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Derivative Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
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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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2022
Credit Derivatives Sold
  
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Expected
Maturity
  
AAA
  
AA
  
A
  
BBB
  
Below
Investment
Grade
  
Total
Notional
  
Fair Value
Asset
(Liability)
Insured swaps
  
 
13.9 Years
 
  
$
-
 
  
$
53
 
  
$
1,022
 
  
$
232
 
  
$
60
 
  
$
1,367
 
  
$
-
 
             
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total fair value
           
$
-
 
  
$
-
 
  
$
-
 
  
$
-
 
  
$
-
 
           
$
-
 
             
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                         
$ 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
             
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
Internal credit ratings assigned by MBIA on the underlying credit exposures are assigned by the Company’s surveillance group. In assigning an internal rating, current status reports from issuers and trustees, as well as publicly available transaction-specific information, are reviewed. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) on insured swaps that are primarily insured interest rate swaps is estimated as the net interest settlements plus principal payments where applicable, on amortizing swaps.
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 September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company did not hold or post cash collateral to derivative counterparties.
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had securities with a fair value of $75 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
 
                                                                                      
    
September 30, 2022
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
  
$
1,367
 
  
 
Other assets
 
  
$
-
 
  
 
Derivative liabilities
 
  
$
-
 
Interest rate swaps
  
 
375
 
  
 
Other assets
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
Derivative liabilities
 
  
 
(49
Interest rate swaps-embedded
  
 
178
 
  
 
Medium-term notes
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
Medium-term notes
 
  
 
(1
Currency
swaps-VIE
  
 
38
 
  
 
Other
assets-VIE
 
  
 
-
 
  
 
Derivative liabilities-VIE
 
  
 
(5
    
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
Total
non-designated
derivatives
  
$
1,958
 
           
$
-
 
           
$
(55
    
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
 
(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.
 
                                                                                      
    
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
  
$
1,489
 
  
 
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 September 30, 2022 and 2021:
 
In millions
                  
Derivatives Not Designated as
       
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
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
   $ 23      $ 5  
Currency
swaps-VIE
  
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value and foreign
exchange-VIE
     (14      1  
         
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
        $ 9      $ 6  
         
 
 
    
 
 
 
The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
 
In millions
                  
Derivatives Not Designated as
Hedging Instruments
       
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  
Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
  
2022
    
2021
 
Insured swaps
  
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value and foreign exchange
  
$
1     
$
-  
Interest rate swaps
  
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value and foreign exchange
     79        22  
Currency
swaps-VIE
  
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value and foreign
exchange-VIE
     (14      3  
         
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
        $ 66      $ 25