Business failure has historically been a risk insurance carriers have assiduously avoided. Other than trade-credit insurance and limited credit-enhancement policies, the risk of default of a business ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial ...

In “Navigating the Route to Product Suitability,” I began a series of articles to suggest ways for agents to implement a structured approach to arriving at a cogent and defensible product ...

A guarantor is a person who agrees to take responsibility for a borrower’s debt or other financial obligation in the event of a default. Depending on the type of guarantee needed, a guarantor can be ...

Financial guarantor Assured Guaranty has entered into the annuity reinsurance business through the acquisition of Warwick Re, the Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurer. The acquisition has been ...