How do I apply for an Indiana Fiduciary Bond?

We make applying for Indiana Fiduciary Bond easy by offering a fast Online Application, or you can Download Application and return by fax or secure message.  Information required is the same ordinarily found on a personal credit application, and probate case information.  You’ll need wards full name, county probate case being filed, health status, income source & Fiduciary assets, Fiduciary heirs, and other information.

How fast can I get an Indiana Fiduciary Bond?

Once you apply for an Indiana Fiduciary Surety Bond, we typically confirm receipt of your application within a few hours. Additional questions often arise, prompt reply to follow up questions helps expedite process. Once all questions have been answered, approval and issuance is typically same day or within 24 hours.  Our Indiana Fiduciary Bonds are sent with USPS Delivery Confirmation / USPS Tracking at no additional charge. Overnight and same day courier is available at additional cost.

What are the qualifications to obtain an Indiana Fiduciary Bond?

Indiana Fiduciary Bonds, or Probate Court Surety Bonds, are evaluated based on three main criteria:

1. Personal credit history of applicant;
2. Attorney retained to answer questions for applicant;
3. Applicant experience handling probate or financial matters.

What is an Indiana Fiduciary Bond?

Probate Courts often order Indiana Fiduciary Bonds for cases when party is unable to manage their own affairs, either person is deceased or person or their Fiduciary, due to age or illness.

How much does an Indiana Fiduciary Bond cost?

We work with many insurance carriers offering Indiana Fiduciary Surety Bonds.  Each carrier determines its own rates, which are typically based on a tiered percentage basis.  Price for a Indiana Fiduciary probate bond typically vary from 0.25% up to 0.75% of face value, with a minimum premium of $125.  For Indiana adult Fiduciary bonds, most require annual renewal payment.  For Indiana minor child Fiduciary bonds, most carriers require full payment through time child is 18 years old.

Best prices… we beat any scheduled rate!

How is an Indiana Surety Bond different than an insurance policy?

An Indiana Surety Bond acts more like a co-signor than a regular insurance policy.  If Court deems fiduciary duty was violated and payment due, the insurance company issuing probate bond will pay the court.  However, unlike an insurance claim where insurance company indemnifies applicant, they will seek reimbursement for anything paid.

Where do you offer Indiana Fiduciary Bonds?

We offer Fiduciary bonds in ALL Indiana Counties.

Do you offer large penalty probate court Indiana Fiduciary bonds?

YES!  We work with many probate bond carriers and have been able to accommodate every probate bond request applicants are qualified for.  We are not limited by the same restrictions most other insurance carriers have. We’re able to issue most bonds other carriers can’t – they are unable to issue the very large bond penalty amounts we’ve been successful in obtaining for our clients.  1 million, 2 million, 3 million, 4 million, 5+ million dollar probate court bonds have been issued by our office.  More info on our Large Penalty Probate Court Indiana Fiduciary Bonds.

What counties in Indiana do you offer Fiduciary Bonds?

Adams County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Allen County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Bartholomew County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Benton County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Blackford County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Boone County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Brown County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Carroll County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Cass County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Clark County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Clay County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Clinton County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Crawford County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Daviess County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Dearborn County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Decatur County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
DeKalb County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Delaware County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Dubois County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Elkhart County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Fayette County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Floyd County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Fountain County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Franklin County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Fulton County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Gibson County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Grant County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Greene County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Hamilton County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Hancock County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Harrison County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Hendricks County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Henry County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Howard County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Huntington County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Jackson County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Jasper County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Jay County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Jefferson County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Jennings County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Johnson County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Knox County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Kosciusko County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
LaGrange County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Lake County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
LaPorte County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Lawrence County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Madison County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Marion County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Marshall County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Martin County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Miami County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Monroe County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Montgomery County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Morgan County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Newton County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Noble County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Ohio County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Orange County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Owen County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Parke County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Perry County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Pike County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Porter County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Posey County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Pulaski County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Putnam County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Randolph County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Ripley County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Rush County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Scott County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Shelby County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Spencer County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
St. Joseph County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Starke County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Steuben County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Sullivan County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Switzerland County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Tippecanoe County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Tipton County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Union County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Vanderburgh County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Vermillion County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Vigo County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Wabash County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Warren County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Warrick County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Washington County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Wayne County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Wells County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
White County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond
Whitley County, Indiana Fiduciary Bond

What else I need to know about Instant Issue Fiduciary Bonds in Indiana?

We have insurance carriers which allow us to INSTANTLY send your bond by email or secure message.  Once you receive the bond, it needs to be printed on a laser printer.  Once you print Fiduciary bond, most courts require principal’s ORIGINAL INKED signature.  Once you sign the Fiduciary bond, you can file it with court.

Some courts will not accept a bond without raised seal.  If this occurs, just let us know, we can issue a duplicate original Fiduciary Bond by postal mail.

Why do I need an attorney for Indiana Fiduciary Bonds?

Probate and Fiduciary can be complicated. Fiduciary often turn to court personnel, social workers, insurance agents, or other non-lawyers for advice. However, only an probate or Fiduciary attorney can properly answer legal questions for your case. Sometimes laypeople assume expenses are owed by the ward, but for some reason they are not. Or a Fiduciary might make decisions requiring Court approval.  A private attorney is the only party qualified to offer legal Fiduciary advice.

Do you offer Fiduciary bonds from multiple insurance carriers?

Yes!

We’re an independent insurance agent offering bonds from America’s Top Insurance Carriers.  We work with insurance carriers like subsidiary of American Family Insurance, CNA Surety, West Bend Mutual, and offer brokered coverage from HCC Surety, RLI Insurance, and other top names.

Each insurance carrier has different requirements.  Some carriers require your personal net worth, others don’t.  Some require no felony convictions within a certain amount of time, or for certain financial offenses or moral turpitude offenses. Some will write multiple bonds for Professional Fiduciary, others do not.

Every insurance carrier has different pricing tiers. Fiduciary Bonds are not a flat rate like some insurance bonds.  Instead, each carrier determines it’s own rates, often tiered by different bond values.

Our job as your bonding agent is to find which carrier offers the most favorable terms for your situation.  We won’t shoehorn you into one option, because it’s all we’ve got.