FINANCIAL STRENGTH
$10 Billion
TOTAL CLAIMS-PAYING RESOURCES
ACROSS THE ASSURED GUARANTY GROUP
We don’t just say we’ll protect every dime of
ONE OF THE MOST SECURE INVESTMENTS ON WALL STREET, OR ANY OTHER STREET.
In today’s uncertain markets, if you want your investments to produce reliable income and to be there for your current and future financial needs, your best investments could be municipal bonds insured by Assured Guaranty. Over the last three decades, we’ve insured more than $900 billion of municipal bonds, and no investor in any of them has lost a dime of principal or interest payments. With over $10 billion in group claims-paying resources, we unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee that you will receive full payment of your principal and interest when due. So when you invest in bonds insured by the proven leader in bond insurance, you can invest with confidence.
Bond INSURANCE: THE BASICS DOWNLOADMARKET LIQUIDITY
$2 billion
Average Weekly Trading Volume
of municipal bonds insured by Assured Guaranty
during typical market conditions
Five Reasons to Own Assured Guaranty Insured Municipal Bonds
Principal and
interest
100%
guaranteed
interest
100%
guaranteed
If a bond issuer fails to make a scheduled payment for any reason, Assured Guaranty steps in to make prompt payment, so bondholders are protected. Municipal bond defaults are rare, but they do happen. Recent examples include Detroit, MI; Harrisburg, PA; Stockton, CA; and Puerto Rico.
Professional
credit
underwriting
credit
underwriting
Municipal credit quality and bond structures vary widely. Assured Guaranty underwriters have the resources to evaluate the unique risks of each issue and may be able to negotiate stronger terms and conditions for the bonds we insure.
Surveillance
and
remediation
and
remediation
Assured Guaranty has highly experienced municipal surveillance specialists. We track every municipal issuer for the decades-long life of their insured bonds. In many cases, we can help resolve and remediate potential problems before they become serious.
Enhanced
market
liquidity
market
liquidity
Assured Guaranty has insurance in force on more than $195 billion of securities in the U.S. municipal bond market (as of June 30, 2024). Under typical market conditions, investors trade a weekly average of $2 billion of municipal bonds we insure.
Enhanced
price
stability
price
stability
Although bond insurance doesn’t guarantee market value, evidence indicates that insured bonds hold their value better than uninsured bonds. For example, distressed issuers' bonds insured by Assured Guaranty have tended to hold their trading value better than comparable uninsured issues.
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