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Mbia Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 8/3/22, at 4:52pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/22   ·   Accession #:  1193125-22-211347   ·   File #:  1-09583

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/03/22  Mbia Inc.                         10-Q        6/30/22   87:22M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   5.25M 
 2: EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML    170K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
 6: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
12: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     78K 
13: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    143K 
14: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     60K 
15: R4          Consolidated Statements Of Operations               HTML    126K 
16: R5          Consolidated Statements Of Operations               HTML     29K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
17: R6          Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income     HTML     72K 
                (Loss)                                                           
18: R7          Consolidated Statements Of Changes In               HTML     84K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
19: R8          Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows               HTML    139K 
20: R9          Business Developments and Risks and Uncertainties   HTML     49K 
21: R10         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML     37K 
22: R11         Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    HTML     40K 
23: R12         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML    126K 
24: R13         Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves           HTML    228K 
25: R14         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments                 HTML   1.00M 
26: R15         Investments                                         HTML    407K 
27: R16         Derivative Instruments                              HTML    167K 
28: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML     46K 
29: R18         Business Segments                                   HTML    306K 
30: R19         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     74K 
31: R20         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML     84K 
32: R21         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     56K 
33: R22         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML     51K 
34: R23         Variable Interest Entities (Tables)                 HTML    114K 
35: R24         Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (Tables)  HTML    208K 
36: R25         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML    986K 
37: R26         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    407K 
38: R27         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML    165K 
39: R28         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     39K 
40: R29         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML    294K 
41: R30         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     70K 
42: R31         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)     HTML     85K 
43: R32         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     37K 
44: R33         Business Developments And Risks And Uncertainties   HTML     65K 
                (Narrative) (Detail)                                             
45: R34         Variable Interest Entities (Narrative) (Detail)     HTML     53K 
46: R35         Variable Interest Entities (Summary of              HTML     94K 
                Nonconsolidated VIEs Assets and Liabilities)                     
                (Detail)                                                         
47: R36         Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (Loss     HTML     37K 
                And LAE Activity) (Narrative) (Detail)                           
48: R37         Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves           HTML     48K 
                (Schedule of Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses                 
                Reserves and Recoveries) (Detail)                                
49: R38         Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves           HTML     42K 
                (Schedule of Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses                   
                Reserves) (Detail)                                               
50: R39         Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves           HTML     36K 
                (Schedule of Insurance Loss Recoverable) (Detail)                
51: R40         Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves           HTML     88K 
                (Schedule Of Financial Guarantees And Related                    
                Claim Liability) (Detail)                                        
52: R41         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Narrative)     HTML     42K 
                (Detail)                                                         
53: R42         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Quantitative   HTML     54K 
                Information Regarding The Significant Unobservable               
                Inputs For Certain Assets And Liabilities Measured               
                At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Detail)                     
54: R43         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Company's      HTML    202K 
                Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On                 
                Recurring Basis) (Detail)                                        
55: R44         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Fair Value     HTML     58K 
                Hierarchy Table Presents The Company's Assets And                
                Liabilities At Fair Value Not Recorded On The                    
                Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet) (Detail)                   
56: R45         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Changes In     HTML    181K 
                Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair                  
                Value On A Recurring Basis) (Detail)                             
57: R46         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Realized And   HTML     44K 
                Unrealized Gains And Losses Included In Earnings                 
                Pertaining To Level 3 Assets And Liabilities)                    
                (Detail)                                                         
58: R47         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Gains And      HTML     54K 
                Losses On Fair Value Option Included In The                      
                Company's Consolidated Statements Of Operations)                 
                (Detail)                                                         
59: R48         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Aggregate      HTML     56K 
                Fair Value And Remaining Contractual Principal                   
                Balance Outstanding On Fair Value Option) (Detail)               
60: R49         Investments (Narrative) (Detail)                    HTML     46K 
61: R50         Investments (Amortized Cost And Fair Value Of       HTML     72K 
                Available-For-Sale and Held-To-Maturity Investment               
                Portfolios) (Detail)                                             
62: R51         Investments (Distribution By Contractual Maturity   HTML     55K 
                Of Available-For-Sale and Held-To-Maturity                       
                Investments) (Detail)                                            
63: R52         Investments (Gross Unrealized Losses Related To     HTML     81K 
                Available-For-Sale And Held-To-Maturity                          
                Investments) (Detail)                                            
64: R53         Investments (Distribution Of Securities By          HTML     55K 
                Percentage Of Fair Value Below Book Value By More                
                Than 5% For A Continuous Twelve Month Period Or                  
                Longer) (Detail)                                                 
65: R54         Investments - (Summary of Allowance for Credit      HTML     52K 
                Losses on AFS Investments) (Detail)                              
66: R55         Investments (Securities Held In Unrealized Loss     HTML     40K 
                Position And Insured By Financial Guarantor)                     
                (Detail)                                                         
67: R56         Investments (Net Realized Gains (Losses) From       HTML     34K 
                Sales Of Available-For-Sale Securities) (Detail)                 
68: R57         Investments (Portion Of Unrealized Gains And        HTML     37K 
                Losses On Equity Investments Held) (Detail)                      
69: R58         Derivative Instruments (Narrative) (Detail)         HTML     35K 
70: R59         Derivative Instruments (Credit Derivatives Sold)    HTML     52K 
                (Detail)                                                         
71: R60         Derivative Instruments (Total Fair Value Of         HTML     59K 
                Company's Derivative Assets And Liabilities By                   
                Instrument And Balance Sheet Location, Before                    
                Counterparty Netting) (Detail)                                   
72: R61         Derivative Instruments (Effect Of Derivative        HTML     38K 
                Instruments On Consolidated Statements Of                        
                Operations) (Detail)                                             
73: R62         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detail)                   HTML     34K 
74: R63         Income Taxes (Income Taxes And Related Effective    HTML     38K 
                Tax Rates) (Detail)                                              
75: R64         Business Segments (Narrative) (Detail)              HTML     28K 
76: R65         Business Segments (Summary Of Company's Segment     HTML    112K 
                Results) (Detail)                                                
77: R66         Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Detail)             HTML     28K 
78: R67         Earnings Per Share (Computation Of Basic And        HTML     77K 
                Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Detail)                             
79: R68         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Changes In  HTML     52K 
                The Components Of AOCI) (Detail)                                 
80: R69         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details Of  HTML     52K 
                The Reclassification From AOCI) (Detail)                         
81: R70         Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Detail)  HTML     30K 
82: R71         Commitments and Contingencies (Lease Disclosures)   HTML     42K 
                (Detail)                                                         
85: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    166K 
83: XML         XBRL Instance -- d373093d10q_htm                     XML   8.09M 
84: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    200K 
 8: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- mbi-20220630_cal                XML    179K 
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10: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- mbi-20220630_lab                      XML   1.43M 
11: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- mbi-20220630_pre               XML   1.34M 
 7: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- mbi-20220630                          XSD    244K 
86: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              498±   794K 
87: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001193125-22-211347-xbrl      Zip    517K

‘EX-101.DEF’   —   XBRL Definitions — mbi-20220630_def

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