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Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
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Present Value Of The Probability-Weighted Future Claim Payments And Recoveries |
|  | As of September 30, 2022 |  | As of December 31, 2021
In millions - |  | Balance Sheet Line Item |  | Balance Sheet Line Item
|  | Insurance loss recoverable |  | Loss and LAE reserves (1) |  | Insurance loss recoverable |  | Loss and LAE reserves (1)
U.S. Public Finance Insurance |  | $ | 242 |  |  | $ | 688 |  |  | $ | 1,054 |  |  | $ | 425 |
International and Structured Finance Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Before VIE eliminations |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 568 |  |  |  | 244 |  |  |  | 687 |
VIE eliminations |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (209 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (218 | )
Total international and structured finance insurance |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 359 |  |  |  | 242 |  |  |  | 469 |
Total |  | $ | 273 |  |  | $ | 1,047 |  |  | $ | 1,296 |  |  | $ | 894 |
(1) - Amounts are net of estimated recoveries of expected future claims.
Schedule Of Loss And Loss Adjustment Expenses Reserves |
In millions |  |  | Changes in Loss and LAE Reserves for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 |  |  |  |
Gross Loss and LAE Reserves as of December 31, 2021 |  |  | Net Loss and LAE Payments (1) |  |  | Accretion of Claim Liability Discount |  |  | Changes in Discount Rates |  |  | Changes in Assumptions (2) |  |  | Changes in Unearned Premium Revenue |  |  | Gross Loss and LAE Reserves as of September 30, 2022 |
| $894 |  |  |  | $(332) |  |  |  | $15 |  |  |  | $(88) |  |  |  | $555 |  |  |  | $3 |  |  |  | $1,047 |
(1) - Amount is net of recoveries received on claims not yet paid. (2) - Includes changes in amount and timing of estimated payments and recoveries.
Schedule Of Insurance Loss Recoverable |
|  |  |  | Changes in Insurance Loss Recoverable |  |
|  |  |  | for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 |  |
In millions |  | Gross Recoverable as of December 31, 2021 |  | Collections for Cases |  | Accretion of Recoveries |  | Changes in Discount Rates |  | Changes in Assumptions |  | Gross Recoverable as of September 30, 2022
Insurance loss recoverable |  | $ | 1,296 |  |  | $ | (1,438 | ) |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | (22 | ) |  | $ | 432 |  |  | $ | 273 |
Schedule Of Financial Guarantees And Related Claim Liability | The following table provides information about the financial guarantees and related claim liability included in each of MBIA’s surveillance categories as of September 30, 2022:
|  | Surveillance Categories
$ in millions |  | Caution List Low |  | Caution List Medium |  | Caution List High |  | Classified List |  | Total
Number of policies |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 165 |  |  |  | 226 |
Number of issues (1) |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 85 |  |  |  | 105 |
Remaining weighted average contract period (in years) |  |  | 5.7 |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8.6 |  |  |  | 7.3 |
Gross insured contractual payments outstanding: (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal |  | $ | 1,800 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,166 |  |  | $ | 3,971 |
Interest |  |  | 1,997 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 991 |  |  |  | 2,989 |
Total |  | $ | 3,797 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 3,157 |  |  | $ | 6,960 |
Gross Claim Liability (3) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,338 |  |  | $ | 1,338 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Potential Recoveries (4) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 335 |  |  |  | 335 |
Discount, net (5) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 224 |  |  |  | 224 |
Net claim liability (recoverable) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 779 |  |  | $ | 779 |
Unearned premium revenue |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 35 |
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, 2021:
|  | Surveillance Categories
$ in millions |  | Caution List Low |  | Caution List Medium |  | Caution List High |  | Classified List |  | Total
Number of policies |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 202 |  |  |  | 260 |
Number of issues (1) |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 88 |  |  |  | 106 |
Remaining weighted average contract period (in years) |  |  | 6.1 |  |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8.1 |  |  |  | 7.4 |
Gross insured contractual payments outstanding: (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal |  | $ | 1,366 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,719 |  |  | $ | 4,091 |
Interest |  |  | 1,867 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,214 |  |  |  | 3,082 |
Total |  | $ | 3,233 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 3,933 |  |  | $ | 7,173 |
Gross Claim Liability (3) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,051 |  |  | $ | 1,051 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Potential Recoveries (4) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,498 |  |  |  | 1,498 |
Discount, net (5) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | (32 | )
Net claim liability (recoverable) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (415 | ) |  | $ | (415 | )
Unearned premium revenue |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 37 |
Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid losses (6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 7 |
(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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