Month: January 2017

Who Handles Your Customs Bond?

There have been a lot of recent changes to the U.S. Customs bond industry, from sureties pulling out of the Customs bond business to Managing General Agents (MGA) moving to other surety markets.  Unfortunately, Customs will not allow the surety on a bond to be changed without re-writing the bond.  Therefore, these types of changes … Read more

Terminating a Customs Bond

Once a continuous U.S. Customs bond takes effect the bond will remain in effect until it is terminated by the principal or the surety.  Our office would handle any termination requests for bonds we write to ensure the bond is terminated appropriately in the Customs database. While many other lines of insurance can be terminated … Read more

Paperless Invoices and Statements

In an attempt to better serve our clients, C.A. Shea can now offer emailed statements and renewal invoices.  This allows our clients to receive their statements and renewal invoices directly into their email inbox without having to worry about documents getting lost in the mail.  It also cuts down on the amount of paper used … Read more