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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Note 3: Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In January of 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2021-01, “Reference Rate Reform – Scope,” which clarified the scope and application of the original guidance, ASU 2020-04,“Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting,” issued in March of 2020. In December of 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06,“Reference Rate Reform – Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848,” which extends the sunset date to December 31, 2024. ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships that reference London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or other rates that are expected to be discontinued, subject to meeting certain criteria. These ASUs were effective upon issuance and included an election to apply the amendments prospectively through December 31, 2024. The Company adopted these ASUs in the second quarter of 2023 and the adoption of these ASUs did not materially affect the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company has identified its LIBOR transition as primarily effecting its insurance portfolio exposures that reference or are indexed to LIBOR, interest rate swaps referencing LIBOR, investments indexed to an interbank offered rate, including LIBOR, and MBIA Corp.’s surplus notes. The Company will be applying the accounting relief as relevant contract modifications are made through December 31, 2024. Contract modifications are expected to only include those that address a LIBOR transition.

The Company has not adopted any other new accounting pronouncements that had a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Developments

Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (ASU 2023-07)

In November of 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” which improves reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. In addition, the amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. Upon the effective date, the amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company plans to adopt the amendments of ASU 2023-07 for fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 and is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting ASU 2023-07.

MBIA Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosure (ASU 2023-09)

In December of 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” which requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation, information on income taxes paid, and contain other disclosure requirements. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. Upon the effective date, the amendments should be applied prospectively with retrospective application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting ASU 2023-09.