Assured Guaranty Ltd., a leading provider of credit protection products, is making waves in the public finance, infrastructure, and structured finance markets both in the United States and internationally. The company, which operates in two segments - Insurance and Asset Management - provides financial guaranty insurance that protects holders of debt instruments and other monetary obligations from defaults in scheduled payments. Notably, Assured Guaranty insures a variety of debt obligations, including bonds issued by United States state governmental authorities and notes issued to finance infrastructure projects. Additionally, it markets its financial guaranty insurance directly to issuers and underwriters of public finance and structured finance securities, as well as to investors in such obligations. Assured Guaranty Ltd. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.