Assured Guaranty Announces Launch of Municipal Assurance Corp

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (Assured Guaranty) AGO announced today the launch of Municipal Assurance Corp. (MAC), a new municipal bond insurance company that will insure only select categories of U.S. municipal bonds. The new company opens for business with $1.5 billion of claims-paying resources, financial strength ratings of AA+ (stable outlook) from Kroll Bond Rating Agency and AA- (stable outlook) from Standard & Poor's Rating Services, and insurance licenses in 37 states and the District of Columbia. MAC has been capitalized to approximately $800 million through cash and securities contributed by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM) and Assured Guaranty Corp. (AGC), which own MAC jointly via a holding company. Additionally, MAC has an initial statutory See full press release