Monoline Insurer News



April 28, 2008

California & Co To Join Municipal Bond Insurance Business

Filed under: Insurers, Munis — Rail @ 5:34 pm

Some of the most esteemed investors have already joined the municipal bond business - Buffet and Ross.  Now enters California & Co.  The California Public Employees Retirement System has included said creation on the May agenda.  Given the large amount of cash in pension funds and the high need of bond insurance for California projects, it seems like a logical fit.


April 10, 2008

List of Monoline Insurance Companies

Filed under: Insurers — Tags: , , — Rail @ 8:00 pm

Monoline Insurance Company List:

MBIA (NYSE: MBI)

Ambak Financial (NYSE: ABK)

XL Financial Assurance Ltd (NYSE: SCA)

MGIC Investment Corp (NYSE: MTG)

Radian Asset Assurance (NYSE: RDN)

Financial Security Assurance Holdings (NYSE: FSF)

CIFG

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK)


April 1, 2008

Auction Rate Securities Over Lunch

Filed under: Munis — Tags: , — Rail @ 2:12 pm

Here’s an enlightening blog post about how auction rate securities have made it into banal lunch time conversations.  No one ever thought municipal bonds would be so exciting.


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