Louisiana trustee bonds.
Stand behind your fiduciary duty.
Serving as the trustee of a Louisiana trust where security is required?
The bond guarantees the faithful performance of your trustee duties.
The amount is set by the trust instrument or approved by the court — underwritten, not flat-rated.
Apply online and a surety specialist returns a quote, usually within one business day.
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When security is required, you need the bond before you can act fully as trustee. 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.
What it is and who needs it.
When a trustee must post a bond
A trustee holds and manages property for the benefit of others. The Louisiana Trust Code protects the beneficiaries by requiring security for the faithful performance of the trustee’s duties — unless the trust instrument waives it.
The bond guarantees the trustee will administer the trust prudently and account honestly: investing assets, making distributions, and following the terms of the trust. If the trustee breaches those duties, the surety answers for the loss.
An individual trustee furnishes security unless the trust instrument dispenses with it; a corporate trustee generally need not, unless the instrument requires it. Where the instrument is silent, the amount and type of security are approved by the court. Send us the trust and the asset value and we'll size the bond.
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The application takes about five minutes.
Tell us the trust, the value of the assets, the amount required, and who the trustee is. A specialist underwrites it and returns a quote — usually within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
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Get bonded and serve as trustee.
Five-minute application, underwritten by a specialist, quote usually within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.