read the guideHow Surety Bond Commissions Work for Independent Agents
How surety bond commission is calculated, what sets the rate, what up to 25% means at Circle Surety, and how commission is credited and paid to your agency.
Read the guideHow to Get Appointed to Write Surety Bonds
What a surety appointment is, what an independent insurance agent needs to qualify, and how the Circle Surety online application works, step by step.
Read the guideHow to Sell Surety Bonds as an Independent Insurance Agent
What an independent insurance agent needs to sell surety bonds: license, appointment, bond types clients ask for, and how a sale works from quote to issuance.
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