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Bond Insurer

A company that issues the Bond Insurance Policy for a Bond Issue.

Life’s a Party

Learn more about the various parties involved in a municipal securities transaction and their roles.


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Bond Insurance (Policy)

A financial guaranty insurance policy provided by a bond insurer which pledges to make scheduled payments of interest and principal of a bond issue in the event the issuer is unable to make those payments on time.

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Weighted Average Maturity

Generally, the weighted average maturity of a bond issue is the sum of the product of the issue price of each maturity of the bond issue multiplied by the number of years from the closing until that maturity date divided by the issue price of the entire bond issue.