National Dictionary Day is observed annually on October 16th, to celebrate the birthday of the father of the American dictionary, Noah Webster. In honor of National Dictionary Day, Goldleaf Surety is defining common surety terms that are not always familiar to individuals or companies when they first start working with bonds Surety Bond – a surety bond is a three-party agreement between a surety company, an oblige and a principal. The third party (surety company) guarantees to the second … [Read more...]
Goldleaf Surety to Attend MN PIA Trade Show
Goldleaf Surety will attend the 2021 Minnesota PIA Trade Show and Education Day. New Business Intake Manager Lori Olson will be attending the Minnesota PIA Trade Show and Education Day on Thursday, September 9th. This year’s Get Back in the Game Education Day is being held at the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel in Eagan. Stop by to discuss how our experienced staff can assist you and your agency with your bonding needs from performance bonds to almost every other type of surety and fidelity bond … [Read more...]
Shamrocks, Horseshoes and the Luck of the Irish
This St. Patrick's Day we want to share a secret with you, it isn't about shamrocks, horseshoes, and the luck of the Irish. In fact, it isn't about luck at all. When you need assistance placing surety bonds for your client, you don't need shamrocks, horseshoes or the luck of the Irish on your side. You need Goldleaf Surety Services on your side. As a national surety-only agency, we are here to help. Goldleaf Surety does not retail any insurance – we deal only in surety bonds. If your … [Read more...]
Goldleaf Surety And Your New Year’s Resolutions
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to be more productive with your time at the office, Goldleaf Surety is here to help you make that resolution a reality. Surety bonds can be a time-consuming, costly and embarrassing process for many agencies. Producers and CSRs can face steep learning curves if they want to handle the product. With hundreds of different bonds available, your staff may not know which markets are most likely to write a particular class of bond, which forms to use, or … [Read more...]
Autumn Shows Us How Beautiful it is to Let Things Go
I have to say that my favorite season of the year has always been autumn. While it does herald in shorter days and cooler weather, I find it the most beautiful of all seasons. I love pulling out my fall home decor and seeing all the beautiful reds, oranges, and yellows both inside and outside my home. (I also love it when my young granddaughter comes and rearranges by decor because I just don't have her eye for these things!) I love trips to the apple orchard, bonfires, hot chocolate with … [Read more...]
RELAX – Goldleaf Surety Has You Covered
To celebrate National Relaxation Day, Goldleaf Surety would like to take the worry out of your bond placement frustrations. As a national surety provider licensed in all 50 states and working with more than two dozen surety companies, Goldleaf Surety has the knowledge and relationships to provide you with a wide range of bonding capacity for all types, sizes and classes of bonds. Contract Bonds – Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Subdivision/Site Improvement Bonds are … [Read more...]
A Fidelity Bond Can Help Protect A Company
More often than most people realize, employees steal from their companies. Employee theft can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. Not just monies are stolen. Thefts can include supplies, inventory and even company time. And, it’s not just limited to theft at the company’s office or job site. Thefts can occur when employees are on site at a customer’s home or business. Is there a product that can offer protection to cover employee dishonesty and theft? The answer is … [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...]
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...]