Key Learning Objectives:

1. Understand surety financial reporting expectations for contractors when it comes to establishing a bonding program.
2. Understand key trending items for surety underwriting pertaining the balance sheet, income statement & work in progress schedule.  
3. Gain more knowledge of how a surety reviews construction contracts with the ability to identify more onerous clauses that may prohibit bonding.

Nick Romano 

Nick Romano has been in the surety industry for 14 years and is currently the Florida Bond Manager for Old Republic Surety. In this role, he directly manages the bonding needs for construction companies of various sizes including general contractors, subs, road builders & specialty firms. Mr. Romano also recently served as the President of the Florida Surety Association, where he worked tirelessly during his term to improving bonding terms for contractors (and sureties) with various public owners (obligees) in the state of Florida. In his spare time, Nick enjoys working out and keeping up with the tremendous run of the Tampa professional sports teams. 

Justin Taylor 

Justin Taylor has been in the surety industry for 6 years and is currently a Senior Contract Underwriter for Old Republic Surety. Mr. Taylor worked for another Florida surety operation prior to joining Old Republic last year. In his current role, he is responsible for generating and managing agent and account relationships for standard market bond programs across the state, as well as underwriting contract bond requests as received. In his free time, Justin enjoys spending time with his fiancée, attending Lightning games, and walking Bayshore.