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Financial Guarantees in Force (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Guarantees [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Guarantee Insurance In Force By Bond Type

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the guarantee portfolio was diversified by type of guaranteed bond as shown in the following table:

Net Par Outstanding December 31,	2018				2017
Public Finance:
Lease and tax-backed revenue	$	7,565,000			$	11,893,000
Housing revenue (1)	6,159,000				6,312,000
General obligation	4,214,000				6,257,000
Transportation revenue	1,754,000				2,002,000
Utility revenue	1,178,000				2,212,000
Higher education	1,168,000				1,642,000
Health care revenue	459,000				807,000
Other	945,000				963,000
Total Public Finance	23,442,000				32,088,000
Structured Finance:
Mortgage-backed and home equity	5,510,000				7,267,000
Investor-owned utilities	1,754,000				3,274,000
Structured Insurance	1,365,000				1,420,000
Student loan	934,000				1,238,000
Asset-backed (2)	237,000				443,000
Other	147,000				174,000
Total Structured Finance	9,947,000				13,816,000
International Finance:
Sovereign/sub-sovereign	5,250,000				5,664,000
Investor-owned and public utilities	4,499,000				5,696,000
Transportation	1,613,000				1,777,000
Asset-backed (2)	1,550,000				2,609,000
Mortgage-backed and home equity	—				246,000
Other	626,000				820,000
Total International Finance	13,538,000				16,812,000
Total	$	46,927,000			$	62,716,000

(1) Includes $5,759,000 and $5,829,000 of Military Housing net par at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(2) At December 31, 2018 and 2017, all asset-backed net par amounts outstanding relate to commercial asset-based transactions.

Schedule of International Financial Guarantee Insurance In Force Portfolio By Location Of Risk

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the International Finance guaranteed portfolio by location of risk was as outlined in the table below:

Net Par Outstanding December 31,	2018				2017
United Kingdom	$	10,965,000			$	13,554,000
Italy	811,000				877,000
Austria	712,000				770,000
Australia	384,000				608,000
France	312,000				329,000
Internationally diversified (1)	213,000				368,000
Other international	141,000				306,000
Total International Finance	$	13,538,000			$	16,812,000

(1) Internationally diversified obligations represent pools of geographically diversified exposures which may include components of U.S. exposure.

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