Marsh vs Travelers Surety Bonds

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), Marsh's middle-market subsidiary, arranges surety bonds through a dedicated surety practice rather than underwriting them itself. ⁵Company-reported. MMA surety insurance page.

Travelers underwrites surety bonds directly through two practices, commercial surety and contract surety, rather than only brokering bonds written by other sureties. ⁹Company-reported. Surety-bond product page, as read on 2026-09-23.

The reviewed page does not name a specific surety insurer for a standard bond; MMA says it offers national market representation, implying the issuing surety varies by placement. ⁵Not publicly disclosed. MMA surety insurance page as read on 2026-09-23.

The reviewed surety-bond page does not name the specific underwriting entity for a bond; Travelers' related professional-liability pages attribute management and professional liability products to Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America and its property-casualty affiliates, but that page does not cover surety. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. Surety-bond page as read on 2026-09-23; the entity named elsewhere is not confirmed as the surety issuer.

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Travelers says commercial surety serves both individuals and businesses ranging from small companies to multinational companies, while contract surety is supported by underwriters focused on construction industry risk. ⁹Company-reported. Commercial surety and contract surety descriptions on the surety-bond page.

MMA offers Contract Surety for construction and similar projects, Commercial Surety issuing license and permit bonds nationwide (in lieu of or alongside letters of credit and other banking obligations), and International Surety for global operations facing varied regulatory requirements. ⁵Company-reported. MMA surety insurance page, Surety Coverage section.

Travelers lists bond types including bid, performance and payment bonds, construction materials supply bonds, court bonds (judicial, fiduciary and probate), custom bonds, depository bonds, ERISA fidelity bonds, license and permit bonds, lost instrument bonds, miscellaneous bonds, notary public bonds, official bonds, release of lien bonds and utility bonds. ⁹Company-reported. Bond-type list on the surety-bond page; a given bond type's terms and availability are underwriting-specific.

MMA says it has more than 150 surety professionals across all 50 states, placed $353 million in surety premium for nearly 10,000 clients, and that its markets write 95% of all contract bonds in the U.S., according to the company. ⁵Company-reported. MMA surety insurance page; company-reported statistics, not independently verified, and do not indicate bond size or capacity for an individual client.

The reviewed surety-bond page does not publish bond-amount limits, premium rates or underwriting capacity figures. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. Surety-bond page as read on 2026-09-23.

MMA lists competitive indemnity package negotiation, industry benchmarking, joint-venture and teaming-agreement prequalification support, continuity and ownership-transfer consulting, and competitive program design review as services tied to its surety practice. ⁵Company-reported. MMA surety insurance page, Benefits of Surety and Surety Coverage sections.

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You work with an MMA surety specialist directly; the page names a Surety Department Supervisor and describes advisor-led placement rather than an online bond application. ⁵Company-reported. MMA surety insurance page.

Travelers directs buyers to find an insurance agent to obtain a surety bond, and separately tells agents that surety bond application forms are in its agent forms library alongside management and professional liability applications. ^9,10Company-reported. Surety-bond page CTA and the E&O page's agent-forms link.