While municipal issuance ended 2023 slightly down, demand for bond insurance continued to grow in 2023 as market participants turned to it for investor confidence, increased market liquidity and ...

Bond insurance continued to grow in 2024, with insurance increasingly utilized by issuers and strong demand from retail and institutional investors. Processing Content Municipal bond insurance grew 24 ...

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 ...

Chancellor Metternich famously declared, “If France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold.” A current equivalent might be, “If the overall economy catches cold, state and local governments develop ...

In the face of the most challenging insurance market in decades, the impact is being felt by insurance carriers, consumers, and business owners alike. With rising rates, non-renewals, and increasing ...

Okay, so we all agree that being a licensed, bonded and insured broker is not only a smart business decision, but it is also the right thing to do, right? Assuming unwavering agreement from my many ...

David Loesch, Principal/Co-owner, Fixed-Income Money Manager The DRL Group, specialists in Municipal & Corporate Securities. The DRL Group. To continue reading ...

The decimated municipal-bond insurance industry is having a renaissance. Weakened by Covid-19, state and local borrowers are using insurance at their highest rates in more than a decade. This type of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc , the world's largest bond insurer, is separating its municipal bond operations into a new unit as it looks to rebuild a business shattered by the subprime mortgage ...

A first of its kind $45 million bond could spell better stability for the cyber insurance industry, which hasn't always looked so healthy in recent years. Reading time 2 minutes This week, ...