Assured Guaranty Corp. Appoints Dan Bevill as Managing Director in the Structured Credit and CDO Group.

NEW YORK -- Assured Guaranty Corp. (AGC), a subsidiary of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO), is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Bevill as Managing Director in AGC's Structured Credit and CDO Group. Mr. Bevill will be responsible for AGC's structured credit and structured insurance businesses and will report to Paul Livingstone, Managing Director and Head of the Structured Credit and CDO Group.

Mr. Bevill joins AGC from Ambac Financial Group where he was a Managing Director and head of their structured insurance group. While in this capacity, Mr. Bevill was integral in the development of their structured insurance business and completed various structured finance transactions for insurance company clients, including XXX/AXXX financings, embedded value monetizations, premium financings, and insurance regulatory capital relief. Mr. Bevill is a graduate of Washington & Lee University and has held a variety of underwriting positions in the insurance industry throughout his career.

Paul Livingstone, Head of the Structured Credit and CDO Group commented, "AGC is well positioned in the structured credit and structured insurance markets and continues to build momentum. Dan is recognized as a leader in these growing markets and will enhance our strong position."

AGC is a leading provider of financial guaranty insurance in the U.S. and international public finance, structured finance and mortgage-backed securities markets. AGC's underwriting experience combined with its financial strength make it the innovative financial guaranty partner of choice for issuers, investors and broker/dealers.

Assured Guaranty Ltd. is a Bermuda-based holding company. Its operating subsidiaries provide credit enhancement products to the U.S. and international public finance, structured finance and mortgage markets. More information can be found at http://www.assuredguaranty.com.

Any forward-looking statements made in this press release reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. For example, the forward-looking statements concerning potential business in the structured credit and structured insurance markets could be affected by demand, competition and regulatory action. The forward looking statements also could be affected by rating agency action such as a ratings downgrade, difficulties with the execution of the business strategy, developments in the world's financial and capital markets, more severe losses or more frequent losses associated with products affecting the adequacy of the company's loss reserve, changes in tax laws, loss of key personnel, changes in accounting policies or practices, and changes in general economic conditions, as well as management's response to these factors, and other risk factors identified in Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made. Assured Guaranty Ltd. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.