How do I apply for an Indiana Estate Bond?

We make applying for Indiana Estate 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 & estate assets, estate heirs, and other information.

How fast can I get an Indiana Estate Bond?

Once you apply for an Indiana Estate 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 Estate 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 Estate Bond?

Indiana Estate 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 Estate Bond?

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

How much does an Indiana Estate Bond cost?

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

We offer Estate bonds in ALL Indiana Counties.

Do you offer large penalty probate court Indiana Estate 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 Estate Bonds.

What counties in Indiana do you offer Estate Bonds?

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

What else I need to know about Instant Issue Estate 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 Estate bond, most courts require principal’s ORIGINAL INKED signature.  Once you sign the Estate 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 Estate Bond by postal mail.

Why do I need an attorney for Indiana Estate Bonds?

Probate and Estate can be complicated. Estate often turn to court personnel, social workers, insurance agents, or other non-lawyers for advice. However, only an probate or Estate 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 Estate might make decisions requiring Court approval.  A private attorney is the only party qualified to offer legal Estate advice.

Do you offer Estate 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 Estate, others do not.

Every insurance carrier has different pricing tiers. Estate 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.