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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-11-007217
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20111215
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20111215

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MBIA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000814585
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURETY INSURANCE [6351]
		IRS NUMBER:				061185706
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09583
		FILM NUMBER:		111264325

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		113 KING ST
		CITY:			ARMONK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10504
		BUSINESS PHONE:		914-273-4545

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		113 KING ST
		CITY:			ARMONK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10504
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      <font style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Washington,
      D.C. 20549</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>FORM
      8-K</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of</font><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font><br><br><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 15, 2011</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 18pt"><b>MBIA
      INC.</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font><br><br>
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            <b>Connecticut</b>
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            <b>1-9583</b>
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            <b>06-1185706</b>
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            (State or other jurisdiction of
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            incorporation)
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            (Commission File Number)
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            (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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            <b>113 King Street,<br>Armonk, New York</b>
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            <b>10504</b>
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            of principal executive offices)</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code:</font><br><b>914-273-4545</b><br><br><br><b>Not
      Applicable</b><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Former
      name or former address, if changed since last report)</font><br><br><br>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
      of the following provisions:</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)</font>
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      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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      Item 8.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;OTHER EVENTS.
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      The following information is being filed pursuant to Item 8.01 &#8211; Other
      Events of Form 8-K.
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      On December 15, 2011, MBIA Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced that from the
      beginning of the fourth quarter of 2011 to date, MBIA Insurance
      Corporation (&#8220;MBIA Corp.&#8221;) agreed to commute approximately $20 billion
      of gross insured exposure, which includes agreements reached in the
      fourth quarter related to $10.6 billion of gross insured exposure that
      were previously announced in the Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
      for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.&#160;&#160;The commuted transactions
      were primarily comprised of commercial real estate exposures. The total
      amount MBIA Corp. agreed to pay to commute the above transactions
      exceeded its aggregate statutory loss reserves for the transactions as
      of September 30, 2011 by approximately $500 million. The amounts paid
      for these commutations reflected the elimination of substantial future
      loss volatility.&#160;&#160;
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      In consideration for the commutation of insured transactions, including
      the transactions described above, the Company has made and may in the
      future make payments to the counterparties the amounts of which, if any,
      may be less than or greater than any statutory loss reserves established
      for the respective transactions. The Company&#8217;s ability to commute
      insured transactions may be limited by available liquidity as determined
      based on management&#8217;s assessment of the Company&#8217;s available liquidity
      and its potential liquidity needs.
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      Forward-Looking Statements
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      This Current Report on Form 8-K includes statements that are not
      historical or current facts and are &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; made
      pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
      Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221;
      &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;will likely result,&#8221; &#8220;looking
      forward&#8221; or &#8220;will continue,&#8221; and similar expressions identify
      forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to certain
      risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
      materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or
      projected, including, among other risks and uncertainties, the
      possibility that the Company will experience severe losses or liquidity
      needs due to increased deterioration in its insurance portfolios and in
      particular, due to the performance of collateralized debt obligations,
      including multi-sector, commercial mortgage backed security and
      commercial real estate collateralized debt obligations, and residential
      mortgage backed securities, uncertainty regarding whether the Company
      will realize, or will be delayed in realizing, insurance loss recoveries
      expected in disputes with sellers/servicers of residential mortgaged
      backed securities transactions at the levels recorded in its financial
      statements, the possibility that loss reserve estimates are not adequate
      to cover potential claims, the Company&#8217;s ability to access capital and
      the Company&#8217;s exposure to significant fluctuations in liquidity and
      asset values within the global credit markets, in particular in the
      asset/liability management business, the Company&#8217;s ability to fully
      implement its strategic plan, including its ability to achieve high
      stable ratings for National or any other insurance subsidiaries, and the
      Company&#8217;s ability to commute certain of its insured exposures, including
      as a result of limited available liquidity, the Company&#8217;s ability to
      favorably resolve litigation claims against the Company, and changes in
      general economic and competitive conditions. These and other factors
      that could affect financial performance or could cause actual results to
      differ materially from estimates contained in or underlying the
      Company&#8217;s forward-looking statements are discussed under the &#8220;Risk
      Factors&#8221; section in MBIA Inc.&#8217;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K
      and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which may be updated or amended in
      the Company&#8217;s subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on
      any such forward-looking statements, which speak only to their
      respective dates. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
      correct or update any forward-looking statement if it later becomes
      aware that such result is not likely to be achieved.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font>
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            MBIA INC.
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            <b>By</b>:
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            <u>/s/ Ram D. Wertheim</u>
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            Ram D. Wertheim
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            Chief Legal Officer
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            Date:
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            December 15, 2011
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