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Outstanding Exposure (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Schedule of Insured Financial Obligations [Line Items]

Debt Service Outstanding

Financial Guaranty Portfolio

Debt Service and Par Outstanding

			As of March 31, 2022												As of December 31, 2021
			Gross						Net						Gross						Net
			(in millions)
Debt Service
Public finance			$	352,611					$	352,285					$	357,694					$	357,314
Structured finance			9,734						9,704						10,076						10,046
Total financial guaranty			$	362,345					$	361,989					$	367,770					$	367,360
Par Outstanding
Public finance			$	224,763					$	224,463					$	227,507					$	227,164
Structured finance			8,946						8,916						9,258						9,228
Total financial guaranty			$	233,709					$	233,379					$	236,765					$	236,392

Financial Guaranty Portfolio by Internal Rating

Financial Guaranty Portfolio by Internal Rating

As of March 31, 2022

						Public Finance U.S.												Public Finance Non-U.S.												Structured Finance U.S												Structured Finance Non-U.S												Total
Rating Category						Net Par Outstanding						%						Net Par Outstanding						%						Net Par Outstanding						%						Net Par Outstanding						%						Net Par Outstanding						%
						(dollars in millions)
AAA						$	270					0.2		%				$	2,102					4.3		%				$	757					9.3		%				$	482					59.1		%				$	3,611					1.5		%
AA						16,472						9.4						3,975						8.2						4,633						57.2						21						2.7						25,101						10.8
A						94,442						53.6						10,382						21.4						801						9.9						156						19.1						105,781						45.3
BBB						61,039						34.7						31,486						64.9						566						7.0						156						19.1						93,247						40.0
BIG						3,734						2.1						561						1.2						1,344						16.6						—						—						5,639						2.4
Total net par outstanding						$	175,957					100.0		%				$	48,506					100.0		%				$	8,101					100.0		%				$	815					100.0		%				$	233,379					100.0		%

Financial Guaranty Portfolio by Internal Rating

As of December 31, 2021 

						Public Finance U.S.												Public Finance Non-U.S.												Structured Finance U.S												Structured Finance Non-U.S												Total
Rating Category						Net Par Outstanding						%						Net Par Outstanding						%						Net Par Outstanding						%						Net Par Outstanding						%						Net Par Outstanding						%
						(dollars in millions)
AAA						$	272					0.2		%				$	2,217					4.5		%				$	806					9.6		%				$	493					57.7		%				$	3,788					1.6		%
AA						16,372						9.2						4,205						8.4						4,760						56.8						22						2.6						25,359						10.7
A						94,459						53.3						10,659						21.3						813						9.7						160						18.7						106,091						44.9
BBB						60,744						34.3						32,264						64.6						611						7.3						179						21.0						93,798						39.7
BIG						5,372						3.0						600						1.2						1,384						16.6						—						—						7,356						3.1
Total net par outstanding						$	177,219					100.0		%				$	49,945					100.0		%				$	8,374					100.0		%				$	854					100.0		%				$	236,392					100.0		%

Schedule of BIG Net Par Outstanding and Number of Risks

Financial Guaranty Portfolio

Components of BIG Net Par Outstanding

As of March 31, 2022

			BIG Net Par Outstanding																								Net Par
			BIG 1						BIG 2						BIG 3						Total BIG						Outstanding
															(in millions)
Public finance:
U.S. public finance			$	1,462					$	116					$	2,156					$	3,734					$	175,957
Non-U.S. public finance			518						—						43						561						48,506
Public finance			1,980						116						2,199						4,295						224,463
Structured finance:
U.S. RMBS			53						81						1,095						1,229						2,277
Other structured finance			—						39						76						115						6,639
Structured finance			53						120						1,171						1,344						8,916
Total			$	2,033					$	236					$	3,370					$	5,639					$	233,379

Financial Guaranty Portfolio

Components of BIG Net Par Outstanding

As of December 31, 2021

			BIG Net Par Outstanding																								Net Par
			BIG 1						BIG 2						BIG 3						Total BIG						Outstanding
															(in millions)
Public finance:
U.S. public finance			$	1,765					$	116					$	3,491					$	5,372					$	177,219
Non-U.S. public finance			556						—						44						600						49,945
Public finance			2,321						116						3,535						5,972						227,164
Structured finance:
U.S. RMBS			121						24						1,120						1,265						2,391
Other structured finance			1						41						77						119						6,837
Structured finance			122						65						1,197						1,384						9,228
Total			$	2,443					$	181					$	4,732					$	7,356					$	236,392

Schedule of GO and PBA Bonds

						Direct						Second-to-Pay						Assumed						Total
						(in millions)
GO						$	36					$	10					$	1					$	47
PBA						5						—						—						5
Total GO and PBA						$	41					$	10					$	1					$	52

BIG Net Par Outstanding and Number of Risks

Financial Guaranty Portfolio

BIG Net Par Outstanding and Number of Risks

As of March 31, 2022

						Net Par Outstanding																		Number of Risks (2)
Description						Financial Guaranty Insurance (1)						Credit Derivatives						Total						Financial Guaranty Insurance (1)						Credit Derivatives						Total
						(dollars in millions)
BIG:
Category 1						$	2,027					$	6					$	2,033					108						1						109
Category 2						225						11						236						20						2						22
Category 3						3,327						43						3,370						127						8						135
Total BIG						$	5,579					$	60					$	5,639					255						11						266

 Financial Guaranty Portfolio

BIG Net Par Outstanding and Number of Risks

As of December 31, 2021

						Net Par Outstanding																		Number of Risks (2)
Description						Financial Guaranty Insurance (1)						Credit Derivatives						Total						Financial Guaranty Insurance (1)						Credit Derivatives						Total
						(dollars in millions)
BIG:
Category 1						$	2,429					$	14					$	2,443					117						2						119
Category 2						177						4						181						16						1						17
Category 3						4,687						45						4,732						129						8						137
Total BIG						$	7,293					$	63					$	7,356					262						11						273

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(1)    Includes FG VIEs.

(2)    A risk represents the aggregate of the financial guaranty policies that share the same revenue source for purposes of making debt service payments.

The following tables provide information on financial guaranty insurance contracts categorized as BIG.

Financial Guaranty Insurance

BIG Transaction Loss Summary

As of March 31, 2022  

			Gross																								Net Total BIG
			BIG 1						BIG 2						BIG 3						Total BIG
			(dollars in millions)
Number of risks (1)			108						20						127						255						255
Remaining weighted-average period (in years)			7.6						7.9						8.3						8.1						8.1
Outstanding exposure:
Par			$	2,035					$	225					$	3,347					$	5,607					$	5,579
Interest			867						41						1,173						2,081						2,077
Total (2)			$	2,902					$	266					$	4,520					$	7,688					$	7,656
Expected cash outflows (inflows)			$	72					$	68					$	3,326					$	3,466					$	3,453
Potential recoveries (3)			(394)						(48)						(2,473)						(2,915)						(2,903)
Subtotal			(322)						20						853						551						550
Discount			24						(3)						(189)						(168)						(167)
Expected losses to be paid (recovered)			$	(298)					$	17					$	664					$	383					$	383
Deferred premium revenue			$	71					$	9					$	235					$	315					$	313
Reserves (salvage)			$	(317)					$	15					$	484					$	182					$	183

Financial Guaranty Insurance

BIG Transaction Loss Summary

As of December 31, 2021 

			Gross																								Net Total BIG
			BIG 1						BIG 2						BIG 3						Total BIG
			(dollars in millions)
Number of risks (1)			117						16						129						262						262
Remaining weighted-average period (in years)			7.6						8.9						8.9						8.5						8.5
Outstanding exposure:
Par			$	2,437					$	177					$	4,745					$	7,359					$	7,293
Interest			1,000						36						1,942						2,978						2,962
Total (2)			$	3,437					$	213					$	6,687					$	10,337					$	10,255
Expected cash outflows (inflows)			$	111					$	40					$	4,820					$	4,971					$	4,918
Potential recoveries (3)			(656)						(10)						(3,829)						(4,495)						(4,430)
Subtotal			(545)						30						991						476						488
Discount			19						(3)						(145)						(129)						(129)
Expected losses to be paid (recovered)			$	(526)					$	27					$	846					$	347					$	359
Deferred premium revenue			$	85					$	2					$	350					$	437					$	435
Reserves (salvage)			$	(549)					$	25					$	584					$	60					$	74

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(1)    A risk represents the aggregate of the financial guaranty policies that share the same revenue source for purposes of making debt service payments.

(2)Includes amounts related to FG VIEs.

(3)Represents expected inflows for future payments by obligors pursuant to restructuring agreements, settlements, excess spread on any underlying collateral and other estimated recoveries. Potential recoveries also include recoveries on certain investment grade credits, related mainly to exposures that were previously BIG and for which claims have been paid in the past.

Schedule of Non-Financial Guaranty Exposure

Specialty Insurance and Reinsurance Exposure

						As of March 31, 2022												As of December 31, 2021
						Gross Exposure						Net Exposure						Gross Exposure						Net Exposure
						(in millions)
Life insurance transactions (1)						$	1,261					$	890					$	1,250					$	871
Aircraft residual value insurance policies						355						200						355						200
Total						$	1,616					$	1,090					$	1,605					$	1,071

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(1)    The life insurance transactions’ net exposure is projected to reach $1.1 billion by March 31, 2026.

Puerto Rico

Schedule of Insured Financial Obligations [Line Items]

Gross Par and Gross Debt Service Outstanding

Puerto Rico

Gross Par and Gross Debt Service Outstanding

			Gross Par Outstanding												Gross Debt Service Outstanding
			As of												As of
			March 31, 2022						December 31, 2021						March 31, 2022						December 31, 2021
			(in millions)
Exposure to Puerto Rico			$	2,256					$	3,629					$	3,169					$	5,322

Schedule of Geographic Exposure of Net Par Outstanding

Puerto Rico

Net Par Outstanding

			As of
			March 31, 2022						December 31, 2021
			(in millions)
Puerto Rico Exposures Subject to a Plan or Support Agreement
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - GO (1)			$	47					$	1,097
PBA (1)			5						122
Total GO/PBA Plan			52						1,219
PRHTA (Transportation revenue)			799						799
PRHTA (Highway revenue)			457						457
PRCCDA (2)			—						152
Total HTA/CCDA PSA			1,256						1,408
PRIFA (2)			—						16
Total Subject to a Plan or Support Agreement			1,308						2,643
Other Puerto Rico Exposures
PREPA			748						748
MFA (3)			179						179
PRASA and U of PR (3)			2						2
Total Other Puerto Rico Exposures			929						929
Total net exposure to Puerto Rico			$	2,237					$	3,572

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(1)    On March 15, 2022, the Modified Eighth Amended Title III Joint Plan of Adjustment, confirmed on January 18, 2022, was consummated, pursuant to which the Company, among other things, fully paid claims on all of its directly insured Puerto Rico GO bonds, other than certain GO bonds whose holders made certain elections. On the same date and pursuant to the same Plan of Adjustment, the Company fully paid claims on all of its directly insured PBA bonds, other than certain PBA bonds whose holders made certain elections.

(2)    On March 15, 2022, the Company fully paid claims on all of its insured PRCCDA and PRIFA bonds, eliminating its exposure to insured PRCCDA and PRIFA bonds, pursuant to Title VI orders entered on January 20, 2022.

(3)    All debt service on these insured exposures have been paid to date without any insurance claim being made on the Company.

BIG Net Par Outstanding and Number of Risks

Amortization Schedule of Puerto Rico

Net Par Outstanding and Net Debt Service Outstanding

As of March 31, 2022

			Scheduled Net Par Amortization						Scheduled Net Debt Service Amortization
			(in millions)
2022 (April 1 - June 30)			$	—					$	3
2022 (July 1 - September 30)			159						213
2022 (October 1 - December 31)			—						3
Subtotal 2022			159						219
2023			186						289
2024			149						243
2025			151						237
2026			170						249
2027-2031			639						935
2032-2036			577						732
2037-2041			201						237
2042			5						5
Total			$	2,237					$	3,146

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