Surety Bonds in Texas
Contract, license, and permit bonds guaranteeing performance or compliance. Not insurance in the ordinary sense — a bond is a three-party credit instrument.
What is different in Texas
Texas carries essentially every major US catastrophe peril in one state: Gulf hurricane, Panhandle and North Texas hail, Hill Country wildfire, and — since February 2021 — statewide hard freeze. Coastal counties depend on TWIA for wind, and the standard Texas homeowners forms differ from the ISO forms used in most states, so a coverage comparison written for another state does not transfer cleanly.
Exposures that shape pricing here
- hail
- hurricane
- tornado
- wildfire
- freeze
- flood
Surety Bonds reading
- Buying guides
How to choose an insurance agent
Anyone can quote you a price. The differences that matter are who the agent represents, how they are paid, and what they write down.
- State guides
Texas insurance guide
Essentially every major US catastrophe peril in one state, a coastal wind pool, and homeowners forms that do not match the rest of the country.
- Coverage explained
Auto insurance explained: what each coverage actually pays for
An auto policy is six separate coverages sold as one product. Most of them have nothing to do with your car. Here is what each one does.
- Coverage explained
Homeowners insurance explained: the six parts of the policy
A home policy is six coverages, and the first one silently sets the size of three others. Here is how the structure works and where it goes wrong.