Louisiana receiver bonds.
Take custody under the court.
Appointed by a Louisiana court as a receiver, master, or referee to take custody of property or a business? The court can require a bond for your faithful performance as receiver. The amount is the one the court directs — underwritten, not flat-rated. Apply online and a surety specialist returns a quote, usually within one business day.
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How much does a Louisiana receiver bond cost?
It is underwritten. The carrier’s base rate is 0.4% of the bond amount; the underwriter sets your premium from the amount, your credit and any collateral.
Built to qualify the receiver.
The receiver can't take control of the assets until the bond is posted. Here's the entire process:
Tell us about the matter
The application captures the basics — the court, the docket or succession number, the penal sum the court (or the estate) has set, and who the principal is. Send the order, judgment, or inventory if you have it; if not, we ask for it once.
A specialist underwrites it
Court and fiduciary bonds are individually underwritten. A surety specialist reviews the penal sum, the fiduciary, and the file, runs a soft credit check, and returns a quote — usually within one business day. Larger penal sums may call for financials or collateral.
Execute & file
Approve the quote, post any collateral required, and we issue the executed bond on the court's required form with the power of attorney attached. File it with the clerk so the order, appeal, or appointment can take effect.
How a receiver bond works, and what to have ready.
Why the court asks for it
A court has appointed you as receiver, or as a master or referee, to take charge of property or a business while a case is decided. The court requires a bond before you take control.
Who it protects
The parties to the case and the court. If you fail to carry out the court's orders faithfully, they can recover the loss from the bond, up to the bond amount.
If there is a claim
The surety pays a valid claim and you repay the surety.
Have these ready
- The order appointing you, with the bond amount
- The court, case number and the parties' names
- A description and estimated value of the property or business you will control
- A short summary of your experience as a receiver or fiduciary
- Your attorney's name and contact details
What it is and who needs it.
What a receiver bond guarantees
When a Louisiana court appoints a receiver — or a master or referee — to take custody of property, a business, or a corporation in dispute, that fiduciary controls assets that belong to others.
The bond guarantees the receiver’s faithful performance and honest accounting: preserving the property, collecting and disbursing funds correctly, and turning over the estate as the court directs. If the receiver mishandles the assets, the surety answers for the loss.
Under Louisiana's receivership law the court may require the receiver to post bond, with or without sureties, in an amount the court directs — generally scaled to the value of the property in the receiver's hands. Send us the order and the size of the estate and we'll size the bond accordingly.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
Execute & file. Approve the quote, post any collateral required, and we issue the executed bond on the court's required form with the power of attorney attached. File it with the clerk so the order, appeal, or appointment can take effect.
What sets the price
This bond is underwritten. The carrier's base rate for this bond is 0.4% of the bond amount; the underwriter sets your final premium from the amount, your credit and any collateral.
You pay nothing until you approve the price.
Tell us the court, the docket number, the amount the court directed, and who the receiver is. A specialist underwrites it and returns a quote — usually within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
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Underwritten by a specialist, quote usually within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.