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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

As fears of rising interest rates whipsaw prices in the $4 trillion dollar municipal bond market, more issuers are turning to bond insurance. State and local governments bought insurance for about ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...