Assured Guaranty Corp. Appoints Patrick Early as Director of Fixed Income Investor Relations.

NEW YORK -- Assured Guaranty Corp., a subsidiary of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO), is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Early as Director of Fixed Income Investor Relations. He will report to Sabra Purtill, Managing Director of Investor Relations.

Mr. Early joins Assured Guaranty from A.G. Edwards & Sons, where he previously served as Vice President and Manager of Municipal Bond Research. He has over 13 years of experience as a municipal credit analyst and has covered the bond insurance industry for over 10 years. In addition, he is a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts (NMFA) and has served as a speaker and moderator at NMFA seminars and conferences. Mr. Early was also previously a Co-Chairman of the Bond Market Association Credit Committee.

Sabra Purtill commented, "We are pleased that Patrick has joined the Assured Guaranty team. His experience and knowledge should help develop our expanding network of relationships with the fixed income investor market that has resulted from our growing participation as a direct financial guarantor in the public and structured finance markets."

Assured Guaranty Corp. is a leading provider of financial guaranty insurance in the U.S. and international public finance, structured finance and mortgage-backed securities markets. Assured Guaranty Corp.'s underwriting experience combined with its financial strength make Assured Guaranty 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.