Commercial Bonds

With more than 50 years of commercial bond experience, a network of first-class agents stretching from California to Maine and a team of dedicated commercial surety bond underwriters, Nationwide understands your unique commercial bonding needs.

Commercial surety bonds are generally required by state laws and statutes, and guarantee some aspect of a principal's occupation. A contractor license bond is a good example, in which it guarantees the contractor will comply with the required construction codes.

There are many types of commercial surety bonds and Nationwide has the expertise and experience to help you find the one you need. The following examples are some of the types of commercial bonds we provide:

Types of commercial bonds
AG dealer bonds are required for persons licensed with the Department of Agriculture who buy and resell products of agriculture. This type of commercial bond is also known as agricultural dealer bonds and include: grain dealer bonds, hay dealer bonds, livestock dealer bonds, milk dealer bonds and produce dealer bonds
ARC bonds are required by the Airline Reporting Commission to guarantee payment collected by the travel agency will be forwarded to the appropriate airline. ARC commercial bonds are also known as travel agent bonds
Auctioneer bonds guarantee the auctioneer will account for and pay money due to entitled parties
Auto dealer bonds help to assure the general public, and specifically those persons that have financial transactions with the dealer, that the dealer will comply with the law. Auto dealer bonds are also known as motor vehicle dealer bonds (MVD bonds). Other dealer bonds include: boat dealer bonds, mobile home dealer bonds, motorcycle dealer bonds, snowmobile dealer bonds and vessel dealer bonds
Fuel tax bonds are required by fuel sellers to guarantee payment of taxes
Lease bonds guarantee compliance with regulatory and lease requirements to include rents, royalties, environmental damage and clean-up activities not related to oil spills, abandonment and site-clearance, and other lease obligations
License and permit bonds are required by federal, state or municipal governments before they will grant a license or permit to conduct business in certain occupations or professions. License and permit bonds include: contractor license bonds, electrician bonds, HVAC commercial bonds, non-resident license bonds and plumber bonds
Liquor bonds guarantee compliance with federal and state laws pertaining to the sale, manufacturing and warehousing of alcohol
Lottery bonds are required for any establishment with a lottery machine. The bond guarantees proper use of the machine to ensure no abuse to the state lottery system
Notary public bonds are required by state statutes to protect against losses resulting from the improper actions of notaries
Motorcycle dealer bonds guarantee motorcycle dealer compliance with law, payment of tax, and in some cases, payment of judgments. A motorcycle dealer bond is required to protect the public from wrongful actions of the dealer
Mortgage broker bonds guarantee the mortgage broker will abide by state laws, rules and regulations under the mortgage broker license code
Public official bonds guarantee faithful performance of official duties and are generally for the protection of taxpayers
Title bonds are required to register a vehicle or other property due to a lost or defective title. Title bonds are also known as certificate of title bonds, defective title bonds and lost title bonds
Utility bonds are financial guarantee bonds that ensure the payment of utility bills
Warehouse bonds guarantee that goods stored in a warehouse will be delivered upon presentation of a receipt
Not looking for a commercial bond? Find out more about our other bond products
If commercial bonds aren’t what you’re looking for, find out more about our other surety bond products today:

Contract bonds
Court bonds
Fidelity bonds