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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts Future Expected Net Loss to be Expensed During Fourth Quarter Following Balance Sheet Date

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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts Future Expected Net Loss to be Expensed During Third Quarter Following Balance Sheet Date

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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, Future Expected, Net Loss to be Expensed in First Full Fiscal Year

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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts Future Expected Net Loss to be Expensed More than 14 and within 19 Years from Balance Sheet Date

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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts Future Expected Net Loss to be Expensed More than 19 and Within 24 Years from Balance Sheet Date

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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts Future Expected Net Loss to be Expensed More than 24 and Within 29 Years from Balance Sheet Date

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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts Future Expected Net Loss to be Expensed More than 9 and within 14 Years from Balance Sheet Date

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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts Future Expected Net Loss to be Expensed More than Four and Within 9 Years from Balance Sheet Date

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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts Future Expected Net Loss to be Expensed During Fiscal Year Following Balance Sheet Date

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For financial guarantee insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed within the fourth full fiscal year following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed within the second full fiscal year following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements.

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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, Future Expected, Net Loss to be Expensed in Third Full Fiscal Year

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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, Net Loss to be Expensed, Present Value

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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, Net Loss to be Expensed, Undiscounted

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Schedule of Insured Financial Obligations with Credit Deterioration, Reductions of Gross Claim Liability, Net of Reinsurance Recoverable, Discount (Accretion)

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