Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per common share, an increase of 8% from the dividend of $0.12 per common share that was declared on November 4, 2015.

Assured Guaranty has raised its quarterly dividend for five consecutive years, bringing the total increase to 189% since its November 2011 dividend payment.

The dividend is payable on March 23, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 9, 2016.

Assured Guaranty Ltd. is a publicly traded Bermuda-based holding company. Its operating subsidiaries provide credit enhancement products to the U.S. and international public finance, infrastructure and structured finance markets. More information on Assured Guaranty and its subsidiaries can be found at AssuredGuaranty.com.