UPDATE 1-Puerto Rico aims to insure $500 mln of $2 bln bond deal- sources
January 28, 2015 at 17:31 PM EST
SAN JUAN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico is negotiating with at least two bond insurers to insure around $500 million of a planned $2 billion bond issue, a move that would extend the appeal of the sale beyond the hedge funds currently buying the U.S. commonwealth's debt, according to two sources close to the process.