Good News for Bond Insurer

New York-based Ambac Financial Group announced a sharp increase in second-quarter earnings, bolstered by valuation gains on credit derivatives. 
 
A spokesperson for Ambac said net income rose to $823.1 million, or $2.80 a share, from $173 million, or $1.67 a share, up substantially in the period a year earlier. 
 

Published on August 6, 2008