Business
Culture
Bonding as an Empowerment Tool
When bonding is mentioned to small, emerging or minority contractors, there can be a great deal of trepidation. The truth is that the requirements needed to run a strong business are the same requirements needed to become bondable.
By Joanne S. Brooks
November 3, 2017
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Culture
by Joanne S. Brooks
Joanne S. Brooks' career spans more that 30 years with Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, as Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer at Zurich North America, and Chief Risk Officer at Hanover Insurance Company. Her expertise includes claim, underwriting, and risk management. Joanne has also worked as a consultant for surety companies and reinsurers.
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