Amwest Surety Insurance Co.

Surety-bond guarantees going unused.
San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX); 9/30/2006; 887 words; ...willing to underwrite surety bonds, policies that...tumble in 2001 when Amwest Surety Insurance, one of the largest...bonding company's insurance. Before 9-11, there...Austin-based Suretec Insurance Co., said most small...

Nebraska Sues California Insurer Executives over Alleged Mismanagement.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 7/17/2003; 758 words; ...former officers and directors of Amwest Surety Insurance Co., alleging that they mismanaged...led to its li...uidation. Amwest is based in Calabasas, Calif...means it falls under Nebraska's insurance regulations. The company issued...

Letter of credit beneficiary beats issuing bank based on conforming documents and untimely and improper dishonor.(Credit Column)
Business Credit; 7/1/2003; 3088 words; ...discrepant documents. That recently happened in Amwest Surety Insurance Co. v. Concord Bank. The letter of credit beneficiary...such as a draft, commercial invoice, transport and insurance documents, to the issuing bank for payment, the...

OKC Financial Briefs Aug. 13, 2002
THE JOURNAL RECORD; 8/13/2002; 944 words; ...500 to pay the forfeited bail bonds held by Amwest Surety Insurance Co. Nebraska-based Amwest was placed into liquidation and its bonds were taken over by a sister company Far West Insurance Co. Far West was later placed into liquidation...

Four state firms raise $41.3 million in venture capital
The Journal Record; 8/13/2002; 970 words; ...500 to pay the forfeited bail bonds held by Amwest Surety Insurance Co. Nebraska-based Amwest was placed into liquidation and its bonds were taken over by a sister company Far West Insurance Co. Far West was later placed into liquidation...