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Mar. 31, 2020
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Summary Of Nonconsolidated VIEs Assets And Liabilities |
|  | March 31, 2020 |
|  |  |  |  | Carrying Value of Assets |  |  | Carrying Value of Liabilities |
In millions |  | Maximum Exposure to Loss |  |  | Investments |  |  | Premiums Receivable |  |  | Insurance Loss Recoverable |  |  | Unearned Premium Revenue |  |  | Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves |
Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global structured finance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage-backed residential |  | $ | 2,122 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 119 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 474 |
Mortgage-backed commercial |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Consumer asset-backed |  |  | 363 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 17 |
Corporate asset-backed |  |  | 870 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 531 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 2 |
Total global structured finance |  |  | 3,376 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 651 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 493 |
Global public finance |  |  | 1,723 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | - |
Total insurance |  | $ | 5,099 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 651 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 493 |
|  | December 31, 2019 |
|  |  |  |  | Carrying Value of Assets |  |  | Carrying Value of Liabilities |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Loss and Loss |
|  | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Unearned |  |  | Adjustment |
|  | Exposure |  |  |  |  |  | Premiums |  |  | Insurance Loss |  |  | Premium |  |  | Expense |
In millions |  | to Loss |  |  | Investments |  |  | Receivable |  |  | Recoverable |  |  | Revenue |  |  | Reserves |
Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global structured finance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage-backed residential |  | $ | 2,253 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 436 |
Mortgage-backed commercial |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Consumer asset-backed |  |  | 384 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 11 |
Corporate asset-backed |  |  | 937 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 673 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | - |
Total global structured finance |  |  | 3,600 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 781 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 447 |
Global public finance |  |  | 1,926 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | - |
Total insurance |  | $ | 5,526 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 781 |  |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 447 |

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