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Note 13 - Statutory Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Statutory Information [Abstract] |
Risk To Capital Calculation [Table Text Block] | Radian Guaranty’s Risk-to-capital calculation appears in the table below. For purposes of the Risk-to-capital calculation, as well as the Risk-to-capital requirements imposed by certain states, statutory capital is defined as the sum of statutory policyholders’ surplus (i.e., statutory capital and surplus) plus statutory contingency reserves.
| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
($ in millions) |  |  |
RIF, net (1) | $ | 33,398.3 |  |  | $ | 30,615.7 |
Statutory policyholders’ surplus | $ | 1,329.1 |  |  | $ | 1,325.2 |
Contingency reserve | 690.3 |  |  | 389.4 |
Statutory capital | $ | 2,019.4 |  |  | $ | 1,714.6 |
Risk-to-capital | 16.5:1 |  | 17.9:1
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(1) | Excludes risk ceded through reinsurance contracts (to third parties and affiliates) and RIF on defaulted loans.

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