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Financial Guaranty Insurance Premiums
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Financial Guaranty Insurance Premiums [Abstract]  
Financial Guaranty Insurance Premiums
Financial Guaranty Insurance Premiums

The portfolio of outstanding exposures discussed in Note 3, Outstanding Exposure, includes financial guaranty contracts that meet the definition of insurance contracts as well as those that meet the definition of a derivative under GAAP. Amounts presented in this note relate only to financial guaranty insurance contracts. See Note 8, Financial Guaranty Contracts Accounted for as Credit Derivatives for amounts that relate to CDS.

Net Earned Premiums
 
 
First Quarter
 
2014
 
2013
 
(in millions)
Scheduled net earned premiums
$
107

 
$
128

Acceleration of net earned premiums
19

 
113

Accretion of discount on net premiums receivable
6

 
7

 Net earned premiums(1)
$
132

 
$
248

 ___________________
(1)
Excludes $17 million and $18 million for First Quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively, related to consolidated FG VIEs.

Components of Unearned Premium Reserve
 
 
As of March 31, 2014
 
As of December 31, 2013
 
Gross
 
Ceded
 
Net(1)
 
Gross
 
Ceded
 
Net(1)
 
(in millions)
Deferred premium revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Financial guaranty insurance
$
4,567

 
$
472

 
$
4,095

 
$
4,647

 
$
470

 
$
4,177

   Other
5

 

 
5

 
5

 

 
5

Deferred premium revenue
$
4,572

 
$
472

 
$
4,100

 
$
4,652

 
$
470

 
$
4,182

Contra-paid
(68
)
 
(18
)
 
(50
)
 
(57
)
 
(18
)
 
(39
)
Unearned premium reserve
$
4,504

 
$
454

 
$
4,050

 
$
4,595

 
$
452

 
$
4,143

 ____________________
(1)
Excludes $137 million and $187 million of deferred premium revenue, and $49 million and $55 million of contra-paid related to FG VIEs as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
 
Gross Premium Receivable,
Net of Commissions on Assumed Business
Roll Forward
 
 
First Quarter
 
2014
 
2013
 
(in millions)
Beginning of period, December 31
$
876

 
$
1,005

Gross premium written, net of commissions on assumed business
33

 
17

Gross premiums received, net of commissions on assumed business
(53
)
 
(53
)
Adjustments:
 
 
 
Changes in the expected term
(3
)
 
1

Accretion of discount, net of commissions on assumed business
7

 
9

Foreign exchange translation
2

 
(23
)
Other adjustments
1

 
0

End of period, March 31 (1)
$
863

 
$
956

____________________
(1)
Excludes $18 million and $28 million as of March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, respectively, related to consolidated FG VIEs.
 
Gains or losses due to foreign exchange rate changes relate to installment premium receivables denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Approximately 49% and 48% of installment premiums at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 respectively, are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Euro and British Pound Sterling.
 
The timing and cumulative amount of actual collections may differ from expected collections in the tables below due to factors such as foreign exchange rate fluctuations, counterparty collectability issues, accelerations, commutations and changes in expected lives.
 
Expected Collections of
Gross Premiums Receivable,
Net of Commissions on Assumed Business
(Undiscounted)
 
As of
March 31, 2014
 
(in millions)
2014 (April 1 - June 30)
$
46

2014 (July 1 - September 30)
24

2014 (October 1 – December 31)
26

2015
95

2016
86

2017
79

2018
71

2019-2023
282

2024-2028
176

2029-2033
123

After 2033
130

Total(1)
$
1,138

 ____________________
(1)
Excludes expected cash collections on FG VIEs of $23 million.

Scheduled Net Earned Premiums

 
As of March 31, 2014
 
(in millions)
2014 (April 1 - June 30)
$
105

2014 (July 1 - September 30)
103

2014 (October 1–December 31)
99

2015
359

2016
335

2017
297

2018
271

2019 - 2023
1,058

2024 - 2028
676

2029 - 2033
412

After 2033
380

Total present value basis(1)
4,095

Discount
239

Total future value
$
4,334

 ____________________
(1)
Excludes scheduled net earned premiums on consolidated FG VIEs of $137 million.

Selected Information for Policies Paid in Installments

 
As of
March 31, 2014
 
As of
December 31, 2013
 
(dollars in millions)
Premiums receivable, net of commission payable
$
863

 
$
876

Gross deferred premium revenue
1,560

 
1,576

Weighted-average risk-free rate used to discount premiums
3.5
%
 
3.4
%
Weighted-average period of premiums receivable (in years)
9.4

 
9.4