Effective immediately, we are increasing FAST-Track Program limits to $400,000 single and $800,000 aggregate!  Start applying today!

Our ever-popular FAST-Track Program continues evolving to meet your customers’ needs and now enjoys expanded limits for handling larger Performance and Payment Bonds!  We offer one of the broadest small contract appetites in the market and our streamlined underwriting makes for quick and easy submissions which mean those last minute bond approvals are just a few easy clicks away.  Simply complete our 1 page FAST-Track Application using bONdLINE® to receive instant prequalifications of new contract accounts up to $400,000, or get faster response times for your everyday FAST-Track submissions through bONdLINE®.  We make it easy for you to “wow” your smaller contractors with outstanding service!

Use the bONdLINE® Forms List to access our FAST-Track Application or click directly into bONdLINE® for immediate processing of your next FAST-Track Application and bond request.  If you prefer, email us a completed FAST-Track Application to info@cnasurety.com.  Our experienced underwriting staff is standing by to service your next contract bond submission.

If you have any questions about our FAST-Track Program or our new higher limits, please contact us at 800-331-6053 or info@cnasurety.com.  We write more bonds than any other company in the industry and WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS!

Due to flooding in July 2017, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has declared Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties as state disaster areas.  In response to the declaration, the Illinois Department of Insurance issued Company Bulletin 2017-03 requesting that insurers implement certain safeguards to protect Illinois policyholders affected by the flooding. 

To comply with the bulletin, CNA Surety is withdrawing cancellation or nonrenewal notices issued on or after July 12, 2017 on any in-force surety bond or policy issued to an affected bond principal, bond obligee, policyholder or respecting affected property.  In addition, CNA Surety will not issue any new cancellation or nonrenewal notices to affected policyholders, surety bond principals and bond obligees or for affected property until September 30, 2017, or a later time if deemed reasonable given  individual circumstances.  CNA Surety is granting affected policyholders and bond principals and obligees an extension of a minimum of 60 days beyond any time period required by the policy or surety bond for the submission of any claim or proof of loss; any submission of bills or information related to claims; and for any repairs on affected property that cannot be completed within the required time period under the policy or surety bond.

If you receive a cancellation or nonrenewal notice in error, please contact us immediately so that we may reinstate the bond or policy.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Surety Customer Service Department at 800-331-6053 or info@cnasurety.com.

Please be advised that you may file a complaint with the Illinois Department of Insurance regarding any disaster-related dispute or issue.  If you have a disaster-related dispute or issue, you may call the Department’s toll-free complaint hotline at 866-445-5364, or file a complaint online at https://mc.insurance.illinois.gov/messagecenter.nsf.

As a CNA Surety agent, you can assist by using this information to stress the importance of surety bonds with public entities, obligees, and general contractors.  A link to the Guide can also be found in the Education tab on our website under Agent / Broker Services.  The Creating a New Bond Requirement section contains valuable information, including model bond ordinance language, examples of how License and Permit bonds have helped communities, and on outline of CNA Surety’s role in creating a new bond requirement. 

If you have any questions on this important topic, please contact us at 800-331-6053 or info@cnasurety.com.