ABOUT US
Southwest Bond Services, Inc is a locally owned and operated surety bond agency. President Jenna Sparks worked in her father’s surety company for a number of years, gaining knowledge of the bonding business and benefiting from her dad’s 40+ years of experience in surety bonds. Soon after his retirement in 2012, Southwest Bond Services, Inc was born, with Jenna and staff committed to continuing the tradition of a responsive, service-oriented business, just as her father had.
Why contact Southwest Bond Services Inc?
We are very particular about the company we keep. We select only the best insurance companies with the highest standards as surety providers. You can feel confident that your bonds are placed with surety companies known for their integrity, quality and honesty. Underwriting information is held in the strictest of confidentiality. Our companies meet or exceed all regulatory requirements as approved sureties to issue bonds to the Federal government as well as state and local agencies, school boards and private companies.
Our bond companies are rated by A.M. Best as Excellent (A or A-). This organization constantly reviews financial and other information on all insurance companies to help insure the solvency of the insurance industry. For more information about the A.M. Best rating organization please go to www.ambest.com.
Our bond companies are listed as approved sureties by the U.S. Treasury Department to issue bonds on Federal building projects. The Treasury routinely analyzes the financial statements of approved sureties and sets bond limits for each surety based upon various criteria. To learn more about the Federal Register of approved sureties go to https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/ref/suretyBnd/c570_a-z.htm
Our bond companies are licensed in Arizona and the other western states in which we do business. The Arizona Department of Insurance audits companies and maintains records of complaints, claim-paying habits and various other information of interest to consumers. The Arizona DOI welcomes your visit to its site at https://insurance.az.gov/
Characteristics of a Southwest Bond Specialist:
- Experienced – company and agency underwriting experience (there is no substitute for knowledge)
- Motivated – we enjoy helping our friends (clients) through personal attention to details
- Responsive – we know that bonds are needed immediately
- Service-Oriented – we love our work and it shows
- Trustworthy – our reputation is rewarded by the authority given to us by our surety companies
- Helpful – we know that bonds can be confusing to many people, so we make bonding simple to understand