Business Segments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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Business Segments

Note 12: Business Segments

MBIA manages its activities through three principal business operations: U.S. public finance insurance, structured finance and international insurance, and advisory services. The Company's U.S. public finance insurance business is operated through National, its structured finance and international insurance business is operated through MBIA Corp., and its advisory services business is primarily operated through Cutwater. MBIA Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries also manage certain other business activities, the results of which are reported in its corporate, asset/liability products, and conduit segments. The corporate segment includes revenues and expenses that arise from general corporate activities. While the asset/liability products and conduit businesses represent separate business segments, they may be referred to collectively as “wind-down operations” as the funding programs managed through those businesses are in wind-down.

As defined by segment reporting, an operating segment is a component of a company (i) that engages in business activities from which it earns revenue and incurs expenses, (ii) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker to assess the performance of the segment and to make decisions about the allocation of resources to the segment and, (iii) for which discrete financial information is available. The followingsections provide a description of each of the Company's reportable operating segments.

U.S. Public Finance Insurance

The Company's U.S. public finance insurance segment is principally conducted through National. The financial guarantees issued by National provide unconditional and irrevocable guarantees of the payment of the principal of, and interest or other amounts owing on, U.S. public finance insured obligations when due. The obligations are generally not subject to acceleration, except that National may have the right, at its discretion, to accelerate insured obligations upon default or otherwise. National issues financial guarantees for municipal bonds, including tax-exempt and taxable indebtedness of U.S. political subdivisions, as well as utility districts, airports, health care institutions, higher educational facilities, student loan issuers, housing authorities and other similar agencies and obligations issued by private entities that finance projects that serve a substantial public purpose. Municipal bonds and privately issued bonds used for the financing of public purpose projects are generally supported by taxes, assessments, fees or tariffs related to the use of these projects, lease payments or other similar types of revenue streams. National has not written any meaningful amount of business since its formation in 2009.

Structured Finance and International Insurance

The Company's structured finance and international insurance segment is principally conducted through MBIA Corp. The financial guarantees issued by MBIA Corp. generally provide unconditional and irrevocable guarantees of the payment of principal of, and interest or other amounts owing on, global structured finance and non-U.S. public finance insured obligations when due, or in the event MBIA Corp. has the right, at its discretion, to accelerate insured obligations upon default or otherwise, upon MBIA Corp.'s acceleration. Certain guaranteed investment contracts written by MBIA Inc. are insured by MBIA Corp., and if MBIA Inc. were to have insufficient assets to pay amounts due upon maturity or termination, MBIA Corp. would make such payments. MBIA Corp. also insures debt obligations of the following affiliates:

• MBIA Inc.;
• GFL;
• Meridian Funding Company, LLC;
• MBIA Investment Management Corp.;
• LaCrosse Financial Products, LLC, a wholly-owned affiliate, in which MBIA Corp. has written insurance policies guaranteeing the obligations under CDS, including termination payments that may become due upon certain events including the insolvency or payment default of the financial guarantor or the CDS issuer.

MBIA Corp.'s guarantees insure structured finance and asset-backed obligations, privately issued bonds used for the financing of public purpose projects, which are primarily located outside of the U.S. and that include toll roads, bridges, airports, public transportation facilities, utilities and other types of infrastructure projects serving a substantial public purpose, and obligations of sovereign-related and sub-sovereign issuers. Structured finance and ABS typically are securities repayable from expected cash flows generated by a specified pool of assets, such as residential and commercial mortgages, insurance policies, consumer loans, corporate loans and bonds, trade and export receivables, and leases for equipment, aircraft and real estate property. The Company is no longer insuring new credit derivative contracts except for transactions related to the reduction of existing derivative exposure. MBIA Corp. has not written any meaningful amount of business since 2008.

Advisory Services

The advisory services segment primarily consists of the operations of Cutwater Investor Services Corp. (“Cutwater-ISC”) and Cutwater Asset Management Corp. (“Cutwater-AMC”). Cutwater-ISC and Cutwater-AMC provide advisory services, including cash management, discretionary asset management and structured products on a fee-for-service basis. Cutwater offers these services to public, not-for-profit, corporate and financial services clients, including MBIA Inc. and its subsidiaries, as well as portfolio accounting and reporting services. Cutwater-ISC and Cutwater-AMC are SEC registered investment advisers. Cutwater-AMC is also a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority member firm. In 2013, the Company substantially exited the advisory and asset management services business in the European Union.

Corporate

The Company's corporate segment is principally conducted through Optinuity Alliance Resources Corporation (“Optinuity”), which provides general support services to the corporate segment and other operating businesses. Optinuity is a reportable segment that includes revenues and expenses that arise from general corporate activities, such as fees, net investment income, net gains and losses, interest expense on MBIA Inc. debt and general corporate expenses.Employees of the service company provide various support services including management, legal, accounting, treasury, information technology, and insurance portfolio surveillance, among others, on a fee-for-service basis. The service company's revenues and expenses are included in the results of the corporate segment.

Wind-down Operations

The Company's wind-down operations consist of the asset/liability products and conduit segments. The asset/liability products segment principally consists of the activities of MBIA Inc., MBIA Investment Management Corp. (“IMC”) andGFL. IMC, along with MBIA Inc., provided customized investment agreements. It also provided customized products for funds that are invested as part of asset-backed or structured product transactions. GFL raised funds through the issuance of MTNs with varying maturities, which were, in turn, guaranteed by MBIA Corp. GFL lent the proceeds of these MTN issuances to MBIA Inc.

The Company's conduit segment administers one conduit through MBIA Asset Finance, LLC. Assets financed by this conduit are currently funded by MTNs.

Segments Results

The following tables provide the Company's segment results for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

			Year Ended December 31, 2013
			U.S.		Structured
			Public		Finance and
			Finance		International		Advisory				Wind-down
In millions			Insurance		Insurance		Services		Corporate		Operations		Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues(1)			$	425	$	150	$	16	$	19	$	34	$	-		$	644
Net change in fair value of
	insured derivatives			3		229		-		-		-		-			232
Net gains (losses) on financial
	instruments at fair value and
	foreign exchange			29		28		1		34		(23)		-			69
Net investment losses related
	to other-than-temporary
Net gains (losses) on
	extinguishment of debt			-		-		-		-		22		38	(3)		60
Other net realized gains (losses)				(29)		-		-		-		-		-			(29)
Revenues of consolidated VIEs				-		233		-		(10)		10		-			233
Inter-segment revenues(2)				90		78		26		71		(12)		(253)			-
		Total revenues		518		718		43		114		31		(215)			1,209
Losses and loss adjustment				105		12		-		-		-		-			117
Operating				66		108		53		155		2		-			384
Interest				-		112		-		48		76		-			236
Expenses of consolidated VIEs				-		50		-		-		6		-			56
Inter-segment expenses(2)				96		136		7		11		33		(283)			-
		Total expenses		267		418		60		214		117		(283)			793
Income (loss) before income taxes			$	251	$	300	$	(17)	$	(100)	$	(86)	$	68		$	416
Identifiable assets			$	6,056	$	11,696	$	44	$	1,265	$	1,647	$	(3,755)	(4)	$	16,953
________________
(1) - Represents the sum of third-party financial guarantee net premiums earned, net investment income, insurance-related fees and reimbursements, investment management fees and
other fees.
(2) - Represents intercompany premium income and expense, intercompany asset management fees and expenses, intercompany interest income and expense pertaining to
intercompany receivables and payables and intercompany loans.
(3) - Represents the gain on the debt received as consideration in connection with the BofA Settlement Agreement.
(4) - Consists of intercompany reinsurance balances, repurchase agreements and deferred income taxes.

			Year Ended December 31, 2012
			U.S.		Structured
			Public		Finance and
			Finance		International		Advisory				Wind-down
In millions			Insurance		Insurance		Services		Corporate		Operations		Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues(1)			$	548	$	243	$	21	$	15	$	53	$	-		$	880
Net change in fair value of
	insured derivatives			1		1,463		-		-		-		-			1,464
Net gains (losses) on financial
	instruments at fair value and
	foreign exchange			121		93		(1)		18		(176)		-			55
Net investment losses related
	to other-than-temporary
	impairments			-		(45)		-		(4)		(56)		-			(105)
Net gains (losses) on
	extinguishment of debt			-		-		-		(2)		2		-			-
Other net realized gains (losses)				-		1		-		5		1		-			7
Revenues of consolidated VIEs				-		71		-		-		63		-			134
Inter-segment revenues(2)				168		45		34		176		(14)		(409)			-
		Total revenues		838		1,871		54		208		(127)		(409)			2,435
Losses and loss adjustment				21		29		-		-		-		-			50
Operating				124		147		46		109		5		-			431
Interest				-		132		-		57		95		-			284
Expenses of consolidated VIEs				-		59		-		-		13		-			72
Inter-segment expenses(2)				124		208		13		14		116		(475)			-
		Total expenses		269		575		59		180		229		(475)			837
Income (loss) before income taxes			$	569	$	1,296	$	(5)	$	28	$	(356)	$	66		$	1,598
Identifiable assets			$	6,887	$	17,264	$	46	$	828	$	2,539	$	(5,840)	(3)	$	21,724
________________
(1) - Represents the sum of third-party financial guarantee net premiums earned, net investment income, insurance-related fees and reimbursements, investment management fees and
other fees.
(2) - Represents intercompany premium income and expense, intercompany asset management fees and expenses, and intercompany interest income and expense pertaining to
intercompany receivables and payables and intercompany loans.
(3) - Consists of intercompany reinsurance balances, repurchase agreements, deferred taxes and loans.

			Year Ended December 31, 2011
			U.S.		Structured
			Public		Finance and
			Finance		International		Advisory				Wind-down
In millions			Insurance		Insurance		Services		Corporate		Operations		Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues(1)			$	599	$	319	$	26	$	4	$	90	$	-		$	1,038
Net change in fair value of
	insured derivatives			2		(2,814)		-		-		-		-			(2,812)
Net gains (losses) on financial
	instruments at fair value and
	foreign exchange			96		58		-		23		(276)		-			(99)
Net investment losses related
	to other-than-temporary
	impairments			-		(62)		-		(8)		(31)		-			(101)
Net gains (losses) on
	extinguishment of debt			-		-		-		-		24		2			26
Other net realized gains (losses)				(31)		1		-		25		4		-			(1)
Revenues of consolidated VIEs				-		361		-		-		31		-			392
Inter-segment revenues(2)				79		91		41		152		(23)		(340)			-
		Total revenues		745		(2,046)		67		196		(181)		(338)			(1,557)
Losses and loss adjustment				4		(84)		-		-		-		-			(80)
Operating				52		166		58		92		3		-			371
Interest				-		133		-		58		109		-			300
Expenses of consolidated VIEs				-		70		-		-		21		-			91
Inter-segment expenses(2)				114		124		6		22		95		(361)			-
		Total expenses		170		409		64		172		228		(361)			682
Income (loss) before income taxes			$	575	$	(2,455)	$	3	$	24	$	(409)	$	23		$	(2,239)
Identifiable assets			$	7,848	$	19,985	$	53	$	829	$	5,203	$	(7,045)	(3)	$	26,873
________________
(1) - Represents the sum of third-party financial guarantee net premiums earned, net investment income, insurance-related fees and reimbursements, investment management fees and
other fees.
(2) - Represents intercompany premium income and expense, intercompany asset management fees and expenses, and intercompany interest income and expense pertaining to
intercompany receivables and payables.
(3) - Consists of intercompany reinsurance balances, repurchase agreements and loans.

Premiumson financial guaranteesandinsured derivativesreported within theCompany'sinsurance segmentsare generated within andoutside the U.S.The following table summarizespremiumsearned on financial guaranteesand insured derivativesbygeographiclocationofrisk forthe years endedDecember 31,2013, 2012and 2011:

		Years Ended December 31,
In millions			2013		2012		2011
Total premiums earned:
	United States	$	391	$	530	$	545
	United Kingdom		34		36		37
	Europe (excluding United Kingdom)		11		15		29
	Internationally diversified		9		16		33
	Central and South America		36		48		36
	Asia		4		5		15
	Other		9		11		13
Total		$	494	$	661	$	708

Thefollowing tablesprovide theresultsofthesegmentswithin the wind-down operationsforthe years ended December 31,2013, 2012and 2011:

			Year Ended December 31, 2013
			Asset /						Total Wind-
			Liability						down
In millions			Products		Conduits		Eliminations		Operations
Revenues(1)			$	34	$	-	$	-	$	34
Net gains (losses) on financial
	instruments at fair value and foreign
	exchange			(23)		-		-		(23)
Net investment losses related to other-
Net gains (losses) on extinguishment
	of debt			22		-		-		22
Revenues of consolidated VIEs				-		10		-		10
Inter-segment revenues(2)				(10)		(9)		7		(12)
		Total revenues		23		1		7		31
Operating				2		-		-		2
Interest				76		-		-		76
Expenses of consolidated VIEs				-		6		-		6
Inter-segment expenses(2)				7		26		-		33
		Total expenses		85		32		-		117
Income (loss) before income taxes			$	(62)	$	(31)	$	7	$	(86)
Identifiable assets			$	1,468	$	178	$	1	$	1,647
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(1) - Represents the sum of third-party interest income, investment management services fees and other fees.
(2) - Represents intercompany asset management fees and expenses plus intercompany interest income and expense pertaining to intercompany debt.

			Year Ended December 31, 2012
			Asset /						Total Wind-
			Liability						down
In millions			Products		Conduits		Eliminations		Operations
Revenues(1)			$	53	$	-	$	-	$	53
Net gains (losses) on financial
	instruments at fair value and foreign
	exchange			(176)		-		-		(176)
Net investment losses related to other-
	than-temporary impairments			(56)		-		-		(56)
Net gains (losses) on extinguishment
	of debt			2		-		-		2
Other net realized gains (losses)				1		-		-		1
Revenues of consolidated VIEs				-		63		-		63
Inter-segment revenues(2)				(10)		(2)		(2)		(14)
		Total revenues		(186)		61		(2)		(127)
Operating				5		-		-		5
Interest				95		-		-		95
Expenses of consolidated VIEs				-		13		-		13
Inter-segment expenses(2)				19		97		-		116
		Total expenses		119		110		-		229
Income (loss) before income taxes			$	(305)	$	(49)	$	(2)	$	(356)
Identifiable assets			$	1,877	$	694	$	(32)	$	2,539
_______________
(1) - Represents the sum of third-party interest income, investment management services fees and other fees.
(2) - Represents intercompany asset management fees and expenses plus intercompany interest income and expense pertaining to intercompany debt.

			Year Ended December 31, 2011
			Asset /						Total Wind-
			Liability						down
In millions			Products		Conduits		Eliminations		Operations
Revenues(1)			$	90	$	-	$	-	$	90
Net gains (losses) on financial
	instruments at fair value and foreign
	exchange			(276)		-		-		(276)
Net investment losses related to other-
	than-temporary impairments			(31)		-		-		(31)
Net gains (losses) on extinguishment
	of debt			24		-		-		24
Other net realized gains (losses)				4		-		-		4
Revenues of consolidated VIEs				11		20		-		31
Inter-segment revenues(2)				(19)		(4)		-		(23)
		Total revenues		(197)		16		-		(181)
Operating				3		-		-		3
Interest				109		-		-		109
Expenses of consolidated VIEs				2		19		-		21
Inter-segment expenses(2)				29		66		-		95
		Total expenses		143		85		-		228
Income (loss) before income taxes			$	(340)	$	(69)	$	-	$	(409)
Identifiable assets			$	3,752	$	1,531	$	(80)	$	5,203
_______________
(1) - Represents the sum of third-party interest income, investment management services fees and other fees.
(2) - Represents intercompany asset management fees and expenses plus intercompany interest income and expense pertaining to intercompany debt.