ASSURED GUARANTY LTD
Business
Assured Guaranty Ltd. is a Bermuda-based holding company that provides credit protection products to public finance, infrastructure and structured finance markets and participates in asset management. The company offers financial guaranty insurance, credit derivatives (such as CDS), reinsurance, specialty insurance and alternative investment exposure through its ownership interest in Sound Point. Its key operating components include insurance subsidiaries (including AG, AGUK, AGE, AG Re and AGRO), asset management and alternative investments, underwriting and risk management, and capital management. It markets and underwrites guarantees principally in the U.S., the U.K. and Western Europe and distributes directly to issuers, underwriters and investors as well as through reinsurance and bilateral transactions.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net earned premiums | 380 | 403 | 344 | 494 | 414 | |
| Net investment income | 359 | 340 | 365 | 269 | 269 | |
| Asset management fees | 0 | 0 | 53 | 93 | 88 | |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) | −40 | 9 | −14 | −56 | 15 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | 121 | 24 | 114 | −11 | −58 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on committed capital securities | 20 | −10 | −35 | 24 | −28 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on financial guaranty variable interest entities | 6 | −11 | 8 | 22 | 23 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on consolidated investment vehicles | 79 | 69 | 88 | 17 | 127 | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement | 96 | −27 | 53 | −112 | −23 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on trading securities | 13 | 52 | 74 | −34 | 0 | |
| Gain on sale of asset management subsidiaries | 0 | 0 | 262 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other income (loss) | 76 | 23 | 61 | 17 | 21 | |
| Total revenues | 1,110 | 872 | 1,373 | 723 | 848 | |
| Loss and loss adjustment expenses (benefit) | 56 | −26 | 162 | 16 | −220 | |
| Interest expense | 89 | 91 | 90 | 81 | — | |
| Amortization of deferred acquisition costs | 22 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 209 | 202 | 251 | 258 | 230 | |
| Other operating expenses | 174 | 159 | 217 | 167 | 179 | |
| Total expenses | 550 | 446 | 733 | 536 | 465 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (losses) of investees | 560 | 426 | 640 | 187 | 383 | |
| Equity in earnings (losses) of investees | 102 | 62 | 28 | −39 | 94 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 662 | 488 | 668 | 148 | 477 | |
| Current | 124 | 100 | 63 | 14 | 96 | |
| Deferred | −5 | −4 | −156 | −3 | −38 | |
| Total provision (benefit) for income taxes | 119 | 96 | −93 | 11 | 58 | |
| Net income (loss) | 543 | 392 | 761 | 137 | 419 | |
| Less: Noncontrolling interest | 40 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 30 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 503 | 376 | 739 | 124 | 389 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 10.39 | 7.01 | 12.54 | 1.95 | 5.29 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 10.26 | 6.87 | 12.3 | 1.92 | 5.23 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-maturity securities, available-for-sale | 6,369 | 6,369 | 6,307 | 7,119 | 8,202 | |
| Fixed-maturity securities, trading, at fair value | 124 | 147 | 318 | 303 | 0 | |
| Short-term investments, at fair value | 903 | 1,221 | 1,661 | 810 | 1,225 | |
| Other invested assets (includes $3 and $4, at fair value) | 1,091 | 926 | 829 | 133 | 181 | |
| Total investments | 8,487 | 8,663 | 9,115 | 8,365 | 9,608 | |
| Cash | 388 | 121 | 97 | 107 | 120 | |
| Premiums receivable, net of commissions payable, net of allowance for credit losses of $3 and $ | 1,572 | 1,551 | 1,468 | 1,298 | 1,372 | |
| Deferred acquisition costs | 192 | 176 | 161 | 147 | 131 | |
| Salvage and subrogation recoverable | 449 | 396 | 298 | 257 | 801 | |
| Financial guaranty variable interest entities assets (includes $172 and $147, at fair value) | 212 | 147 | 328 | 416 | 260 | |
| Assets of consolidated investment vehicles (includes $167 and $99, at fair value) | 175 | 101 | 366 | 5,493 | 5,271 | |
| Other assets (includes $174 and $131, at fair value) | 701 | 746 | 706 | 597 | 470 | |
| Total assets | 12,176 | 11,901 | 12,539 | 16,843 | 18,208 | |
| Unearned premium reserve | 3,625 | 3,719 | 3,658 | 3,620 | 3,716 | |
| Loss and loss adjustment expense reserve | 309 | 268 | 376 | 296 | 869 | |
| Long-term debt | 1,704 | 1,699 | 1,694 | 1,675 | 1,673 | |
| Financial guaranty variable interest entities liabilities (includes $197 and $164, at fair value, $182 and $155 with recourse, $16 and $9 without recourse) | 198 | 164 | — | — | — | |
| Other liabilities (includes $21000000 and $34000000 at fair value) | 551 | 498 | 492 | 457 | 569 | |
| Total liabilities | 6,387 | 6,348 | 6,774 | 11,551 | 11,708 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Notes 3, 4, 7, 17) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common shares ($0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 45,184,791 and 50,505,320 shares issued and outstanding) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Retained earnings | 5,830 | 5,878 | 6,070 | 5,577 | 5,990 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax of $(39) and $(75) | −168 | −385 | −359 | −515 | 300 | |
| Deferred equity compensation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total shareholders equity attributable to Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 5,663 | 5,495 | 5,713 | 5,064 | 6,292 | |
| Non-redeemable noncontrolling interest (Note 8) | 126 | 58 | 52 | 228 | 186 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 5,789 | 5,553 | 5,765 | 5,292 | 6,478 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 12,176 | 11,901 | 12,539 | 16,843 | 18,208 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-cash interest and operating expenses | 66 | 66 | 58 | 65 | 69 | |
| Net amortization of premium (discount) on investments | −62 | −23 | −37 | 5 | 0 | |
| Net realized investment losses (gains) | 40 | −9 | 14 | 56 | −15 | |
| Change in premiums receivable, net of premiums and commissions payable | −18 | −80 | −157 | 74 | 0 | |
| Change in unearned premium reserve, net | −96 | 62 | 26 | −93 | −17 | |
| Change in loss and loss adjustment expense reserve and salvage and subrogation recoverable, net | −10 | −202 | 35 | −1,207 | −99 | |
| Change in current income taxes | 63 | −6 | 72 | −106 | 64 | |
| Change in credit derivative assets and liabilities, net | −14 | −21 | −112 | 8 | 54 | |
| Distributions from equity method investments | 56 | 47 | 7 | 10 | — | |
| Other | −101 | −19 | −97 | −47 | −8 | |
| Purchases of securities | 0 | −97 | −340 | −3,201 | −4,957 | |
| Sales of securities | 0 | 41 | 675 | 1,513 | 2,161 | |
| Maturities and paydowns of securities | 0 | 0 | 60 | 156 | 430 | |
| Proceeds from (purchases of) money market funds | 0 | 0 | 66 | 6 | −6 | |
| Other changes in consolidated investment vehicles | −68 | 4 | −85 | 134 | −100 | |
| Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities | 259 | 47 | 461 | −2,479 | −1,937 | |
| Purchases | −1,581 | −1,354 | −540 | −371 | −1,236 | |
| Sales | 624 | 649 | 862 | 717 | 428 | |
| Maturities and paydowns | 1,274 | 853 | 746 | 682 | 1,148 | |
| Purchases | −3 | −1 | −16 | −63 | 0 | |
| Sales | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maturities and paydowns | 0 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
| Net sales (purchases) of short-term investments with original maturities of less than three months | 326 | 437 | −872 | 439 | −410 | |
| Sales of fixed-maturity securities, trading | 8 | 233 | 0 | 121 | 0 | |
| Maturities and paydowns of fixed-maturity securities, trading | 28 | 21 | 63 | 87 | — | |
| Purchases of and contributions to other invested assets | −160 | −119 | −198 | −25 | −79 | |
| Sales of and return of capital from other invested assets | 44 | 41 | 29 | 36 | — | |
| Paydowns on financial guaranty variable interest entities assets | 20 | 23 | 175 | 84 | 62 | |
| Net proceeds from sale of assets and liabilities held for sale | 49 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other | 12 | −8 | −3 | −3 | −6 | |
| Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | 641 | 780 | 286 | 1,740 | 23 | |
| Dividends paid | −68 | −68 | −67 | −64 | −66 | |
| Repurchases of common shares | −500 | −502 | −199 | −500 | −496 | |
| Net paydowns of financial guaranty variable interest entities liabilities | −16 | −375 | −149 | −99 | −53 | |
| Issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs | 0 | 0 | 345 | 0 | 889 | |
| Redemptions and purchases of debt, including make-whole payment | 0 | 0 | −330 | −2 | −620 | |
| Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation | −34 | −30 | −20 | −14 | — | |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 26 | |
| Repayment of warehouse financing debt | 0 | 0 | −166 | −796 | −1,537 | |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interest from consolidated investment vehicles | 0 | −10 | −80 | −26 | — | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | −5 | — | — | |
| Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | −616 | −983 | −670 | 612 | 1,960 | |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | 7 | −2 | 2 | −8 | −2 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 291 | −158 | 79 | −135 | 44 | |
| Receipt of fixed-maturity securities, available-for-sale | 9 | 0 | 1 | 986 | 0 | |
| Contributions from noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 1 | |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 27 | 56 | 1 | |
| Assets acquired | 0 | 0 | 437 | — | — | |
| Assets transferred | 0 | 0 | 240 | — | — | |
| Liabilities transferred | 0 | 0 | 66 | — | — |