Poindexter Surety Services

What Poindexter Surety Services does

Poindexter Surety Services, operating under the legal entity Surety One, Inc., is a national bail bond managing general agency headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company provides direct, liable bail bond agency contracts, powers of attorney, and seals to professional bail agents, supervising bail agents, and regional bail general agents across 46 commercial bail states plus Texas board and non-board counties, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and US Territories. It is part of the Poindexter Surety Group of Companies alongside parent Poindexter & Associates, Inc. (insurance fraud investigation and loss runoff) and sister company Surety One, Inc. (non-bail surety and fidelity bonds in all 50 states).

The company's product surface is narrow and operationally focused: agency agreements, underwriting support, and ancillary services including skip trace and fugitive recovery routed through Poindexter & Associates, Inc. Core technology and pricing are not publicly disclosed; the firm relies on direct relationship-based distribution via its website, producer resources portal, and agency application process. With 11-50 employees and regional representatives/subagencies in over 30 states, the firm operates as a boutique MGA leaning heavily on the personal network and lived industry experience of President C. Constantin Poindexter.

Revenue derives from licensing/royalty-style commission economics tied to bonds written by contracted producers. The firm differentiates on five stated tenets (integrity, knowledge, personal attention, carrier strength, and people-focused understanding) and frames producer success as its core GTM strategy. Customer concentration is not disclosed; the customer base is horizontally distributed across individual bail agents and regional general agents, structurally suggesting low per-customer revenue concentration though this is not empirically verifiable from public data. No funding events, acquisitions, AI capabilities, or technology partnerships are disclosed in the input material.

Name

Poindexter Surety Services

Legal name

Surety One, Inc.

Website

https://poindextersuretyservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Poindexter Surety Services (legal entity Surety One, Inc.) is a Raleigh-based bail bond managing general agency providing direct, liable agency contracts, powers of attorney, and producer support to professional bail agents across 46 commercial bail states and US territories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bail Bond Surety Services

SIC

Surety Insurance (6351)

akta.pro primary industry

Notary / Bail / Miscellaneous Consumer Bonds (FSAJAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Insurance Program Administration & MGA/MGU Services (FSAEADAK), Surety & Bond Brokerage (FSAEADAI)

Keywords

• Bail bond surety
• Managing general agency
• Surety bonds
• Fidelity bonds
• Insurance underwriting

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Bail Bond Surety Services: Poindexter Surety Services operates as a Managing General Agent (MGA) providing bail bond surety services to professional bail agents. The company earns revenue through agency agreements and powers of attorney issued to bail agents, supporting their underwriting needs. The company focuses exclusively on the commercial bail surety market within the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Territories.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Poindexter Surety Services operates as a Managing General Agency (MGA) offering direct, liable bail bond agency contracts to professional bail agents, supervising bail agents, and regional bail general agents. The company provides agency agreements, powers of attorney, seals, and underwriting support to build bail agents' books of business, operating across 46 commercial bail states in the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Territories.

Product overview

Poindexter Surety Services operates as a national bail bond surety managing general agency offering bail bond surety services as its core product. The company provides agency agreements, powers of attorney, seals, and direct liable bail bond agency contracts to bail agents, supervising bail agents, and regional bail general agents. A sister company, Surety One, Inc., offers non-bail surety and fidelity bonds as a complementary product, enabling bail agent partners to share in surety commissions across all fifty states and territories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bail Bond Surety Services National bail bond surety Managing General Agency (MGA) providing direct, liable bail bond agency contracts, agency agreements, powers of attorney, seals, and comprehensive underwriting support to professional bail agents, supervising bail agents, and regional bail general agents across 46 commercial bail states. Includes skip trace and fugitive recovery support through Poindexter & Associates, Inc.
• Non-Bail Surety and Fidelity Bonds

Quantifiable outcome

• Partner success is the company's strategy - we grow by helping agents reach their goals

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Surety One, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSurety One, Inc. is a sister company of Poindexter Surety Services operating under the Poindexter Surety Group of Companies. Surety One, Inc. offers non-bail surety and fidelity bonds in all fifty states, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. This relationship opens opportunities for bail agent partners to share in surety commissions.
• Poindexter & Associates, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPoindexter & Associates, Inc. is the parent North Carolina corporation that originally established Poindexter Surety Services as an operating unit in year 2000. The company continues to provide insurance fraud investigation and loss runoff operations independently, while offering skip trace and fugitive recovery support to Poindexter Surety bail agent partners.
• Bail Agent Partners (Regional Representatives and Subagencies)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of bail agents, supervising bail agents, and regional bail general agents operating in over thirty states. The company provides direct, liable bail bond agency contracts with agency agreements, powers, seals, and comprehensive support to build their books of business.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bankers Insurance Group: Diversified specialty insurer that includes bail bond surety as a core product line, distributing through appointed bail agents. Comparable to Poindexter in serving professional bail agents with surety capacity and agency contracts.
• Lexon Surety Group: A well-known bail bond surety MGA providing underwriting powers and agency contracts to professional bail agents across multiple U.S. states. Directly comparable to Poindexter in product (bail surety), distribution (MGA contracts to agents), and target customer (professional bail agents).
• Allegheny Casualty Company: Specialty surety insurer writing bail and other surety bonds through appointed agents. Comparable to Poindexter as a direct surety carrier serving the bail bond MGA/agent ecosystem with multi-state licensing.
• AIA Insurance Agency: A bail bond insurance agency offering surety powers and underwriting support to retail bail agents. Comparable to Poindexter as a competitor providing direct bail bond agency agreements and powers of attorney to agents nationwide.
• International Fidelity Insurance Company (IFIC): Specialty surety and fidelity insurer with a long-standing bail bond division. Directly comparable as a surety carrier underwriting bail bonds through agent/agency relationships across U.S. states.

Broad incumbents

• The Hartford: Large national insurer operating a surety business alongside its core commercial lines. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the surety market, providing a benchmark for the kind of scale and carrier relationships bail MGAs must compete against.
• Liberty Mutual Insurance: Large national P&C and surety carrier with a substantial contract and commercial surety practice. Overlaps with Poindexter in the broader surety space but does not specialize in bail — represents the kind of well-capitalized incumbent that could pressure smaller bail-focused MGAs.
• Travelers: Major national insurer with a sizable surety bond operation serving contract, commercial, and fidelity needs. Comparable as a broad surety market participant whose scale and pricing discipline can affect smaller specialty MGAs like Poindexter.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bailbondsurety

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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