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Exhibit 99.3

Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
September 30, 2010
Financial Supplement

Table of Contents			Page

	New Business Production and Consolidated Statements of Operations		1
	Consolidated Balance Sheets		2
	Adjusted Book Value		3
	Financial Guaranty Gross Par Written		4
	Investment Portfolio		5
	Financial Guaranty Profile		6-8
	Largest Exposures by Sector		9-11
	Claims Paying Resources		12
	Loss and LAE Reserves by Segment/Type		13
	Below Investment Grade Exposures		14
	Summary of Statutory Financial and Statistical Data		15
	Glossary		16-17
	Endnotes Related to Non-GAAP Financial Measures		18-19

This financial supplement should be read in conjunction with documents filed by Assured Guaranty Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, "Assured Guaranty") with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including Assured Guaranty's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for periods ended March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010. For the purposes of this financial supplement, all references to the "Company" shall mean AG Re.

Some amounts in this Financial Supplement may not add due to rounding.



		Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
		Any forward-looking statements made in this supplement reflect the current views of Assured Guaranty 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. Assured Guaranty's forward looking statements could be affected by many events. These events include (1) rating agency action, including a ratings downgrade or change in outlook of Assured Guaranty Ltd. or its affiliates and/or of transactions insured by Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s subsidiaries, both of which have occurred in the past; (2) developments in the world's financial and capital markets that adversely affect issuers' payment rates, Assured Guaranty's loss experience, its ability to cede exposure to reinsurers, its access to capital, its unrealized (losses) gains on derivative financial instruments or its investment returns; (3) changes in the world's credit markets, segments thereof or general economic conditions; (4) more severe or frequent losses implicating the adequacy of Assured Guaranty's expected loss estimates; (5) the impact of market volatility on the mark-to-market of Assured Guaranty's contracts written in credit default swap form; (6) reduction in the amount of reinsurance portfolio opportunities available to Assured Guaranty; (7) deterioration in the financial condition of our reinsurers, the amount and timing of reinsurance recoverable actually received and the risk that reinsurers may dispute amount owed to us under our reinsurance agreements; (8) the possibility that Assured Guaranty will not realize insurance loss recoveries or damages expected from originators, sellers, sponsors, underwriters or servicers of residential mortgage-backed securities transactions; (9) decreased demand or increased competition; (10) changes in applicable accounting policies or practices; (11) changes in applicable laws or regulations, including insurance and tax laws; (12) other governmental actions; (13) difficulties with the execution of Assured Guaranty's business strategy; (14) contract cancellations; (15) Assured Guaranty's dependence on customers; (16) loss of key personnel; (17) adverse technological developments; (18) the effects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; (19) natural or man-made catastrophes; (20) other risks and uncertainties that have not been identified at this time; (21) management's response to these factors; and (22) other risk factors identified in Assured Guaranty's filings with the SEC. 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 undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
New Business Production and Consolidated Statements of Operations
(dollars in millions)

			Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,

			Three Months Ended September 30,						% Change versus 3Q-09		Nine Months Ended September 30,						% Change versus YTD 2009
			2010			2009			% Change versus 3Q-09		2010			2009			% Change versus YTD 2009
Consolidated new business production analysis:
	Present value of new business production ("PVP") by source
		Assured Guaranty Corp.	$	3.1		$	35.5			(91)%	$	13.0		$	148.9			(91)%
		Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. ¹		-			28.7			(100)%		181.3			28.7			532%
		Third parties ¹		-			-			NM		-			-			NM

	Total PVP			3.1			64.2			(95)%		194.3			177.6			9%
		Less: PVP of credit derivatives		-			-			NM		-			0.6			(100)%

	PVP of financial guaranty insurance			3.1			64.2			(95)%		194.3			177.0			10%
		Less: Financial guaranty installment premium PVP		0.5			2.3			(78)%		(28.2	)		11.8			NM

	Total: Financial guaranty upfront gross written premiums ("GWP")			2.6			61.9			(96)%		222.5			165.2			35%
		Plus: Financial guaranty installment adjustment ²		(6.2	)		(5.4	)		15%		(19.2	)		7.6			NM

	Total: Financial guaranty GWP			(3.6	)		56.5			(106)%		203.3			172.8			18%
		Plus: Other segment GWP		-			(0.9	)		(100)%		-			(0.9	)		(100)%

	Total GWP		$	(3.6	)	$	55.6			NM	$	203.3		$	171.9			18%

Revenues:
	Net earned premiums		$	39.1		$	11.4			243%	$	113.5		$	144.1			(21)%
	Net investment income			20.3			20.3			0%		62.7			68.2			(8)%
	Net realized investment gains (losses)			0.8			(7.5	)		NM		6.6			(35.1	)		NM
	Net change in fair value of credit derivatives:
		Credit derivative revenues		4.4			4.9			(10)%		13.6			14.6			(7)%
		Losses incurred on credit derivatives		(2.0	)		(27.9	)		(93)%		(25.2	)		(36.5	)		(31)%
		Net unrealized gain (loss), excluding losses incurred		(53.9	)		(28.8	)		87%		55.1			(8.1	)		NM

	Net change in fair value of credit derivatives			(51.5	)		(51.8	)		(1)%		43.5			(30.0	)		NM
	Other income			7.0			30.8			(77)%		(9.8	)		30.8			NM

		Total revenues		15.7			3.2			391%		216.5			178.0			22%
Expenses:
	Loss and loss adjustment expenses			12.9			43.9			(71)%		80.4			93.9			(14)%
	Amortization of deferred acquisition costs			8.9			(1.6	)		NM		27.4			35.6			(23)%
	Other operating expenses			5.1			9.5			(46)%		17.4			20.6			(16)%

		Total expenses		26.9			51.8			(48)%		125.2			150.1			(17)%

	Income before income taxes			(11.2	)		(48.6	)		(77)%		91.3			27.9			227%
	Provision (benefit) for income taxes			1.5			1.0			50%		3.3			(1.2	)		NM

	Net income			(12.7	)		(49.6	)		(74)%		88.0			29.1			202%
	Less after-tax adjustments:
		Realized gains (losses) on investments		0.9			(7.0	)		NM		6.4			(34.8	)		NM
		Non-credit impairments unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives		(53.6	)		(28.3	)		89%		55.3			(9.3	)		NM
		Foreign exchange gains (losses) on revaluation of premiums receivable		7.0			24.9			NM		(9.9	)		24.9			NM

	Operating income (loss) ³		$	33.0		$	(39.2	)		NM	$	36.2		$	48.3			(25)%

1. Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. became an affiliate of AG Re effective July 1, 2009. PVP for the six months ended June 30, 2009 is included in "Third parties" line.

2. Includes the difference in management estimates for the discount rate applied to future installments compared to the discount rate used for new financial guaranty insurance accounting standard as well as the changes in estimated term for future installments.

3. The Company revised its definition of operating income in 2010 to exclude foreign exchange revaluation gains and losses on premiums receivable. Prior periods are presented on a basis consistent with the current definition.

Note: Please refer to the endnotes for an explanation of the non-GAAP financial measures.

NM = Not meaningful

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions)

			As of

			September 30, 2010		December 31, 2009
Assets
	Investment portfolio:
		Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value	$	2,289.7	$	1,895.3
		Short-term investments, at fair value		91.3		224.6

	Total investment portfolio			2,381.0		2,119.9
	Cash			13.1		10.9
	Premiums receivable, net of ceding commissions payable			401.1		446.2
	Ceded unearned premium reserve			0.5		0.5
	Deferred acquisition costs			381.6		342.0
	Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses			0.4		0.9
	Credit derivative assets			68.2		68.4
	Deferred tax asset, net			4.4		9.7
	Salvage and subrogation recoverable			88.0		65.3
	Other assets			51.7		22.9

Total assets			$	3,390.0	$	3,086.7

Liabilities and shareholder's equity
Liabilities
	Unearned premium reserve		$	1,403.0	$	1,301.5
	Loss and loss adjustment expense reserve			165.0		122.3
	Credit derivative liabilities			372.6		379.4
	Reinsurance balances payable, net			10.2		9.9
	Other liabilities			29.2		20.9

Total liabilities				1,980.0		1,834.0
Shareholder's equity
	Common stock			1.4		1.4
	Additional paid-in capital			856.6		856.6
	Retained earnings			433.7		357.7
	Accumulated other comprehensive income			118.3		37.0

Total shareholder's equity				1,410.0		1,252.7

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity			$	3,390.0	$	3,086.7

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Adjusted Book Value
(dollars in millions)

		As of

		September 30, 2010			December 31, 2009			% Change versus 12/31/2009
Reconciliation of shareholder's equity to adjusted book value:
Shareholder's equity		$	1,410.0		$	1,252.7			13%
Less after-tax adjustments:
	Non-credit impairment unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives		(214.4	)		(243.2	)		(12)%
	Unrealized gain (loss) on investment portfolio excluding foreign exchange effect		118.3			37.0			220%

Operating shareholder's equity		$	1,506.1		$	1,458.9			3%
After-tax adjustments:
	Less: Deferred acquisition costs		381.4			341.7			12%
	Plus: Net present value of estimated net future credit derivative revenue		77.0			83.3			(8)%
	Plus: Net unearned premium reserve on financial guaranty contracts in excess of expected loss to be expensed		1,367.9			1,270.4			8%

Adjusted book value		$	2,569.6		$	2,470.9			4%

Note: Please refer to the endnotes for an explanation of the non-GAAP financial measures.

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Financial Guaranty Gross Par Written
(in millions)

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2010		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

Financial Guaranty Gross Par Written by Asset Type
Sector:
U.S. Public Finance:
	General obligation		$	142	$	18,437
	Tax backed			8		5,177
	Municipal utilities			50		4,930
	Transportation			1		1,843
	Healthcare			-		1,690
	Higher education			54		1,443
	Housing			-		390
	Infrastructure finance			-		2
	Other public finance			-		185

		Total U.S. public finance		255		34,097
Non-U.S. Public Finance:
	Infrastructure finance			-		8
	Other public finance			-		8

		Total non-U.S. public finance		-		16

Total public finance			$	255	$	34,113

U.S. Structured Finance:
	Consumer receivables		$	50	$	400
	Other structured finance			-		250

		Total U.S. structured finance		50		650
Non-U.S. Structured Finance:
		Total non-U.S. structured finance		-		-

Total structured finance			$	50	$	650

Total exposures			$	305	$	34,763

Please refer to the Glossary for a description of select types of U.S. public finance, non-U.S. public finance, U.S. structured finance and non-U.S. structured finance obligations that the Company insures and reinsures.

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Investment Portfolio
As of September 30, 2010
(dollars in millions)

			Amortized Cost				Fair Value		Annualized Investment Income ¹

Investment portfolio, available for sale:
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government agencies			$	174.8	3.16%	3.09%	$	186.0	$	5.5
Agency obligations				246.7	3.89%	3.80%		272.1		9.6
Obligations of states and political subdivisions				71.5	4.66%	4.44%		76.7		3.3
Insured obligations of state and political subdivisions ²				4.2	4.41%	4.23%		4.4		0.2
Corporate securities				534.4	4.01%	3.69%		561.9		21.4
Mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") ³:				-
	Residential MBS ("RMBS")			730.7	5.19%	5.09%		767.3		37.9
	Commercial MBS ("CMBS")			257.0	4.85%	4.56%		269.7		12.5
Asset-backed securities ⁴				144.7	2.63%	2.61%		149.3		3.8
Foreign government securities				2.1	4.44%	3.87%		2.3		0.1

		Total fixed maturity securities		2,166.1	4.35%	4.19%	$	2,289.7		94.3
Short-term investments				91.3	0.17%	0.16%		91.3		0.2

		Total investment portfolio	$	2,257.4	4.18%	4.02%	$	2,381.0	$	94.5

Ratings ⁵:		Fair Value

Treasury and government obligations		$	186.0	8.1%
Agency obligations			272.1	11.9%
AAA/Aaa			1,146.7	50.1%
AA/Aa			346.5	15.1%
A/A			263.2	11.5%
BBB			-	0.0%
Below investment grade ("BIG") ⁶			74.6	3.3%
Not rated			0.6	0.0%

	Total fixed maturity securities available for sale	$	2,289.7	100.0%

Duration of investment portfolio (in years):				3.4

Average ratings of investment portfolio				AA+

1. Represents annualized investment income based on amortized cost and pre-tax book yields.

2. Reflects obligations of state and local political subdivisions that have been insured by other financial guarantors. The underlying ratings of these bonds, after giving effect to the lower of the rating assigned by Standard & Poor's Rating Services ("S&P") or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") average A+.

3. $0.3 million is U.S. subprime RMBS, which has an average rating of AAA.

4. Contains no collateralized debt obligations ("CDOs") of asset-backed securities ("ABS").

5. Ratings are represented by the lower of the Moody's and S&P classifications.

6. Included in the investment portfolio are securities purchased or obtained as part of loss mitigation or other risk management strategies of $105.7 million in par with carrying value of $34 million.

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Financial Guaranty Profile (1 of 3)
(dollars in millions)

Net Par Outstanding and Average Rating by Asset Type

			As of September 30, 2010

			Net Par Outstanding		Avg. Rating ¹
U.S. Public Finance:
	General obligation		$	43,876		A+
	Tax backed			21,603		A+
	Municipal utilities			14,691		A
	Transportation			9,528		A
	Healthcare			6,634		A
	Higher education			4,719		A+
	Infrastructure finance			1,930		BBB+
	Housing			921		AA
	Investor-owned utilities			912		BBB+
	Other public finance			2,320		BBB

		Total U.S. public finance		107,134		A+
Non-U.S. Public Finance:
	Regulated utilities			6,135		BBB+
	Infrastructure finance			4,019		BBB
	Pooled infrastructure			1,835		AA-
	Other public finance			944		A

		Total non-U.S. public finance		12,933		A-

Total public finance				120,067		A

U.S. Structured Finance:
	Pooled corporate obligations			6,550		AA+
	RMBS			3,438		BB+
	Consumer receivables			2,055		A
	CMBS and other commercial real estate related exposures			1,638		AAA
	Insurance securitizations			1,336		A+
	Structured credit			1,214		A-
	Commercial receivables			1,104		BBB
	Other structured finance			176		BBB+

		Total U.S. structured finance		17,511		A+
Non-U.S. Structured Finance:
	Pooled corporate obligations			3,011		AA+
	Commercial receivables			982		A-
	RMBS			890		AAA
	Structured credit			822		BBB
	Insurance securitizations			664		CCC-
	CMBS and other commercial real estate related exposures			361		AA-
	Other structured finance			15		AAA

		Total non-U.S. structured finance		6,745		A+

Total structured finance				24,256		A+

Total net par outstanding			$	144,323		A+

			Assumed from AGC		Assumed from AGM		Third Party		Total Net Par Outstanding

Public Finance:
	U.S. public finance		$	24,322	$	56,705	$	26,107	$	107,134	74.2%
	Non-U.S. public finance			3,647		6,021		3,265		12,933	9.0%

		Total public finance		27,969		62,726		29,372		120,067	83.2%

Structured Finance:
	U.S. structured finance			12,401		1,413		3,697		17,511	12.1%
	Non-U.S. structured finance			4,169		612		1,964		6,745	4.7%

		Total structured finance		16,570		2,025		5,661		24,256	16.8%

Total net par outstanding			$	44,539	$	64,751	$	35,033	$	144,323	100.0%

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Financial Guaranty Profile (2 of 3)
(dollars in millions)

Distribution by Ratings of Financial Guaranty Portfolio

		September 30, 2010

Ratings ¹:		Net Par Outstanding		%
Super senior		$	3,300		2.3%
AAA			9,369		6.5%
AA			48,067		33.3%
A			55,986		38.8%
BBB			22,214		15.4%
BIG			5,387		3.7%

	Total net par outstanding	$	144,323		100.0%

Distribution of BIG Exposures by Sector as of September 30, 2010

			Net Par Outstanding

Public Finance:
	Infrastructure finance		$	441	0.3%
	General obligation			238	0.2%
	Municipal utilities			187	0.1%
	Tax backed			128	0.1%
	Healthcare			49	0.0%
	Higher education			4	0.0%
	Other public finance			623	0.5%

		Total public finance		1,670	1.2%
Structured Finance:
	RMBS			1,915	1.3%
	Insurance securitizations			644	0.4%
	Pooled corporate obligations			588	0.4%
	Consumer receivables			360	0.2%
	Commercial receivables			131	0.1%
	Structured credit			43	0.0%
	Other structured finance			36	0.1%

		Total structured finance		3,717	2.5%

		Total BIG exposures	$	5,387	3.7%

1. Assured Guaranty's internal rating. To the Company's ratings scale is similar to that used by the nationally recognized rating agencies; however the ratings in the above table may not be the same as ratings assigned by any nationally recognized rating agency. The super senior category, which is not generally used by rating agencies, is used by the Company in instances where Assured's AAA-rated exposure has additional credit enhancement due to either (1) the existence of another security rated AAA that is subordinated to Assured's exposure or (2) Assured's exposure benefiting from a different form of credit enhancement that would pay any claims first in the event that any of the exposures incurs a loss, and such credit enhancement, in management's opinion, causes Assured's attachment point to be materially above the AAA attachment point.

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Financial Guaranty Profile (3 of 3)
(dollars in millions)

Geographic Distribution of Financial Guaranty Portfolio as of September 30, 2010

			Net Par Outstanding

U.S.:
Public Finance
	California		$	15,908	11.0%
	New York			9,177	6.4%
	Florida			7,467	5.2%
	Texas			7,406	5.1%
	Illinois			6,053	4.2%
	Pennsylvania			5,897	4.1%
	New Jersey			4,050	2.8%
	Massachusetts			3,759	2.6%
	Michigan			3,738	2.6%
	Washington			3,449	2.4%
	Other states			40,230	27.8%

		Total Public Finance		107,134	74.2%
Structured finance (multiple states)				17,511	12.1%

		Total U.S.		124,645	86.3%

Non-U.S.:
	United Kingdom			11,048	7.6%
	Australia			2,471	1.7%
	France			628	0.4%
	Italy			529	0.4%
	Canada			407	0.3%
	Other			4,595	3.3%

		Total non-U.S.		19,678	13.7%

	Total net par outstanding		$	144,323	100.0%

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Largest Exposures by Sector (1 of 2)
As of September 30, 2010
(dollars in millions)

25 Largest U.S Public Finance Exposures

Credit Name:		Net Par Outstanding		Internal Rating ¹

California (State of)		$	1,312	A-
New Jersey (State of)			1,286	AA-
New York (City of) New York			1,167	AA-
Massachusetts (Commonwealth of)			1,032	AA
New York (State of)			934	AA-
Washington (State of)			899	AA-
Los Angeles California Unified School District			839	AA-
Wisconsin (State of)			827	AA-
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey			725	AA-
Florida (State of)			714	AA+
Illinois (State of)			665	BBB+
Long Island Power Authority			633	A-
Chicago (City of) Illinois			595	AA-
Philadelphia (City of) Pennsylvania			588	BBB-
Miami-Dade County Florida Aviation Authority - Miami International Airport			573	A+
New York MTA Transportation Authority			551	A
Michigan (State of)			538	A+
Hawaii (State of) Department of Hawaiian Home Lands			538	AA
District of Columbia			528	A+
Philadelphia Pennsylvania School District			494	A
Miami-Dade County Florida School District			493	A-
Los Angeles California Department of Water and Power - Electric Revenue Bonds			489	AA-
Massachusetts (Commonwealth of) State Sales Tax			472	AA
Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of)			471	BBB-
Clark County Nevada School District			470	AA-

	Total top 25 U.S public finance exposures	$	17,833

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25 Largest U.S Structured Finance Exposures

Credit Name:		Net Par Outstanding		Internal Rating ¹

LIICA Holdings, LLC		$	405	AA
Shenandoah Trust Capital I Term Securities			394	A+
Deutsche ALT-A Securities Mortgage Loan 2007-2			323	CCC
Private Structured Credit Transaction			266	BBB+
Jupiter Securitization Company			260	AAA
DB Master Finance LLC, Series 2006-1			234	BBB-
Applebees Enterprises LLC			233	BBB-
Sandelman Finance 2006-1 Limited			225	AAA
Timberlake Financial, LLC Floating Insured Notes			221	BBB
Prudential Closed Block Reinsurance Treaty			200	A+
Spirit Master Funding, LLC 2005-1			194	BBB
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2006-6 ABN AMRO - Ford Floorplan			187	AA
Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-J			172	CCC
280 Funding I			165	AAA
Private Residential Mortgage Transaction			163	Super Senior
Private Student Loan Transaction			155	CCC
Stone Tower Credit Funding			134	AAA
Field Point IV, Limited			132	AA-
Private Student Loan Transaction			128	AAA
Private Student Loan Transaction			125	CCC
Private Residential Mortgage Transaction			122	B
Hertz Vehicle Financing, LLC Series 2005-2 & 3			120	BBB
Private Residential Mortgage Transaction			119	BBB-
Private Residential Mortgage Transaction			112	BB
Liberty CLO Ltd			107	Super Senior

	Total top 25 U.S structured finance exposures	$	4,896

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Largest Exposures by Sector (2 of 2)
As of September 30, 2010
(dollars in millions)

25 Largest non-U.S Exposures

Credit Name:		Net Par Outstanding

Southern Gas Networks PLC		$	488	BBB
United Utilities Water PLC			463	A
Paragon Mortgages (No.13) PLC			388	AAA
International Infrastructure Pool			376	A-
International Infrastructure Pool			376	A-
International Infrastructure Pool			375	A-
Ballantyne Re PLC Floating Rate Notes			370	CC
Powercor Australia LLC			347	A-
DBNGP Finance Co Pty Ltd Note Issue 1 & 2			309	BBB
Taberna Europe CDO II PLC			283	BBB-
PB Domicile 2006-1			282	AAA
Orkney Re II, PLC			274	CCC
National Grid Gas PLC			271	A
A28 Motorway			269	BBB
Quebec Province			262	A+
Societe des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'est de France S.A.			254	BBB+
Harbourmaster CLO I B.V.			250	AAA
Essential Public Infrastructure Capital II			249	Super Senior
Scotland Gas Networks PLC			247	BBB
Thames Water Utility Finance PLC			244	BBB+
Reliance Rail Finance Pty. Limited			242	BB
Capital Hospitals (Issuer) PLC			239	BBB-
Essential Public Infrastructure Capital III			235	Super Senior
Spirit Issuer PLC			230	BBB-
Stichting Profile Securitisation I			224	Super Senior

	Total top 25 largest non-U.S exposures	$	7,547

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Claims Paying Resources
(dollars in millions)

		As of

		September 30, 2010		December 31, 2009
Claims paying resources
Policyholders' surplus		$	1,091	$	1,129
Contingency reserve			—		—

	Qualified statutory capital		1,091		1,129
Unearned premium reserve			1,009		848
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves ²			209		139

	Total policyholders' surplus and reserves		2,309		2,116
Present value of installment premium ³			303		349
Standby line of credit/stop loss			200		200

	Total claims paying resources	$	2,812	$	2,665

Net par outstanding ¹		$	141,810	$	116,117
Net debt service outstanding ¹		$	227,748	$	190,089
Ratios:
	Net par outstanding to qualified statutory capital		130:1		103:1
	Capital ratio ⁴		209:1		168:1
	Financial resources ratio ⁵		81:1		71:1

1. Assured Guaranty Re Ltd. ("AG Re") numbers are the Company's estimate of U.S. statutory as this company files Bermuda statutory financial statements. Net par outstanding and net debt service outstanding are presented on a statutory basis. Under statutory accounting, such amounts would be reduced both when an outstanding issue is legally defeased (i.e., the rights and interests of bondholders and their lien on pledged revenues or other security are terminated in accordance with bond documentation) and when such issue is economically defeased (i.e., bond documentation does not provide a procedure for termination of such rights, interests and lien other than through payment of all outstanding debt in full; funds are deposited in an escrow account for future payment of the debt; and if the funds deposited prove insufficient to pay the outstanding debt in full, the issuer continues to be legally obligated to make payment on such debt).

2. Reserves as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are reduced by approximately $0.1 billion and $0, respectively, for benefit related to representation and warranty recoverables.

3. Includes financial guaranty insurance and credit derivatives.

4. The capital ratio is calculated by dividing net debt service outstanding by qualified statutory capital.

5. The financial resources ratio is calculated by dividing net debt service outstanding by total claims paying resources.

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense ("LAE") Reserves by Segment/Type
(in millions)

		As of September 30, 2010

		Financial Guaranty Direct		Financial Guaranty Reinsurance		Total Financial Guaranty		Other		Total
Financial Guaranty segments insurance reserves by segment and type:
Gross loss and LAE reserves on financial guaranty contracts:
Case		$	-	$	162.5	$	162.5	$	0.3	$	162.8
Incurred but not reported ("IBNR") and portfolio			-		-		-		2.2		2.2

	Total gross loss and LAE reserves	$	-	$	162.5	$	162.5	$	2.5	$	165.0
Ceded loss and LAE reserves on financial guaranty contracts:
Case		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	0.2	$	0.2
IBNR and portfolio			-		-		-		0.2		0.2

	Total ceded loss and LAE reserves	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	0.4	$	0.4
Loss and LAE reserves on financial guaranty contracts net of ceded reinsurance:
Case		$	-	$	162.5	$	162.5	$	0.1	$	162.6
IBNR and portfolio			-		-		-		2.0		2.0

	Total net loss and LAE reserves	$	-	$	162.5	$	162.5	$	2.1	$	164.6

Salvage and subrogation recoverable on financial guaranty contracts:
Gross		$	-	$	88.0	$	88.0	$	-	$	88.0
Ceded ¹			-		-		-		-		-

	Net salvage and subrogation recoverable	$	-	$	88.0	$	88.0	$	-	$	88.0

Credit impairment on credit derivative contracts ²:
Case gross		$	1.1	$	88.9	$	90.0	$	-	$	90.0
Case ceded			-		-		-		-		-

	Case net credit derivative reserves	$	1.1	$	88.9	$	90.0	$	-	$	90.0

Net loss and LAE reserves on financial guaranty insurance and credit derivative contracts, net of reinsurance ³
Net loss and LAE reserves on financial guaranty contracts net of ceded reinsurance		$	-	$	162.5	$	162.5
Credit impairment on credit derivative contracts			1.1		88.9		90.0

	Net Loss and LAE reserves	$	1.1	$	251.4	$	252.5

1. Recorded in "reinsurance balances payable, net" on the consolidated balance sheets.

2. Credit derivative assets and liabilities recorded on the balance sheet incorporate estimates of expected losses.

3. Gross of salvage and subrogation assets.

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Below Investment Grade Exposures
As of September 30, 2010
(dollars in millions)

Public Finance BIG Exposures Greater Than $50 Million

Name or Description				Net Par Outstanding

U.S. Public Finance:
	Detroit (City of) Michigan			$	215
	Jefferson County Alabama Sewer				177
	Michigan Higher Education Loan Authority Series XVII				161
	Guaranteed Student Loan transaction				136
	Finance Authority of Maine				91
	Guaranteed Student Loan transaction				69
	Orlando Tourist Development Tax - Florida				62
	Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, Connecticut				55

			Total	$	966
Non-U.S. Public Finance:
	Reliance Rail Finance Pty. Limited			$	242
	Cross City Tunnel Motorway Finance Limited				115
	Hellenic Republic				97

			Total	$	454
U.S. Structured Finance:
	U.S. RMBS:
	Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan 2007-2			$	323
	Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-J				172
	Private Residential Mortgage Transaction				122
	Private Residential Mortgage Transaction				112
	MORTGAGEIT Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan 2007-2				83
	Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan 2007-3				67
	Private Residential Mortgage Transaction				63
	CWALT Alternative Loan Trust 2007-HY9				58
	Private Residential Mortgage Transaction				57
	Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-D				55

		Total U.S. RMBS			1,112
	Other:
	Private Student Loan Transaction				155
	Private Student Loan Transaction				125
	Taberna Preferred Funding IV, LTD.				73
	Taberna Preferred Funding III, LTD.				72
	Private Student Loan Transaction				64
	Rental Car Finance Corp 2006-1				60
	Attentus CDO I Limited				58
	Taberna Preferred Funding II, LTD.				57
	Rental Car Finance Corp 2007-1				50

		Total Other			714
			Total	$	1,826
Non-U.S. Structured Finance:
	Ballantyne Re PLC			$	370
	Orkney Re II, PLC				274

			Total	$	644

Total				$	3,890

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Assured Guaranty Re Ltd.
Summary of Statutory Financial and Statistical Data
(in millions)

					Year Ended December 31,

			YTD 2010		2009		2008		2007		2006		2005
Claims Paying Resources ¹
	Policyholders' surplus		$	1,091	$	1,129	$	1,220	$	1,097	$	741	$	691
	Contingency reserve			-		-		-		-		-		-

		Qualified statutory capital		1,091		1,129		1,220		1,097		741		691
	Unearned premium reserve			1,009		848		720		629		444		356
	Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves			209		139		37		18		18		26

		Total policyholders' surplus and reserves		2,309		2,116		1,977		1,744		1,203		1,073
	Present value of installment premium			303		349		345		366		230		174
	Standby line of credit/stop loss			200		200		200		200		-		-

		Total claims paying resources	$	2,812	$	2,665	$	2,522	$	2,310	$	1,433	$	1,247

Other Financial Information (Statutory basis)
	Net par outstanding (end of period)		$	141,810	$	116,117	$	111,715	$	106,253	$	63,927	$	49,806
	Net debt service outstanding (end of period)		$	227,748	$	190,089	$	184,541	$	174,173	$	94,652	$	74,925

1. AG Re's numbers are the Company's estimate of U.S. statutory as this company files Bermuda statutory financial statements.

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Glossary

Below are the brief descriptions of selected types of U.S. public finance, non-U.S. public finance, U.S. structured finance and non-U.S. structured finance obligations that the Company insures and reinsures. For a more complete description, please refer to Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s 10-K report for the year ended December 31, 2009.

General Obligation Bonds are full faith and credit bonds that are issued by states, their political subdivisions and other municipal issuers, and are supported by the general obligation of the issuer to pay from available funds and by a pledge of the issuer to levy ad valorem taxes in an amount sufficient to provide for the full payment of the bonds.

Tax-Backed Bonds are obligations that are supported by the issuer from specific and discrete sources of taxation. They include tax-backed revenue bonds, general fund obligations and lease revenue bonds. Tax-backed obligations may be secured by a lien on specific pledged tax revenues, such as a gasoline or excise tax, or incrementally from growth in property tax revenue associated with growth in property values. These obligations also include obligations secured by special assessments levied against property owners and often benefit from issuer covenants to enforce collections of such assessments and to foreclose on delinquent properties. Lease revenue bonds typically are general fund obligations of a municipality or other governmental authority that are subject to annual appropriation or abatement; projects financed and subject to such lease payments ordinarily include real estate or equipment serving an essential public purpose. Bonds in this category also include moral obligations of municipalities or governmental authorities.

Municipal Utility Bonds are obligations of all forms of municipal utilities, including electric, water and sewer utilities and resource recovery revenue bonds. These utilities may be organized in various forms, including municipal enterprise systems, authorities or joint action agencies.

Transportation Bonds include a wide variety of revenue-supported bonds, such as bonds for airports, ports, tunnels, municipal parking facilities, toll roads and toll bridges.

Healthcare Bonds are obligations of healthcare facilities, including community based hospitals and systems, as well as of health maintenance organizations and long-term care facilities.

Higher Education Bonds are obligations secured by revenue collected by either public or private secondary schools, colleges and universities. Such revenue can encompass all of an institution's revenue, including tuition and fees, or in other cases, can be specifically restricted to certain auxiliary sources of revenue.

Housing Revenue Bonds are obligations relating to both single and multi-family housing, issued by states and localities, supported by cash flow and, in some cases, insurance from entities such as the Federal Housing Administration.

Infrastructure Bonds include obligations issued by a variety of entities engaged in the financing of infrastructure projects, such as roads, airports, ports, social infrastructure and other physical assets delivering essential services supported by long-term concession arrangements with a public sector entity.

Investor-Owned Utility Bonds are obligations primarily backed by investor-owned utilities, first mortgage bond obligations of for-profit electric or water utilities providing retail, industrial and commercial service, and also include sale-leaseback obligation bonds supported by such entities.

Regulated Utilities Obligations are issued by government-regulated providers of essential services and commodities, including electric, water and gas utilities. The majority of the Company's international regulated utility business is conducted in the UK.

Pooled Infrastructure Obligations are synthetic asset-backed obligations that take the form of CDS obligations or credit-linked notes that reference either infrastructure finance obligations or a pool of such obligations, with a defined deductible to cover credit risks associated with the referenced obligations.

Other public finance: primarily includes government insured student loans, government-sponsored project finance and structured municipal which includes excess of loss reinsurance on portfolios of municipal credits.

Pooled Corporate Obligations are securities primarily backed by various types of corporate debt obligations, such as secured or unsecured bonds, bank loans or loan participations and trust preferred securities. These securities are often issued in "tranches," with subordinated tranches providing credit support to the more senior tranches. The Company's financial guaranty exposures generally are to the more senior tranches of these issues.

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities ("RMBS") and Home Equity Securities are obligations backed by closed-end first mortgage loans and closed- and open-end second mortgage loans or home equity loans on one-to-four family residential properties, including condominiums and cooperative apartments. First mortgage loan products in these transactions include fixed rate, adjustable rate ("ARM") and option adjustable-rate ("Option ARM") mortgages. The credit quality of borrowers covers a broad range, including "prime", "subprime" and "Alt-A". A prime borrower is generally defined as one with strong risk characteristics as measured by factors such as payment history, credit score, and debt-to-income ratio. A subprime borrower is a borrower with

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higher risk characteristics, usually as determined by credit score and/or credit history. An Alt-A borrower is generally defined as a prime quality borrower that lacks certain ancillary characteristics, such as fully documented income.

Structured Credit Securities include program-wide credit enhancement for commercial paper conduits in the U.S., and securities issued in whole business securitizations and intellectual property securitizations. Program-wide credit enhancement generally involves insuring against the default of ABS in a bank-sponsored commercial paper conduit. Securities issued in whole business and intellectual property securitizations are backed by revenue-producing assets sold to a limited-purpose company by an operating company, including franchise agreements, lease agreements, intellectual property and real property.

Consumer Receivables Securities are obligations backed by non-mortgage consumer receivables, such as automobile loans and leases, credit card receivables and other consumer receivables.

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities ("CMBS") and other commercial real estate related exposures are obligations backed by pools of commercial mortgages. The collateral supporting CMBS include office, multi-family, retail, hotel, industrial and other specialized or mixed-use properties.

Commercial Receivables Securities are obligations backed by equipment loans or leases, fleet auto financings, business loans and trade receivables. Credit support is derived from the cash flows generated by the underlying obligations, as well as property or equipment values as applicable.

Insurance Securitization Securities are obligations secured by the future earnings from pools of various types of insurance/ reinsurance policies and income produced by invested assets.

Other Structured Finance Securities are obligations backed by assets not generally described in any of the other described categories.

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Endnotes related to non-GAAP financial measures discussed in the financial supplement:

The Company references financial measures that are not in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").

Assured Guaranty's management and board of directors utilize non-GAAP measures in evaluating the Company's financial performance and as a basis for determining senior management incentive compensation. By providing these non-GAAP financial measures, investors, analysts and financial news reporters have access to the same information that management reviews internally. In addition, Assured Guaranty's presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is consistent with how analysts calculate their estimates of Assured Guaranty's financial results in their research reports on Assured Guaranty and with how investors, analysts and the financial news media evaluate Assured Guaranty's financial results.

The following paragraphs define each non-GAAP financial measure and describe why they are useful. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure and the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, if available, is presented above. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed as substitutes for their most directly comparable GAAP measures.

Operating Income: Management believes that operating income is a useful measure because it clarifies the understanding of the underwriting results of the Company's financial guaranty insurance business, and also includes financing costs and net investment income, and enables investors and analysts to evaluate the Company's financial results as compared to the consensus analyst estimates distributed publicly by financial databases. Operating income for AG Re is defined as net income (loss) attributable to AG Re, as reported under GAAP, adjusted for the following:

1): Elimination of the after-tax realized gains (losses) on the Company's investments, including other than temporary impairments, and credit and interest rate related gains and losses from sales of securities. Impairments and losses from sales of credit-impaired securities, the timing of which depends largely on market credit cycles, can vary considerably across periods. The timing of other sales that would result in gains or losses, such as interest rate related gains or losses, is largely subject to the Company's discretion and influenced by market opportunities, as well as the Company's tax and capital profile. Trends in the underlying profitability of the Company's business can be more clearly identified without the fluctuating effects of these transactions.
2): Elimination of the after-tax non-credit impairment unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives, which is the amount in excess of the present value of the expected estimated economic credit losses. Such fair value adjustments are heavily affected by, and in part fluctuate with, changes in market interest rates, credit spreads and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss. Additionally, such adjustments present all financial guaranty contracts on a more consistent basis of accounting, whether or not they are subject to derivative accounting rules.
3): Elimination of the after-tax foreign exchange gains (losses) on revaluation of net premium receivables. Long-dated receivables constitute a significant portion of the net premium receivable balance and represent the present value of future contractual or expected collections. Therefore, the current period's foreign exchange revaluation gains (losses) are not necessarily indicative of the total foreign exchange gains (losses) that the Company will ultimately recognize.

Operating Shareholder's Equity: Management believes that operating shareholders' equity is a useful measure because it presents the equity of Assured Guaranty Ltd. with all financial guaranty contracts accounted for on a more consistent basis and excluding fair value adjustments that are not expected to result in economic loss. Many investors, analysts and financial news reporters use operating shareholders' equity as the principal financial measure for valuing Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s current share price or projected share price and also as the basis of their decision to recommend, buy or sell the Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s common shares. Many of the Company's fixed income investors also use operating shareholders' equity to evaluate the Company's capital adequacy. Operating shareholders' equity is the basis of the calculation of adjusted book value (see below). Operating shareholder's equity for AG Re is defined as shareholder's equity attributable to AG Re, as reported under GAAP, adjusted for the following:

1): Elimination of the after-tax non-credit impairment unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives, which is the amount in excess of the present value of the expected estimated economic credit losses. Such fair value adjustments are heavily affected by, and in part fluctuate with, changes in market interest rates, credit spreads and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss.
2): Elimination of the after-tax fair value gains (losses) on the Company's committed capital securities. Such amounts are heavily affected by, and in part fluctuate with, changes in market interest rates, credit spreads and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss.

Adjusted Book Value: Management believes that adjusted book value is a useful measure because it enables an evaluation of the net present value of the Company's in force premiums and revenues in addition to operating shareholders' equity. The premiums and revenues included in adjusted book value will be earned in future periods, but actual earnings may differ materially from the estimated amounts used in determining current adjusted book value due to changes in, foreign exchange rates, refinancing or refunding activity, prepayment speeds, terminations, credit defaults and other factors. Many investors, analysts and financial news reporters use adjusted book value to evaluate Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s share price and as the basis of their decision to

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recommend, buy or sell the Assured Guaranty Ltd. common shares. Adjusted book value for AG Re is operating shareholder's equity for AG Re, as defined above, further adjusted for the following:

1): Elimination of after-tax deferred acquisition costs. These amounts represent net deferred expenses that have already been paid or accrued that will be expensed in future accounting periods.
2): Addition of the after-tax net present value of estimated net future credit derivative revenue. See below.
3): Addition of the after-tax value of the unearned premium reserve on financial guaranty contracts in excess of net expected loss to be expensed, net of reinsurance. This amount represents the expected future net earned premiums, net of expected losses to be expensed, which are not reflected in GAAP equity.

Net present value of estimated net future credit derivative revenue: Management believes that this amount is a useful measure because it enables an evaluation of the value of future estimated credit derivative revenue. There is no corresponding GAAP financial measure. This amount represents the present value of estimated future revenue from the Company's credit derivative in-force book of business, net of reinsurance, ceding commissions and premium taxes in excess of expected losses, and is discounted at 6% (which represents the Company's tax-equivalent pre-tax investment yield on its investment portfolio). Estimated net future credit derivative revenue may change from period to period due to changes in foreign exchange rates, prepayment speeds, terminations, credit defaults or other factors that affect par outstanding or the ultimate maturity of an obligation.

PVP or present value of new business production: Management believes that PVP is a useful measure because it enables the evaluation of the value of new business production for Assured Guaranty by taking into account the value of estimated future installment premiums on all new contracts underwritten in a reporting period as well as premium supplements and additional installment premium on existing contracts as to which the issuer has the right to call the insured obligation but has not exercised such right, whether in insurance or credit derivative contract form, which GAAP gross premiums written and the net credit derivative premiums received and receivable portion of net realized gains and other settlement on credit derivatives ("Credit Derivative Revenues") do not adequately measure. PVP in respect of insurance and credit derivative contracts written in a specified period is defined as gross upfront and installment premiums received and the present value of gross estimated future installment premiums, in each case, discounted at 6% (the Company's tax-equivalent pre-tax investment yield on its investment portfolio). For purposes of the PVP calculation, management discounts estimated future installment premiums on insurance contracts at 6%, while under GAAP, these amounts are discounted at a risk free rate. Additionally, under GAAP, management records future installment premiums on financial guaranty insurance contracts covering non-homogeneous pools of assets based on the contractual term of the transaction, whereas for PVP purposes, management records an estimate of the future installment premiums the Company expects to receive, which may be based upon a shorter period of time than the contractual term of the transaction. Actual future net earned or written premiums and Credit Derivative Revenues may differ from PVP due to factors including, but not limited to, changes in foreign exchange rates, refinancing or refunding activity, prepayment speeds, terminations, credit defaults, or other factors that affect par outstanding or the ultimate maturity of an obligation.

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		Contacts: Equity Investors: Sabra Purtill Managing Director, Investor Relations (212) 408-6044 spurtill@assuredguaranty.com Ross Aron Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations (212) 261-5509 raron@assuredguaranty.com

Assured Guaranty Re Ltd. 30 Woodbourne Avenue Hamilton HM 08 Bermuda www.assuredguaranty.com		Fixed Income Investors: Robert Tucker Managing Director, Fixed Income Investor Relations (212) 339-0861 rtucker@assuredguaranty.com Michael Walker Director, Fixed Income Investor Relations (212) 261-5575 mwalker@assuredguaranty.com Media: Betsy Castenir Managing Director, Corporate Communications (212) 339-3424 bcastenir@assuredguaranty.com Ashweeta Durani Vice President, Corporate Communications (212) 408-6042 adurani@assuredguaranty.com

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