Municipal Bond Insurance Industry Busier Than Ever After Decade-Long Slump

The insurers’ rising market share has come amid a steady increase in the volume of new bonds being offered, suggesting demand is both “real and distributed,” wrote Matt Fabian and Lisa Washburn of Municipal Market Analytics in a note to clients. MMA says that any new issue penetration above 6% represents a “material change” in investor behavior.

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