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Bond Insurance CEOs Weigh In On Industry Trends And Future Feb 06
Standard & Poors, Feb 2006
Abstract
The financial guaranty insurance industry has been around for 35 years. Ten years ago, in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the industry, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services published a retrospective on the industry that included a segment titled 'CEOs: A View From The Top,' wherein the industry's chief executives made some forecasts about the future direction of the business. In this report we look back at those predictions and ask the current chief executives of the 'AAA' rated primary bond insurers to update their expectations as well as comment on possible future trends for the industry. To put these forecasts into better context, when the then-CEOs made their prognostications in 1995, municipal business was the unqualified dominant sector for...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Orange Cnty,Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.,Everspan Financial Guarantee Corp.,MBIA Inc.,Ambac Financial Group, Inc.,MBIA Assurance S.A.,Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings Inc.,Assured Guaranty (Europe) Ltd.,FGIC Corp.,Syncora Guarantee Inc.,Assured Guaranty, LTD.
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Research Type: Commentary
Criteria articles describe the thought process and methodology Standard & Poor's analysts use in determining ratings. These commentary pieces discuss both the quantitative (economic and financial) and qualitative (business analysis and caliber of management) aspects of the analysis, as well as legal issues.
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