Assured Guaranty Doubles Dividend

Bond-insurer Assured Guaranty Ltd. Thursday announced it was doubling the quarterly dividend to 9 cents per share. The dividend is payable on March 8 to those who own shares by the end of Feb. 23, 2012. Shares closed at $17.44 on Thursday. This is up 90% from the 52-week low of $9.16 in late November 2011.

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