The Financial Guaranty and Rating Agency compensation practice is dedicated  to helping our clients make better business decisions. By leveraging the our unique combination of in-depth financial services industry knowledge, proprietary pay and performance studies and proven consulting experience, our team helps to set clients apart from the competition.

Compensation SurveyOur pay survey is designed to cover specific functional areas within:

  • Financial Guaranty Firms

  • Rating Agencies

  • Private Mortgage Insurers


Although these firms differ in business models and organizational structures, the skill sets for certain positions are comparable across the three sectors. Functional areas include:

  • Executive Management

  • Business Development

  • Structuring / Underwriting / Analyst

  • Municipals / Public Finance
    • Corporates   
    • Sovereigns
    • Structured Finance
    • PMI

  • Risk Management

  • Quantitative Analysis / Modeling

  • Surveillance / Portfolio Management

  • Workout / Remediation

  • Select Infrastructure Functions: Finance, Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, Administration


Past participants in the survey program include leading bond and equity rating agencies, mortgage insurers and other financial guaranty firms located in North America and the United Kingdom. 

Contributors to this survey also have access to the broader McLagan survey programs such as Debt Capital Markets, Public Finance, Fixed Income Research and Infrastructure and Support.

Global Contact
Patrick Connell
Partner
1600 Summer Street
Suite 601
Stamford, CT 06905
203 359 2878
Patrick Connell
Partner
1600 Summer Street
Suite 601
Stamford, CT 06905
203 359 2878
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case studies / white papers
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case studies / white papers
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