<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000814585-15-000001.txt : 20150402
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150402151251
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000814585-15-000001
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150401
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150402
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150402

ISSUER:		

	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

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 301
		CITY:			PURCHASE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10577
		BUSINESS PHONE:		914-273-4545

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 301
		CITY:			PURCHASE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10577

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CARNEY SEAN
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001239312

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09583
		FILM NUMBER:		15747056

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
		STREET 2:		450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
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    <periodOfReport>2015-04-01</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000814585</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MBIA INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MBI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001239312</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CARNEY SEAN</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O MBIA INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 301</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PURCHASE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10577</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2015-04-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2907</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>9.2</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>31047</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares acquired in payment of director retainer and meeting fees.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with an affiliated limited partnership, &quot;WP X&quot;), is the holder of  (a) 45,622,877 shares of Common Stock and (b) warrants exercisable for 1,910,417 shares of Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Warburg Pincus X, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&quot;WP X LP&quot;), is the general partner of WP X; Warburg Pincus X GP L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&quot;WP X GP&quot;), is the general partner of WP X LP; WPP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;WPP GP&quot;), is the general partner of WP X GP; Warburg Pincus Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&quot;WP Partners&quot;), is the managing member of WPP GP; Warburg Pincus Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;WPP GP LLC&quot;), is the general partner of WP Partners; Warburg Pincus &amp; Co., a New York general partnership (&quot;WP&quot;), is the managing member of WPP GP LLC; Warburg Pincus LLC, a New York limited liability company (&quot;WP LLC&quot;), is the manager of WP X; and Messrs. Charles R. Kaye and Joseph P. Landy, each a Managing General Partner of WP and Managing Member and Co-Chief Executive Officer of WP LLC, who may be deemed to control the Warburg Pincus entities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the &quot;Act&quot;) each of WP X LP, WP X GP, WPP GP, WP Partners, WPP GP LLC, WP, WP LLC, and Messrs. Kaye and Landy disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock and the warrants exercisable for Common Stock, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest in such shares of Common Stock or such warrants exercisable for Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) of the Act, Mr. Sean D. Carney, a Partner of WP and Member and Managing Director of WP LLC, herein states that this filing shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock held by WP X or of any of the warrants exercisable for Common Stock held by WP X. Mr. Carney disclaims beneficial ownership of such Common Stock and such warrants exercisable for Common Stock, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such shares of Common Stock and in such warrants exercisable for Common Stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Shella Lieberman, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-04-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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