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Derivative Instruments | 3 Months Ended
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Derivative Instruments | Note 8: Derivative Instruments The Company has primarily entered into derivative instruments consisting of interest rate swaps to manage the risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates affecting the value of certain assets in the corporate segment. Additionally, the Company has insured interest rate swaps and inflation-linked swaps related to its insured debt issuances in the U.S. public finance insurance and the international and structured finance insurance segments. These derivatives do not qualify for the financial guarantee scope exception and are accounted for as derivative instruments. The Company’s international and structured finance insurance segment consolidated a VIE which is party to a cross currency swap, entered into to manage the variability in cash flows resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency rates. Credit Derivatives Sold The following tables present information about credit derivatives sold by the Company’s insurance operations that were outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. Credit ratings represent the lower of underlying ratings assigned to the collateral by Moody’s Investor Services (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC (“S&P”) or MBIA.
$ in millions |  | As of March 31, 2022
Credit Derivatives Sold |  | Weighted Average Remaining Expected Maturity |  | AAA |  | AA |  | A |  | BBB |  | Below Investment Grade |  | Total Notional |  | Fair Value Asset (Liability)
Insured swaps |  |  | 14.0 Years |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | 1,122 |  |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,473 |  |  | $ | (1 | )
Total fair value |  |  |  |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (1 | )
$ in millions |  | As of December 31, 2021
Credit Derivatives Sold |  | Weighted Average Remaining Expected Maturity |  | AAA |  | AA |  | A |  | BBB |  | Below Investment Grade |  | Total Notional |  | Fair Value Asset (Liability)
Insured swaps |  |  | 14.1 Years |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 1,136 |  |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,489 |  |  | $ | (1 | )
Total fair value |  |  |  |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (1 | )
MBIA may hold recourse provisions through subrogation rights of the swap counterparty, whereby if MBIA makes a claim payment, it may be entitled to receive net swap settlements from the issuer under the swap agreement. Counterparty Credit Risk The Company manages counterparty credit risk on an individual counterparty basis through master netting agreements covering derivative instruments in the corporate segment. These agreements allow the Company to contractually net amounts due from a counterparty with those amounts due to such counterparty when certain triggering events occur. The Company only executes swaps under master netting agreements, which typically contain mutual credit downgrade provisions that generally provide the ability to require assignment or termination in the event either MBIA or the counterparty is downgraded below a specified credit rating. Under these agreements, the Company may receive or provide cash, U.S. Treasury or other highly rated securities to secure counterparties’ exposure to the Company or its exposure to counterparties, respectively. Such collateral is available to the holder to pay for replacing the counterparty in the event that the counterparty defaults. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company did not hold or post cash collateral to derivative counterparties. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had securities with a fair value of $124 million and $159 million, respectively, posted to derivative counterparties and these amounts are included within “Fixed-maturity securities held as available-for-sale, at fair value” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2022 the fair value on one Credit Support Annex (“CSA”) was immaterial. As of December 31, 2021, the fair value on one Credit Support Annex (“CSA”) was $1 million. This CSA governs collateral posting requirements between MBIA and its derivative counterparties. The Company did not receive collateral due to the Company’s credit rating, which was below the CSA minimum credit ratings level for holding counterparty collateral. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the counterparty was rated Aa3 by Moody’s and A+ by S&P. Financial Statement Presentation The fair value of amounts recognized for eligible derivative contracts executed with the same counterparty under a master netting agreement, including any cash collateral that may have been received or posted by the Company, is presented on a net basis in accordance with accounting guidance for the offsetting of fair value amounts related to derivative instruments. Insured swaps are not subject to master netting agreements. VIE derivative assets and liabilities are not presented net of any master netting agreements. Counterparty netting of derivative assets and liabilities offsets balances in “Interest rate swaps”, when applicable. The following tables present the total fair value of the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities by instrument and balance sheet location, before counterparty netting, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
In millions |  |  |  | Derivative Assets (1) |  | Derivative Liabilities (1)
Derivative Instruments |  | Notional Amount Outstanding |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value
Not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insured swaps |  | $ | 1,473 |  |  |  | Other assets |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | Derivative liabilities |  |  | $ | (1 | )
Interest rate swaps |  |  | 384 |  |  |  | Other assets |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | Derivative liabilities |  |  |  | (98 | )
Interest rate swaps-embedded |  |  | 203 |  |  |  | Medium-term notes |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | Medium-term notes |  |  |  | (6 | )
Currency swaps-VIE |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | Other assets-VIE |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | Derivative liabilities-VIE |  |  |  | - |
Total non-designated derivatives |  | $ | 2,109 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (105 | )
(1) - | In accordance with the accounting guidance for derivative instruments and hedging activities, the balance sheet location of the Company’s embedded derivative instruments is determined by the location of the related host contract.
In millions |  |  |  | Derivative Assets (1) |  | Derivative Liabilities (1)
Derivative Instruments |  | Notional Amount Outstanding |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value
Not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insured swaps |  | $ | 1,489 |  |  |  | Other assets |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | Derivative liabilities |  |  | $ | (1 | )
Interest rate swaps |  |  | 399 |  |  |  | Other assets |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | Derivative liabilities |  |  |  | (130 | )
Interest rate swaps-embedded |  |  | 206 |  |  |  | Medium-term notes |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | Medium-term notes |  |  |  | (9 | )
Currency swaps-VIE |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | Other assets-VIE |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | Derivative liabilities-VIE |  |  |  | - |
Total non-designated derivatives |  | $ | 2,144 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (140 | )
(1) - | In accordance with the accounting guidance for derivative instruments and hedging activities, the balance sheet location of the Company’s embedded derivative instruments is determined by the location of the related host contract.
The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
In millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives Not Designated as |  |  |  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
Hedging Instruments |  | Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Interest rate swaps |  | Net gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value and foreign exchange |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 35 |
Currency swaps-VIE |  | Net gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value and foreign exchange-VIE |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 37 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for derivative instruments and hedging activities including, but not limited to, risk management strategies, non-hedging derivative instruments, assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2229140 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123477628&loc=d3e90205-114008 + Details
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