Terms Used In N.Y. Insurance Law 6909

• Financial guaranty insurance: means a surety bond, an insurance policy or, when issued by an insurer or any person doing an insurance business as defined in paragraph one of subsection (b) of section one thousand one hundred one of this chapter, an indemnity contract, and any guaranty similar to the foregoing types, under which loss is payable, upon proof of occurrence of financial loss, to an insured claimant, obligee or indemnitee as a result of any of the following events:
  
  (A) failure of any obligor on or issuer of any debt instrument or other monetary obligation (including equity securities guarantied under a surety bond, insurance policy or indemnity contract) to pay when due to be paid by the obligor or scheduled at the time insured to be received by the holder of the obligation, principal, interest, premium, dividend or purchase price of or on, or other amounts due or payable with respect to, such instrument or obligation, when such failure is the result of a financial default or insolvency or, provided that such payment source is investment grade, any other failure to make payment, regardless of whether such obligation is incurred directly or as guarantor by or on behalf of another obligor that has also defaulted;
  
  (B) changes in the levels of interest rates, whether short or long term or the differential in interest rates between various markets or products;
  
  (C) changes in the rate of exchange of currency;
  
  (D) changes in the value of specific assets or commodities, financial or commodity indices, or price levels in general; or
  
  (E) other events which the superintendent determines are substantially similar to any of the foregoing. See N.Y. Insurance Law 6901