Well-versed in the field of Business Law, John R. Van Bokkelen, Jr. succeeded his father as Branch Manager of Bonding Service, Inc. in Northern California in 1988. Less than a year later, he founded Van Bokkelen Bonds & Insurance Agency, expanding the business into all parts of the state. In November 1998, Van Bokkelen Bonds & Insurance Agency purchased the Phil Simpson Agency. Based in Oakland, California, the Phil Simpson Agency has been in the surety business for nearly a century

Now, as one of the principal partners of Bond Services of California, Van Bokkelen brings to the company an in-depth understanding of the insurance industry, which grows increasingly more delineated and complex each year.