Old Republic Surety is committed to excellence in underwriting and is developing underwriters to continue to grow. Our underwriter training program allows individuals a foundational knowledge into underwriting that is rewarding and challenging. The program isn’t just for external hires; our current employees can apply to be in the program as a way to advance their careers and better develop their underwriting skills ..read more

“Seeing people grow into their roles and assisting them reaching their full potential is something I am very passionate about,” says Shayne Albine, who has worked her way up over the last decade from Underwriter to Regional Director and now Regional Vice President for the Southeast Commercial Branch at Old Republic Surety. “Sometimes that means I have to sell people on the possibilities in our industry, and I especially value helping someone who might be a little lost on their career path and giving them the encouragement and insight they need to get their footing and a bit of motivation back ..read more

Going the extra mile is a well-known staple of good customer service, but sometimes that mile is not a direct route. It requires working around obstacles and pushing through resistance to deliver it ..read more

“We’ve targeted tight turnaround times from submission to approval using Old Republic Surety’s (ORS) FastBond process — the faster, the better,” says Todd Taylor, CPCU, AFSB ..read more

There are many ways to grow a business, but the first step is to understand how you got to where you are, then decide what you need to do next to take your company to a higher level ..read more

A day in the life of a contract surety underwriter almost always includes wading through dozens of acronyms in bid documents and contracts. There are acronyms for special designations that define groups for which work is specially set aside. There are acronyms for the type of proposal requested and how the contract works. What follows is a handy reference chart of some common acronyms used in federal government contracts for anyone not familiar with these terms ..read more

It has been said that if Google can’t find you no one can. That’s certainly the case with commercial surety bonds, a product that many small contractors first learn about through the internet. If your agency doesn’t appear near the top of Google’s ranking, you could be missing out on lucrative bond placements and additional opportunities to cross-sell to small business clients ..read more

A major league ballpark can be a feast for the senses, from colorful fan gear to a tasty barbecue sandwich. There’s always plenty of action down on the field, but visitors like to be entertained in the stands as well ..read more

"We do what we can to help others achieve more."  A motto that Old Republic Surety employees believe in so strongly that it is engrained in our core value of "Generous."  All year long employees are giving of their time and talents to help their local communities.  Below are several of 2023's larger initiatives. Pay it Forward Campaign This year, ORSC provided each employee with two $50 bills to "pay it forward". This was the chance to make a difference in someone's life, or the lives of multiple people.  Employees could choose to give it to all one person/entity or split ..read more

A narrow 60-mile-wide path across the Unites States from Texas to Maine will witness a total eclipse of the sun on April 8, 2024. Solar eclipses are visible somewhere on Earth once every 18 months, yet witnessing a total eclipse is rare. “A total eclipse happens at any given station only once in about 360 years,” wrote Henry Norris Russell in a 1927 textbook titled Astronomy: A Revision of Young’s Manual of Astronomy. In fact, the last recorded total eclipse in Dallas, Texas, where I am stationed, was over 400 years ago on Oct. 23, 1623 ..read more