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Sep. 30, 2019
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Summary Of Nonconsolidated VIEs Assets And Liabilities |
|  | September 30, 2019
|  |  |  | Carrying Value of Assets |  | Carrying Value of Liabilities
In millions |  | Maximum Exposure to Loss |  | Investments (1) |  | Premiums Receivable (2) |  | Insurance Loss Recoverable (3) |  | Unearned Premium Revenue (4) |  | Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (5)
Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global structured finance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage-backed residential |  | $ | 2,320 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 447 |
Mortgage-backed commercial |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Consumer asset-backed |  |  | 406 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 10 |
Corporate asset-backed |  |  | 1,057 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 795 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | - |
Total global structured finance |  |  | 3,815 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 896 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 457 |
Global public finance |  |  | 2,076 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | - |
Total insurance |  | $ | 5,891 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 896 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 457 |
(1) - | Reported within “Investments” on MBIA’s consolidated balance sheets.
(2) - | Reported within “Premiums receivable” on MBIA’s consolidated balance sheets.
(3) - | Reported within “Insurance loss recoverable” on MBIA’s consolidated balance sheets.
(4) - | Reported within “Unearned premium revenue” on MBIA’s consolidated balance sheets.
(5) - | Reported within “Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves” on MBIA’s consolidated balance sheets.
|  | December 31, 2018
|  |  |  | Carrying Value of Assets |  | Carrying Value of Liabilities
In millions |  | Maximum Exposure to Loss |  | Investments (1) |  | Premiums Receivable (2) |  | Insurance Loss Recoverable (3) |  | Unearned Premium Revenue (4) |  | Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (5)
Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global structured finance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage-backed residential |  | $ | 3,103 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 345 |
Mortgage-backed commercial |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Consumer asset-backed |  |  | 560 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 12 |
Corporate asset-backed |  |  | 1,338 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 858 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | - |
Total global structured finance |  |  | 5,053 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 987 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 357 |
Global public finance |  |  | 2,231 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | - |
Total insurance |  | $ | 7,284 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 987 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 357 |
(1) - | Reported within “Investments” on MBIA’s consolidated balance sheets.
(2) - | Reported within “Premiums receivable” on MBIA’s consolidated balance sheets.
(3) - | Reported within “Insurance loss recoverable” on MBIA’s consolidated balance sheets.
(4) - | Reported within “Unearned premium revenue” on MBIA’s consolidated balance sheets.
(5) - | Reported within “Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves” on MBIA’s consolidated balance sheets.

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