# C. Constantin Poindexter, Author

> Official author website of C. Constantin Poindexter — thirty-year veteran of the surety bond industry and author of *The Contractor's Guide to Surety Bonds: A Primer on Contract Surety Bonding for Construction Professionals* (2025).

## About the author

C. Constantin Poindexter (MA, JD, CPCU, AFSB, ASLI, ARe, AINS, AIS, CPLP) is a thirty-year veteran of the surety bond industry. He is the founder and CEO of Surety One, Inc., Chairman of Janus Assurance Re, and law partner at VSP, PLLC. He is a recognized thought leader in contract suretyship, reinsurance, and construction risk management, with work spanning the United States and Latin America.

## The book

**Title:** The Contractor's Guide to Surety Bonds: A Primer on Contract Surety Bonding for Construction Professionals
**Author:** C. Constantin Poindexter
**ISBN:** 979-8-31781-182-2
**Published:** 2025
**Formats:** Hardback, Kindle
**Languages:** English

The definitive primer on contract surety bonding in the construction industry. The book demystifies surety bonding, contract bond account prequalification, and the legal frameworks for contractors and other professionals navigating the surety bond process for public and private construction projects. It covers bid bonds, performance bonds, payment bonds, maintenance bonds, supply bonds, the Miller Act, state Little Miller Acts, indemnity agreements, bond claims, and the lifecycle of a bonded project.

### Intended audiences

The book is written for six professional audiences in the construction surety ecosystem:

1. **Contractors** — to build bond capacity, win larger projects, and understand what underwriters evaluate
2. **Insurance agents** — to place contract bonds with confidence and read prequalification submissions
3. **Construction attorneys** — to draft and litigate contract disputes, indemnity, Miller Act, and bond claims
4. **CPAs and accountants** — to prepare percentage-of-completion statements and contractor-specific financials
5. **Project owners and obligees** — public agencies and private developers seeking to understand bond protection and claims
6. **New surety underwriters** — for foundational suretyship knowledge entering the profession

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## The three forms of contract surety bond

1. **Bid bond** — guarantees the bidder will enter the contract and post the required bonds if awarded
2. **Performance bond** — guarantees the contractor will complete the work according to the contract terms
3. **Payment bond** — guarantees payment to subcontractors and suppliers furnishing labor and materials

Non-construction contracts may require performance, maintenance, or supply bonds.

## Other works by the author

- **Money Transmitter Surety Bond Requirements** (white paper, May 2026) — a state-by-state reference for licensees, counsel, and compliance officers, published by Surety One, Inc.
- **Los LLMs y la Suscripción en Reaseguros: Una Introducción** (paper, May 2026, Spanish) — on artificial intelligence and the underwriting function in reinsurance, published by Janus Assurance Re

## Affiliated organizations

- **[Surety One, Inc.](https://suretyone.com)** — international managing general agency writing contract and commercial surety bonds across all fifty United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada, and the Dominican Republic
- **Janus Assurance Re** — reinsurance and assurance entity, based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- **VSP, PLLC** — law firm where the author serves as partner

## Contact

- **Email:** info@janusassurancere.com
- **Website:** https://constantinpoindexterauthor.com/