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Business Definition for: MBIA

  • Municipal Bond Insurance Association: a group of insurance companies that insure high-rated municipal bonds

Additional Resources

Fitch Places MBIA On Rating Watch Negative Pending MBIA Raising Additional Capital; Says It Anticipates Affirming MBIA's Ratings with Stable Outlook If Additional Capital is Raised within 4-6 Weeks
ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) Fitch Ratings yesterday announced that, pending MBIA's raising additional capital, it had placed the AA ratings of MBIA Inc. and AAA ratings of MBIA Insurance Corporation and its subsidiaries on Rating Watch Negative. In its press release, Fitch indicated that MBIA has a...
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Research articles 2007-12-21
Fitch Comments on MBIA Subpoenas & Financial Guaranty Industry Implications
NEW YORK -- On Nov. 18, 2004, MBIA Inc. MBIA announced that it received identical document subpoenas from the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC and New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer requesting information with respect to 'non-traditional or loss mitigation insurance products developed, offered or sold by MBIA to...
Tags: financial, insurance, MBIA Inc.
Research articles 2004-11-19
MBIA Names Richard R. Thevenet Treasurer
ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA announced today that Richard R. Thevenet has joined the Company as managing director and treasurer of MBIA Inc. and MBIA Insurance Corporation. Mr. Thevenet joins MBIA from Pitney Bowes, where he was deputy treasurer of the Corporate Treasury. Reporting to Nicholas Ferreri, chief financial officer, Mr....
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Research articles 2006-03-24
MBIA Comments on Moody's Decision to Place MBIA's Ratings on Review for Possible Downgrade
ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) issued the following statement in response to the decision by Moody's Investors Service to place the ratings of MBIA Inc. and MBIA Insurance Corporation on review for possible downgrade. The specific ratings affected are the Aaa insurance financial strength ratings of MBIA Insurance...
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Research articles 2008-06-04
C. Edward Chaplin to Become Chief Financial Officer of MBIA; Outside Director and Treasurer of Prudential Financial To Assume Role June 26
ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) today announced that C. Edward "Chuck" Chaplin, senior vice president and treasurer of Prudential Financial Inc., and a member of MBIA Inc.'s Board of Directors since 2002, will join MBIA as chief financial officer, vice chairman of MBIA Insurance Corporation and a member...
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Research articles 2006-05-30
MBIA Responds to Moody's Announcement
ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI), the holding company for MBIA Insurance Corporation, today issued the following statement in response to the announcement issued by Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday, December 5.
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Research articles 2007-12-06
Stull, Stull & Brody Announces Class Action against MBIA, Inc
NEW YORK -- Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, against MBIA Incorporated ("MBIA" or the "Company") (NYSE:MBI), on behalf of purchasers of MBIA publicly traded securities between August 5, 2003 and March...
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Research articles 2005-04-07
MBIA Inc. sells $75 million 30-year debentures
ARMONK, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 19, 1995--MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI), the holding company of MBIA Insurance Corporation, announced that it has sold a $75 million issue of 7.00 percent non-callable debentures due December 15, 2025.
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Research articles 1995-12-19
MBIA Announces Conclusion to Review by Independent Consultant
ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) and MBIA Insurance Corporation announced today that the Independent Consultant, who was retained by MBIA pursuant to its previously announced settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC, the New York Attorney General's Office NYAG and the New York State Insurance Department NYSID,...
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Research articles 2007-07-25
Mbia Inc. Reports Third Quarter Earnings Increase
ARMONK, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 1, 1994--MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI), holding company for Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation MBIA Corporation, today reported that third quarter net income increased 9 percent to $65.0 million compared with $59.8 million for the third quarter of 1993.
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Research articles 1994-11-01
Stull, Stull & Brody Announces Class Action against MBIA, Inc
NEW YORK -- Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed, on April 26, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, against MBIA Incorporated ("MBIA" or the "Company") (NYSE:MBI), on behalf of purchasers of MBIA publicly traded securities between August...
Tags: class action, MBIA Inc.
Research articles 2005-04-26
Mbia Inc. Elects New Director
ARMONK, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--December 2, 1996--Gary C. Dunton, president of the Family and Business Insurance Group of USF&G Insurance, has joined the board of directors of MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI), it was announced today by David H. Elliott, chairman and chief executive officer. MBIA is the world's leading guarantor...
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Research articles 1996-12-02
Standard & Poor's Affirms Triple-A Ratings for MBIA Insurance Corporation and Changes Outlook to Negative
ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) today announced that Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed the Triple-A insurance financial strength ratings for MBIA Insurance Corporation. The Company also announced that Standard & Poor's changed its Outlook for MBIA Inc. and MBIA Insurance Corporation to Negative from Stable.
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Research articles 2007-12-19
MBIA Turns Thuggish
Felix Salmon submits: When it comes to the monolines, I've had quite a lot of sympathy for MBIA in general and for its CEO Jay Brown in particular. But if he carries on like this, that sympathy won't last long: MBIA Inc. said it may sue Bill Ackman,...
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External links 2008-08-11
MBIA Announces Settlements with the SEC, The New York Attorney General and the New York State Insurance Department
ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) and MBIA Insurance Corporation announced today that they have concluded civil settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC, the New York State Attorney General's Office NYAG, and the New York State Insurance Department NYSID with respect to transactions entered into by MBIA...
Tags: SEC
Research articles 2007-01-29
Fitch: MBIA's Ratings Unchanged After Wells Notice Announcement
NEW YORK -- The 'AAA' insurer financial strength IFS rating of MBIA Insurance Corp. and the 'AA' long-term debt rating of MBIA Inc. (collectively, MBIA) remain unchanged following MBIA's announcement that it has received a Wells Notice from the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC. The Wells...
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Research articles 2005-08-22
MBIA to Restate Financial Statements for 1998 and Subsequent Years
ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) announced today that it has decided to restate its financial statements for 1998 and subsequent years. The restatement is being made to correct the accounting treatment for two reinsurance agreements that MBIA entered into in 1998 with Converium Re (previously known as Zurich...
Tags: financial, financial statement, MBIA Inc., restatement
Research articles 2005-03-08
S&P and Moody's Reaffirm MBIA's Triple-A Ratings; MBIA CEO Comments on Affirmations
ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA (NYSE:MBI) today released a statement regarding the recent rating actions by Standard and Poors and Moody's Investors Service. "We are very pleased that Moody's has now joined Standard & Poors in affirming our Triple-A rating, adding to the growing confidence among our shareholders and issuers that...
Tags: Moody's Corp., S&P
Research articles 2008-02-26
Management Group Completes Purchase of MuniServices from MBIA, Inc
FRESNO, Calif. -- An investor group led by the current management team has completed its purchase of the MBIA MuniServices division of MBIA, Inc., its corporate parent of nine years. According to Marc Herman, president of the firm, which will operate as MuniServices, LLC, the current management and staff will...
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Research articles 2006-12-13
MBIA Increases Quarterly Loss Provision and Bolsters Reserves With One-time Pre-tax Charge of $152.7 Million to Strengthen Balance Sheet
ARMONK, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 7, 1999--MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI), holding company for MBIA Insurance Corporation, the world's leading financial guarantor, said it completed the previously announced review of unallocated loss reserves and, as a result, increased its loss-reserve factors. Starting in the first quarter, MBIA will set aside approximately .04 percent...
Tags: MBIA Inc., quarterly loss
Research articles 1999-04-07
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