"More insured bond volumes overall suggest better financial metrics for the companies themselves, plus improved liquidity for insured paper," said Matt Fabian, a partner at Municipal Market Analytics.

Bond insurance, or financial guaranty insurance, is a safety net that guarantees the payment of principal and interest on a bond if the issuer defaults. Read on to learn more about bond insurance and ...

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Bond insurance is a safety net that guarantees the payment of principal and interest on a bond if the issuer defaults. If the company or government entity can’t repay the debt as promised, the bond ...

Alternative investment managers are starting to take a serious interest in catastrophe bonds tied to wildfires, moving into a ...

The Insurance Commission (IC) has tightened oversight over bond issuances by nonlife insurers, focusing on guarantees tied to ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Assured Guaranty (AGO) (AG)* has insured $920 million of senior Special Facilities Revenue Bonds issued by the New York Transportation Development Corporation in connection ...

German insurers are the most exposed in Europe to illiquid corporate bonds, a top watchdog said in one of the most detailed ...

Municipal bond insurers have been working to regain market share. Insurers like Assured, National Public Finance and Build America Mutual have active sales forces that are placing large advertising ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Assured Guaranty Inc. (AG)* has insured $600 million of Special Facilities Revenue Bonds issued by the New York Transportation Development Corporation on behalf of JFK New ...

When I put up a post about bond insurance and default rates, opens new tab last week, I expected pushback from proponents of municipal insurance. I got some. Events in the last seven years show ...