ABOUT

Moody’s, Incorporated is a multi-faceted surety accounting firm. Our senior staff has more than 35 years of Experience in providing litigation support, investigative services of payment bond claims, construction accounting and management, forensic accounting and fraud investigations, and resolution of fidelity employee theft claims.

With most of our clients in the Midwest, our team has also served nearly all regions in the United States, along with parts of Canada. Our professional staff of CPAs and CFEs are active members of the Chicago Surety Claims Association, National Bond Claim Association, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the Surety Claims Institute.

SERVICES

  • Construction Contract Surety
  • Commercial Surety
  • Fidelity
  • Commercial Crime
  • Employee Theft Policies
  • Financial Institution Bonds
  • Public Official’s Bonds
  • Director & Officers Bonds
  • Probate, Estate & Receiver’s Bonds
  • Specialty & Miscellaneous Bonds
  • Litigation Support & Expert Witness Testimony

  • Forensic Accounting Investigations
  • Contractor’s Books & Records Checks & Completion of Surety Exposure Templates
  • Document Gathering
  • Investigation & Adjustment of Payment Bond Claims
  • Funds Control & Trust Fund Accounting
  • Forensic Analysis
  • Digitally (or court) Reported Interviews
  • Skip Traces & Asset Searches
  • Complete & Comprehensive Investigative Reports
  • Assistance with Salvage & Recoveries

FIDELITY/FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BOND PRACTICE ATTAINMENTS

  • Loan Ponzi Schemes with losses claimed of $150 million;
  • Commercial Surety matter involving certain financial guarantees in conjunction with over 25,000 home equity loans
  • Losses of $220 million claimed on the acquisition of several small regional insurance companies financed by the unauthorized use of cash reserves for losses on policies issued by those insurance companies; and,
  • $150 million in credit losses claimed by a Fortune 500 finance company.