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Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Present Value Of The Probability-Weighted Future Claim Payments And Recoveries |
|  | As of September 30, 2019 |  | As of December 31, 2018
In millions |  | Balance Sheet Line Item |  | Balance Sheet Line Item
|  | Insurance loss recoverable |  | Loss and LAE reserves (2) |  | Insurance loss recoverable |  | Loss and LAE reserves (2) |
U.S. Public Finance Insurance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Before VIE eliminations |  | $ | 945 |  |  | $ | 438 |  |  | $ | 571 |  |  | $ | 551 |
VIE eliminations |  |  | - |  |  |  | (64 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total U.S. public finance insurance |  |  | 945 |  |  |  | 374 |  |  |  | 571 |  |  |  | 551 |
International and Structured Finance Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Before VIE eliminations (1) |  |  | 1,389 |  |  |  | 797 |  |  |  | 1,461 |  |  |  | 668 |
VIE eliminations (1) |  |  | (491 | ) |  |  | (312 | ) |  |  | (437 | ) |  |  | (254 | )
Total international and structured finance insurance |  |  | 898 |  |  |  | 485 |  |  |  | 1,024 |  |  |  | 414 |
Total |  | $ | 1,843 |  |  | $ | 859 |  |  | $ | 1,595 |  |  | $ | 965 |
(1) - | Includes loan repurchase commitments of $478 million and $418 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
(2) - | Amounts are net of expected recoveries.
Schedule Of Loss And Loss Adjustment Expenses Reserves |
In millions |  | Changes in Loss and LAE Reserves for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 |  |
Gross Loss and LAE Reserves as of December 31, 2018 (1) |  | Loss Payments |  | Accretion of Claim Liability Discount |  | Changes in Discount Rates |  | Changes in Assumptions |  | Changes in Unearned Premium Revenue |  | Changes in LAE Reserves |  | Other |  | Gross Loss and LAE Reserves as of September 30, 2019 (1)
$ | 965 |  |  | $ | (425 | ) |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | (59 | ) |  | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | (23 | ) |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | 859 |
(1) - | Amounts are net of expected recoveries of unpaid claims.
Schedule Of Insurance Loss Recoverable |
|  |  |  | Changes in Insurance Loss Recoverable for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 |  |
In millions |  | Gross Reserve as of December 31, 2018 |  | Collections for Cases |  | Accretion of Recoveries |  | Changes in Discount Rates |  | Changes in Assumptions (1) |  | Other (2) |  | Gross Reserve as of September 30, 2019
Insurance loss recoverable |  | $ | 1,595 |  |  | $ | (110 | ) |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 87 |  |  | $ | 216 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 1,843 |
(1) - | Includes amounts related to paid claims and LAE that are expected to be recovered in the future.
(2) - | Primarily changes in amount and timing of collections.
Schedule Of Financial Guarantees And Related Claim Liability |
|  | Surveillance Categories
$ in millions |  | Caution List Low |  | Caution List Medium |  | Caution List High |  | Classified List |  | Total
Number of policies |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | 281
Number of issues (1) |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 97 |  |  |  | 115
Remaining weighted average contract period (in years) |  |  | 7.2 |  |  |  | 7.2 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8.0 |  |  |  | 7.7
Gross insured contractual payments outstanding: (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal |  | $ | 1,625 |  |  | $ | 256 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 3,850 |  |  | $ | 5,731
Interest |  |  | 2,173 |  |  |  | 117 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,669 |  |  |  | 3,959
Total |  | $ | 3,798 |  |  | $ | 373 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 5,519 |  |  | $ | 9,690
Gross Claim Liability (3) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 944 |  |  | $ | 944
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Potential Recoveries (4) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,321 |  |  |  | 2,321
Discount, net (5) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (417 | ) |  |  | (417)
Net claim liability (recoverable) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (960 | ) |  | $ | (960)
Unearned premium revenue |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 49
Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid losses (6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 16
(1) - | An “issue” represents the aggregate of financial guarantee policies that share the same revenue source for purposes of making debt service payments on the insured debt.
(2) - | Represents contractual principal and interest payments due by the issuer of the obligations insured by MBIA.
(3) - | The gross claim liability with respect to Puerto Rico exposures are net of expected recoveries for policies in a net payable position.
(4) - | Gross potential recoveries with respect to certain Puerto Rico exposures are net of the claim liability for policies in a net recoverable position.
(5) - | Represents discount related to Gross Claim Liability and Gross Potential Recoveries.
(6) - | Included in “Other assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
The following table provides information about the financial guarantees and related claim liability included in each of MBIA’s surveillance categories as of December 31, 2018:
|  | Surveillance Categories
$ in millions |  | Caution List Low |  | Caution List Medium |  | Caution List High |  | Classified List |  | Total
Number of policies |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 233 |  |  |  | 301 |
Number of issues (1) |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 102 |  |  |  | 122 |
Remaining weighted average contract period (in years) |  |  | 6.7 |  |  |  | 8.0 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9.7 |  |  |  | 8.9 |
Gross insured contractual payments outstanding: (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal |  | $ | 1,604 |  |  | $ | 249 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 5,353 |  |  | $ | 7,206 |
Interest |  |  | 2,118 |  |  |  | 123 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,414 |  |  |  | 7,655 |
Total |  | $ | 3,722 |  |  | $ | 372 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 10,767 |  |  | $ | 14,861 |
Gross Claim Liability (3) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,085 |  |  | $ | 1,085 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Potential Recoveries (4) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,363 |  |  |  | 2,363 |
Discount, net (5) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (670) |  |  |  | (670) |
Net claim liability (recoverable) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (608) |  |  | $ | (608) |
Unearned premium revenue |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 72 |
Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid losses (6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 21 |
(1) - | An “issue” represents the aggregate of financial guarantee policies that share the same revenue source for purposes of making debt service payments on the insured debt.
(2) - | Represents contractual principal and interest payments due by the issuer of the obligations insured by MBIA.
(3) - | The gross claim liability with respect to Puerto Rico exposures are net of expected recoveries for policies in a net payable position.
(4) - | Gross potential recoveries with respect to certain Puerto Rico exposures are net of the claim liability for policies in a net recoverable position.
(5) - | Represents discount related to Gross Claim Liability and Gross Potential Recoveries.
(6) - | Included in “Other assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

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