Bond insurance. Bond insurance (also known as financial guaranty insurance) is a type of insurance whereby an insurance company guarantees scheduled payments of interest and principal on a bond or other security in the event of a payment default by the issuer of the bond or security.
Tupac Shakur dies. Hip hop star Tupac Shakur dies on September 13, 1996 of gunshot wounds suffered in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting. More than a decade after his death on this day in 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur remains one of the most recognizable faces and voices in hip-hop.
Afeni Shakur, mother of hip-hop legend Tupac, dead at 69. 1  Afeni Shakur (seen in June 2011) has died aged 69, after a suspected heart attack. 2  Tupac Shakur, who was fatally shot in 1996, celebrated his mother's accomplishments in the 1995 song âDear Mama.â. 3  Afeni (l.) and Tupac Shakur are seen together in the 2003 documentary Tupac: Resurrection..