A surety bond is a three-party contract between a principal, obligee and a surety. Surety bonds also are regulated by state insurance departments. The principal has an obligation to the obligee to ...
It is in this context that surety bonds have begun to attract attention—not as a financial innovation, but as a structural ...
Surety bonds are an agreement involving a principal, an obligee and a surety company that issues the bond for a fee. In most cases, the obligee accepts a bid or application submitted by the principal.