Emma Feinstein Email & Phone Number

• Assists in the monitoring and reporting of the Company’s large U.S. Public Finance portfolio through the collection and organization of data
• Conducts in-depth analytical reviews of operating and financial data and emerging sector trends as they relate to the insured portfolio using internal databases and external resources and presents rating.
• Works collaboratively with Assured’s Environmental, Social, and Governance team conducting research and testing modeling software assessing the probability and severity of future climate events on the insured portfolio
• Prepares written reports for annual sector reviews, top exposures, and credits of concern with respect to a large number of credits within Assured’s General Obligation and Special Tax portfolio
• Collaborates with Legal to process requests for transaction amendments, waivers and consents, including negotiation of any revised terms, preparation of reports for internal approvals, and related administrative action
• Contributes to Municipal Credit Committee meetings to provide credit insights and performance assessments used in the evaluation of potential underwriting opportunities

• Created and maintained a comprehensive catalog of state enhancement programs including relevant legal provisions, internal and external state and programmatic ratings, and conducts liquidity tests for the enhanced Risks
• Prepared reports for senior management disclosing the impact of natural disasters on the insured portfolio
• Monitored and reported upon distressed credits to senior management to identify credit risk deterioration

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for the collection, organization and dissemination of data from various sources that Lead Analysts utilized for credit reviews and presentations to Senior Management
• Completed detailed municipal templates that included inputting debt, financial, socioeconomic and rating history data as well as identifying other points of concern through news and material event notice searches
• Created Excel templates utilized in the General Obligation State Sector Review Report and assisted the Lead Analyst with the preparation of presentations
• Assessed appropriation risk for certain state tax revenue bonds
• Studied financial statements, rating agency reports/methodologies, and other research-based materials to gain a broader understanding of Public Finance
• Accomplished such tasks that directly contributed to the GO Sector Review achieving 87% completion from 20% completion by summer’s end

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

• Worked with Excel to organize databases of electoral and community information
• Worked extensively with VoteBuilder (a program used by the Democratic party) turning information about likely voters into walk or call lists allowing the party to gain direct access to voters
• Creating and updating content for our website, social media sites, web videos and graphics
• Tracking specific news stories or topics and presenting information to staff
• Worked with staff to build campaign finance databases by conducting donor research

• Reviewed the Company’s quarterly financial filings prior to submission and identified areas where writing could be improved
• Prepared board presentations and rating agency filings
• Reconciled Company’s historical financial information among a variety of databases,which led to better controls in calculation of losses and significantly reduced risk of errors occurring
• Prepared slides for Chief Actuary’s board presentation
• Aided in the compilation of data for a rating agency submission
• Researched historical municipal defaults and new initiatives and net entrants in the bond insurance sector

Greater New York City Area

• Data entry
• Research
• Assisted attorneys and paralegals by organizing needed forms and other documents