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Assured Guaranty Ltd.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 November 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • GAAP net income declined: Net income attributable to AGL was $78 million, or $1.75 per diluted share, against $105 million, or $2.18, a year earlier. Diluted shares fell to 44.3 million from 48.0 million. Source
  • Adjusted operating income declined: Adjusted operating income was $86 million, or $1.94 per diluted share, compared with $124 million, or $2.57, in third quarter 2025. Source
  • PVP reached $128 million: New business production value was $128 million for the quarter, against $91 million a year earlier. GWP was $127 million, against $75 million. Source
  • Nine-month GWP and PVP rose: For the nine months, GWP was $278 million and PVP was $280 million, against $195 million and $194 million a year earlier. Source
  • Loss development turned to benefit: Net economic loss development was a $27 million benefit, against a $48 million charge in second quarter 2026. Management attributed the benefit mainly to Brightline liquidity. Source
  • Equity per share fell on rates: Shareholders’ equity per share was $122.91, down from $125.32 at year-end 2025. Management attributed the decline mainly to unrealized investment losses from rising interest rates. Source
  • ABV per share rose: ABV per share rose to $192.60 from $186.43 at year-end 2025, aided by adjusted operating income, new business, share repurchases and the Assured Life Re acquisition, less dividends. Source

“we achieved the highest per-share levels of adjusted operating shareholders’ equity and adjusted book value in our history.”

Dominic Frederico, President and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Share repurchase authorization SourceAs of November 4, 2026$121 millionKept

Results and growth drivers

  • GAAP net income declined: Net income attributable to AGL was $78 million, or $1.75 per diluted share, against $105 million, or $2.18, a year earlier. Diluted shares fell to 44.3 million from 48.0 million. Source
  • Adjusted operating income declined: Adjusted operating income was $86 million, or $1.94 per diluted share, compared with $124 million, or $2.57, in third quarter 2025. Source
  • Loss expense benefit did not recur: Financial Guaranty adjusted operating income fell to $115 million from $145 million, mainly because loss expense moved to $1 million from a $31 million benefit a year earlier. Source
  • Scheduled premiums rose on fund finance: Scheduled net earned premiums and credit derivative revenues rose to $97 million from $93 million, mainly from fund finance and higher public finance premiums. Source

Segments and regions

  • Annuity Reinsurance contributed $1 million: Annuity Reinsurance adjusted operating income was $1 million, after $10 million of benefit expense that included $6 million for PRT and $4 million for MYGA interest. Source
  • Asset Management income declined: Asset management adjusted operating income was $2 million, against $3 million a year earlier. The segment includes the ownership interest in Sound Point. Source
  • Corporate division loss widened: Corporate division adjusted operating loss was $31 million, against $24 million, with interest expense of $24 million on holding company debt in both periods. Source
  • Non-U.S. public finance production rose: Non-U.S. public finance GWP rose $34 million and PVP $15 million, mainly an infrastructure transaction in France and a regulated energy deal in Spain. U.S. public finance GWP and PVP also rose. Source

“Additionally, Assured Guaranty’s financial guaranty loss expense during the third quarter of 2026 was just $1 million and our net economic loss development was a benefit of $27 million.”

Dominic Frederico, President and CEO

New business production and demand

  • PVP reached $128 million: New business production value was $128 million for the quarter, against $91 million a year earlier. GWP was $127 million, against $75 million. Source
  • Nine-month GWP and PVP rose: For the nine months, GWP was $278 million and PVP was $280 million, against $195 million and $194 million a year earlier. Source
  • Structured finance production increased: Global structured finance GWP and PVP increased compared with the prior year, mainly from fund finance, a commercial real estate balloon note guaranty and a non-U.S. auto lending facility. Source
  • U.S. public finance led by infrastructure: Infrastructure finance, transportation revenue and municipal utility revenue transactions were significant contributors to U.S. public finance results this quarter. Source

Loss development and credit

  • Loss development turned to benefit: Net economic loss development was a $27 million benefit, against a $48 million charge in second quarter 2026. Management attributed the benefit mainly to Brightline liquidity. Source
  • Brightline exposure is senior secured: The company insures 51% of Brightline’s senior revenue bonds, which are secured by a senior lien on Brightline’s assets. Source
  • Loss expense was $1 million: Loss expense was $1 million in total: public finance $1 million, U.S. RMBS a $1 million benefit and other structured finance $1 million. The RMBS benefit in 2025 was $26 million. Source
  • Expected loss to be paid fell: Net expected loss to be paid fell to $113 million from $192 million, after $27 million of net economic benefit and $52 million of net paid losses. Source

“All three markets, U.S. public finance, non-U.S. public finance, and global structured finance, achieved significant year-over-year increases in both measures, with global structured finance doubling its GWP and PVP.”

Dominic Frederico, President and CEO

Investment income and alternatives

  • Investment yield and income rose: Financial Guaranty net investment income was $93 million and consolidated net investment income was $103 million. Pre-tax book yield rose to 5.00% from 4.80%. Source
  • Alternative investments totaled $922 million: Alternative investments totaled $922 million, of which $729 million sat in the Financial Guaranty segment, mainly CLO subordinated notes and fund investments. Source
  • Fund equity earnings declined: Equity in earnings of investees was $9 million, against $16 million a year earlier. Fund investments are reported on a one-quarter lag. Source

Book value and equity per share

  • Equity per share fell on rates: Shareholders’ equity per share was $122.91, down from $125.32 at year-end 2025. Management attributed the decline mainly to unrealized investment losses from rising interest rates. Source
  • ABV per share rose: ABV per share rose to $192.60 from $186.43 at year-end 2025, aided by adjusted operating income, new business, share repurchases and the Assured Life Re acquisition, less dividends. Source
  • Adjusted operating equity per share rose: Adjusted operating shareholders’ equity per share was $131.99, against $126.78 at year-end 2025. It excludes fair value adjustments not expected to produce economic gain or loss. Source

Capital returns and repurchases

  • Capital returned $27 million: Capital returned in third quarter 2026 was $27 million, comprising $10 million of share repurchases and $17 million of dividends. Source
  • Program has returned $6 billion: Year-to-date 2026 repurchases totaled $130 million, or 1.559 million shares at an average $83.70. None occurred from October 1 to November 4. Source
  • Planned capital uses reviewed quarterly: Management said it reviews planned uses of capital each quarter, which may include growth in financial guaranty and annuity reinsurance, a capital cushion and share repurchases. Source

Annuity reinsurance expansion

  • Entry into annuity reinsurance in January: The company entered annuity reinsurance on January 21, 2026 through the acquisition of Warwick Re Limited, which it renamed Assured Life Re. Source
  • Assured Life Re reserves and assets: Assured Life Re reinsures a PRT block with $459 million of reserves, supported by a $569 million asset portfolio. Its MYGA block carries a $248 million policyholder account value. Source
  • Funds withheld receivable of $267 million: MYGA assets sit in a funds withheld arrangement, with a receivable of $267 million, mainly mortgage and other asset-backed securities. Source
  • Hedges excluded from adjusted income: Freestanding hedges of currency, rate and inflation risk produced a $6 million fair value gain, which was excluded from adjusted operating income. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 November 2026

  • Transaction lists to be posted: Early next week the company plans to post lists of third quarter 2026 U.S. public finance new issues and structured finance exposure at September 30, 2026. Source
  • Assured Guaranty Inc. documents when available: Assured Guaranty Inc.’s financial supplement and Fixed Income Presentation will be posted when available and furnished to the SEC on Form 8-K. Source
  • Equity investor presentation posted: The company is posting its September 30, 2026 Equity Investor Presentation on its presentations page. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Prior-year reserve development Sourcenet economic loss development benefit of $27 million
Investment income Sourcenet investment income $103 million consolidated; $93 million Financial Guaranty segment
Book value per share Source$122.91 shareholders’ equity; $131.99 adjusted operating; $192.60 ABV

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Future buybacks depend on alternative capital uses, regulatory and rating agency capital, parent company cash availability and market conditions. Source
  • Financial: Equity in earnings of investees can move more than net investment income, because of mark-to-market changes on certain alternative investments. Source
  • Financial: Realized investment losses of $11 million came mainly from credit losses on CLO subordinated notes and corporate securities. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.