Municipal bond insurance volume rose 4% in 2025 year-over-year, according to LSEG data. The top two municipal bond insurers wrapped over $42.828 billion in 2025, up slightly from $41.166 billion in ...

CAT bonds are known to offer highly attractive equity-like returns, low volatility and low correlation to broader financial ...

"More insured bond volumes overall suggest better financial metrics for the companies themselves, plus improved liquidity for insured paper," said Matt Fabian, a partner at Municipal Market Analytics.

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 ...

When it comes to investing, there are various ways to assess risk versus reward, depending on the asset class. Unlike evaluating corporate stock risks, which involve similar variables, municipal bond ...

The surge in yield premiums on US investment-grade bonds of insurers, triggered by concerns around exposure to private credit, is “overdone,” according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s credit strategists ...

KBRA releases research examining the evolution of the catastrophe bond (CAT bond) market. CAT bonds have become an increasingly important component of insurers' risk and capital management frameworks.