Tony Ursano, founder and managing partner of Insurance Advisory Partners, LLC, has been elected to Assured Guaranty’s Board of Directors on May 2nd, 2025, where he will serve on the Environmental and Social Responsibility, Finance and Risk Oversight committees.
The addition of Ursano takes the number of Assured Guaranty Board members to 10.
Prior to founding Insurance Advisory Partners, Ursano served as Group Chief Financial Officer of Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., where he also served on its board of directors.
Previously, Ursano was President of TigerRisk Partners and CEO and founder of TigerRisk Capital Markets & Advisory, after having served as Head of Corporate Development for Willis Group and Founder and CEO of Willis Capital Markets & Advisory.
Earlier in his career, he spent 10 years as the Global Head of the Financial Institutions Group at Banc of America Securities, where he then became its Vice Chairman.
Board Chair, Francisco L. Borges, commented: “Mr. Ursano brings extensive experience in the insurance industry and investment banking business to the Assured Guaranty Board. He is a welcome addition to our membership, and I look forward to gaining his insights and working with him.”
Dominic Frederico, President and CEO, added: “Assured Guaranty has benefited from Tony Ursano’s advice since we went public in 2004, including most recently through the insurance advisory firm that he founded and where he is the managing partner. Because he knows our company, our business and our markets so well, he will start making impactful contributions on day one.”
Ursano said: “I’m honored to be elected to Assured Guaranty’s Board. It’s a company I have worked alongside for years and seen the strength and resilience of its business model as it grew into the unquestioned leader in its industry. Its financial guaranty products fill significant needs in today’s volatile markets, and it has the capital, credit skills and committed people to expand into new markets and products.”
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