Build America Mutual Assurance Company News

City of Hartford’s Rating Sinks Deeper Into Junk; Agencies Cite Possible Default

Hartford, Connecticut’s cash-strapped capital city, suffered a fresh round of credit rating downgrades deeper into junk territory by two Wall Street credit agencies on Tuesday, a day after the city’s bond insurers said they were open to debt restructuring. The …

New York Licenses First Mutual Bond Insurer for U.S. Municipal Market

New York State’s Department of Financial Services announced this week that it has licensed Build America Mutual Assurance Company (BAM) to operate as the first mutual bond insurer serving the U.S. municipal market and guaranteeing state and municipal debt.After receiving …