City of Defiance contractor bonds.
From $100.
Also known as the Defiance, Ohio Contractor License Bond.
The City of Defiance conditions contractor registration on a surety bond in the amount the city sets. Premiums are 0.5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum — enter your amount at the short application to see your exact price.
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How much does a City of Defiance contractor bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Most standard Defiance contractor bonds price and issue right at the application — enter your amount, apply, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount Defiance set, your contractor type, and an effective date — that is the application.
Priced and issued
Most applicants see their exact premium and get the bond issued as soon as they pay. Larger amounts may get a short underwriter review.
File with the City of Defiance
Submit the executed bond with your Defiance contractor registration. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Defiance contractor bond is a compliance guarantee to the city. It backs your promise to follow the City of Defiance's building and zoning code, pull required permits, and perform registered work to code.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Defiance (the obligee). If you damage public property, leave a permit unresolved, or violate the city code, the city — or a harmed party — can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Because the city sets the amount rather than a single statewide figure, enter the number on your registration packet — your premium is 0.5% of that amount, with a $100 minimum.
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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
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the City of Defiance. Submit the executed bond with your Defiance contractor registration. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $50,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One short form to your exact price.
Submit the application with the bond amount Defiance set — most applicants see their premium and get the bond issued in the same sitting.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the city set and see your exact price.