With the all the news regarding COVID-19 and its impact around the world, are you and your company thinking about or perhaps already dealing with its affects on the construction industry? We are certain that many of our contractors are. So, in this blog post, we want to share with you several blog posts that we feel contain relevant information in this new and uncertain time. The post Is it Time to Send your COVID-19 Notice? YES appeared first on Lamson Dugan & Murray LLP. The post … [Read more...]
Goldleaf Surety to Host Construction Law Seminar
Goldleaf Surety will be hosting a Construction Law Seminar on Tuesday, March 24. This seminar is being held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 4351 17th Avenue in Fargo, North Dakota. The seminar will begin with registration at 7:30 am and will end with a free lunch at 12:30 pm. This year’s keynote speaker will be attorney Aaron Dean with the Moss & Barnett law firm out of Minneapolis. Mr. Dean will discuss current issues dealing with contract clauses, contract law, and contract … [Read more...]
Goldleaf Surety to Host Construction Law Seminar
Goldleaf Surety Services will be hosting a Construction Law Seminar on Tuesday, March 10th. This seminar is being held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 17879 Chicago Street in Omaha. The seminar will begin with registration at 7:30 am and will end with a free lunch at 12:30 pm. This year’s keynote speaker will be attorney Craig Martin with Lamson Dugan & Murray out of Omaha. Mr. Martin will discuss the following topics: Contract Clauses – What they mean and suggestions to revise the … [Read more...]
Goldleaf Surety Loves Being Your Surety Partner
On Valentine's Day, Goldleaf Surety wants you to know we love being your surety partner! In today’s culture, Valentine’s Day is a commercial celebration of romance and romantic love. However, as we all know, love has many different meanings in addition to romantic love. When Goldleaf says we love being your surety partner, our definition of love as defined by Google’s dictionary is “a great interest and pleasure in something.” We have found that, unlike us, most agents do not love surety … [Read more...]
Goldleaf Surety and New Year’s Resolutions
It is hard to believe that the first month of 2020 is almost in the books. While most of us talk about New Year’s resolutions the first week in January, this post looks at New Year’s resolutions one month into the New Year. I gave up New Year’s resolutions many, many years ago because I usually did not even make it through January before my commitment to the resolution was gone. Come to find out, I am not alone! An article on the Forbes website from 2018 says studies have shown that less … [Read more...]
Goldleaf Surety Wishes You Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from the team at Goldleaf Surety. We wish you peace, joy and prosperity this holiday season. We appreciate working with all of our partners and hope the coming hear will bring you happiness and success. From our family to yours, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! … [Read more...]
Goldleaf Surety Wishes You a Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. I think because its sole purpose is to set aside time to be with family and friends - to be thankful for each other and all the blessings in our life. For as long as I can remember in our home, it is a day to tell family stories, laugh, overeat, watch football, play cards and take in a movie. Those are the things that make for a happy Thanksgiving for me. This year, I asked Goldleaf’s family to share their answer to the question … [Read more...]
Don’t Let Bonds Scare You
Halloween brings to mind trick-or-treating, Jack-O’-Lanterns, goblins, ghosts, ghouls, witches, bats and black cats. It has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and superstition. The holiday originated through the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The festival was to mark the end of the summer harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter to come – a season strongly associated with death. The night of October 31st, the Celts believed that ghosts of the dead returned to … [Read more...]
Goldleaf Surety – A Partner for Successful Contractors
Construction is a cyclic industry and, to survive, company leadership needs to be prepared to manage their company through those ups and downs. One way to be prepared is to have a strong relationship with your surety provider. According to Ed Titus, SVP, Surety for Philadelphia Insurance, “A company may be doing everything right, but getting connected to the right surety carrier really depends on having an experienced surety agent who understands what carriers are looking for and understands … [Read more...]
Minnesota Pipe Layers Bond
Businesses that contract to provide plumbing services in Minnesota must have a plumbing contractor license. In addition, licensed plumbing contractors must also carry a surety bond. Plumbing contractors who install building water and sewer piping but do not work on subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS) are required to maintain a Minnesota Pipe Layers Bond with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. As with all license bonds, this bond provides indemnification for loss or damage … [Read more...]
