Assured Guaranty Ltd. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter 2021 and Full Year 2021
Fourth Quarter 2021
•GAAP Highlights: Net income attributable to Assured Guaranty Ltd. was $263 million, or $3.74 per share(1), for fourth quarter 2021. Shareholders’ equity attributable to Assured Guaranty Ltd. per share reached a record high of $93.19 as of December 31, 2021.
•Non-GAAP Highlights: Adjusted operating income(2) was $273 million, or $3.88 per share, for fourth quarter 2021. Adjusted operating shareholders' equity(2) per share and adjusted book value (ABV)(2) per share reached record highs of $88.73 and $130.67, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.
•Return of Capital to Shareholders: Fourth quarter 2021 capital returned to shareholders was $207 million, including the repurchase of 3.7 million shares for $192 million, and dividends of $15 million.
•Insurance Segment
•Insurance segment adjusted operating income was $277 million for fourth quarter 2021.
•Gross written premiums (GWP) were $100 million for fourth quarter 2021.
•Present value of new business production (PVP) (2) was $98 million for fourth quarter 2021.
•Asset Management Segment
•Asset Management segment adjusted operating loss was $3 million for fourth quarter 2021.
•Assets under management (AUM) inflows were $950 million for fourth quarter 2021.
•AUM as of December 31, 2021 was $17.5 billion, compared with $17.6 billion as of September 30, 2021. Continuing our strategy to wind down legacy funds, distributions from such funds were $226 million in fourth quarter 2021.
Full Year (FY) 2021
•GAAP Highlights: Net income attributable to Assured Guaranty Ltd. was $389 million, or $5.23 per share, for FY 2021. FY 2021 included a $175 million pre-tax ($138 million after-tax) loss on debt extinguishment resulting from the voluntary early redemption of certain senior notes.
•Non-GAAP Highlights: Adjusted operating income(2) was $470 million, or $6.32 per share, for FY 2021. FY 2021 included a $175 million pre-tax ($138 million after-tax) loss on debt extinguishment resulting from the voluntary early redemption of certain senior notes.
•Return of Capital to Shareholders: FY 2021 capital returned to shareholders was $562 million, including the repurchase of 10.5 million shares (or approximately 14% of shares outstanding at the beginning of 2021) for $496 million, and dividends of $66 million.
•Debt Issuances and Redemptions
•Issued $500 million of 3.15% senior notes due in 2031.
•Issued $400 million of 3.6% senior notes due in 2051.
•Redeemed $600 million of long-term debt with interest rates between 5.000% and 6.875%.
•Insurance Segment
•Insurance segment adjusted operating income was $722 million for FY 2021.
•GWP were $377 million for FY 2021.
•PVP(2) was $361 million for FY 2021.
•Asset Management Segment
•Asset Management segment adjusted operating loss was $19 million for FY 2021.
•AUM inflows were $3.2 billion for FY 2021.
•AUM as of December 31, 2021 was $17.5 billion, compared with $17.3 billion as of December 31, 2020. Continuing our strategy to wind down legacy funds, distributions from such funds were $1.0 billion in 2021.
(1) All per share information for net income and adjusted operating income is based on diluted shares.
(2) Please see “Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
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Hamilton, Bermuda, February 24, 2022 -- Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO) (AGL and, together with its consolidated entities, Assured Guaranty or the Company) announced today its financial results for the three-month period ended December 31, 2021 (fourth quarter 2021) and the year ended December 31, 2021 (FY 2021).
“Assured Guaranty’s outstanding 2021 results reflected the success of our uniquely diversified insurance strategy, the effectiveness of our loss mitigation efforts in Puerto Rico and RMBS, and our exercise of prudent capital management,” said Dominic Frederico, President and CEO.
“We more than doubled annual adjusted operating income per share, brought our three principal measures of shareholder value to new highs, and produced $350 million or more of direct PVP for the third consecutive year. With a more than 60% share of insured par issued, we led the municipal bond insurance industry to its highest market penetration in a dozen years. Our insurance business also performed well in international and structured finance markets, and we made significant strides in our asset management business. ”
Summary Financial Results
(in millions, except per share amounts)
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| | Quarter Ended | Year Ended |
| | December 31, | | December 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| GAAP | | | | | | | | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL | | $ | 263 | | | $ | 148 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 362 | |
Net income (loss) attributable to AGL
per diluted share | | $ | 3.74 | | | $ | 1.82 | | | $ | 5.23 | | | $ | 4.19 | |
| Weighted average diluted shares | | 70.4 | | | 80.7 | | | 74.3 | | | 86.2 | |
| Non-GAAP | | | | | | | | |
Adjusted operating income (loss) (1) | | $ | 273 | | | $ | 56 | | | $ | 470 | | | $ | 256 | |
Adjusted operating income per diluted share (1) | | $ | 3.88 | | | $ | 0.69 | | | $ | 6.32 | | | $ | 2.97 | |
| Weighted average diluted shares | | 70.4 | | | 80.7 | | | 74.3 | | | 86.2 | |
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Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation(2) included in adjusted operating income | | $ | 30 | | | $ | (5) | | | $ | 30 | | | $ | (12) | |
| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in adjusted operating income per share | | $ | 0.43 | | | $ | (0.06) | | | $ | 0.41 | | | $ | (0.14) | |
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| Components of total adjusted operating income (loss) | | | | | | | | |
| Insurance segment | | $ | 277 | | | $ | 109 | | | $ | 722 | | | $ | 429 | |
| Asset Management segment | | (3) | | | (20) | | | (19) | | | (50) | |
| Corporate division | | (31) | | | (28) | | | (263) | | | (111) | |
| Other | | 30 | | | (5) | | | 30 | | | (12) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | | $ | 273 | | | $ | 56 | | | $ | 470 | | | $ | 256 | |
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| As of |
| December 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 |
| Amount | | Per Share | | Amount | | Per Share |
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| Shareholders' equity attributable to AGL | $ | 6,292 | | | $ | 93.19 | | | $ | 6,643 | | | $ | 85.66 | |
Adjusted operating shareholders' equity (1) | 5,991 | | | 88.73 | | | 6,087 | | | 78.49 | |
ABV (1) | 8,823 | | | 130.67 | | | 8,908 | | | 114.87 | |
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| Common Shares Outstanding | 67.5 | | | | | 77.5 | | | |
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(1) Please see “Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this press release.
(2) The effect of consolidating financial guaranty (FG) variable interest entities (VIEs) (FG VIEs) and consolidated investment vehicles (CIVs).
As of December 31, 2021, on a per share basis, shareholders' equity attributable to AGL, adjusted operating shareholders' equity and ABV all reached record highs. The increase in each of these per share measures, as compared with December 31, 2020, was primarily due to positive loss development and the accretive effect of the share repurchase program, partially offset by the loss on extinguishment of debt recognized in the third quarter of 2021. In the case of ABV per share, net premiums written in the Insurance segment also contributed to the increase compared with December 31, 2020. See “Common Share Repurchases” on page 16.
Fourth Quarter 2021
Insurance Segment
The Insurance segment primarily consists of the Company's insurance subsidiaries that provide credit protection products to the United States (U.S.) and non-U.S. public finance (including infrastructure) and structured finance markets. The Insurance segment is presented without giving effect to the consolidation of FG VIEs; instead, the Insurance segment includes premiums and losses of the financial guaranty insurance policies associated with the FG VIEs' debt. In the case of CIVs, which are primarily funds and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) managed by Assured Investment Management LLC (AssuredIM LLC) and its investment management affiliates (together with AssuredIM LLC, AssuredIM), the Insurance segment includes the insurance subsidiaries' share of earnings from investments in funds managed by AssuredIM (AssuredIM Funds) in equity in earnings of investees.
Insurance Segment Results
(in millions)
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| Quarter Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| Segment revenues | | | |
| Net earned premiums and credit derivative revenues | $ | 111 | | | $ | 159 | |
| Net investment income | 67 | | | 70 | |
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| Other income (loss) | 4 | | | 14 | |
| Total segment revenues | 182 | | | 243 | |
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| Segment expenses | | | |
| Loss expense (benefit) | (161) | | | 71 | |
| Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (DAC) | 4 | | | 5 | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 37 | | | 38 | |
| Other operating expenses | 22 | | | 24 | |
| Total segment expenses | (98) | | | 138 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | 44 | | | 24 | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | 324 | | | 129 | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 47 | | | 20 | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 277 | | | $ | 109 | |
Insurance segment adjusted operating income more than doubled to $277 million in fourth quarter 2021, from $109 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2020 (fourth quarter 2020).
The increase in Insurance segment adjusted operating income was mainly due to the reduction in expected losses on Puerto Rico exposures in fourth quarter 2021. Loss expense in fourth quarter 2020 was primarily attributable to increases in expected losses on Puerto Rico exposures.
Insurance Segment
Loss Expense (Benefit)
(in millions)
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| Quarter Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| U.S. public finance | $ | (153) | | | $ | 72 | |
| U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) | (16) | | | (4) | |
| Other | 8 | | | 3 | |
| Total | $ | (161) | | | $ | 71 | |
Loss expense (benefit) is based on economic loss development (benefit) which was a benefit of $186 million in fourth quarter 2021. In fourth quarter 2021, the Company sold a portion of its salvage and subrogation recoverable asset associated with certain matured Puerto Rico General Obligation and Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority exposures on which the Company had previously paid claims. This sale resulted in proceeds of $383 million, which is included in “net (paid) recovered losses” in the table below. The Company has continued to make such sales, and received an additional $133 million in proceeds in connection with additional such sales in 2022 through February 18, 2022. Also in fourth quarter 2021, the Company increased its assumptions for the value of the remaining contingent value instruments (CVIs) and recovery bonds to be received under the settlement agreements.
Roll Forward of Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered)(1)
(in millions)
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| | Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of September 30, 2021 | | Economic Loss Development (Benefit) (2) | | Net (Paid) Recovered Losses | | Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of December 31, 2021 |
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| Public finance | | $ | 10 | | | $ | (176) | | | $ | 375 | | | $ | 209 | |
| U.S. RMBS | | 142 | | | (18) | | | 26 | | | 150 | |
| Other structured finance | | 47 | | | 8 | | | (3) | | | 52 | |
| Total | | $ | 199 | | | $ | (186) | | | $ | 398 | | | $ | 411 | |
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(1) Economic loss development (benefit) represents the change in net expected loss to be (paid) recovered attributable to the effects of changes in assumptions based on observed market trends, changes in discount rates, accretion of discount and the economic effects of loss mitigation efforts, each net of reinsurance. Economic loss development (benefit) is the principal measure that the Company uses to evaluate the loss experience in its insured portfolio. Expected loss to be paid (recovered) includes all transactions insured by the Company, whether written in insurance or credit derivative form, regardless of the accounting model prescribed under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).
(2) The economic development attributable to changes in discount rates was a loss of $1 million in fourth quarter 2021.
Total income generated by the investment portfolio was also higher in fourth quarter 2021 compared with fourth quarter 2020, as shown below.
Insurance Segment
Income from Investment Portfolio
(in millions)
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| Quarter Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| Net investment income | $ | 67 | | | $ | 70 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees: | | | |
| AssuredIM Funds | 10 | | | 13 | |
| Other alternative investments | 34 | | | 11 | |
| Total | $ | 111 | | | $ | 94 | |
AssuredIM Funds and other alternative investments generated gains of $44 million in fourth quarter 2021 compared with $24 million in fourth quarter 2020. The increase in equity in earnings was mainly attributable to a large fair value gain on a specific investment in a private equity fund. Equity in earnings of AssuredIM Funds was $10 million in fourth quarter 2021 and was primarily attributable to higher valuations of assets held in the asset-based fund that was launched in the third quarter of 2021. Equity in earnings of AssuredIM Funds was $13 million in fourth quarter 2020 and mainly consisted of earnings in CLO funds, a healthcare fund that was launched in fourth quarter 2020, and the municipal bond fund.
The Insurance segment is authorized to invest up to $750 million in AssuredIM Funds. As of December 31, 2021, the Insurance segment had total commitments to AssuredIM Funds of $702 million, of which $458 million represented net invested capital and $244 million was undrawn. The Insurance segment's interest in AssuredIM Funds was valued at $543 million as of December 31, 2021.
In the Insurance segment, investments in AssuredIM Funds are recorded at net asset value (NAV), with the change in NAV reported in “equity in earnings of investees.” The AssuredIM Funds include healthcare, CLOs, municipal bond and asset-based funds. Equity in earnings of investees also includes the Company's proportionate interests in other alternative investments. To the extent additional fixed-maturity securities are shifted to AssuredIM Funds and other alternative investments, income will also shift from net investment income to equity in earnings of investees.
The benefit of reduced losses in Puerto Rico exposures and higher total investment earnings were partially offset by lower net earned premiums and credit derivative revenues in fourth quarter 2021 of $111 million, compared with $159 million in fourth quarter 2020, which were primarily due to the decline in refundings and terminations as shown below.
Insurance Segment
Net Earned Premiums and Credit Derivative Revenues
(in millions)
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| Quarter Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| Scheduled net earned premiums and credit derivative revenues | $ | 91 | | | $ | 94 | |
| Accelerations | 20 | | | 65 | |
| Total | $ | 111 | | | $ | 159 | |
New Business Production
GWP relates to both financial guaranty and specialty insurance and reinsurance contracts. Financial guaranty insurance and reinsurance GWP includes: (1) amounts collected upfront on new business written, (2) the present value of future contractual or expected premiums on new business written (discounted at risk-free rates), and (3) the effects of changes in the estimated lives of certain transactions in the in-force book of business. Specialty insurance and reinsurance GWP is recorded as premiums are due. Credit derivatives are accounted for at fair value and therefore are not included in GWP.
The non-GAAP financial measure, PVP, includes upfront premiums and the present value of expected future installments on new business at the time of issuance, discounted at the approximate average pre-tax book yield of fixed-maturity securities purchased during the prior calendar year, for all contracts whether in insurance or credit derivative form. See “Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this press release.
Insurance Segment
New Business Production
(in millions)
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| Quarter Ended December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| GWP | | PVP (1) | | Gross Par Written (1) | | GWP | | PVP (1) | | Gross Par Written (1) |
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| Public finance - U.S. | $ | 71 | | | $ | 70 | | | $ | 5,947 | | | $ | 112 | | | $ | 110 | | | $ | 6,343 | |
| Public finance - non-U.S. | 19 | | | 16 | | | — | | | (1) | | | 9 | | | — | |
| Structured finance - U.S. | 8 | | | 10 | | | 375 | | | 8 | | | 5 | | | 192 | |
| Structured finance - non-U.S. | 2 | | | 2 | | | 164 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 253 | |
Total (2) | $ | 100 | | | $ | 98 | | | $ | 6,486 | | | $ | 120 | | | $ | 126 | | | $ | 6,788 | |
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(1) PVP and Gross Par Written in the table above are based on “close date,” when the transaction settles. Please see “Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this press release.
(2) While PVP includes the present value of only the premiums the Company estimates it will receive over the expected term of the transaction, under GAAP the Company is required, for certain transactions, to include contractual premiums through the date of legal maturity in GWP.
U.S. public finance GWP and PVP in fourth quarter 2021, was lower than the comparable GWP and PVP in fourth quarter 2020, primarily due to reduced average premium rates in 2021 due to tighter credit spreads. The average rating of U.S. public finance par written was A- in fourth quarter 2021, which is consistent with the average rating in fourth quarter 2020. The Company's direct par written represented 61% of the total U.S. municipal market
insured issuance in fourth quarter 2021, compared with 54% in fourth quarter 2020, and the Company’s penetration of all municipal issuance increased to 4.6% in fourth quarter 2021 from 3.8% in fourth quarter 2020.
In fourth quarter 2021, non-U.S. public finance GWP and PVP were primarily attributable to the restructuring of several existing transactions that resulted in additional GPW and PVP, without an increase in gross par. Fourth quarter 2021 structured finance GWP and PVP were primarily attributable to insurance securitization transactions and European pooled corporate obligations.
Asset Management Segment
The Asset Management segment consists of AssuredIM, which provides asset management services to third party investors as well as to the Insurance segment.
Asset Management Segment Results
(in millions)
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| Quarter Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| Segment revenues | | | |
| Management fees: | | | |
CLOs (1) | $ | 12 | | | $ | 11 | |
| Opportunity funds and liquid strategies | 7 | | | 4 | |
| Wind-down funds | 2 | | | 4 | |
| Total management fees | 21 | | | 19 | |
| Performance fees | — | | | 1 | |
| Other income (loss) | 2 | | | 2 | |
| Total segment revenues | 23 | | | 22 | |
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| Segment expenses | | | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 14 | | | 16 | |
| Interest expense | 1 | | | — | |
Other operating expenses (2) | 11 | | | 31 | |
| Total segment expenses | 26 | | | 47 | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | (3) | | | (25) | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | — | | | (5) | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | (3) | | | $ | (20) | |
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(1) CLO fees are the net management fees that AssuredIM retains after rebating the portion of these fees that pertains to the CLO equity that is held directly by AssuredIM Funds.
(2) Includes amortization of intangible assets of $3 million in fourth quarter 2021 and $4 million in fourth quarter 2020. Fourth quarter 2020 includes a $13 million impairment of a lease right-of-use asset.
Asset Management segment adjusted operating loss was $3 million for fourth quarter 2021, compared with $20 million for fourth quarter 2020. The improvement in Asset Management segment results is primarily attributable to an impairment of a lease right-of-use asset of $13 million in fourth quarter 2020, that did not recur in fourth quarter 2021, lower placement fees, and higher management fees.
The increase in management fees in fourth quarter 2021 compared with fourth quarter 2020 is primarily due to higher fees from healthcare opportunity funds launched at the end of 2020, which more than offset the decrease in fees from wind-down funds as distributions to investors continued. As of December 31, 2021, AUM of the wind-down funds was $582 million, compared with $1.6 billion as of December 31, 2020.
Roll Forward of
Assets Under Management
(in millions)
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| | CLOs | | Opportunity Funds | | Liquid Strategies | | Wind-Down Funds | | Total |
| AUM, September 30, 2021 | $ | 14,746 | | | $ | 1,634 | | | $ | 388 | | | $ | 809 | | | $ | 17,577 | |
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| Inflows - third party | 797 | | | 92 | | | — | | | — | | | 889 | |
| Inflows - intercompany | 61 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 61 | |
| Outflows: | | | | | | | | | |
| Redemptions | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Distributions (1) | (836) | | | (61) | | | — | | | (226) | | | (1,123) | |
| Total outflows | (836) | | | (61) | | | — | | | (226) | | | (1,123) | |
| Net flows | 22 | | | 31 | | | — | | | (226) | | | (173) | |
| Change in fund value | (69) | | | 159 | | | 1 | | | (1) | | | 90 | |
| AUM, December 31, 2021 | $ | 14,699 | | | $ | 1,824 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 582 | | | $ | 17,494 | |
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(1) Distributions from opportunity funds include $27 million related to the AssuredIM Funds created prior to the acquisition of BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC (BlueMountain, now known as Assured Investment Management LLC).
Corporate Division
The Corporate division primarily consists of interest expense on the debt of Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc. (AGUS) and Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings Inc. (AGMH), as well as other operating expenses attributed to holding company activities.
Corporate Division Results
(in millions)
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| Quarter Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| | | |
| Revenues | $ | 1 | | | $ | 1 | |
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| Expenses | | | |
| Interest expense | 22 | | | 23 | |
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| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 6 | | | 7 | |
| Other operating expenses | 5 | | | 3 | |
| Total expenses | 33 | | | 33 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | (1) | | | (1) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | (33) | | | (33) | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (2) | | | (5) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | (31) | | | $ | (28) | |
Other (Effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation)
The effect of consolidating FG VIEs and CIVs in fourth quarter 2021 was an after-tax gain of $30 million compared with an after-tax loss of $5 million in fourth quarter 2020. In fourth quarter 2021, the Company consolidated an AssuredIM healthcare fund that resulted in a $31 million pre-tax gain on consolidation.
Reconciliation to GAAP
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to AGL to adjusted operating income (loss).
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to AGL to
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
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| Quarter Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| Total | | Per Diluted Share | | Total | | Per Diluted Share |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL | $ | 263 | | | $ | 3.74 | | | $ | 148 | | | $ | 1.82 | |
| Less pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | |
| Realized gains (losses) on investments | 11 | | | 0.16 | | | 6 | | | 0.08 | |
| Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | (23) | | | (0.32) | | | 59 | | | 0.72 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on committed capital securities (CCS) | — | | | (0.01) | | | (14) | | | (0.17) | |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement of premiums receivable and loss and loss adjustment expense (LAE) reserves (1) | — | | | — | | | 57 | | | 0.71 | |
| Total pre-tax adjustments | (12) | | | (0.17) | | | 108 | | | 1.34 | |
| Less tax effect on pre-tax adjustments | 2 | | | 0.03 | | | (16) | | | (0.21) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 273 | | | $ | 3.88 | | | $ | 56 | | | $ | 0.69 | |
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| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in adjusted operating income | $ | 30 | | | $ | 0.43 | | | $ | (5) | | | $ | (0.06) | |
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(1) Foreign exchange gains primarily relate to remeasurement of premiums receivable and are mainly due to changes in the exchange rate of the pound sterling and euro relative to the U.S. dollar.
Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value losses on credit derivatives in fourth quarter 2021 primarily related to a decrease in the Company’s own credit spreads. Non-credit impairment-related fair value gains on credit derivatives in fourth quarter 2020 related primarily to a general tightening in collateral spreads. Except for credit impairment, the fair value adjustments on credit derivatives in the insured portfolio are non-economic adjustments that reverse to zero over the remaining term of that portfolio.
Fair value losses on CCS in fourth quarter 2021 were de minimis, while fair value losses on CCS in fourth quarter 2020 related primarily to a tightening in market spreads during the period. Fair value of CCS is heavily affected by, and in part fluctuates with, changes in market interest rates, credit spreads and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss.
Full Year 2021
Insurance Segment
Insurance Segment Results
(in millions)
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| Year Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| Segment revenues | | | |
| Net earned premiums and credit derivative revenues | $ | 438 | | | $ | 504 | |
| Net investment income | 280 | | | 310 | |
| Commutation gains (losses) | — | | | 38 | |
| Other income (loss) | 15 | | | 22 | |
| Total segment revenues | 733 | | | 874 | |
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| Segment expenses | | | |
| Loss expense (benefit) | (221) | | | 204 | |
| Amortization of DAC | 14 | | | 16 | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 142 | | | 143 | |
| Write-off of Municipal Assurance Corp. (MAC) insurance licenses | 16 | | | — | |
| Other operating expenses | 82 | | | 83 | |
| Total segment expenses | 33 | | | 446 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | 144 | | | 61 | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | 844 | | | 489 | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 122 | | | 60 | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 722 | | | $ | 429 | |
Insurance segment adjusted operating income for FY 2021 was $722 million, compared with $429 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 (FY 2020). The increase was mainly due to the reduction in expected losses on Puerto Rico exposures in fourth quarter 2021, and higher earnings from the alternative investment portfolio, partially offset by lower net earned premiums and credit derivative revenues. The table below presents the components of loss expense (benefit) included in Insurance segment adjusted operating income.
Insurance Segment
Loss Expense (Benefit)
(in millions)
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| Year Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| U.S. public finance | $ | (146) | | | $ | 225 | |
| U.S. RMBS | (84) | | | (36) | |
| Other | 9 | | | 15 | |
| Total | $ | (221) | | | $ | 204 | |
Loss expense (benefit) is based on economic loss development (benefit), which was an economic benefit of $287 million in FY 2021. The economic benefit for public finance transactions was $204 million primarily due to Puerto Rico exposures. In fourth quarter 2021, the Company sold a portion of its salvage and subrogation recoverable asset associated with certain matured Puerto Rico General Obligation and Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
exposures on which the Company had previously paid claims. This sale resulted in proceeds of $383 million, which is included in “net (paid) recovered losses.” Also in fourth quarter 2021, the Company increased its assumptions for the value of the remaining CVIs and recovery bonds to be received under the settlement agreements. During 2021, the Company also incorporated refinements in certain terms of the Puerto Rico support agreements. The U.S. RMBS economic benefit of $100 million was primarily attributable to higher projected recoveries on charged-off second lien loans, improved performance of certain transactions, the implementation of a recovery assumption on certain deferred principal balances in first lien loans and changes in discount rates, which were all partially offset by lower excess spread.
Roll Forward of Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered)
(in millions)
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| | Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of December 31, 2020 | | Economic Loss Development (Benefit) (1) | | Net (Paid) Recovered Losses | | Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of December 31, 2021 |
| | | | | | | | |
| Public finance | | $ | 341 | | | $ | (204) | | | $ | 72 | | | $ | 209 | |
| U.S. RMBS | | 148 | | | (100) | | | 102 | | | 150 | |
| Other structured finance | | 40 | | | 17 | | | (5) | | | 52 | |
| Total | | $ | 529 | | | $ | (287) | | | $ | 169 | | | $ | 411 | |
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(1) The economic development attributable to changes in discount rates was a benefit of $33 million in FY 2021.
The table below presents the components of income generated by the investment portfolio.
Insurance Segment
Income from Investment Portfolio
(in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| Net investment income | $ | 280 | | | $ | 310 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees: | | | |
| AssuredIM Funds | 80 | | | 42 | |
| Other | 64 | | | 19 | |
| Total | $ | 424 | | | $ | 371 | |
The total income from the investment portfolio increased due to earnings from alternative investments including investments in AssuredIM Funds, partially offset by lower investment income primarily due to lower average balances in the fixed-maturity investment portfolio, lower reinvestment yields and lower income on loss mitigation securities.
Equity in earnings of AssuredIM Funds in FY 2021 was primarily attributable to higher valuations of assets held in: (i) the healthcare fund that opened at the end of 2020; (ii) CLO funds; and (iii) the asset-based fund that was launched in the third quarter of 2021. Healthcare fund performance was driven by improved financial projections for a number of the portfolio companies as well as upward movement in the traded market multiples of comparable public companies. The CLO funds’ performance was driven by continued tightening of credit spreads. Asset-based fund performance was driven by an improved financial outlook and increases in the market multiples of comparable public companies. In addition, other alternative investments generated gains of $64 million in FY 2021 compared with $19 million in FY 2020 primarily due to a large fair value gain on a specific investment in a private equity fund.
The benefit from the Puerto Rico and U.S. RMBS portfolios and total investment earnings were partially offset by lower net earned premiums and credit derivative revenues in FY 2021 of $438 million compared with $504 million in FY 2020, as shown in the table below, and a commutation gain of $38 million in FY 2020 that did not recur in 2021.
Insurance Segment
Net Earned Premiums and Credit Derivative Revenues
(in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| Scheduled net earned premiums and credit derivative revenues | $ | 372 | | | $ | 374 | |
| Accelerations | 66 | | | 130 | |
| Total | $ | 438 | | | $ | 504 | |
New Business Production
Insurance Segment
New Business Production
(in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year Ended December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| GWP | | PVP (1) | | Gross Par Written | | GWP | | PVP (1) | | Gross Par Written |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Public finance - U.S. | $ | 231 | | | $ | 235 | | | $ | 23,793 | | | $ | 294 | | | $ | 292 | | | $ | 21,198 | |
| Public finance - non-U.S. | 89 | | | 79 | | | 1,117 | | | 142 | | | 82 | | | 1,434 | |
| Structured finance - U.S. | 51 | | | 42 | | | 1,316 | | | 18 | | | 14 | | | 380 | |
| Structured finance - non-U.S. | 6 | | | 5 | | | 430 | | | — | | | 2 | | | 253 | |
| Total | $ | 377 | | | $ | 361 | | | $ | 26,656 | | | $ | 454 | | | $ | 390 | | | $ | 23,265 | |
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(1) Please see “Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this press release.
Direct U.S. public finance GWP and PVP decreased in FY 2021 to $220 million and $224 million, respectively, compared with $294 million and $292 million in direct GWP and PVP, respectively, in FY 2020, primarily due to reduced average premium rates in 2021 due to tighter credit spreads. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020 generated an increase in demand for insurance (particularly in the secondary market), and attractive pricing opportunities which were not replicated in 2021 as markets stabilized. The Company's direct par written represented 60% of the total U.S. municipal market insured issuance in FY 2021, compared with 58% in FY 2020, and the Company’s penetration of all municipal issuance increased to 5.0% in FY 2021 from 4.4% in FY 2020.
The Company also assumed U.S. public finance transactions with $833 million in par outstanding in the third quarter of 2021, which generated GWP and PVP of $11 million.
In FY 2021, non-U.S. public finance GWP and PVP included the restructuring of several existing transactions that resulted in additional GWP and PVP, without an increase in gross par, and several large transactions including a large United Kingdom (U.K.) university housing transaction, a U.K. hospital transaction and a renewable energy transaction. Non-U.S public finance GWP and PVP decreased 37% and 4%, respectively. Excluding amounts relating to one large long-dated policy written in 2020, for which GWP includes the present value of all contractual future premiums, while PVP includes the present value of only expected future premiums, non-U.S. public finance GWP and PVP increased 6% and 5%, respectively.
FY 2021 structured finance GWP and PVP were primarily attributable to large insurance securitization transactions and European pooled corporate obligations.
Asset Management Segment
Asset Management Segment Results
(in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| Segment revenues | | | |
| Management fees: | | | |
CLOs (1) | $ | 48 | | | $ | 23 | |
| Opportunity funds and liquid strategies | 20 | | | 11 | |
| Wind-down funds | 8 | | | 25 | |
| Total management fees | 76 | | | 59 | |
| Performance fees | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Other income (loss) | 6 | | | 6 | |
| Total segment revenues | 83 | | | 66 | |
| | | |
| Segment expenses | | | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 67 | | | 67 | |
| Interest expense | 1 | | | — | |
Other operating expenses (2) | 40 | | | 61 | |
| Total segment expenses | 108 | | | 128 | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | (25) | | | (62) | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (6) | | | (12) | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | (19) | | | $ | (50) | |
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(1) CLO fees are the net management fees that AssuredIM retains after rebating the portion of these fees that pertains to the CLO equity that is held directly by AssuredIM Funds.
(2) Includes amortization of intangible assets of $12 million in FY 2021 and $13 million in FY 2020. FY 2020 includes a $13 million impairment of a lease right-of-use asset.
Asset Management segment adjusted operating loss was $19 million for FY 2021, compared with $50 million for FY 2020. The improvement in Asset Management segment results is primarily attributable to (i) an increase in CLO and opportunity fund management fees, which more than offset the decline in management fees from wind-down funds; and (ii) expense reductions that were mainly due to an impairment of a lease right-of-use asset of $13 million in fourth quarter 2020, that did not recur in 2021, and lower placement fees.
CLO fees increased as a result of (i) higher fee-earning CLO AUM over the course of 2021, compared with FY 2020; and (ii) the deferral of CLO fees in FY 2020 that did not recur in FY 2021. CLO fee-earning AUM was $14.3 billion, or 97%, of total CLO AUM as of December 31, 2021, compared with $10.2 billion, or 74%, of total CLO AUM as of December 31, 2020. The increase in fee-earning CLO AUM was primarily due to the sale to third parties of CLO equity from legacy funds, and the issuance of new CLOs. As of December 31, 2021, substantially all of the CLO equity held by legacy funds has been sold to third parties, which ends the fee rebates made back to these funds. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic and downgrades in loan markets had triggered over-collateralization provisions in CLOs in the second and third quarters of 2020, resulting in the deferral of CLO management fees, which began to recover in the second half of 2020 and the first half of 2021. As of December 31, 2021, there were no CLOs triggering over-collateralization provisions.
Fees from opportunity funds increased primarily due to a full year of management fees earned on the healthcare fund launched at the end of 2020.
In addition to the Asset Management segment results described above, AssuredIM has improved the risk-adjusted return on a portion of the Insurance segment’s investment portfolio, generating $80 million in gains on the AssuredIM Funds in the Insurance segment as described above.
Roll Forward of
Assets Under Management
(in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | CLOs | | Opportunity Funds | | Liquid Strategies | | Wind-Down Funds | | Total |
| AUM, December 31, 2020 | $ | 13,856 | | | $ | 1,486 | | | $ | 383 | | | $ | 1,623 | | | $ | 17,348 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Inflows - third party | 2,608 | | | 363 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,971 | |
| Inflows - intercompany | 227 | | | 16 | | | — | | | — | | | 243 | |
| Outflows: | | | | | | | | | |
| Redemptions | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Distributions (1) | (1,843) | | | (509) | | | — | | | (1,017) | | | (3,369) | |
| Total outflows | (1,843) | | | (509) | | | — | | | (1,017) | | | (3,369) | |
| Net flows | 992 | | | (130) | | | — | | | (1,017) | | | (155) | |
| Change in fund value | (149) | | | 468 | | | 6 | | | (24) | | | 301 | |
| AUM, December 31, 2021 | $ | 14,699 | | | $ | 1,824 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 582 | | | $ | 17,494 | |
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(1) Distributions from opportunity funds include $286 million related to the AssuredIM Funds created prior to the acquisition of BlueMountain.
Components of
Assets Under Management (1)
(in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| As of |
| | December 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 |
| Funded AUM | $ | 16,821 | | | $ | 16,785 | |
| Unfunded AUM | 673 | | | 563 | |
| | | |
| Fee earning AUM | $ | 16,576 | | | $ | 12,940 | |
| Non-fee Earning AUM | 918 | | | 4,408 | |
| | | |
| Intercompany AUM | | | |
Funded AUM (2) | $ | 1,126 | | | $ | 893 | |
| Unfunded AUM | 244 | | | 177 | |
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(1) Please see “Definitions” at the end of this press release.
(2) Includes assets managed by AssuredIM under an Investment Management Agreement with its insurance affiliates of $574 million in investment-grade CLO and liquid municipal strategies as of December 31, 2021 and of $562 million as of December 31, 2020.
Corporate Division
Corporate Division Results
(in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| | | |
| Revenues | $ | 2 | | | $ | 9 | |
| | | |
| Expenses | | | |
| Interest expense | 96 | | | 95 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 175 | | | — | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 21 | | | 18 | |
| Other operating expenses | 20 | | | 19 | |
| Total expenses | 312 | | | 132 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | — | | | (6) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | (310) | | | (129) | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (47) | | | (18) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | (263) | | | $ | (111) | |
In 2021 AGUS issued $500 million of 3.15% Senior Notes due in 2031, and $400 million of 3.6% Senior Notes due in 2051.
On July 9, 2021, a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the 3.15% Senior Notes was used to redeem $200 million of AGMH debt as follows: all $100 million of AGMH's 6 7/8% Quarterly Interest Bonds due in 2101, and $100 million of the $230 million of AGMH's 6.25% Notes due in 2102.
On September 27, 2021, all of the proceeds from the issuance of the 3.6% Senior Notes were used to redeem $400 million of AGMH and AGUS debt as follows: all $100 million of AGMH's 5.60% Notes due in 2103, the remaining $130 million of AGMH 6.25% Notes due in 2102, and $170 million of the $500 million of AGUS 5% Senior Notes due in 2024.
In FY 2021, as a result of these redemptions, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $175 million on a pre-tax basis ($138 million after-tax) which represents the difference between the amount paid to redeem the debt and the carrying value of the debt. The loss on extinguishment of debt primarily consisted of a $156 million acceleration of unamortized fair value adjustments that were originally recorded upon the acquisition of AGMH in 2009, and a $19 million make-whole payment associated with the redemption of $170 million of AGUS 5% Senior Notes. The unamortized fair value adjustments of $156 million that were included in the loss on extinguishment of debt represented a non-cash expense that, had the corresponding debt obligations not been redeemed, would have been recognized as interest expense over the remaining 80+ year terms of those obligations.
Other (Effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation)
The effect of consolidating FG VIEs and CIVs in FY 2021 was an after-tax gain of $30 million compared with an after-tax loss of $12 million in FY 2020. In FY 2021, the Company consolidated an AssuredIM healthcare fund that resulted in a $31 million pre-tax gain on consolidation.
Reconciliation to GAAP
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to AGL to adjusted operating income (loss).
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to AGL to
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
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| Year Ended |
| December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 |
| Total | | Per Diluted Share | | Total | | Per Diluted Share |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL | $ | 389 | | | $ | 5.23 | | | $ | 362 | | | $ | 4.19 | |
| Less pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | |
| Realized gains (losses) on investments | 15 | | | 0.20 | | | 18 | | | 0.21 | |
| Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | (64) | | | (0.85) | | | 65 | | | 0.75 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | (28) | | | (0.38) | | | (1) | | | (0.01) | |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement of premiums receivable and loss and LAE reserves (1) | (21) | | | (0.29) | | | 42 | | | 0.49 | |
| Total pre-tax adjustments | (98) | | | (1.32) | | | 124 | | | 1.44 | |
| Less tax effect on pre-tax adjustments | 17 | | | 0.23 | | | (18) | | | (0.22) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 470 | | | $ | 6.32 | | | $ | 256 | | | $ | 2.97 | |
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| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in adjusted operating income | $ | 30 | | | $ | 0.41 | | | $ | (12) | | | $ | (0.14) | |
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(1) Foreign exchange gains and losses in all periods primarily relate to remeasurement of premiums receivable and are mainly due to changes in the exchange rate of the pound sterling and euro relative to the U.S. dollar.
Non-credit impairment-related fair value losses on credit derivatives in FY 2021 primarily related to the lower cost to buy protection on the Company's name. Non-credit impairment-related fair value gains on credit derivatives in FY 2020 primarily related to the increased cost to buy protection on the Company's name.
Fair value losses on CCS in FY 2021 were primarily driven by tightened market spreads during the year. Fair value losses on CCS in FY 2020 were primarily due to a steep reduction in London Interbank Offered Rate, which was partially offset by widened market spreads.
Common Share Repurchases
Summary of Share Repurchases
(in millions, except per share amounts)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Amount | | Number of Shares | | Average Price Per Share |
| | | | | |
| 2021 (January 1 - March 31) | $ | 77.1 | | | 1.99 | | | $ | 38.83 | |
| 2021 (April 1 - June 30) | 88.0 | | | 1.89 | | | 46.63 | |
| 2021 (July 1 - September 30) | 139.4 | | | 2.92 | | | 47.76 | |
| 2021 (October 1 - December 31) | 191.8 | | | 3.72 | | | 51.47 | |
| Total 2021 | $ | 496.3 | | | 10.52 | | | 47.19 | |
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| 2022 (January 1 - February 24) | $ | 91.4 | | | 1.68 | | | $ | 54.32 | |
From 2013 through February 24, 2022, the Company has repurchased 133.7 million common shares at an average price of $31.78, representing approximately 69% of the total shares outstanding at the beginning of the repurchase program in 2013. In 2021 the Company repurchased 10.5 million shares or approximately 14% of shares outstanding at the beginning of 2021. On February 23, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $350 million of common shares. Under this and previous authorizations, as of February 24, 2022, the Company was authorized to purchase $364 million of its common shares. These repurchases can be made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.
The timing, form and amount of the share repurchases under the program are at the discretion of management and will depend on a variety of factors, including funds available at the parent company, other potential uses for such funds, market conditions, the Company's capital position, legal requirements and other factors, some of which factors may be impacted by the direct and indirect consequences of the course and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and evolving governmental and private responses to the pandemic. The repurchase program may be modified, extended or terminated by the Board of Directors at any time. It does not have an expiration date.
Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarter Ended | | Year Ended |
| December 31, | | December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| Revenues | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums | $ | 107 | | | $ | 154 | | | $ | 414 | | | $ | 485 | |
| Net investment income | 65 | | | 68 | | | 269 | | | 297 | |
| Asset management fees | 23 | | | 29 | | | 88 | | | 89 | |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) | 11 | | | 6 | | | 15 | | | 18 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | (27) | | | 61 | | | (58) | | | 81 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | — | | | (14) | | | (28) | | | (1) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | 5 | | | (2) | | | 23 | | | (10) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | 74 | | | 4 | | | 127 | | | 41 | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement | (1) | | | 59 | | | (23) | | | 39 | |
| Commutation gains (losses) | — | | | — | | | — | | | 38 | |
| Other income (loss) | 6 | | | 14 | | | 21 | | | 38 | |
| Total revenues | 263 | | | 379 | | | 848 | | | 1,115 | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | |
| Loss and LAE (benefit) | (166) | | | 73 | | | (220) | | | 203 | |
| Interest expense | 20 | | | 21 | | | 87 | | | 85 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | | | — | | | 175 | | | — | |
| Amortization of DAC | 4 | | | 5 | | | 14 | | | 16 | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 57 | | | 61 | | | 230 | | | 228 | |
| Other operating expenses | 44 | | | 69 | | | 179 | | | 197 | |
| Total expenses | (41) | | | 229 | | | 465 | | | 729 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of investees | 304 | | | 150 | | | 383 | | | 386 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | 28 | | | 24 | | | 94 | | | 27 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 332 | | | 174 | | | 477 | | | 413 | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 50 | | | 25 | | | 58 | | | 45 | |
| Net income (loss) | 282 | | | 149 | | | 419 | | | 368 | |
| Less: Noncontrolling interests | 19 | | | 1 | | | 30 | | | 6 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL | $ | 263 | | | $ | 148 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 362 | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| As of |
| December 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 |
| Assets | | | |
| Investments: | | | |
| Fixed-maturity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value | $ | 8,202 | | | $ | 8,773 | |
| Short-term investments, at fair value | 1,225 | | | 851 | |
| Other invested assets | 181 | | | 214 | |
| Total investments | 9,608 | | | 9,838 | |
| Cash | 120 | | | 162 | |
| Premiums receivable, net of commissions payable | 1,372 | | | 1,372 | |
| DAC | 131 | | | 119 | |
| Salvage and subrogation recoverable | 801 | | | 991 | |
| FG VIEs’ assets, at fair value | 260 | | | 296 | |
| Assets of CIVs | 5,271 | | | 1,913 | |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 175 | | | 203 | |
| Other assets | 470 | | | 440 | |
| Total assets | $ | 18,208 | | | $ | 15,334 | |
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| Liabilities | | | |
| Unearned premium reserve | $ | 3,716 | | | $ | 3,735 | |
| Loss and LAE reserve | 869 | | | 1,088 | |
| Long-term debt | 1,673 | | | 1,224 | |
| Credit derivative liabilities, at fair value | 156 | | | 103 | |
| FG VIEs’ liabilities, at fair value | 289 | | | 333 | |
| Liabilities of CIVs | 4,436 | | | 1,590 | |
| Other liabilities | 569 | | | 556 | |
| Total liabilities | 11,708 | | | 8,629 | |
| | | |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interests | 22 | | | 21 | |
| | | |
| Shareholders' equity | | | |
| Common shares | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Retained earnings | 5,990 | | | 6,143 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 300 | | | 498 | |
| Deferred equity compensation | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Total shareholders' equity attributable to AGL | 6,292 | | | 6,643 | |
| Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests | 186 | | | 41 | |
| Total shareholders' equity | 6,478 | | | 6,684 | |
| Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity | $ | 18,208 | | | $ | 15,334 | |
Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company discloses both: (a) financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP; and (b) financial measures not determined in accordance with GAAP (non-GAAP financial measures). Financial measures identified as non-GAAP should not be considered substitutes for GAAP financial measures. The primary limitation of non-GAAP financial measures is the potential lack of comparability to financial measures of other companies, whose definitions of non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those of the Company.
The Company believes its presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides information that is necessary for analysts to calculate their estimates of Assured Guaranty’s financial results in their research reports on Assured Guaranty and for investors, analysts and the financial news media to evaluate Assured Guaranty’s financial results.
GAAP requires the Company to consolidate entities where it is deemed to be the primary beneficiary which include:
•FG VIEs, which the Company does not own and where its exposure is limited to its obligation under the financial guaranty insurance contract, and
•CIVs in which certain subsidiaries invest and which are managed by AssuredIM.
The Company provides the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation that is embedded in each non-GAAP financial measure, as applicable. The Company believes this information may also be useful to analysts and investors evaluating Assured Guaranty’s financial results. In the case of both the consolidated FG VIEs and the CIVs, the economic effect of each of the consolidated FG VIEs and CIVs is reflected primarily in the results of the Insurance segment.
Management and the Board of Directors use non-GAAP financial measures further adjusted to remove the effect of VIE consolidation (which the Company refers to as its core financial measures), as well as GAAP financial measures and other factors, to evaluate the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and progress towards long-term goals. The Company uses core financial measures in its decision-making process for and in its calculation of certain components of management compensation. The core financial measures that the Company uses to help determine compensation are: (1) adjusted operating income, further adjusted to remove the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation; (2) adjusted operating shareholders’ equity, further adjusted to remove the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation; (3) growth in adjusted book value per share, further adjusted to remove the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation; (4) PVP, and (5) gross third-party assets raised.
Management believes that many investors, analysts and financial news reporters use adjusted operating shareholders’ equity and/or adjusted book value, each further adjusted to remove the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation, as the principal financial measures for valuing AGL’s current share price or projected share price and also as the basis of their decision to recommend, buy or sell AGL’s common shares. Management also believes that many of the Company’s fixed income investors also use adjusted operating shareholders’ equity, further adjusted to remove the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation, to evaluate the Company’s capital adequacy.
Adjusted operating income, further adjusted for the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation enables investors and analysts to evaluate the Company’s financial results in comparison with the consensus analyst estimates distributed publicly by financial databases.
The following paragraphs define each non-GAAP financial measure disclosed by the Company and describe why it is useful. To the extent there is a directly comparable GAAP financial measure, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure and the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is presented below.
Adjusted Operating Income
Management believes that adjusted operating income is a useful measure because it clarifies the understanding of the operating results of the Company. Adjusted operating income is defined as net income (loss) attributable to AGL, as reported under GAAP, adjusted for the following:
1) Elimination of realized gains (losses) on the Company’s investments, except for gains and losses on securities classified as trading. The timing of realized gains and losses, which depends largely on market credit cycles, can vary considerably across periods. The timing of sales is largely subject to the Company’s discretion and influenced by market opportunities, as well as the Company’s tax and capital profile.
2) Elimination of non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives that are recognized in net income, which is the amount of unrealized fair value gains (losses) in excess of the present value of the expected estimated economic credit losses, and non-economic payments. Such fair value adjustments are heavily affected by, and in part fluctuate with, changes in market interest rates, the Company’s credit spreads, and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss.
3) Elimination of fair value gains (losses) on the Company’s CCS that are recognized in net income. Such amounts are affected by changes in market interest rates, the Company’s credit spreads, price indications on the Company’s publicly traded debt, and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss.
4) Elimination of foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement of net premium receivables and loss and LAE reserves that are recognized in net income. Long-dated receivables and loss and LAE reserves represent the present value of future contractual or expected cash flows. Therefore, the current period’s foreign exchange remeasurement gains (losses) are not necessarily indicative of the total foreign exchange gains (losses) that the Company will ultimately recognize.
5) Elimination of the tax effects related to the above adjustments, which are determined by applying the statutory tax rate in each of the jurisdictions that generate these adjustments.
See “Reconciliation to GAAP” above for a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to AGL to adjusted operating income (loss).
Adjusted Operating Shareholders’ Equity and Adjusted Book Value
Management believes that adjusted operating shareholders’ equity is a useful measure because it excludes the fair value adjustments on investments, credit derivatives and CCS that are not expected to result in economic gain or loss.
Adjusted operating shareholders’ equity is defined as shareholders’ equity attributable to AGL, as reported under GAAP, adjusted for the following:
1) Elimination of non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives, which is the amount of unrealized fair value gains (losses) in excess of the present value of the expected estimated economic credit losses, and non-economic payments. Such fair value adjustments are heavily affected by, and in part fluctuate with, changes in market interest rates, credit spreads and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss.
2) Elimination of fair value gains (losses) on the Company’s CCS. Such amounts are affected by changes in market interest rates, the Company’s credit spreads, price indications on the Company’s publicly traded debt, and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss.
3) Elimination of unrealized gains (losses) on the Company’s investments that are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) (excluding foreign exchange remeasurement). The AOCI component of the fair value adjustment on the investment portfolio is not deemed economic because the Company generally holds these investments to maturity and therefore should not recognize an economic gain or loss.
4) Elimination of the tax effects related to the above adjustments, which are determined by applying the statutory tax rate in each of the jurisdictions that generate these adjustments.
Management uses adjusted book value, further adjusted for FG VIE and CIV consolidation, to measure the intrinsic value of the Company, excluding franchise value. Growth in adjusted book value per share, further adjusted for FG VIE and CIV consolidation (core adjusted book value), is one of the key financial measures used in determining the amount of certain long-term compensation elements to management and employees and used by rating agencies and investors. Management believes that adjusted book value is a useful measure because it enables an evaluation of the Company’s in-force premiums and revenues net of expected losses. Adjusted book value is adjusted operating shareholders’ equity, as defined above, further adjusted for the following:
1) Elimination of deferred acquisition costs, net. These amounts represent net deferred expenses that have already been paid or accrued and will be expensed in future accounting periods.
2) Addition of the net present value of estimated net future revenue. See below.
3) Addition of the deferred premium revenue on financial guaranty contracts in excess of expected loss to be expensed, net of reinsurance. This amount represents the present value of the expected future net earned premiums, net of the present value of expected losses to be expensed, which are not reflected in GAAP equity.
4) Elimination of the tax effects related to the above adjustments, which are determined by applying the statutory tax rate in each of the jurisdictions that generate these adjustments.
The unearned premiums and revenues included in adjusted book value will be earned in future periods, but actual earnings may differ materially from the estimated amounts used in determining current adjusted book value due to changes in foreign exchange rates, prepayment speeds, terminations, credit defaults and other factors.
Reconciliation of GAAP Shareholders' Equity attributable to AGL to
Adjusted Operating Shareholders' Equity and ABV
(in millions, except per share amounts)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| As of |
| December 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 |
| Total | | Per Share | | Total | | Per Share |
| Shareholders' equity attributable to AGL | $ | 6,292 | | | 93.19 | | | $ | 6,643 | | | 85.66 | |
| Less pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | |
| Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | (54) | | | (0.80) | | | 9 | | | 0.12 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | 23 | | | 0.34 | | | 52 | | | 0.66 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on investment portfolio excluding foreign exchange effect | 404 | | | 5.99 | | | 611 | | | 7.89 | |
| Less taxes | (72) | | | (1.07) | | | (116) | | | (1.50) | |
| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity | 5,991 | | | 88.73 | | | 6,087 | | | 78.49 | |
| Pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | |
| Less: Deferred acquisition costs | 131 | | | 1.95 | | | 119 | | | 1.54 | |
| Plus: Net present value of estimated net future revenue | 160 | | | 2.37 | | | 182 | | | 2.35 | |
| Plus: Net unearned premium reserve on financial guaranty contracts in excess of expected loss to be expensed | 3,402 | | | 50.40 | | | 3,355 | | | 43.27 | |
| Plus taxes | (599) | | | (8.88) | | | (597) | | | (7.70) | |
| ABV | $ | 8,823 | | | 130.67 | | | $ | 8,908 | | | 114.87 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in: | | | | | | | |
| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity | $ | 32 | | | $ | 0.47 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 0.03 | |
| ABV | 23 | | | 0.34 | | | (8) | | | (0.10) | |
| | | | | | | |
| Shares outstanding at the end of the period | 67.5 | | | | | 77.5 | | | |
Net Present Value of Estimated Net Future Revenue
Management believes that this amount is a useful measure because it enables an evaluation of the value of the present value of estimated net future revenue for contracts other than financial guaranty insurance contracts (such as specialty insurance and reinsurance contracts and credit derivatives). This amount represents the net present value of estimated future revenue from these contracts (other than credit derivatives with net expected losses), net of reinsurance, ceding commissions and premium taxes.
Future installment premiums are discounted at the approximate average pre-tax book yield of fixed-maturity securities purchased during the prior calendar year, other than loss mitigation securities. The discount rate is recalculated annually and updated as necessary. Net present value of estimated future revenue for an obligation may change from period to period due to a change in the discount rate or due to a change in estimated net future revenue for the obligation, which may change due to changes in foreign exchange rates, prepayment speeds, terminations, credit defaults or other factors that affect par outstanding or the ultimate maturity of an obligation. There is no corresponding GAAP financial measure.
PVP or Present Value of New Business Production
Management believes that PVP is a useful measure because it enables the evaluation of the value of new business production for the Company by taking into account the value of estimated future installment premiums on all new
contracts underwritten in a reporting period as well as additional installment premium on existing contracts (which may result from supplements or fees or from the issuer not calling an insured obligation the Company projected would be called), whether in insurance or credit derivative contract form, which management believes GAAP gross written premiums and changes in fair value of credit derivatives do not adequately measure. PVP in respect of contracts written in a specified period is defined as gross upfront and installment premiums received and the present value of gross estimated future installment premiums.
Future installment premiums are discounted at the approximate average pre-tax book yield of fixed-maturity securities purchased during the prior calendar year, other than loss mitigation securities. The discount rate is recalculated annually and updated as necessary. Under GAAP, financial guaranty installment premiums are discounted at a risk-free rate. Additionally, under GAAP, management records future installment premiums on financial guaranty insurance contracts covering non-homogeneous pools of assets based on the contractual term of the transaction, whereas for PVP purposes, management records an estimate of the future installment premiums the Company expects to receive, which may be based upon a shorter period of time than the contractual term of the transaction.
Actual installment premiums may differ from those estimated in the Company’s PVP calculation due to factors including, but not limited to, changes in foreign exchange rates, prepayment speeds, terminations, credit defaults, or other factors that affect par outstanding or the ultimate maturity of an obligation.
Reconciliation of GWP to PVP
(in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quarter Ended December 31, 2021 |
| | Public Finance | | Structured Finance | | |
| | U.S. | | Non-U.S. | | U.S. | | Non-U.S. | | Total |
| GWP | | $ | 71 | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | 8 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 100 | |
Less: Installment GWP and other GAAP adjustments (1) | | 10 | | | 16 | | | 5 | | | 2 | | | 33 | |
| Upfront GWP | | 61 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | — | | | 67 | |
| Plus: Installment premium PVP | | 9 | | | 13 | | | 7 | | | 2 | | | 31 | |
| PVP | | $ | 70 | | | $ | 16 | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 98 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quarter Ended December 31, 2020 |
| | Public Finance | | Structured Finance | | |
| | U.S. | | Non-U.S. | | U.S. | | Non-U.S. | | Total |
| GWP | | $ | 112 | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | 8 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 120 | |
Less: Installment GWP and other GAAP adjustments(1) | | 33 | | | (2) | | | 7 | | | 1 | | | 39 | |
| Upfront GWP | | 79 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | — | | | 81 | |
| Plus: Installment premium PVP | | 31 | | | 8 | | | 4 | | | 2 | | | 45 | |
| PVP | | $ | 110 | | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 126 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
| | Public Finance | | Structured Finance | | |
| | U.S. | | Non-U.S. | | U.S. | | Non-U.S. | | Total |
| GWP | | $ | 231 | | | $ | 89 | | | $ | 51 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 377 | |
Less: Installment GWP and other GAAP adjustments(1) | | 43 | | | 65 | | | 44 | | | 6 | | | 158 | |
| Upfront GWP | | 188 | | | 24 | | | 7 | | | — | | | 219 | |
| Plus: Installment premium PVP | | 47 | | | 55 | | | 35 | | | 5 | | | 142 | |
| PVP | | $ | 235 | | | $ | 79 | | | $ | 42 | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 361 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2020 |
| | Public Finance | | Structured Finance | | |
| | U.S. | | Non-U.S. | | U.S. | | Non-U.S. | | Total |
| GWP | | $ | 294 | | | $ | 142 | | | $ | 18 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 454 | |
Less: Installment GWP and other GAAP adjustments(1) | | 33 | | | 141 | | | 17 | | | — | | | 191 | |
| Upfront GWP | | 261 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | — | | | 263 | |
| Plus: Installment premium PVP | | 31 | | | 81 | | | 13 | | | 2 | | | 127 | |
| PVP | | $ | 292 | | | $ | 82 | | | $ | 14 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 390 | |
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(1) Includes present value of new business on installment policies discounted at the prescribed GAAP discount rates, GWP adjustments on existing installment policies due to changes in assumptions, and other GAAP adjustments.
AUM Definitions
The Company uses AUM as a metric to measure progress in its Asset Management segment. Management fee revenue is based on a variety of factors and is not perfectly correlated with AUM. However, the Company believes that AUM is a useful metric for assessing the relative size and scope of our asset management business. The Company uses measures of its AUM in its decision-making process and intends to use a measure of change in AUM in its calculation of certain components of management compensation. Investors also use AUM to evaluate companies that participate in the asset management business. AUM refers to the assets managed, advised or serviced by the Asset Management segment and equals the sum of the following:
•the amount of aggregate collateral balance and principal cash of AssuredIM’s CLOs, including CLO Equity that may be held by AssuredIM Funds. This also includes CLO assets managed by BlueMountain Fuji Management, LLC (BM Fuji), which was sold to a third party in the second quarter of 2021. AssuredIM is not the investment manager of BM Fuji-advised CLOs, but following the sale, AssuredIM sub-advises and continues to provide personnel and other services to BM Fuji associated with the management of BM Fuji-advised CLOs pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement and a personnel and services agreement, consistent with past practices; and
•the net asset value of all funds and accounts other than CLOs, plus any unfunded commitments. Changes in NAV attributable to movements in fund value of certain private equity funds are reported on a quarter lag.
The Company’s calculation of AUM may differ from the calculation employed by other investment managers and, as a result, this measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures presented by other investment managers. The calculation also differs from the manner in which AssuredIM affiliates registered with the SEC report “Regulatory Assets Under Management” on Form ADV and Form PF in various ways.
The Company also uses several other measurements of AUM to understand and measure its AUM in more detail and for various purposes, including its relative position in the market and its income and income potential:
“Third-party AUM” refers to the assets AssuredIM manages or advises on behalf of third-party investors. This includes current and former employee investments in AssuredIM Funds. For CLOs, this also includes CLO Equity that may be held by AssuredIM Funds.
“Intercompany AUM” refers to the assets AssuredIM manages or advises on behalf of the Company. This includes investments from affiliates of Assured Guaranty along with general partners’ investments of AssuredIM (or its affiliates) into the AssuredIM Funds.
“Funded AUM” refers to assets that have been deployed or invested into the funds or CLOs.
“Unfunded AUM” refers to unfunded capital commitments from closed-end funds and CLO warehouse funds.
“Fee earning AUM” refers to assets where AssuredIM collects fees and has elected not to waive or rebate fees to investors.
“Non-fee earning AUM” refers to assets where AssuredIM does not collect fees or has elected to waive or rebate fees to investors. AssuredIM reserves the right to waive some or all fees for certain investors, including investors affiliated with AssuredIM and/or the Company. Further, to the extent that the Company’s wind-down and/or opportunity funds are invested in AssuredIM managed CLOs, AssuredIM may rebate any management fees and/or performance fees earned from the CLOs to the extent such fees are attributable to the wind-down and opportunity funds’ holdings of CLOs also managed by AssuredIM.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
The Company will host a conference call for investors at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time) on Friday, February 25, 2022. The conference call will be available via live and archived webcast in the Investor Information section of the Company's website at AssuredGuaranty.com or by dialing 1-877-281-1545 (in the U.S.) or 1-412-902-6609 (International). A replay of the call will be made available through May 25, 2022. To listen to the replay, dial 1-877-344-7529 (in the U.S.) or 1-412-317-0088 (International), passcode 7345917. The replay will be available one hour after the conference call ends.
Please refer to Assured Guaranty's December 31, 2021 Financial Supplement, which is posted on the Company's website at assuredguaranty.com/agldata, for more information on the Company's financial guaranty portfolio, investment portfolio and other items. In addition, the Company is posting at assuredguaranty.com/presentations its “December 31, 2021 Equity Investor Presentation.”
The Company plans to post by early next week on its website at assuredguaranty.com/agldata the following:
•“Public Finance Transactions in 4Q 2021,” which lists the U.S. public finance new issues insured by the Company in fourth quarter 2021, and
•“Structured Finance Transactions at December 31, 2021,” which lists the Company's structured finance exposure as of that date.
In addition, the Company will post on its website, when available, the Company's separate-company subsidiary financial supplements and its “Fixed Income Presentation” for the current quarter. Those documents will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Assured Guaranty Ltd. is a publicly traded (NYSE: AGO), Bermuda-based holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Assured Guaranty provides credit enhancement products to the U.S. and international public finance, infrastructure and structured finance markets and also provides asset management services. More information on Assured Guaranty Ltd. and its subsidiaries can be found at AssuredGuaranty.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Any forward-looking statements made in this press release reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. For example, Assured Guaranty’s calculations of ABV, PVP, net present value of estimated future installment premiums in force and total estimated net future premium earnings and statements regarding its capital position and demand for its insurance and other forward-looking statements could be affected by the development, course and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the governmental and private actions taken in response, the effectiveness, acceptance and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, and the global consequences of the pandemic and such actions, including their impact on the factors listed below; changes in the world’s credit markets, segments thereof, interest rates, credit spreads or general economic conditions; developments in the world’s financial and capital markets that adversely affect insured obligors’ repayment rates, Assured Guaranty’s insurance loss or recovery experience, investments of Assured Guaranty or assets it manages; reduction in the amount of available insurance opportunities and/or in the demand for Assured Guaranty’s insurance; the loss of investors in Assured Guaranty’s asset management strategies or the failure to attract new investors to Assured Guaranty’s asset management business; the possibility that budget or pension shortfalls or other factors will result in credit losses or impairments on obligations of state, territorial and local governments and their related authorities and public corporations that Assured Guaranty insures or reinsures; insured losses in excess of those expected by Assured Guaranty or the failure of Assured Guaranty to realize loss recoveries that are assumed in its expected loss estimates for insurance exposures including as a result of the failure to resolve Assured Guaranty's Puerto Rico exposures in a manner substantially consistent with the support agreements signed to date; increased competition, including from new entrants into the financial guaranty industry; poor performance of Assured Guaranty’s asset management strategies compared to the performance of the asset management strategies of Assured Guaranty’s competitors; the possibility that investments made by Assured Guaranty for its investment portfolio, including alternative investments and investments it manages, do not result in the benefits anticipated or subject Assured Guaranty to reduced liquidity at a time it requires liquidity, or to unanticipated consequences; the impact of market volatility on the mark-to-market of Assured Guaranty’s assets and liabilities subject to mark-to-market, including certain of its investments, most of its financial guaranty contracts written in credit default swap form, and certain consolidated variable interest entities; rating agency action, including a ratings downgrade, a change in outlook, the placement of ratings on watch for downgrade, or a change in rating criteria, at any time, of AGL or any of its insurance subsidiaries, and/or of any securities AGL or any of its subsidiaries have issued, and/or of transactions that AGL’s insurance subsidiaries have insured; the inability of Assured Guaranty to access external sources of capital on acceptable terms; changes in applicable accounting policies or practices; changes in applicable laws or regulations, including insurance, bankruptcy and tax laws, or other governmental actions; the failure of Assured Guaranty to successfully integrate the business of BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC (BlueMountain, now known as Assured Investment Management LLC) and its associated entities; the possibility that acquisitions made by Assured Guaranty, including its acquisition of BlueMountain, do not result in the benefits anticipated or subject Assured Guaranty to unanticipated consequences; difficulties with the execution of Assured Guaranty’s business strategy; loss of key personnel; the effects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; natural or man-made catastrophes or pandemics, including developments in eastern Europe; other risk factors identified in AGL’s filings with the SEC; other risks and uncertainties that have not been identified at this time; and management’s response to these factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of February 24, 2022, and Assured Guaranty undertakes no obligation to update publicly or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
Contact Information
Robert Tucker
Senior Managing Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
212-339-0861
Ashweeta Durani
Vice President, Corporate Communications
212-408-6042
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
December 31, 2021
Financial Supplement
This financial supplement should be read in conjunction with documents filed by Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGL and, together with its subsidiaries, Assured Guaranty or the Company) with the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements:
Any forward looking statements made in this supplement reflect the current views of Assured Guaranty with respect to future events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. Assured Guaranty's forward looking statements could be affected by many events. These events include (1) the development, course and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the governmental and private actions taken in response, the effectiveness, acceptance and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, and the global consequences of the pandemic and such actions, including their impact on the factors listed below; (2) changes in the world’s credit markets, segments thereof, interest rates, credit spreads or general economic conditions; (3) developments in the world’s financial and capital markets that adversely affect insured obligors’ repayment rates, Assured Guaranty’s insurance loss or recovery experience, investments of Assured Guaranty or assets it manages; (4) reduction in the amount of available insurance opportunities and/or in the demand for Assured Guaranty’s insurance; (5) the loss of investors in Assured Guaranty’s asset management strategies or the failure to attract new investors to Assured Guaranty’s asset management business; (6) the possibility that budget or pension shortfalls or other factors will result in credit losses or impairments on obligations of state, territorial and local governments and their related authorities and public corporations that Assured Guaranty insures or reinsures; (7) insured losses in excess of those expected by Assured Guaranty or the failure of Assured Guaranty to realize loss recoveries that are assumed in its expected loss estimates for insurance exposures, including as a result of the failure to resolve Assured Guaranty’s Puerto Rico exposures in a manner substantially consistent with the support agreements signed to date; (8) increased competition, including from new entrants into the financial guaranty industry; (9) poor performance of Assured Guaranty's asset management strategies compared to the performance of the asset management strategies of Assured Guaranty’s competitors; (10) the possibility that investments made by Assured Guaranty for its investment portfolio, including alternative investments and investments it manages, do not result in the benefits anticipated or subject Assured Guaranty to reduced liquidity at a time it requires liquidity or to unanticipated consequences; (11) the impact of market volatility on the mark-to-market of Assured Guaranty’s assets and liabilities subject to mark-to-market, including certain of its investments, most of its financial guaranty contracts written in credit default swap form, and certain consolidated variable interest entities; (12) rating agency action, including a ratings downgrade, a change in outlook, the placement of ratings on watch for downgrade, or a change in rating criteria, at any time, of AGL or any of its insurance subsidiaries, and/or of any securities AGL or any of its subsidiaries have issued, and/or of transactions that AGL’s insurance subsidiaries have insured; (13) the inability of Assured Guaranty to access external sources of capital on acceptable terms; (14) changes in applicable accounting policies or practices; (15) changes in applicable laws or regulations, including insurance, bankruptcy and tax laws, or other governmental actions; (16) the failure of Assured Guaranty to successfully integrate the business of BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC (BlueMountain, now known as Assured Investment Management LLC) and its associated entities; (17) the possibility that acquisitions made by Assured Guaranty, including its acquisition of BlueMountain (BlueMountain Acquisition), do not result in the benefits anticipated or subject Assured Guaranty to unanticipated consequences; (18) difficulties with the execution of Assured Guaranty’s business strategy; (19) loss of key personnel; (20) the effects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; (21) natural or man-made catastrophes or pandemics, including developments in eastern Europe; (22) other risk factors identified in AGL’s filings with the U.S. SEC; (23) other risks and uncertainties that have not been identified at this time; and; (24) management’s response to these factors. Assured Guaranty undertakes no obligation to update publicly or review any forward looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Selected Financial Highlights (1 of 2)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| | December 31, | | December 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| GAAP Highlights | | | | | | | | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL | | $ | 263 | | | $ | 148 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 362 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL per diluted share | | 3.74 | | | 1.82 | | | 5.23 | | | 4.19 | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding | | | | | | | | |
| Basic shares outstanding | | 69.4 | | | 79.9 | | | 73.5 | | | 85.5 | |
| Diluted shares outstanding | | 70.4 | | | 80.7 | | | 74.3 | | | 86.2 | |
| Effective tax rate on net income | | 14.9 | % | | 14.3 | % | | 12.2 | % | | 10.9 | % |
GAAP return on equity (ROE) (3) | | 16.8 | % | | 8.9 | % | | 6.0 | % | | 5.4 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
Non-GAAP Highlights (1) | | | | | | | | |
Components of adjusted operating income (loss) (1) | | | | | | | | |
| Insurance segment | | $ | 277 | | | $ | 109 | | | $ | 722 | | | $ | 429 | |
| Asset Management segment | | (3) | | | (20) | | | (19) | | | (50) | |
| Corporate division | | (31) | | | (28) | | | (263) | | | (111) | |
Other (5) | | 30 | | | (5) | | | 30 | | | (12) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | | $ | 273 | | | $ | 56 | | | $ | 470 | | | $ | 256 | |
Adjusted operating income (loss) per diluted share (1) | | $ | 3.88 | | | $ | 0.69 | | | $ | 6.32 | | | $ | 2.97 | |
| Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | | 70.4 | | | 80.7 | | | 74.3 | | | 86.2 | |
Effective tax rate on adjusted operating income (2) | | 15.1 | % | | 12.7 | % | | 13.2 | % | | 9.1 | % |
Adjusted operating ROE (1)(3) | | 18.4 | % | | 3.7 | % | | 7.8 | % | | 4.2 | % |
| Insurance Segment | | | | | | | | |
| Gross written premiums (GWP) | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 120 | | | $ | 377 | | | $ | 454 | |
Present value of new business production (PVP) (1) | | 98 | | | 126 | | | 361 | | | 390 | |
| Gross par written | | 6,486 | | | 6,788 | | | 26,656 | | | 23,265 | |
| Asset Management Segment | | | | | | | | |
| Assets under management (AUM): | | | | | | | | |
| Inflows-third party | | $ | 889 | | | $ | 1,152 | | | $ | 2,971 | | | $ | 1,618 | |
| Inflows-intercompany | | 61 | | | 326 | | | 243 | | | 1,257 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Effect of refundings and terminations on GAAP measures: | | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums, pre-tax | | $ | 20 | | | $ | 65 | | | $ | 59 | | | $ | 129 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) of credit derivatives, pre-tax | | — | | | — | | | 7 | | | 1 | |
| Net income effect | | 15 | | | 48 | | | 51 | | | 98 | |
| Net income per diluted share | | 0.21 | | | 0.60 | | | 0.68 | | | 1.14 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Effect of refundings and terminations on non-GAAP measures: | | | | | | | | |
Operating net earned premiums and credit derivative revenues (4), pre-tax | | $ | 20 | | | $ | 65 | | | $ | 66 | | | $ | 130 | |
Adjusted operating income (4) effect | | 15 | | | 48 | | | 51 | | | 98 | |
Adjusted operating income per diluted share (4) | | 0.21 | | | 0.60 | | | 0.68 | | | 1.14 | |
1) Please refer to the explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth at the end of this Financial Supplement.
2) Represents the ratio of adjusted operating provision for income taxes to adjusted operating income before income taxes.
3) Quarterly ROE calculations represent annualized returns. See page 11 for additional information on calculation.
4) Consolidated statements of operations items mentioned in this Financial Supplement that are described as operating (i.e. operating net earned premiums) are non-GAAP measures and represent components of adjusted operating income. Please refer to the explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth at the end of this Financial Supplement.
5) Represents the effect of consolidating financial guaranty variable interest entities and consolidated investment vehicles (FG VIE and CIV consolidation).
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Selected Financial Highlights (2 of 2)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
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| | As of |
| | December 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 |
| | Amount | | Per Share | | Amount | | Per Share |
| Shareholders' equity attributable to AGL | | $ | 6,292 | | | $ | 93.19 | | | $ | 6,643 | | | $ | 85.66 | |
Adjusted operating shareholders' equity (1) | | 5,991 | | | 88.73 | | | 6,087 | | | 78.49 | |
Adjusted book value (1) | | 8,823 | | | 130.67 | | | 8,908 | | | 114.87 | |
| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in: | | | | | | | | |
| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity | | 32 | | | 0.47 | | | 2 | | | 0.03 | |
| Adjusted book value | | 23 | | | 0.34 | | | (8) | | | (0.10) | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Shares outstanding at the end of period | | 67.5 | | | | | 77.5 | | | |
| Exposure | | | | | | | | |
| Financial guaranty net debt service outstanding | | $ | 367,360 | | | | | $ | 366,233 | | | |
| Financial guaranty net par outstanding | | 236,392 | | | | | 234,153 | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Claims-paying resources (2) | | $ | 11,219 | | | | | $ | 11,077 | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| AUM | | | | | | | | |
| Collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) | | $ | 14,699 | | | | | $ | 13,856 | | | |
| Opportunity funds | | 1,824 | | | | | 1,486 | | | |
| Liquid strategies | | 389 | | | | | 383 | | | |
| Wind-down funds | | 582 | | | | | 1,623 | | | |
| Total | | $ | 17,494 | | | | | $ | 17,348 | | | |
1) Please refer to the explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth at the end of this Financial Supplement.
2) See page 19 for additional detail on claims-paying resources.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of |
| | December 31, | | December 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 |
| Assets | | | | |
| Investments: | | | | |
| Fixed-maturity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value | | $ | 8,202 | | | $ | 8,773 | |
| Short-term investments, at fair value | | 1,225 | | | 851 | |
| Other invested assets | | 181 | | | 214 | |
| Total investments | | 9,608 | | | 9,838 | |
| Cash | | 120 | | | 162 | |
| Premiums receivable, net of commissions payable | | 1,372 | | | 1,372 | |
| Deferred acquisition costs (DAC) | | 131 | | | 119 | |
| Salvage and subrogation recoverable | | 801 | | | 991 | |
| Financial guaranty variable interest entities' (FG VIEs') assets, at fair value | | 260 | | | 296 | |
| Assets of consolidated investment vehicles (CIVs) | | 5,271 | | | 1,913 | |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | | 175 | | | 203 | |
| Other assets | | 470 | | | 440 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 18,208 | | | $ | 15,334 | |
| | | | |
| Liabilities | | | | |
| Unearned premium reserve | | $ | 3,716 | | | $ | 3,735 | |
| Loss and loss adjustment expense (LAE) reserve | | 869 | | | 1,088 | |
| Long-term debt | | 1,673 | | | 1,224 | |
| Credit derivative liabilities, at fair value | | 156 | | | 103 | |
| FG VIEs' liabilities, at fair value | | 289 | | | 333 | |
| Liabilities of CIVs | | 4,436 | | | 1,590 | |
| Other liabilities | | 569 | | | 556 | |
| Total liabilities | | 11,708 | | | 8,629 | |
| | | | |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interests | | 22 | | | 21 | |
| | | | |
| Shareholders' equity | | | | |
| Common shares | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Retained earnings | | 5,990 | | | 6,143 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | | 300 | | | 498 | |
| Deferred equity compensation | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Total shareholders' equity attributable to AGL | | 6,292 | | | 6,643 | |
| Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests | | 186 | | | 41 | |
| Total shareholders' equity | | 6,478 | | | 6,684 | |
| Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 18,208 | | | $ | 15,334 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| | December 31, | | December 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| Revenues | | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums | | $ | 107 | | | $ | 154 | | | $ | 414 | | | $ | 485 | |
| Net investment income | | 65 | | | 68 | | | 269 | | | 297 | |
| Asset management fees | | 23 | | | 29 | | | 88 | | | 89 | |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) | | 11 | | | 6 | | | 15 | | | 18 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | | (27) | | | 61 | | | (58) | | | 81 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on committed capital securities (CCS) | | — | | | (14) | | | (28) | | | (1) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | | 5 | | | (2) | | | 23 | | | (10) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | | 74 | | | 4 | | | 127 | | | 41 | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement | | (1) | | | 59 | | | (23) | | | 39 | |
| Commutation gains (losses) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 38 | |
| Other income (loss) | | 6 | | | 14 | | | 21 | | | 38 | |
| Total revenues | | 263 | | | 379 | | | 848 | | | 1,115 | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | | |
| Loss and LAE (benefit) | | (166) | | | 73 | | | (220) | | | 203 | |
| Interest expense | | 20 | | | 21 | | | 87 | | | 85 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | | — | | | — | | | 175 | | | — | |
| Amortization of DAC | | 4 | | | 5 | | | 14 | | | 16 | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | | 57 | | | 61 | | | 230 | | | 228 | |
| Other operating expenses | | 44 | | | 69 | | | 179 | | | 197 | |
| Total expenses | | (41) | | | 229 | | | 465 | | | 729 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of investees | | 304 | | | 150 | | | 383 | | | 386 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | | 28 | | | 24 | | | 94 | | | 27 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | 332 | | | 174 | | | 477 | | | 413 | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | | 50 | | | 25 | | | 58 | | | 45 | |
| Net income (loss) | | 282 | | | 149 | | | 419 | | | 368 | |
| Less: Noncontrolling interests | | 19 | | | 1 | | | 30 | | | 6 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL | | $ | 263 | | | $ | 148 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Earnings per share: | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | $ | 3.80 | | | $ | 1.84 | | | $ | 5.29 | | | $ | 4.22 | |
| Diluted | | $ | 3.74 | | | $ | 1.82 | | | $ | 5.23 | | | $ | 4.19 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Income Components (1 of 5)
(in millions)
Components of Adjusted Operating Income and Reconciliation to Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Assured Guaranty Ltd.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| | | December 31, | | December 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| Components of Adjusted Operating Income: | | | | | | | | |
| Segments: | | | | | | | | |
| Insurance | | $ | 277 | | | $ | 109 | | | $ | 722 | | | $ | 429 | |
| Asset Management | | (3) | | | (20) | | | (19) | | | (50) | |
| Total segments | | 274 | | | 89 | | | 703 | | | 379 | |
| Corporate division | | (31) | | | (28) | | | (263) | | | (111) | |
| Other | | 30 | | | (5) | | | 30 | | | (12) | |
| Subtotal | | 273 | | | 56 | | | 470 | | | 256 | |
| Reconciliation to Net Income Attributable to Assured Guaranty Ltd.: | | | | | | | | |
| Realized gains (losses) on investments | | 11 | | | 6 | | | 15 | | | 18 | |
| Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | | (23) | | | 59 | | | (64) | | | 65 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | | — | | | (14) | | | (28) | | | (1) | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement of premiums receivable and loss and LAE reserves | | — | | | 57 | | | (21) | | | 42 | |
| Tax effect | | 2 | | | (16) | | | 17 | | | (18) | |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | $ | 263 | | | $ | 148 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 362 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Income Components (2 of 5)
(in millions)
Components of Income for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Segments | | Corporate and Other | | | | |
| Insurance | | Asset Management | | Corporate | | Other (1) | | Reconciling Items | | Consolidated |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums | $ | 108 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | — | | | $ | 107 | |
| Net investment income | 67 | | | — | | | 1 | | | (3) | | | — | | | 65 | |
| Asset management fees | — | | | 21 | | | — | | | 2 | | | — | | | 23 | |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 11 | | | 11 | |
Fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives (2) | 3 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (30) | | | (27) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5 | | | — | | | 5 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | — | | | — | | | — | | | 74 | | | — | | | 74 | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement | (1) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1) | |
| Other income (loss) | 5 | | | 2 | | | — | | | (1) | | | — | | | 6 | |
| Total revenues | 182 | | | 23 | | | 1 | | | 76 | | | (19) | | | 263 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and LAE (benefit) (3) | (161) | | | — | | | — | | | 2 | | | (7) | | | (166) | |
| Interest expense | — | | | 1 | | | 22 | | | (3) | | | — | | | 20 | |
| Amortization of DAC | 4 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4 | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 37 | | | 14 | | | 6 | | | — | | | — | | | 57 | |
| Other operating expenses | 22 | | | 11 | | | 5 | | | 6 | | | — | | | 44 | |
| Total expenses | (98) | | | 26 | | | 33 | | | 5 | | | (7) | | | (41) | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | 44 | | | — | | | (1) | | | (15) | | | — | | | 28 | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 47 | | | — | | | (2) | | | 7 | | | (2) | | | 50 | |
| Less: Noncontrolling interests | — | | | — | | | — | | | 19 | | | — | | | 19 | |
| Total | $ | 277 | | | $ | (3) | | | $ | (31) | | | $ | 30 | | | $ | (10) | | | $ | 263 | |
1) Includes the consolidation of the FG VIEs and CIVs and intersegment eliminations.
2) Insurance segment balances for this line include only the credit derivative revenues component of realized gains (losses) on credit derivatives.
3) Insurance segment balances for this line item includes credit derivative impairment (recoveries).
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Income Components (3 of 5)
(in millions)
Components of Income for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Segments | | Corporate and Other | | | | |
| Insurance | | Asset Management | | Corporate | | Other (1) | | Reconciling Items | | Consolidated |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums | $ | 155 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | — | | | $ | 154 | |
| Net investment income | 70 | | | — | | | 1 | | | (3) | | | — | | | 68 | |
| Asset management fees | — | | | 20 | | | — | | | 9 | | | — | | | 29 | |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6 | | | 6 | |
Fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives (2) | 4 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 57 | | | 61 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (14) | | | (14) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | — | | | — | | | — | | | (2) | | | — | | | (2) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4 | | | — | | | 4 | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement | 2 | | | — | | | | | — | | | 57 | | | 59 | |
| Other income (loss) | 12 | | | 2 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 14 | |
| Total revenues | 243 | | | 22 | | | 1 | | | 7 | | | 106 | | | 379 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and LAE (benefit) (3) | 71 | | | — | | | — | | | 4 | | | (2) | | | 73 | |
| Interest expense | — | | | — | | | 23 | | | (2) | | | — | | | 21 | |
| Amortization of DAC | 5 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5 | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 38 | | | 16 | | | 7 | | | — | | | — | | | 61 | |
| Other operating expenses | 24 | | | 31 | | | 3 | | | 11 | | | — | | | 69 | |
| Total expenses | 138 | | | 47 | | | 33 | | | 13 | | | (2) | | | 229 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | 24 | | | — | | | (1) | | | 1 | | | — | | | 24 | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 20 | | | (5) | | | (5) | | | (1) | | | 16 | | | 25 | |
| Less: Noncontrolling interests | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | 1 | |
| Total | $ | 109 | | | $ | (20) | | | $ | (28) | | | $ | (5) | | | $ | 92 | | | $ | 148 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
1) Includes the consolidation of the FG VIEs and CIVs and intersegment eliminations.
2) Insurance segment balances for this line include only the credit derivative revenues component of realized gains (losses) on credit derivatives.
3) Insurance segment balances for this line item includes credit derivative impairment (recoveries).
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Income Components (4 of 5)
(in millions)
Components of Income for the Year Ended December 31, 2021
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Segments | | Corporate and Other | | | | |
| Insurance | | Asset Management | | Corporate | | Other (1) | | Reconciling Items | | Consolidated |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums | $ | 418 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (4) | | | $ | — | | | $ | 414 | |
| Net investment income | 280 | | | — | | | 2 | | | (13) | | | — | | | 269 | |
| Asset management fees | — | | | 77 | | | — | | | 11 | | | — | | | 88 | |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 15 | | | 15 | |
Fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives (2) | 20 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (78) | | | (58) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (28) | | | (28) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | — | | | — | | | — | | | 23 | | | — | | | 23 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | — | | | — | | | — | | | 127 | | | — | | | 127 | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement | (2) | | | — | | | | | — | | | (21) | | | (23) | |
| Other income (loss) | 17 | | | 6 | | | — | | | (2) | | | — | | | 21 | |
| Total revenues | 733 | | | 83 | | | 2 | | | 142 | | | (112) | | | 848 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and LAE (benefit) (3) | (221) | | | — | | | — | | | 15 | | | (14) | | | (220) | |
| Interest expense | — | | | 1 | | | 96 | | | (10) | | | — | | | 87 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | | | — | | | 175 | | | — | | | — | | | 175 | |
| Amortization of DAC | 14 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 14 | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 142 | | | 67 | | | 21 | | | — | | | — | | | 230 | |
| Other operating expenses | 98 | | | 40 | | | 20 | | | 21 | | | — | | | 179 | |
| Total expenses | 33 | | | 108 | | | 312 | | | 26 | | | (14) | | | 465 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | 144 | | | — | | | — | | | (50) | | | — | | | 94 | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 122 | | | (6) | | | (47) | | | 6 | | | (17) | | | 58 | |
| Less: Noncontrolling interests | — | | | — | | | — | | | 30 | | | — | | | 30 | |
| Total | $ | 722 | | | $ | (19) | | | $ | (263) | | | $ | 30 | | | $ | (81) | | | $ | 389 | |
1) Includes the consolidation of the FG VIEs and CIVs and intersegment eliminations.
2) Insurance segment balances for this line include only the credit derivative revenues component of realized gains (losses) on credit derivatives.
3) Insurance segment balances for this line item includes credit derivative impairment (recoveries).
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Income Components (5 of 5)
(in millions)
Components of Income for the Year Ended December 31, 2020
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Segments | | Corporate and Other | | | | |
| Insurance | | Asset Management | | Corporate | | Other (1) | | Reconciling Items | | Consolidated |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums | $ | 490 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (5) | | | $ | — | | | $ | 485 | |
| Net investment income | 310 | | | — | | | 2 | | | (15) | | | — | | | 297 | |
| Asset management fees | — | | | 60 | | | — | | | 29 | | | — | | | 89 | |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 18 | | | 18 | |
Fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives (2) | 14 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 67 | | | 81 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1) | | | (1) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | — | | | — | | | — | | | (10) | | | — | | | (10) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | — | | | — | | | — | | | 41 | | | — | | | 41 | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement | (3) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 42 | | | 39 | |
| Commutation gains (losses) | 38 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 38 | |
| Other income (loss) | 25 | | | 6 | | | 7 | | | — | | | — | | | 38 | |
| Total revenues | 874 | | | 66 | | | 9 | | | 40 | | | 126 | | | 1,115 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and LAE (benefit) (3) | 204 | | | — | | | — | | | (3) | | | 2 | | | 203 | |
| Interest expense | — | | | — | | | 95 | | | (10) | | | — | | | 85 | |
| Amortization of DAC | 16 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 16 | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 143 | | | 67 | | | 18 | | | — | | | — | | | 228 | |
| Other operating expenses | 83 | | | 61 | | | 19 | | | 34 | | | — | | | 197 | |
| Total expenses | 446 | | | 128 | | | 132 | | | 21 | | | 2 | | | 729 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | 61 | | | — | | | (6) | | | (28) | | | — | | | 27 | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 60 | | | (12) | | | (18) | | | (3) | | | 18 | | | 45 | |
| Less: Noncontrolling interests | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6 | | | — | | | 6 | |
| Total | $ | 429 | | | $ | (50) | | | $ | (111) | | | $ | (12) | | | $ | 106 | | | $ | 362 | |
1) Includes the consolidation of the FG VIEs and CIVs and intersegment eliminations.
2) Insurance segment balances for this line include only the credit derivative revenues component of realized gains (losses) on credit derivatives.
3) Insurance segment balances for this line item includes credit derivative impairment (recoveries).
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Selected Financial Highlights
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (1 of 3)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adjusted Operating Income Reconciliation | | Three Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| | December 31, | | December 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| | | | | | | | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL | | $ | 263 | | | $ | 148 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 362 | |
| Less pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | | |
| Realized gains (losses) on investments | | 11 | | | 6 | | | 15 | | | 18 | |
| Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | | (23) | | | 59 | | | (64) | | | 65 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | | — | | | (14) | | | (28) | | | (1) | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement of premiums receivable and loss and LAE reserves | | — | | | 57 | | | (21) | | | 42 | |
| Total pre-tax adjustments | | (12) | | | 108 | | | (98) | | | 124 | |
| Less tax effect on pre-tax adjustments | | 2 | | | (16) | | | 17 | | | (18) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | | $ | 273 | | | $ | 56 | | | $ | 470 | | | $ | 256 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in adjusted operating income | | $ | 30 | | | $ | (5) | | | $ | 30 | | | $ | (12) | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Per diluted share: | | | | | | | | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL | | $ | 3.74 | | | $ | 1.82 | | | $ | 5.23 | | | $ | 4.19 | |
| Less pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | | |
| Realized gains (losses) on investments | | 0.16 | | | 0.08 | | | 0.20 | | | 0.21 | |
| Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | | (0.32) | | | 0.72 | | | (0.85) | | | 0.75 | |
Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | | (0.01) | | | (0.17) | | | (0.38) | | | (0.01) | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement of premiums receivable and loss and LAE reserves | | — | | | 0.71 | | | (0.29) | | | 0.49 | |
| Total pre-tax adjustments | | (0.17) | | | 1.34 | | | (1.32) | | | 1.44 | |
| Less tax effect on pre-tax adjustments | | 0.03 | | | (0.21) | | | 0.23 | | | (0.22) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | | $ | 3.88 | | | $ | 0.69 | | | $ | 6.32 | | | $ | 2.97 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in adjusted operating income | | $ | 0.43 | | | $ | (0.06) | | | $ | 0.41 | | | $ | (0.14) | |
Please refer to the explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth at the end of this Financial Supplement.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Selected Financial Highlights
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (2 of 3)
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ROE Reconciliation and Calculation | | | | | | | | | | |
| | December 31, | | September 30, | | December 31, | | September 30, | | December 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| Shareholders' equity attributable to AGL | | $ | 6,292 | | | $ | 6,300 | | | $ | 6,643 | | | $ | 6,549 | | | $ | 6,639 | |
| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity | | 5,991 | | | 5,906 | | | 6,087 | | | 6,070 | | | 6,246 | |
| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in adjusted operating shareholders' equity | | 32 | | | — | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 7 | |
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| | | | Three Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| | | | December 31, | | December 31, |
| | | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL | | | | $ | 263 | | | $ | 148 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 362 | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | | | | 273 | | | 56 | | | 470 | | | 256 | |
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| Average shareholders' equity attributable to AGL | | | | $ | 6,296 | | | $ | 6,596 | | | $ | 6,468 | | | $ | 6,641 | |
| Average adjusted operating shareholders' equity | | | | 5,949 | | | 6,079 | | | 6,039 | | | 6,167 | |
| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in average adjusted operating shareholders' equity | | | | 16 | | | 2 | | | 17 | | | 5 | |
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GAAP ROE (1) | | | | 16.8 | % | | 8.9 | % | | 6.0 | % | | 5.4 | % |
Adjusted operating ROE (1) | | | | 18.4 | % | | 3.7 | % | | 7.8 | % | | 4.2 | % |
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1) Quarterly ROE calculations represent annualized returns.
Please refer to the explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth at the end of this Financial Supplement.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Selected Financial Highlights
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (3 of 3)
(dollars in millions)
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| | As of |
| | December 31, | | September 30, | | December 31, | | September 30, | | December 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| Reconciliation of shareholders' equity attributable to AGL to adjusted book value: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shareholders' equity attributable to AGL | | $ | 6,292 | | | $ | 6,300 | | | $ | 6,643 | | | $ | 6,549 | | | $ | 6,639 | |
| Less pre-tax reconciling items: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | | (54) | | | (32) | | | 9 | | | (50) | | | (56) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | | 23 | | | 24 | | | 52 | | | 65 | | | 52 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on investment portfolio excluding foreign exchange effect | | 404 | | | 492 | | | 611 | | | 563 | | | 486 | |
| Less taxes | | (72) | | | (90) | | | (116) | | | (99) | | | (89) | |
| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity | | 5,991 | | | 5,906 | | | 6,087 | | | 6,070 | | | 6,246 | |
| Pre-tax reconciling items: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Less: Deferred acquisition costs | | 131 | | | 129 | | | 119 | | | 118 | | | 111 | |
| Plus: Net present value of estimated net future revenue | | 160 | | | 164 | | | 182 | | | 183 | | | 206 | |
| Plus: Net unearned premium reserve on financial guaranty contracts in excess of expected loss to be expensed | | 3,402 | | | 3,383 | | | 3,355 | | | 3,346 | | | 3,296 | |
| Plus taxes | | (599) | | | (597) | | | (597) | | | (596) | | | (590) | |
| Adjusted book value | | $ | 8,823 | | | $ | 8,727 | | | $ | 8,908 | | | $ | 8,885 | | | $ | 9,047 | |
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| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity (net of tax (provision) benefit of $(5), $(1), $-, $(1) and $(2)) | | $ | 32 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 7 | |
| Adjusted book value (net of tax (provision) benefit of $(3), $3, $2, $2 and $1) | | $ | 23 | | | $ | (9) | | | $ | (8) | | | $ | (8) | | | $ | (4) | |
Please refer to the explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth at the end of this Financial Supplement.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Fixed-Maturity Securities, Short-Term Investments and Cash
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Amortized Cost | | Allowance for Credit Losses | | Pre-Tax Book Yield | | After-Tax Book Yield | | Fair Value | | Annualized Investment Income (1) |
| Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Obligations of states and political subdivisions(2)(4) | | $ | 3,386 | | | $ | (12) | | | 3.53 | % | | 3.25 | % | | $ | 3,660 | | | $ | 120 | |
| U.S. government and agencies | | 123 | | | — | | | 2.03 | | | 1.74 | | | 128 | | | 2 | |
| Corporate securities | | 2,516 | | | (1) | | | 2.59 | | | 2.26 | | | 2,605 | | | 65 | |
| Mortgage-backed securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)(3)(4) | | 454 | | | (17) | | | 4.55 | | | 3.81 | | | 437 | | | 21 | |
| | Commercial mortgage-backed securities | | 332 | | | — | | | 3.47 | | | 3.01 | | | 346 | | | 12 | |
| Asset-backed securities (ABS) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | CLOs | | 457 | | | — | | | 2.14 | | | 1.69 | | | 458 | | | 10 | |
| | Other ABS (4) | | 420 | | | (12) | | | 5.08 | | | 4.10 | | | 432 | | | 21 | |
| Non-U.S. government securities | | 134 | | | — | | | 1.00 | | | 0.98 | | | 136 | | | 1 | |
| | Total fixed maturity securities | | 7,822 | | | (42) | | | 3.22 | | | 2.85 | | | 8,202 | | | 252 | |
| Short-term investments | | 1,225 | | | — | | | 0.01 | | | 0.01 | | | 1,225 | | | — | |
Cash (5) | | 120 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 120 | | | — | |
| | Total | | $ | 9,167 | | | $ | (42) | | | 2.78 | % | | 2.46 | % | | $ | 9,547 | | | $ | 252 | |
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Ratings (6): | | Fair Value | | % of Portfolio | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. government and agencies | | $ | 128 | | | 1.6 | % | | | | | | | | |
| AAA/Aaa | | 1,201 | | | 14.6 | % | | | | | | | | |
| AA/Aa | | 3,008 | | | 36.6 | % | | | | | | | | |
| A/A | | 2,055 | | | 25.1 | % | | | | | | | | |
| BBB | | 1,124 | | | 13.7 | % | | | | | | | | |
| Below investment grade (BIG) (7) | | 612 | | | 7.5 | % | | | | | | | | |
| Not rated | | 74 | | | 0.9 | % | | | | | | | | |
| | Total fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale | | $ | 8,202 | | | 100.0 | % | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duration of fixed-maturity securities and short-term investments (in years): | | | | 4.1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Average ratings of fixed-maturity securities and short-term investments | | | | A+ | | | | | | | | |
1) Represents annualized investment income based on amortized cost and pre-tax book yields.
2) Includes obligations of state and local political subdivisions that have been insured by other financial guarantors. The underlying ratings of these bonds, after giving effect to the lower of the rating assigned by S&P Global Ratings, a division of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (S&P) or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's), average A. Includes fair value of $7 million insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM).
3) Includes fair value of $180 million in subprime RMBS, which has an average rating of BIG.
4) Includes securities purchased or obtained as part of loss mitigation or other risk management strategies.
5) Cash is not included in the yield calculation.
6) Ratings are represented by the lower of the Moody's or S&P classifications except for bonds purchased for loss mitigation (loss mitigation securities) or other risk management strategies which use internal ratings classifications.
7) Includes BIG securities that were purchased or obtained as part of loss mitigation or other risk management strategies of $800 million in par with carrying value of $608 million.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Investment Portfolio, Cash and CIVs
GAAP
(dollars in millions)
Investment Portfolio, Cash and CIVs as of December 31, 2021
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Insurance Subsidiaries (1) | | Holding Companies (2) | | Other | | AGL Consolidated |
| | | | | | | | |
| Fixed-maturity securities | | $ | 8,106 | | | $ | 96 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Short-term investments | | 859 | | | 355 | | | 11 | | | 1,225 | |
| Cash | | 71 | | | — | | | 49 | | | 120 | |
| Total short-term investments and cash | | 930 | | | 355 | | | 60 | | | 1,345 | |
| Other invested assets | | | | | | | | |
AssuredIM Funds (3) | | | | | | | | |
| CLOs | | 228 | | | — | | | (228) | | | — | |
| Municipal bonds | | 107 | | | — | | | (107) | | | — | |
| Healthcare funds | | 115 | | | — | | | (115) | | | — | |
| Asset-based funds | | 93 | | | — | | | (93) | | | — | |
| Equity method investments AssuredIM Funds | | 543 | | | — | | | (543) | | | — | |
| Other | | 167 | | | 8 | | | 6 | | | 181 | |
| Other invested assets | | 710 | | | 8 | | | (537) | | | 181 | |
| Total investment portfolio and cash | | $ | 9,746 | | | $ | 459 | | | $ | (477) | | | $ | 9,728 | |
| CIVs | | | | | | | | |
| Assets of CIVs | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,271 | | | $ | 5,271 | |
| Liabilities of CIVs | | — | | | — | | | (4,436) | | | (4,436) | |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interests | | — | | | — | | | (22) | | | (22) | |
| Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests | | — | | | — | | | (186) | | | (186) | |
| Total CIVs | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 627 | | | $ | 627 | |
Investment Portfolio, Cash and CIVs as of December 31, 2020
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Insurance Subsidiaries | | Holding Companies | | Other | | AGL Consolidated |
| | | | | | | | |
| Fixed-maturity securities | | $ | 8,703 | | | $ | 70 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,773 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Short-term investments | | 607 | | | 224 | | | 20 | | | 851 | |
| Cash | | 120 | | | 11 | | | 31 | | | 162 | |
| Total short-term investments and cash | | 727 | | | 235 | | | 51 | | | 1,013 | |
| Other invested assets | | | | | | | | |
| AssuredIM Funds | | | | | | | | |
| CLOs | | 100 | | | — | | | (100) | | | — | |
| Municipal bonds | | 105 | | | — | | | (105) | | | — | |
| Healthcare funds | | 97 | | | — | | | (6) | | | 91 | |
| Asset-based funds | | 43 | | | — | | | (43) | | | — | |
| Equity method investments AssuredIM Funds | | 345 | | | — | | | (254) | | | 91 | |
| Other | | 105 | | | 8 | | | 10 | | | 123 | |
| Other invested assets | | 450 | | | 8 | | | (244) | | | 214 | |
| Total investment portfolio and cash | | $ | 9,880 | | | $ | 313 | | | $ | (193) | | | $ | 10,000 | |
| CIVs | | | | | | | | |
| Assets of CIVs | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,913 | | | $ | 1,913 | |
| Liabilities of CIVs | | — | | | — | | | (1,590) | | | (1,590) | |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interests | | — | | | — | | | (21) | | | (21) | |
| Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests | | — | | | — | | | (41) | | | (41) | |
| Total CIVs | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 261 | | | $ | 261 | |
1) Includes the Company's U.S., Bermuda and European insurance subsidiaries.
2) Includes the Company's' holding companies: AGL, Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc. and Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings Inc. (AGMH).
3) Funds managed by Assured Investment Management LLC (AssuredIM LLC) and its investment management affiliates (together with AssuredIM LLC, AssuredIM) (AssuredIM Funds).
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Income from Investment Portfolio and CIVs
Segment (1 of 2)
(dollars in millions)
Net Investment Income, Equity in Earning of Investees and Fair Value Gains (Losses) on CIVs on a Segment basis for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 |
| Insurance | | Asset Management | | Corporate | | Other | | Total |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | $ | 67 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | (3) | | | $ | 65 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | | | | | | | | | |
| AssuredIM Funds | $ | 10 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (15) | | | $ | (5) | |
| Other | 34 | | | — | | | (1) | | | — | | | 33 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | $ | 44 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | (15) | | | $ | 28 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| CIVs | | | | | | | | | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 74 | | | $ | 74 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | — | | | — | | | — | | | (19) | | | (19) | |
| Total CIVs | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 55 | | | $ | 55 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 |
| Insurance | | Asset Management | | Corporate | | Other | | Total |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | $ | 70 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | (3) | | | $ | 68 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | | | | | | | | | |
| AssuredIM Funds | $ | 13 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 14 | |
| Other | 11 | | | — | | | (1) | | | — | | | 10 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | $ | 24 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 24 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| CIVs | | | | | | | | | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 4 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1) | | | (1) | |
| Total CIVs | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 3 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Income from Investment Portfolio and CIVs
Segment (2 of 2)
(dollars in millions)
Net Investment Income, Equity in Earning of Investees and Fair Value Gains (Losses) on CIVs on a Segment basis for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
| Insurance | | Asset Management | | Corporate | | Other | | Total |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | $ | 280 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | (13) | | | $ | 269 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | | | | | | | | | |
| AssuredIM Funds | $ | 80 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (50) | | | $ | 30 | |
| Other | 64 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 64 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | $ | 144 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (50) | | | $ | 94 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| CIVs | | | | | | | | | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 127 | | | $ | 127 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | — | | | — | | | — | | | (30) | | | (30) | |
| Total CIVs | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 97 | | | $ | 97 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year Ended December 31, 2020 |
| Insurance | | Asset Management | | Corporate | | Other | | Total |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | $ | 310 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | (15) | | | $ | 297 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | | | | | | | | | |
| AssuredIM Funds | $ | 42 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (28) | | | $ | 14 | |
| Other | 19 | | | — | | | (6) | | | — | | | 13 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | $ | 61 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (6) | | | $ | (28) | | | $ | 27 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| CIVs | | | | | | | | | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 41 | | | $ | 41 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | — | | | — | | | — | | | (6) | | | (6) | |
| Total CIVs | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 35 | | | $ | 35 | |
Insurance Segment
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Insurance Segment Results
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| December 31, | | December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| Segment revenues | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums and credit derivative revenues | $ | 111 | | | $ | 159 | | | $ | 438 | | | $ | 504 | |
| Net investment income | 67 | | | 70 | | | 280 | | | 310 | |
| Commutation gains (losses) | — | | | — | | | — | | | 38 | |
| Other income (loss) | 4 | | | 14 | | | 15 | | | 22 | |
| Total segment revenues | 182 | | | 243 | | | 733 | | | 874 | |
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| Segment expenses | | | | | | | |
| Loss expense (benefit) | (161) | | | 71 | | | (221) | | | 204 | |
| Amortization of DAC | 4 | | | 5 | | | 14 | | | 16 | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 37 | | | 38 | | | 142 | | | 143 | |
| Write-off of Municipal Assurance Corp. (MAC) insurance licenses | — | | | — | | | 16 | | | — | |
| Other operating expenses | 22 | | | 24 | | | 82 | | | 83 | |
| Total segment expenses | (98) | | | 138 | | | 33 | | | 446 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | 44 | | | 24 | | | 144 | | | 61 | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | 324 | | | 129 | | | 844 | | | 489 | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 47 | | | 20 | | | 122 | | | 60 | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 277 | | | $ | 109 | | | $ | 722 | | | $ | 429 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Claims-Paying Resources
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, 2021 |
| | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | Assured Guaranty Corp. | | Assured Guaranty Re Ltd. (7) | | Eliminations(2) | | Consolidated |
| Claims-paying resources | | | | | | | | | | |
| Policyholders' surplus | | $ | 3,053 | | | $ | 2,070 | | | $ | 660 | | | $ | (211) | | | $ | 5,572 | |
Contingency reserve(1) | | 877 | | | 348 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,225 | |
| Qualified statutory capital | | 3,930 | | | 2,418 | | | 660 | | | (211) | | | 6,797 | |
Unearned premium reserve and net deferred ceding commission income(1) | | 2,127 | | | 353 | | | 568 | | | (76) | | | 2,972 | |
Loss and LAE reserves (1) | | 12 | | | 7 | | | 148 | | | — | | | 167 | |
| Total policyholders' surplus and reserves | | 6,069 | | | 2,778 | | | 1,376 | | | (287) | | | 9,936 | |
| Present value of installment premium | | 460 | | | 194 | | | 229 | | | — | | | 883 | |
| CCS | | 200 | | | 200 | | | — | | | — | | | 400 | |
| Total claims-paying resources | | 6,729 | | | 3,172 | | | 1,605 | | | (287) | | | 11,219 | |
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Statutory net exposure (1)(3) | | $ | 152,812 | | | $ | 21,604 | | | $ | 59,056 | | | $ | (659) | | | $ | 232,813 | |
Net debt service outstanding (1)(3) | | $ | 241,985 | | | $ | 33,024 | | | $ | 89,447 | | | $ | (1,372) | | | $ | 363,084 | |
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| Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net exposure to qualified statutory capital | | 39:1 | | 9:1 | | 89:1 | | | | 34:1 |
Capital ratio (4) | | 62:1 | | 14:1 | | 136:1 | | | | 53:1 |
Financial resources ratio (5) | | 36:1 | | 10:1 | | 56:1 | | | | 32:1 |
| Statutory net exposure to claims-paying resources | | 23:1 | | 7:1 | | 37:1 | | | | 21:1 |
1) The numbers shown for AGM have been adjusted to include 100% share of its United Kingdom (U.K.) and French insurance subsidiaries. On April 1, 2021, MAC was merged with and into AGM, with AGM as the surviving company.
2) Eliminations are primarily for (i) intercompany surplus notes between AGM and AGC, and (ii) eliminations of intercompany deferred ceding commissions. Net exposure and net debt service outstanding eliminations relate to second-to-pay policies under which an Assured Guaranty insurance subsidiary guarantees an obligation already insured by another Assured Guaranty insurance subsidiary.
3) Net exposure and net debt service outstanding are presented on a statutory basis. Includes $1,071 million of specialty insurance and reinsurance exposure.
4) The capital ratio is calculated by dividing net debt service outstanding by qualified statutory capital.
5) The financial resources ratio is calculated by dividing net debt service outstanding by total claims-paying resources.
6) Assured Guaranty Re Ltd. (AG Re) numbers represent the Company's estimate of AGRe on a U.S. statutory basis, except for contingency reserves.
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of changes in the presentation of net debt service and net par outstanding.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
New Business Production
(dollars in millions)
Reconciliation of GWP to PVP for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
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| | Three Months Ended | | Three Months Ended |
| | December 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 |
| | Public Finance | | Structured Finance | | | | Public Finance | | Structured Finance | | |
| | U.S. | | Non - U.S. | | U.S. | | Non - U.S. | | Total | | U.S. | | Non - U.S. | | U.S. | | Non - U.S. | | Total |
| Total GWP | | $ | 71 | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | 8 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 112 | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | 8 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 120 | |
Less: Installment GWP and other GAAP adjustments (1) | | 10 | | | 16 | | | 5 | | | 2 | | | 33 | | | 33 | | | (2) | | | 7 | | | 1 | | | 39 | |
| Upfront GWP | | 61 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | — | | | 67 | | | 79 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | — | | | 81 | |
| Plus: Installment premium PVP | | 9 | | | 13 | | | 7 | | | 2 | | | 31 | | | 31 | | | 8 | | | 4 | | | 2 | | | 45 | |
| Total PVP | | $ | 70 | | | $ | 16 | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 98 | | | $ | 110 | | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 126 | |
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| Gross par written | | $ | 5,947 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 375 | | | $ | 164 | | | $ | 6,486 | | | $ | 6,343 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 192 | | | $ | 253 | | | $ | 6,788 | |
Reconciliation of GWP to PVP for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended | | Year Ended |
| | December 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 |
| | Public Finance | | Structured Finance | | | | Public Finance | | Structured Finance | | |
| | U.S. | | Non - U.S. | | U.S. (2) | | Non - U.S. | | Total | | U.S. | | Non - U.S. | | U.S. | | Non - U.S. | | Total |
| Total GWP | | $ | 231 | | | $ | 89 | | | $ | 51 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 377 | | | $ | 294 | | | $ | 142 | | | $ | 18 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 454 | |
Less: Installment GWP and other GAAP adjustments (1) | | 43 | | | 65 | | | 44 | | | 6 | | | 158 | | | 33 | | | 141 | | | 17 | | | — | | | 191 | |
| Upfront GWP | | 188 | | | 24 | | | 7 | | | — | | | 219 | | | 261 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | — | | | 263 | |
| Plus: Installment premium PVP | | 47 | | | 55 | | | 35 | | | 5 | | | 142 | | | 31 | | | 81 | | | 13 | | | 2 | | | 127 | |
| Total PVP | | $ | 235 | | | $ | 79 | | | $ | 42 | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 361 | | | $ | 292 | | | $ | 82 | | | $ | 14 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 390 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gross par written | | $ | 23,793 | | | $ | 1,117 | | | $ | 1,316 | | | $ | 430 | | | $ | 26,656 | | | $ | 21,198 | | | $ | 1,434 | | | $ | 380 | | | $ | 253 | | | $ | 23,265 | |
1) Includes present value of new business on installment policies discounted at the prescribed GAAP discount rates, GWP adjustments on existing installment policies due to changes in assumptions, and other GAAP adjustments.
Please refer to the explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth at the end of this Financial Supplement.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Gross Par Written (1 of 2)
(dollars in millions)
Gross Par Written by Asset Type
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended December 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 |
| | Gross Par Written | | Average Internal Rating | | Gross Par Written | | Average Internal Rating |
| Sector: | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. public finance: | | | | | | | | |
| General obligation | | $ | 2,609 | | | A- | | $ | 2,178 | | | A- |
| Tax backed | | 970 | | | A | | 1,414 | | | A- |
| Transportation | | 856 | | | BBB | | 154 | | | A- |
| Municipal utilities | | 684 | | | A- | | 1,242 | | | A- |
| Higher education | | 341 | | | A | | 53 | | | A- |
| Healthcare | | 447 | | | BBB+ | | 388 | | | BBB+ |
| Infrastructure finance | | 40 | | | A | | 787 | | | BBB |
| Other | | — | | | — | | 127 | | | A+ |
| Total U.S. public finance | | 5,947 | | | A- | | 6,343 | | | A- |
| Non-U.S. public finance: | | | | | | | | |
| Total non-U.S. public finance | | — | | | — | | — | | | — |
| Total public finance | | 5,947 | | | A- | | 6,343 | | | A- |
| | | | | | | | |
| U.S. structured finance: | | | | | | | | |
| Insurance securitization | | 217 | | | AA- | | 181 | | | AA- |
| Pooled corporate obligations | | 11 | | | AAA | | — | | | — |
| Other | | 147 | | | A- | | 11 | | | BBB+ |
| Total U.S. structured finance | | 375 | | | A+ | | 192 | | | AA- |
| Non-U.S. structured finance: | | | | | | | | |
| Pooled corporate obligations | | 131 | | | AAA | | — | | | — |
| Insurance securitization | | — | | | — | | 253 | | | AA- |
| Other | | 33 | | | A | | — | | | — |
| Total non-U.S. structured finance | | 164 | | | AAA | | 253 | | | AA- |
| Total structured finance | | 539 | | | AA- | | 445 | | | AA- |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total gross par written | | $ | 6,486 | | | A- | | $ | 6,788 | | | A- |
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Please refer to the Glossary for a description of internal ratings and sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Gross Par Written (2 of 2)
(dollars in millions)
Gross Par Written by Asset Type
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 |
| | Gross Par Written | | Average Internal Rating | | Gross Par Written | | Average Internal Rating |
| Sector: | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. public finance: | | | | | | | | |
| General obligation | | $ | 9,284 | | | A- | | $ | 8,779 | | | A- |
| Tax backed | | 4,271 | | | A- | | 3,147 | | | A- |
| Transportation | | 3,307 | | | A- | | 583 | | | A- |
| Municipal utilities | | 3,008 | | | A- | | 3,421 | | | A- |
| Higher education | | 1,544 | | | A | | 1,479 | | | BBB+ |
| Healthcare | | 1,524 | | | BBB+ | | 2,816 | | | BBB+ |
| Infrastructure finance | | 792 | | | BBB+ | | 787 | | | BBB |
| Housing revenue | | 44 | | | BBB- | | 59 | | | BBB- |
| Other | | 19 | | | A | | 127 | | | A+ |
| Total U.S. public finance | | 23,793 | | | A- | | 21,198 | | | A- |
| Non-U.S. public finance: | | | | | | | | |
| Infrastructure finance | | 858 | | | BBB | | 117 | | | BBB+ |
| Renewable energy | | 153 | | | BBB+ | | 1,103 | | | BBB |
| Sovereign and sub-sovereign | | 106 | | | A | | 214 | | | A+ |
| Total non-U.S. public finance | | 1,117 | | | BBB+ | | 1,434 | | | BBB+ |
| Total public finance | | 24,910 | | | A- | | 22,632 | | | A- |
| | | | | | | | |
| U.S. structured finance: | | | | | | | | |
| Insurance securitization | | 1,065 | | | A+ | | 321 | | | AA- |
| Commercial mortgage-backed securities | | 37 | | | A | | — | | | — |
| Pooled corporate obligations | | 11 | | | AAA | | — | | | — |
| Structured credit | | — | | | — | | 48 | | | BBB |
| Other | | 203 | | | A- | | 11 | | | BBB+ |
| Total U.S. structured finance | | 1,316 | | | A+ | | 380 | | | AA- |
| Non-U.S. structured finance: | | | | | | | | |
| Pooled corporate obligations | | 397 | | | AA | | — | | | — |
| Insurance securitization | | — | | | — | | 253 | | | AA- |
| Other | | 33 | | | A | | — | | | — |
| Total non-U.S. structured finance | | 430 | | | AA | | 253 | | | AA- |
| Total structured finance | | 1,746 | | | AA- | | 633 | | | AA- |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total gross par written | | $ | 26,656 | | | A- | | $ | 23,265 | | | A- |
| | | | | | | | |
Please refer to the Glossary for a description of internal ratings and sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
New Business Production by Quarter
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended |
| | 1Q-20 | | 2Q-20 | | 3Q-20 | | 4Q-20 | | 1Q-21 | | 2Q-21 | | 3Q-21 | | 4Q-21 | | 2020 | | 2021 |
| PVP: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Public finance - U.S. | | $ | 29 | | | $ | 60 | | | $ | 93 | | | $ | 110 | | | $ | 81 | | | $ | 29 | | | $ | 55 | | | $ | 70 | | | $ | 292 | | | $ | 235 | |
| Public finance - non-U.S. | | 21 | | | 28 | | | 24 | | | 9 | | | 3 | | | 43 | | | 17 | | | 16 | | | 82 | | | 79 | |
| Structured finance - U.S. | | 1 | | | 8 | | | — | | | 5 | | | 2 | | | 9 | | | 21 | | | 10 | | | 14 | | | 42 | |
| Structured finance - non-U.S. | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2 | | | — | | | — | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 5 | |
| Total PVP | | $ | 51 | | | $ | 96 | | | $ | 117 | | | $ | 126 | | | $ | 86 | | | $ | 81 | | | $ | 96 | | | $ | 98 | | | $ | 390 | | | $ | 361 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Reconciliation of GWP to PVP: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total GWP | | $ | 64 | | | $ | 149 | | | $ | 121 | | | $ | 120 | | | $ | 87 | | | $ | 84 | | | $ | 106 | | | $ | 100 | | | $ | 454 | | | $ | 377 | |
| Less: Installment GWP and other GAAP adjustments | | 35 | | | 89 | | | 28 | | | 39 | | | 38 | | | 35 | | | 52 | | | 33 | | | 191 | | | 158 | |
| Upfront GWP | | 29 | | | 60 | | | 93 | | | 81 | | | 49 | | | 49 | | | 54 | | | 67 | | | 263 | | | 219 | |
| Plus: Installment premium PVP | | 22 | | | 36 | | | 24 | | | 45 | | | 37 | | | 32 | | | 42 | | | 31 | | | 127 | | | 142 | |
| Total PVP | | $ | 51 | | | $ | 96 | | | $ | 117 | | | $ | 126 | | | $ | 86 | | | $ | 81 | | | $ | 96 | | | $ | 98 | | | $ | 390 | | | $ | 361 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gross par written: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Public finance - U.S. | | $ | 2,641 | | | $ | 5,282 | | | $ | 6,932 | | | $ | 6,343 | | | $ | 5,427 | | | $ | 4,716 | | | $ | 7,703 | | | $ | 5,947 | | | $ | 21,198 | | | $ | 23,793 | |
| Public finance - non-U.S. | | 377 | | | 557 | | | 500 | | | — | | | — | | | 961 | | | 156 | | | — | | | 1,434 | | | 1,117 | |
| Structured finance - U.S. | | 15 | | | 173 | | | — | | | 192 | | | 45 | | | 460 | | | 436 | | | 375 | | | 380 | | | 1,316 | |
| Structured finance - non-U.S. | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 253 | | | — | | | — | | | 266 | | | 164 | | | 253 | | | 430 | |
| Total | | $ | 3,033 | | | $ | 6,012 | | | $ | 7,432 | | | $ | 6,788 | | | $ | 5,472 | | | $ | 6,137 | | | $ | 8,561 | | | $ | 6,486 | | | $ | 23,265 | | | $ | 26,656 | |
Please refer to the explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth at the end of this Financial Supplement.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Estimated Net Exposure Amortization(1) and Estimated Future Financial Guaranty Net Premium
and Credit Derivative Revenues
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Financial Guaranty Insurance (2) | | |
| | Estimated Net Debt Service Amortization | | Estimated Ending Net Debt Service Outstanding | | Expected PV Net Earned Premiums (i.e. Net Deferred Premium Revenue) | | Accretion of Discount | | Effect of FG VIE Consolidation on Expected PV Net Earned Premiums and Accretion of Discount | | Future Credit Derivative Revenues (3) |
| 2021 (as of December 31) | | | | $ | 367,360 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2022 Q1 | | $ | 4,854 | | | 362,506 | | | $ | 78 | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 2 | |
| 2022 Q2 | | 4,204 | | | 358,302 | | | 78 | | | 5 | | | 1 | | | 2 | |
| 2022 Q3 | | 6,683 | | | 351,619 | | | 77 | | | 5 | | | 1 | | | 2 | |
| 2022 Q4 | | 5,782 | | | 345,837 | | | 75 | | | 5 | | | 1 | | | 2 | |
| 2023 | | 19,273 | | | 326,564 | | | 287 | | | 20 | | | 3 | | | 9 | |
| 2024 | | 19,766 | | | 306,798 | | | 265 | | | 19 | | | 3 | | | 8 | |
| 2025 | | 19,711 | | | 287,087 | | | 241 | | | 17 | | | 3 | | | 8 | |
| 2026 | | 18,923 | | | 268,164 | | | 223 | | | 16 | | | 2 | | | 7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2022-2026 | | 99,196 | | | 268,164 | | | 1,324 | | | 92 | | | 15 | | | 40 | |
| 2027-2031 | | 81,231 | | | 186,933 | | | 920 | | | 64 | | | 12 | | | 33 | |
| 2032-2036 | | 67,654 | | | 119,279 | | | 628 | | | 42 | | | 11 | | | 27 | |
| 2037-2041 | | 48,717 | | | 70,562 | | | 361 | | | 27 | | | 2 | | | 18 | |
| After 2041 | | 70,562 | | | — | | | 495 | | | 43 | | | — | | | 13 | |
| Total | | $ | 367,360 | | | | | $ | 3,728 | | | $ | 268 | | | $ | 40 | | | $ | 131 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | GAAP | | Effect of FG VIE Consolidation on Net Unearned Premium Reserve |
| Net deferred premium revenue: | | | | |
| Financial guaranty | | $ | 3,728 | | | $ | 39 | |
| Specialty | | 11 | | | — | |
| Net deferred premium revenue | | 3,739 | | | 39 | |
| Contra-paid | | (40) | | | (4) | |
| Net unearned premium reserve | | $ | 3,699 | | | $ | 35 | |
1) Represents the future expected amortization of current debt service outstanding (principal and interest), assuming no advance refundings, as of December 31, 2021. Actual amortization differs from expected maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay guaranteed obligations, terminations and because of management's assumptions on structured finance amortization.
2) See page 27, ‘‘Net Expected Loss to be Expensed.’’ The following is a reconciliation of net deferred premium revenue to net unearned premiums reserve. Unearned premium reserve represents deferred premium revenue less claim payments made (net of recoveries received) that have been recognized in the statement of operations (contra-paid).
3) Represents expected future premiums on insured credit derivatives.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Rollforward of Net Expected Loss and LAE to be Paid
(dollars in millions)
Rollforward of Net Expected Loss and LAE to be Paid (1) for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of September 30, 2021 | | Economic Loss Development (Benefit) During 4Q-21 | | Net (Paid) Recovered Losses During 4Q-21 | | Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of December 31, 2021 |
| Public Finance: | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. public finance | | $ | (9) | | | $ | (169) | | | $ | 375 | | | $ | 197 | |
| Non-U.S public finance | | 19 | | | (7) | | | — | | | 12 | |
| Public Finance | | 10 | | | (176) | | | 375 | | | 209 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Structured Finance: | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. RMBS | | 142 | | | (18) | | | 26 | | | 150 | |
| Other structured finance | | 47 | | | 8 | | | (3) | | | 52 | |
| Structured Finance | | 189 | | | (10) | | | 23 | | | 202 | |
| Total | | $ | 199 | | | $ | (186) | | | $ | 398 | | | $ | 411 | |
Rollforward of Net Expected Loss and LAE to be Paid (1) for the Year Ended December 31, 2021
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of December 31, 2020 | | Economic Loss Development (Benefit) During 2021 | | Net (Paid) Recovered Losses During 2021 | | Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) as of December 31, 2021 |
| Public Finance: | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. public finance | | $ | 305 | | | $ | (182) | | | $ | 74 | | | $ | 197 | |
| Non-U.S public finance | | 36 | | | (22) | | | (2) | | | 12 | |
| Public Finance | | 341 | | | (204) | | | 72 | | | 209 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Structured Finance: | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. RMBS | | 148 | | | (100) | | | 102 | | | 150 | |
| Other structured finance | | 40 | | | 17 | | | (5) | | | 52 | |
| Structured Finance | | 188 | | | (83) | | | 97 | | | 202 | |
| Total | | $ | 529 | | | $ | (287) | | | $ | 169 | | | $ | 411 | |
1) Includes expected loss to be paid, economic loss development and paid (recovered) losses for all contracts (i.e., those accounted for as insurance, credit derivatives and FG VIEs).
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Loss Measures
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
| | Total Net Par Outstanding for BIG Transactions | | |
GAAP Loss and LAE (Benefit) (1) | | Loss and LAE (Benefit) included in Adjusted Operating Income (2) | | Insurance Segment Loss and LAE (Benefit) (3) | | |
GAAP Loss and LAE (Benefit) (1) | | Loss and LAE (Benefit) included in Adjusted Operating Income (2) | | Insurance Segment Loss and LAE (Benefit) (3) |
| Public finance: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. public finance | | $ | 5,372 | | | | $ | (153) | | | $ | (153) | | | $ | (153) | | | | $ | (146) | | | $ | (146) | | | $ | (146) | |
| Non-U.S public finance | | 600 | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | (9) | | | (9) | | | (9) | |
| Public finance | | 5,972 | | | | (153) | | | (153) | | | (153) | | | | (155) | | | (155) | | | (155) | |
| Structured finance: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. RMBS | | $ | 1,265 | | | | (15) | | | (14) | | | (16) | | | | (69) | | | (69) | | | (84) | |
| Other structured finance | | 119 | | | | 2 | | | 8 | | | 8 | | | | 4 | | | 18 | | | 18 | |
| Structured finance | | 1,384 | | | | (13) | | | (6) | | | (8) | | | | (65) | | | (51) | | | (66) | |
| Total | | $ | 7,356 | | | | $ | (166) | | | $ | (159) | | | $ | (161) | | | | $ | (220) | | | $ | (206) | | | $ | (221) | |
1) Includes loss expense related to contracts that are accounted for as insurance contracts.
2) Includes loss expense related to contracts that are accounted for as insurance contracts and credit derivatives.
3) Includes loss expense related to contracts that are accounted for as insurance contracts, credit derivatives, and consolidated FG VIEs.
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of the presentation of net par outstanding and of the various sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Net Expected Loss to be Expensed(1)
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | |
| | GAAP |
| | |
| 2022 Q1 | | $ | 7 | |
| 2022 Q2 | | 7 | |
| 2022 Q3 | | 7 | |
| 2022 Q4 | | 7 | |
| 2023 | | 27 | |
| 2024 | | 27 | |
| 2025 | | 26 | |
| 2026 | | 26 | |
| 2022-2026 | | 134 | |
| 2027-2031 | | 111 | |
| 2032-2036 | | 66 | |
| 2037-2041 | | 11 | |
| After 2041 | | 3 | |
Total expected present value of net expected loss to be expensed (2) | | 325 | |
| Future accretion | | 129 | |
| Total expected future loss and LAE | | $ | 454 | |
1) The present value of net expected loss to be paid is discounted using risk free rates ranging from 0.0% to 1.98% for U.S. dollar denominated obligations.
2) Excludes $28 million related to FG VIEs, which are eliminated in consolidation.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Financial Guaranty Profile (1 of 3)
(dollars in millions)
Net Par Outstanding and Average Internal Rating by Asset Type
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, 2021 | | As of December 31, 2020 |
| | Net Par Outstanding | | Average Internal Rating | | Net Par Outstanding | | Average Internal Rating |
| U.S. public finance: | | | | | | | | |
| General obligation | | $ | 72,896 | | | A- | | $ | 72,268 | | | A- |
| Tax backed | | 35,726 | | | A- | | 34,800 | | | A- |
| Municipal utilities | | 25,556 | | | A- | | 25,275 | | | A- |
| Transportation | | 17,241 | | | BBB+ | | 15,179 | | | BBB+ |
| Healthcare | | 9,588 | | | BBB+ | | 8,691 | | | BBB+ |
| Higher education | | 6,927 | | | A- | | 6,127 | | | A- |
| Infrastructure finance | | 6,329 | | | A- | | 5,843 | | | A- |
| Housing revenue | | 1,000 | | | BBB- | | 1,149 | | | BBB |
| Investor-owned utilities | | 611 | | | A- | | 644 | | | A- |
| Renewable energy | | 193 | | | A- | | 204 | | | A- |
| Other public finance | | 1,152 | | | A- | | 1,417 | | | A- |
| Total U.S. public finance | | 177,219 | | | A- | | 171,597 | | | A- |
| Non-U.S public finance: | | | | | | | | |
| Regulated utilities | | 18,814 | | | BBB+ | | 19,370 | | | BBB+ |
| Infrastructure finance | | 16,475 | | | BBB | | 17,819 | | | BBB |
| Sovereign and sub-sovereign | | 10,886 | | | A+ | | 11,682 | | | A+ |
| Renewable energy | | 2,398 | | | A- | | 2,708 | | | A- |
| Pooled infrastructure | | 1,372 | | | AAA | | 1,449 | | | AAA |
| Total non-U.S. public finance | | 49,945 | | | BBB+ | | 53,028 | | | A- |
| Total public finance | | 227,164 | | | A- | | 224,625 | | | A- |
| | | | | | | | |
| U.S. structured finance: | | | | | | | | |
| Life insurance transactions | | 3,431 | | | AA- | | 2,581 | | | AA- |
| RMBS | | 2,391 | | | BB+ | | 2,990 | | | BBB- |
| Financial products | | 770 | | | AA- | | 820 | | | AA- |
| Consumer receivables | | 583 | | | A+ | | 768 | | | A- |
| Pooled corporate obligations | | 534 | | | AA+ | | 1,193 | | | AA |
| Other structured finance | | 665 | | | BBB+ | | 600 | | | A- |
| Total U.S. structured finance | | 8,374 | | | A | | 8,952 | | | A |
| Non-U.S. structured finance: | | | | | | | | |
| Pooled corporate obligations | | 351 | | | AAA | | — | | | — |
| RMBS | | 325 | | | A | | 357 | | | A |
| Other structured finance | | 178 | | | AA | | 219 | | | A+ |
| Total non-U.S structured finance | | 854 | | | AA | | 576 | | | A |
| Total structured finance | | 9,228 | | | A | | 9,528 | | | A |
| | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 236,392 | | | A- | | $ | 234,153 | | | A- |
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of the presentation of net par outstanding and the Company's internal rating approach, and of the various sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Financial Guaranty Profile (2 of 3)
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
Distribution by Ratings of Financial Guaranty Portfolio
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Public Finance - U.S. | | Public Finance - Non-U.S. | | Structured Finance - U.S. | | Structured Finance - Non-U.S. | | Total |
| Ratings: | | Net Par Outstanding | % | | Net Par Outstanding | % | | Net Par Outstanding | % | | Net Par Outstanding | % | | Net Par Outstanding | % |
| AAA | | $ | 272 | | 0.2 | % | | $ | 2,217 | | 4.5 | % | | 806 | | 9.6 | % | | 493 | | 57.7 | % | | $ | 3,788 | | 1.6 | % |
| AA | | 16,372 | | 9.2 | | | 4,205 | | 8.4 | | | 4,760 | | 56.8 | | | 22 | | 2.6 | | | 25,359 | | 10.7 | |
| A | | 94,459 | | 53.3 | | | 10,659 | | 21.3 | | | 813 | | 9.7 | | | 160 | | 18.7 | | | 106,091 | | 44.9 | |
| BBB | | 60,744 | | 34.3 | | | 32,264 | | 64.6 | | | 611 | | 7.3 | | | 179 | | 21.0 | | | 93,798 | | 39.7 | |
| BIG | | 5,372 | | 3.0 | | | 600 | | 1.2 | | | 1,384 | | 16.6 | | | — | | — | | | 7,356 | | 3.1 | |
Net Par Outstanding (1) | | $ | 177,219 | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 49,945 | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 8,374 | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 854 | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 236,392 | | 100.0 | % |
1) As of December 31, 2021, the Company excluded $1.3 billion of net par attributable to loss mitigation securities.
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of the presentation of net par outstanding and the Company's internal rating approach, and of the various sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Financial Guaranty Profile (3 of 3)
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
Geographic Distribution of Financial Guaranty Portfolio
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Par Outstanding | | % of Total |
| | | | |
| U.S.: | | | | |
| U.S. public finance: | | | | |
| California | | $ | 35,322 | | | 14.9 | % |
| Texas | | 17,233 | | | 7.3 | |
| Pennsylvania | | 15,631 | | | 6.6 | |
| New York | | 15,155 | | | 6.4 | |
| Illinois | | 12,807 | | | 5.5 | |
| New Jersey | | 10,173 | | | 4.3 | |
| Florida | | 7,284 | | | 3.1 | |
| Michigan | | 5,261 | | | 2.2 | |
| Louisiana | | 5,203 | | | 2.2 | |
| Alabama | | 3,800 | | | 1.6 | |
| Other | | 49,350 | | | 20.9 | |
| Total U.S. public finance | | 177,219 | | | 75.0 | |
| U.S. structured finance | | 8,374 | | | 3.5 | |
| Total U.S. | | 185,593 | | | 78.5 | |
| | | | |
| Non-U.S.: | | | | |
| United Kingdom | | 38,044 | | | 16.1 | |
| France | | 2,718 | | | 1.1 | |
| Canada | | 2,107 | | | 0.9 | |
| Spain | | 1,762 | | | 0.8 | |
| Australia | | 1,667 | | | 0.7 | |
| Other | | 4,501 | | | 1.9 | |
| Total non-U.S. | | 50,799 | | | 21.5 | |
| | | | |
| Total net par outstanding | | $ | 236,392 | | | 100.0 | % |
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of the presentation of net par outstanding and of the various sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Specialty Insurance and Reinsurance Exposure
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of December 31, 2021 | | As of December 31, 2020 |
| | Gross Exposure | | Net Exposure | | Gross Exposure | | Net Exposure |
Life insurance transactions (1) | | $ | 1,250 | | | $ | 871 | | | $ | 1,121 | | | $ | 720 | |
| Aircraft residual value insurance policies | | 355 | | | 200 | | | 363 | | | 208 | |
| Total | | $ | 1,605 | | | $ | 1,071 | | | $ | 1,484 | | | $ | 928 | |
1) The life insurance transactions net exposure is projected to reach $1.1 billion by September 30, 2026.
2) As of December 31, 2021, gross exposure of $144 million and net exposure of $84 million of aircraft residual value insurance was rated BIG. As of December 31, 2020, gross and net exposure of $13 million of aircraft residual value insurance was rated BIG.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Expected Amortization of Net Par Outstanding
(dollars in millions)
Structured Finance
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Estimated Net Par Amortization | | |
| | U.S. and Non-U.S. Pooled Corporate | | U.S. RMBS | | Financial Products | | Other Structured Finance | | Total | | Estimated Ending Net Par Outstanding |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2021 (as of December 31) | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 9,228 | |
| 2022 Q1 | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 124 | | | $ | 28 | | | $ | 138 | | | $ | 296 | | | 8,932 | |
| 2022 Q2 | | 6 | | | 99 | | | 14 | | | 11 | | | 130 | | | 8,802 | |
| 2022 Q3 | | 6 | | | 96 | | | (14) | | | 65 | | | 153 | | | 8,649 | |
| 2022 Q4 | | 5 | | | 85 | | | (8) | | | 34 | | | 116 | | | 8,533 | |
| 2023 | | 46 | | | 300 | | | 12 | | | 219 | | | 577 | | | 7,956 | |
| 2024 | | 47 | | | 273 | | | 16 | | | 226 | | | 562 | | | 7,394 | |
| 2025 | | 32 | | | 251 | | | 47 | | | 252 | | | 582 | | | 6,812 | |
| 2026 | | 118 | | | 196 | | | 59 | | | 211 | | | 584 | | | 6,228 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2022-2026 | | 266 | | | 1,424 | | | 154 | | | 1,156 | | | 3,000 | | | 6,228 | |
| 2027-2031 | | 393 | | | 427 | | | 401 | | | 1,354 | | | 2,575 | | | 3,653 | |
| 2032-2036 | | 107 | | | 238 | | | 183 | | | 1,331 | | | 1,859 | | | 1,794 | |
| 2037-2041 | | 119 | | | 296 | | | 30 | | | 843 | | | 1,288 | | | 506 | |
| After 2041 | | — | | | 6 | | | 2 | | | 498 | | | 506 | | | — | |
| Total structured finance | | $ | 885 | | | $ | 2,391 | | | $ | 770 | | | $ | 5,182 | | | $ | 9,228 | | | |
Public Finance
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Estimated Net Par Amortization | | Estimated Ending Net Par Outstanding |
| | | | |
| 2021 (as of December 31) | | | | $ | 227,164 | |
| 2022 Q1 | | $ | 1,860 | | | 225,304 | |
| 2022 Q2 | | 1,511 | | | 223,793 | |
| 2022 Q3 | | 3,959 | | | 219,834 | |
| 2022 Q4 | | 3,407 | | | 216,427 | |
| 2023 | | 9,617 | | | 206,810 | |
| 2024 | | 10,551 | | | 196,259 | |
| 2025 | | 10,963 | | | 185,296 | |
| 2026 | | 10,661 | | | 174,635 | |
| | | | |
| 2022-2026 | | 52,529 | | | 174,635 | |
| 2027-2031 | | 46,480 | | | 128,155 | |
| 2032-2036 | | 43,842 | | | 84,313 | |
| 2037-2041 | | 33,531 | | | 50,782 | |
| After 2041 | | 50,782 | | | — | |
| Total public finance | | $ | 227,164 | | | |
Net par outstanding (end of period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 1Q-20 | | 2Q-20 | | 3Q-20 | | 4Q-20 | | 1Q-21 | | 2Q-21 | | 3Q-21 | | 4Q-21 |
| Public finance - U.S. | | $ | 172,795 | | | $ | 173,143 | | | $ | 172,570 | | | $ | 171,597 | | | $ | 172,941 | | | $ | 173,667 | | | $ | 175,952 | | | $ | 177,219 | |
| Public finance - non-U.S. | | 48,575 | | | 49,293 | | | 51,242 | | | 53,028 | | | 52,099 | | | 51,966 | | | 50,305 | | | 49,945 | |
| Structured finance - U.S. | | 8,806 | | | 8,822 | | | 8,581 | | | 8,952 | | | 8,678 | | | 8,568 | | | 8,677 | | | 8,374 | |
| Structured finance - non-U.S. | | 722 | | | 701 | | | 682 | | | 576 | | | 552 | | | 535 | | | 734 | | | 854 | |
| Net par outstanding | | $ | 230,898 | | | $ | 231,959 | | | $ | 233,075 | | | $ | 234,153 | | | $ | 234,270 | | | $ | 234,736 | | | $ | 235,668 | | | $ | 236,392 | |
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of the presentation of net par outstanding and of the various sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Exposure to Puerto Rico (1 of 3)
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
Exposure to Puerto Rico
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Par Outstanding | | Debt Service Outstanding |
| | Gross | | Net | | Gross | | Net |
| Total | $ | 3,629 | | | $ | 3,572 | | | $ | 5,322 | | | $ | 5,250 | |
Exposure to Puerto Rico by Risk
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Par Outstanding | | |
| | AGM | | AGC | | AG Re | | Eliminations(1) | | Total Net Par Outstanding | | Gross Par Outstanding |
Puerto Rico Exposures Subject to a Plan or Support Agreement (2) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - General Obligation (GO) | $ | 574 | | | $ | 170 | | | $ | 353 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,097 | | | $ | 1,135 | |
| Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (PBA) | 2 | | | 122 | | | — | | | (2) | | | 122 | | | 122 | |
| Subtotal - GO/PBA Plan | 576 | | | 292 | | | 353 | | | (2) | | | 1,219 | | | 1,257 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (PRHTA) (Transportation revenue) | 233 | | | 467 | | | 178 | | | (79) | | | 799 | | | 799 | |
| PRHTA (Highway revenue) | 381 | | | 51 | | | 25 | | | — | | | 457 | | | 457 | |
Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority (PRCCDA) (3) | — | | | 152 | | | — | | | — | | | 152 | | | 152 | |
| Subtotal - HTA/CCDA PSA | 614 | | | 670 | | | 203 | | | (79) | | | 1,408 | | | 1,408 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) | 469 | | | 69 | | | 210 | | | — | | | 748 | | | 759 | |
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority (PRIFA) (3) | — | | | 15 | | | 1 | | | — | | | 16 | | | 16 | |
| Subtotal Subject to a Plan or Support Agreement | 1,659 | | | 1,046 | | | 767 | | | (81) | | | 3,391 | | | 3,440 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Other Puerto Rico Exposures | | | | | | | | | | | |
Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency (MFA) (4) | 126 | | | 16 | | | 37 | | | — | | | 179 | | | 187 | |
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) and University of Puerto Rico (U of PR) (4) | — | | | 2 | | | — | | | — | | | 2 | | | 2 | |
| Subtotal Other Puerto Rico Exposures | 126 | | | 18 | | | 37 | | | — | | | 181 | | | 189 | |
| Total exposure to Puerto Rico | $ | 1,785 | | | $ | 1,064 | | | $ | 804 | | | $ | (81) | | | $ | 3,572 | | | $ | 3,629 | |
1) Net par outstanding eliminations relate to second-to-pay policies under which an Assured Guaranty insurance subsidiary guarantees an obligation already insured by another Assured Guaranty insurance subsidiary.
2) The Plan and Support Agreements, including the GO/PBA Plan, the HTA/CCDA Plan Support Agreement and the PREPA Restructuring Support Agreement, are described in Annual Report on Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31, 2021, Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 4, Outstanding Exposure.
3) As of the date of this filing, an order has been entered under Title VI of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) modifying this debt consistent with the relevant Support Agreement.
4) As of the date of this filing, the Company has not paid claims on these credits.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Exposure to Puerto Rico (2 of 3)
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
Amortization Schedule of Net Par Outstanding of Puerto Rico
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2022 Q1 | 2022 Q2 | 2022 Q3 | 2022 Q4 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 -2036 | 2037 -2041 | 2042 | Total |
| Puerto Rico Exposures Subject to a Plan or Support Agreement | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - GO Bonds | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 37 | | $ | — | | $ | 14 | | $ | 73 | | $ | 68 | | $ | 35 | | $ | 90 | | $ | 33 | | $ | 63 | | $ | 48 | | $ | 43 | | $ | 488 | | $ | 105 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,097 | |
| PBA | — | | — | | — | | — | | 7 | | — | | 6 | | 11 | | 40 | | — | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 55 | | — | | — | | 122 | |
| Subtotal GO/PBA Plan | — | | — | | 37 | | — | | 21 | | 73 | | 74 | | 46 | | 130 | | 33 | | 64 | | 49 | | 44 | | 543 | | 105 | | — | | 1,219 | |
| PRHTA (Transportation revenue) | — | | — | | 28 | | — | | 33 | | 4 | | 29 | | 24 | | 29 | | 34 | | 49 | | 31 | | 22 | | 310 | | 201 | | 5 | | 799 | |
| PRHTA (Highway revenue) | — | | — | | 40 | | — | | 32 | | 32 | | 34 | | 1 | | — | | 10 | | 13 | | 16 | | 39 | | 240 | | — | | — | | 457 | |
| PRCCDA | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 19 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 133 | | — | | — | | 152 | |
| Subtotal HTA/CCDA PSA | — | | — | | 68 | | — | | 65 | | 36 | | 63 | | 25 | | 48 | | 44 | | 62 | | 47 | | 61 | | 683 | | 201 | | 5 | | 1,408 | |
| PREPA | — | | — | | 28 | | — | | 95 | | 93 | | 68 | | 106 | | 105 | | 69 | | 39 | | 44 | | 75 | | 26 | | — | | — | | 748 | |
| PRIFA | — | | — | | — | | — | | 2 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 14 | | — | | 16 | |
| Subtotal Subject to a Plan or Support Agreement | — | | — | | 133 | | — | | 183 | | 202 | | 205 | | 177 | | 283 | | 146 | | 165 | | 140 | | 180 | | 1,252 | | 320 | | 5 | | 3,391 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Other Puerto Rico Exposures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MFA | — | | — | | 43 | | — | | 23 | | 19 | | 18 | | 37 | | 15 | | 12 | | 7 | | 5 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 179 | |
| PRASA and U of PR | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 1 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 1 | | — | | — | | 2 | |
| Subtotal Other Puerto Rico Exposures | — | | — | | 43 | | — | | 23 | | 20 | | 18 | | 37 | | 15 | | 12 | | 7 | | 5 | | — | | 1 | | — | | — | | 181 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 176 | | $ | — | | $ | 206 | | $ | 222 | | $ | 223 | | $ | 214 | | $ | 298 | | $ | 158 | | $ | 172 | | $ | 145 | | $ | 180 | | $ | 1,253 | | $ | 320 | | $ | 5 | | $ | 3,572 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Exposure to Puerto Rico (3 of 3)
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
Amortization Schedule of Net Debt Service Outstanding of Puerto Rico
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2022 Q1 | 2022 Q2 | 2022 Q3 | 2022 Q4 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 -2036 | 2037 -2041 | 2042 | Total |
| Puerto Rico Exposures Subject to a Plan or Support Agreement | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - GO Bonds | $ | 29 | | $ | — | | $ | 66 | | $ | — | | $ | 70 | | $ | 128 | | $ | 119 | | $ | 82 | | $ | 136 | | $ | 74 | | $ | 103 | | $ | 84 | | $ | 77 | | $ | 594 | | $ | 111 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,673 | |
| PBA | 3 | | — | | 3 | | — | | 13 | | 6 | | 13 | | 17 | | 44 | | 4 | | 4 | | 3 | | 3 | | 63 | | — | | — | | 176 | |
| Subtotal GO/PBA Plan | 32 | | — | | 69 | | — | | 83 | | 134 | | 132 | | 99 | | 180 | | 78 | | 107 | | 87 | | 80 | | 657 | | 111 | | — | | 1,849 | |
| PRHTA (Transportation revenue) | 21 | | — | | 48 | | — | | 73 | | 42 | | 67 | | 61 | | 64 | | 67 | | 81 | | 61 | | 49 | | 423 | | 237 | | 5 | | 1,299 | |
| PRHTA (Highway revenue) | 12 | | — | | 52 | | — | | 54 | | 53 | | 53 | | 18 | | 17 | | 27 | | 29 | | 32 | | 54 | | 278 | | — | | — | | 679 | |
| PRCCDA | 3 | | — | | 4 | | — | | 7 | | 7 | | 7 | | 7 | | 26 | | 6 | | 6 | | 6 | | 6 | | 152 | | — | | — | | 237 | |
| Subtotal HTA/CCDA PSA | 36 | | — | | 104 | | — | | 134 | | 102 | | 127 | | 86 | | 107 | | 100 | | 116 | | 99 | | 109 | | 853 | | 237 | | 5 | | 2,215 | |
| PREPA | 15 | | 2 | | 43 | | 3 | | 129 | | 121 | | 91 | | 126 | | 122 | | 80 | | 47 | | 52 | | 81 | | 29 | | — | | — | | 941 | |
| PRIFA | — | | — | | — | | — | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | — | | 1 | | 3 | | 16 | | — | | 29 | |
| Subtotal Subject to a Plan or Support Agreement | 83 | | 2 | | 216 | | 3 | | 349 | | 358 | | 351 | | 312 | | 410 | | 259 | | 271 | | 238 | | 271 | | 1,542 | | 364 | | 5 | | 5,034 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Other Puerto Rico Exposures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MFA | 5 | | — | | 48 | | — | | 29 | | 24 | | 22 | | 41 | | 17 | | 14 | | 8 | | 6 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 214 | |
| PRASA and U of PR | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 1 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 1 | | — | | — | | 2 | |
| Subtotal Other Puerto Rico Exposures | 5 | | — | | 48 | | — | | 29 | | 25 | | 22 | | 41 | | 17 | | 14 | | 8 | | 6 | | — | | 1 | | — | | — | | 216 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | $ | 88 | | $ | 2 | | $ | 264 | | $ | 3 | | $ | 378 | | $ | 383 | | $ | 373 | | $ | 353 | | $ | 427 | | $ | 273 | | $ | 279 | | $ | 244 | | $ | 271 | | $ | 1,543 | | $ | 364 | | $ | 5 | | $ | 5,250 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
U.S. RMBS Profile
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
Distribution of U.S. RMBS by Rating and Type of Exposure
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ratings: | | Prime First Lien | | Alt-A First Lien | | Option ARMs | | Subprime First Lien | | Second Lien | | Total Net Par Outstanding |
| AAA | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 84 | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | 450 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 551 | |
| AA | | 9 | | | 71 | | | 8 | | | 161 | | | 7 | | | 256 | |
| A | | 3 | | | 19 | | | — | | | 6 | | | 95 | | | 123 | |
| BBB | | 7 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 15 | | | 170 | | | 196 | |
| BIG | | 46 | | | 238 | | | 17 | | | 822 | | | 142 | | | 1,265 | |
| Total exposures | | $ | 69 | | | $ | 415 | | | $ | 37 | | | $ | 1,454 | | | $ | 416 | | | $ | 2,391 | |
Distribution of U.S. RMBS by Year Insured and Type of Exposure
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year insured: | | Prime First Lien | | Alt-A First Lien | | Option ARMs | | Subprime First Lien | | Second Lien | | Total Net Par Outstanding |
| 2004 and prior | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 400 | | | $ | 22 | | | $ | 445 | |
| 2005 | | 27 | | | 143 | | | 18 | | | 194 | | | 75 | | | 457 | |
| 2006 | | 30 | | | 29 | | | 1 | | | 72 | | | 135 | | | 267 | |
| 2007 | | — | | | 232 | | | 18 | | | 754 | | | 184 | | | 1,188 | |
| 2008 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 34 | | | — | | | 34 | |
| Total exposures | | $ | 69 | | | $ | 415 | | | $ | 37 | | | $ | 1,454 | | | $ | 416 | | | $ | 2,391 | |
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of the Company's presentation of net par outstanding, internal ratings and a description of sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Direct Pooled Corporate Obligations Profile
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
Distribution of Direct Pooled Corporate Obligations by Ratings
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Par Outstanding | | % of Total | | Average Initial Credit Enhancement | | Average Current Credit Enhancement |
| Ratings: | | | | | | | | |
| AAA | | $ | 575 | | | 65.5 | % | | 41.4% | | 50.0% |
| AA | | 175 | | | 20.0 | | | 42.9% | | 57.2% |
| A | | 97 | | | 11.0 | | | 38.5% | | 48.6% |
| BBB | | 31 | | | 3.5 | | | 41.9% | | 43.4% |
| Total exposures | | $ | 878 | | | 100.0 | % | | 41.4% | | 51.1% |
Distribution of Direct Pooled Corporate Obligations by Asset Class
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Par Outstanding | | % of Total | | Average Initial Credit Enhancement | | Average. Current Credit Enhancement | | Number of Transactions | | Average Rating |
| Asset class: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Trust preferred | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Banks and insurance | | $ | 389 | | | 44.3 | % | | 43.7% | | 61.5% | | 12 | | AA+ |
| U.S. mortgage and real estate investment trusts | | 91 | | | 10.4 | | | 47.3% | | 64.9% | | 3 | | A+ |
| CLOs | | 398 | | | 45.3 | | | 37.8% | | 37.8% | | 5 | | AAA |
| Total exposures | | $ | 878 | | | 100.0 | % | | 41.4% | | 51.1% | | 20 | | AA+ |
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of internal ratings, performance indicators and sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Below Investment Grade Exposures (1 of 3)
(dollars in millions)
BIG Exposures by Asset Exposure Type
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of |
| | December 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 |
| U.S. public finance: | | | | |
| Tax backed | | $ | 2,327 | | | $ | 2,167 | |
| General obligation | | 1,561 | | | 1,657 | |
| Municipal utilities | | 1,069 | | | 1,109 | |
| Transportation | | 110 | | | 100 | |
| Housing revenue | | 90 | | | 94 | |
| Infrastructure finance | | 46 | | | 33 | |
| Higher education | | 46 | | | 147 | |
| Healthcare | | 23 | | | 28 | |
| Other public finance | | 100 | | | 104 | |
| Total U.S. public finance | | 5,372 | | | 5,439 | |
| Non-U.S. public finance: | | | | |
| Infrastructure finance | | 470 | | | 403 | |
| Sovereign and sub-sovereign | | 102 | | | 455 | |
| Renewable energy | | 28 | | | 37 | |
| Total non-U.S. public finance | | 600 | | | 895 | |
| Total public finance | | $ | 5,972 | | | $ | 6,334 | |
| | | | |
| U.S. structured finance: | | | | |
| RMBS | | $ | 1,265 | | | $ | 1,480 | |
| Consumer receivables | | 72 | | | 90 | |
| Life insurance transactions | | 40 | | | 40 | |
| Other structured finance | | 7 | | | 31 | |
| Total U.S. structured finance | | 1,384 | | | 1,641 | |
| Non-U.S. structured finance: | | | | |
| Total non-U.S. structured finance | | — | | | — | |
| Total structured finance | | $ | 1,384 | | | $ | 1,641 | |
| Total BIG net par outstanding | | $ | 7,356 | | | $ | 7,975 | |
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of the Company's presentation of net par outstanding and a description of various sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Below Investment Grade Exposures (2 of 3)
(dollars in millions)
Net Par Outstanding by BIG Category (1)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | As of |
| | December 31, 2021 | | December 31, 2020 |
| BIG Category 1 | | | | |
| U.S. public finance | | $ | 1,765 | | | $ | 1,777 | |
| Non-U.S. public finance | | 556 | | | 846 | |
| U.S. structured finance | | 122 | | | 228 | |
| Non-U.S. structured finance | | — | | | — | |
| Total BIG Category 1 | | 2,443 | | | 2,851 | |
| BIG Category 2 | | | | |
| U.S. public finance | | 116 | | | 57 | |
| Non-U.S. public finance | | — | | | — | |
| U.S. structured finance | | 65 | | | 77 | |
| Non-U.S. structured finance | | — | | | — | |
| Total BIG Category 2 | | 181 | | | 134 | |
| BIG Category 3 | | | | |
| U.S. public finance | | 3,491 | | | 3,605 | |
| Non-U.S. public finance | | 44 | | | 49 | |
| U.S. structured finance | | 1,197 | | | 1,336 | |
| Non-U.S. structured finance | | — | | | — | |
| Total BIG Category 3 | | 4,732 | | | 4,990 | |
| BIG Total | | $ | 7,356 | | | $ | 7,975 | |
1) Assured Guaranty's surveillance department is responsible for monitoring the Company's portfolio of credits and maintains a list of BIG credits. BIG Category 1: Below-investment-grade transactions showing sufficient deterioration to make future losses possible, but for which none are currently expected. BIG Category 2: Below-investment-grade transactions for which future losses are expected but for which no claims (other than liquidity claims which are claims that the Company expects to be reimbursed within one year) have yet been paid. BIG Category 3: Below-investment-grade transactions for which future losses are expected and on which claims (other than liquidity claims) have been paid.
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of the Company's internal rating approach, presentation of net par outstanding and a description of various sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Below Investment Grade Exposures (3 of 3)
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
Public Finance and Structured Finance BIG Exposures with Revenue Sources Greater Than $50 Million
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Par Outstanding | | Internal Rating (1) | | 60+ Day Delinquencies |
| Name or description | | | | | | |
| U.S. public finance: | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico Highways & Transportation Authority | | $ | 1,256 | | | CCC | | |
| Puerto Rico, General Obligation, Appropriations and Guarantees of the Commonwealth | | 1,235 | | | CCC | | |
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | | 748 | | | CCC | | |
| Illinois Sports Facilities Authority | | 260 | | | BB+ | | |
| Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority (Federal Excise Tax Match) | | 256 | | | BB | | |
| Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency | | 179 | | | CCC | | |
| Jackson Water & Sewer System, Mississippi | | 171 | | | BB | | |
| Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority (Gross Receipts) | | 162 | | | BB | | |
| Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority | | 152 | | | CCC | | |
| Stockton City, California | | 100 | | | B | | |
| Harrisburg Parking System, Pennsylvania | | 79 | | | B | | |
| San Jacinto River Authority (GRP Project), Texas | | 65 | | | BB+ | | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania | | 60 | | | CCC | | |
| Atlantic City, New Jersey | | 54 | | | BB | | |
| Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority | | 51 | | | CCC | | |
| Total U.S. public finance | | $ | 4,828 | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Non-U.S. public finance: | | | | | | |
| Road Management Services PLC (A13 Highway) | | $ | 160 | | | B+ | | |
| Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust The Hospital Company (Dartford) Plc | | 127 | | | BB+ | | |
| M6 Duna Autopalya Koncesszios Zrt. | | 81 | | | BB+ | | |
| Private International Transaction | | 67 | | | BB- | | |
| Total non-U.S. public finance | | $ | 435 | | | | | |
| Total public finance | | $ | 5,263 | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| U.S. structured finance: | | | | | | |
| RMBS: | | | | | | |
| Soundview 2007-WMC1 | | $ | 148 | | | CCC | | 34.6% |
| Option One 2007-FXD2 | | 136 | | | CCC | | 20.7% |
| Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-HL1 | | 102 | | | CCC | | 19.5% |
| Argent Securities Inc. 2005-W4 | | 93 | | | CCC | | 8.9% |
| Nomura Asset Accept. Corp. 2007-1 | | 78 | | | CCC | | 19.6% |
| New Century 2005-A | | 66 | | | CCC | | 21.9% |
| ACE 2007-SL1 | | 50 | | | CCC | | 9.0% |
| Total RMBS-U.S. structured finance | | $ | 673 | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Total non-U.S. structured finance | | $ | — | | | | | |
| Total structured finance | | $ | 673 | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 5,936 | | | | | |
1) Transactions rated below B- are categorized as CCC.
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of the Company's internal rating approach, presentation of net par outstanding and a description of performance indicators and sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Largest Exposures by Sector (1 of 3)
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
50 Largest U.S. Public Finance Exposures by Revenue Source
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Credit Name: | | Net Par Outstanding | | Internal Rating(1) |
| New Jersey (State of) | | $ | 3,686 | | | BBB |
| Pennsylvania (Commonwealth of) | | 1,782 | | | A- |
| New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority | | 1,752 | | | A- |
| Illinois (State of) | | 1,456 | | | BBB- |
| Puerto Rico Highways & Transportation Authority | | 1,256 | | | CCC |
| Puerto Rico, General Obligation, Appropriations and Guarantees of the Commonwealth | | 1,235 | | | CCC |
| Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California | | 1,206 | | | BBB |
| North Texas Tollway Authority | | 1,185 | | | A |
| Metro Washington Airports Authority (Dulles Toll Road) | | 1,098 | | | BBB+ |
| CommonSpirit Health, Illinois | | 940 | | | A- |
| San Diego Family Housing, LLC | | 925 | | | AA |
| Philadelphia School District, Pennsylvania | | 909 | | | A- |
| Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, California | | 893 | | | BBB+ |
| Great Lakes Water Authority (Sewerage), Michigan | | 869 | | | A- |
| Yankee Stadium LLC New York City Industrial Development Authority | | 859 | | | BBB |
| California (State of) | | 858 | | | AA- |
| Chicago Public Schools, Illinois | | 832 | | | BBB- |
| Suffolk County, New York | | 822 | | | BBB |
| ProMedica Healthcare Obligated Group, Ohio | | 820 | | | BBB |
| Central Florida Expressway Authority, Florida | | 814 | | | A+ |
| Dade County Seaport, Florida | | 810 | | | A |
| Wisconsin (State of) | | 806 | | | A |
| Tucson (City of), Arizona | | 795 | | | A+ |
| Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois | | 789 | | | BBB- |
| Massachusetts (Commonwealth of) Water Resources | | 772 | | | AA |
| Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission | | 762 | | | A- |
| Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | | 751 | | | BBB- |
| Montefiore Medical Center, New York | | 749 | | | BBB- |
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | | 748 | | | CCC |
| Jefferson County Alabama Sewer | | 741 | | | BBB |
| New York (City of), New York | | 737 | | | AA- |
| Philadelphia (City of), Pennsylvania | | 732 | | | BBB+ |
| Nassau County, New York | | 726 | | | A- |
| Anaheim (City of), California | | 720 | | | A- |
| Clark County School District, Nevada | | 676 | | | BBB+ |
| San Joaquin Hills Transportation, California | | 666 | | | BBB |
| Pittsburgh Water & Sewer, Pennsylvania | | 663 | | | A- |
| Long Island Power Authority | | 644 | | | A- |
| Massachusetts (Commonwealth of) | | 619 | | | AA- |
| Mets Queens Ballpark | | 609 | | | BBB |
| North Carolina Turnpike Authority | | 593 | | | BBB- |
| Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Georgia | | 575 | | | BBB |
| Regional Transportation Authority (Sales Tax), Illinois | | 570 | | | AA- |
| Hayward Unified School District, California | | 554 | | | A |
| LCOR Alexandria LLC | | 548 | | | A- |
| Kansas City, Missouri | | 534 | | | A |
| New Jersey Turnpike Authority | | 500 | | | A- |
| Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia | | 488 | | | BBB+ |
| Garden State Preservation Trust, New Jersey Open Space & Farmland | | 487 | | | BBB+ |
| West Contra Costa Unified School District, California | | 477 | | | AA- |
| Total top 50 U.S. public finance exposures | | $ | 44,038 | | | |
1) Transactions rated below B- are categorized as CCC.
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of net par outstanding, internal ratings and sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Largest Exposures by Sector (2 of 3)
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
25 Largest U.S. Structured Finance Exposures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Credit Name: | | Net Par Outstanding | | Internal Rating(1) |
| Private US Insurance Securitization | | $ | 1,100 | | | AA |
| Private US Insurance Securitization | | 762 | | | AA- |
| Private US Insurance Securitization | | 384 | | | AA- |
| Private US Insurance Securitization | | 378 | | | AA- |
| Private US Insurance Securitization | | 314 | | | AA- |
| Private US Insurance Securitization | | 313 | | | A |
| SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-A | | 271 | | | AA |
| Soundview 2007-WMC1 | | 148 | | | CCC |
| Option One 2007-FXD2 | | 136 | | | CCC |
| Private US Insurance Securitization | | 134 | | | AA |
| New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2006-1 | | 111 | | | AAA |
| CWABS 2007-4 | | 108 | | | A+ |
| SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-C | | 106 | | | AA |
| Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-HL1 | | 102 | | | CCC |
| Argent Securities Inc. 2005-W4 | | 93 | | | CCC |
| Nomura Asset Accept. Corp. 2007-1 | | 78 | | | CCC |
| New Century 2005-A | | 66 | | | CCC |
| ALESCO Preferred Funding XIII, Ltd. | | 65 | | | AAA |
| CWALT Alternative Loan Trust 2007-HY9 | | 65 | | | A |
| OwnIt Mortgage Loan ABS Certificates 2006-3 | | 65 | | | AAA |
| CAPCO - Excess SIPC Excess of Loss Reinsurance | | 63 | | | BBB |
| Private Other Structured Finance Transaction | | 62 | | | A- |
| Countrywide HELOC 2006-I | | 62 | | | A |
| Countrywide 2007-13 | | 61 | | | AA |
| Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2006-OPT1 | | 60 | | | AAA |
| Total top 25 U.S. structured finance exposures | | $ | 5,107 | | | |
1) Transactions rated below B- are categorized as CCC.
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of net par outstanding, internal ratings and sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Largest Exposures by Sector (3 of 3)
As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)
50 Largest Non-U.S. Exposures by Revenue Source
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Credit Name: | Country | | Net Par Outstanding | | Internal Rating |
| Southern Water Services Limited | United Kingdom | | $ | 2,377 | | | BBB |
| Southern Gas Networks PLC | United Kingdom | | 1,871 | | | BBB |
| Thames Water Utilities Finance Plc | United Kingdom | | 1,829 | | | BBB |
| Quebec Province | Canada | | 1,786 | | | A+ |
| Dwr Cymru Financing Limited | United Kingdom | | 1,726 | | | A- |
| Anglian Water Services Financing PLC | United Kingdom | | 1,580 | | | A- |
| National Grid Gas PLC | United Kingdom | | 1,401 | | | BBB+ |
| Channel Link Enterprises Finance PLC | France, United Kingdom | | 1,239 | | | BBB |
| British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | United Kingdom | | 1,231 | | | A+ |
| Societe des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'est de la France S.A. | France | | 1,206 | | | BBB+ |
| Capital Hospitals (Issuer) PLC | United Kingdom | | 934 | | | BBB- |
| Aspire Defence Finance plc | United Kingdom | | 836 | | | BBB+ |
| Verbund, Lease and Sublease of Hydro-Electric Equipment | Austria | | 826 | | | AAA |
| Yorkshire Water Services Finance Plc | United Kingdom | | 719 | | | BBB |
| Verdun Participations 2 S.A.S. | France | | 704 | | | BBB- |
| Envestra Limited | Australia | | 646 | | | A- |
| National Grid Company plc | United Kingdom | | 628 | | | BBB+ |
| South Lanarkshire Schools | United Kingdom | | 606 | | | BBB |
| Severn Trent Water Utilities Finance Plc | United Kingdom | | 580 | | | BBB+ |
| Campania Region - Healthcare receivable | Italy | | 550 | | | BB+ |
| Coventry & Rugby Hospital Company (Walsgrave Hospital) Plc | United Kingdom | | 546 | | | BBB- |
| Wessex Water Services Finance plc | United Kingdom | | 517 | | | BBB+ |
| Derby Healthcare PLC | United Kingdom | | 516 | | | BBB |
| Sydney Airport Finance Company | Australia | | 500 | | | BBB+ |
| United Utilities Water PLC | United Kingdom | | 493 | | | BBB+ |
| NewHospitals (St Helens & Knowsley) Finance PLC | United Kingdom | | 473 | | | BBB+ |
| North Staffordshire PFI, 32-year EIB Index-Linked Facility | United Kingdom | | 470 | | | BBB- |
| Central Nottinghamshire Hospitals PLC | United Kingdom | | 468 | | | BBB- |
| South East Water | United Kingdom | | 458 | | | BBB |
| International Infrastructure Pool | United Kingdom | | 457 | | | AAA |
| International Infrastructure Pool | United Kingdom | | 457 | | | AAA |
| International Infrastructure Pool | United Kingdom | | 457 | | | AAA |
| Scotland Gas Networks plc | United Kingdom | | 454 | | | BBB |
| The Hospital Company (QAH Portsmouth) Limited | United Kingdom | | 443 | | | BBB |
| Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency | Japan | | 383 | | | A+ |
| Private International Sub-Sovereign Transaction | United Kingdom | | 381 | | | AA- |
| University of Essex, United Kingdom | United Kingdom | | 377 | | | BBB+ |
| Comision Federal De Electricidad (CFE) El Cajon Project | Mexico | | 375 | | | BBB- |
| Q Energy - Phase II - Pride Investments, S.A. | Spain | | 349 | | | BBB+ |
| Hypersol Solar Inversiones, S.A.U. | Spain | | 341 | | | BBB |
| Private International Sub-Sovereign Transaction | United Kingdom | | 336 | | | A |
| Octagon Healthcare Funding PLC | United Kingdom | | 323 | | | BBB |
| Bakethin Finance Plc | United Kingdom | | 317 | | | A- |
| Q Energy - Phase III - FSL Issuer, S.A.U. | Spain | | 314 | | | BBB |
| Northumbrian Water PLC | United Kingdom | | 311 | | | BBB+ |
| Feria Muestrario Internacional de Valencia | Spain | | 311 | | | BBB- |
| Catalyst Healthcare (Romford) Financing PLC | United Kingdom | | 310 | | | BBB |
| Leeds Hospital - St. James's Oncology Financing plc | United Kingdom | | 305 | | | BBB |
| Western Power Distribution (South Wales) PLC | United Kingdom | | 305 | | | BBB+ |
| Private International Sub-Sovereign Transaction | United Kingdom | | 291 | | | A |
| Total top 50 non-U.S. exposures | | | $ | 35,313 | | | |
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of net par outstanding, internal ratings and sectors.
Asset Management Segment
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Asset Management Segment Results (1 of 3)
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| December 31, | | December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| Segment revenues | | | | | | | |
| Management fees: | | | | | | | |
| CLOs | $ | 12 | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | 48 | | | $ | 23 | |
| Opportunity funds and liquid strategies | 7 | | | 4 | | | 20 | | | 11 | |
| Wind-down funds | 2 | | | 4 | | | 8 | | | 25 | |
| Total management fees | 21 | | | 19 | | | 76 | | | 59 | |
| Performance fees | — | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Other income (loss) | 2 | | | 2 | | | 6 | | | 6 | |
| Total segment revenues | 23 | | | 22 | | | 83 | | | 66 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Segment expenses | | | | | | | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 14 | | | 16 | | | 67 | | | 67 | |
| Interest expense | 1 | | | — | | | 1 | | | — | |
| Other operating expenses | 11 | | | 31 | | | 40 | | | 61 | |
| Total segment expenses | 26 | | | 47 | | | 108 | | | 128 | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | (3) | | | (25) | | | (25) | | | (62) | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | — | | | (5) | | | (6) | | | (12) | |
| Segment adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | (3) | | | $ | (20) | | | $ | (19) | | | $ | (50) | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Asset Management Segment Results (2 of 3)
(dollars in millions)
Rollforward of Assets Under Management for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | CLOs | | Opportunity Funds | | Liquid Strategies | | Wind-Down Funds | | Total |
| AUM, September 30, 2021 | $ | 14,746 | | | $ | 1,634 | | | $ | 388 | | | $ | 809 | | | $ | 17,577 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Inflows-third party | 797 | | | 92 | | | — | | | — | | | 889 | |
| Inflows-intercompany | 61 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 61 | |
| Outflows: | | | | | | | | | |
| Redemptions | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Distributions | (836) | | | (61) | | | — | | | (226) | | | (1,123) | |
| Total outflows | (836) | | | (61) | | | — | | | (226) | | | (1,123) | |
| Net flows | 22 | | | 31 | | | — | | | (226) | | | (173) | |
| Change in value | (69) | | | 159 | | | 1 | | | (1) | | | 90 | |
| AUM, December 31, 2021 | $ | 14,699 | | | $ | 1,824 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 582 | | | $ | 17,494 | |
Rollforward of Assets Under Management for the Year Ended December 31, 2021
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | CLOs | | Opportunity Funds | | Liquid Strategies | | Wind-Down Funds | | Total |
| AUM, December 31, 2020 | $ | 13,856 | | | $ | 1,486 | | | $ | 383 | | | $ | 1,623 | | | $ | 17,348 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Inflows-third party | 2,608 | | | 363 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,971 | |
| Inflows-intercompany | 227 | | | 16 | | | — | | | — | | | 243 | |
| Outflows: | | | | | | | | | |
| Redemptions | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Distributions | (1,843) | | | (509) | | | — | | | (1,017) | | | (3,369) | |
| Total outflows | (1,843) | | | (509) | | | — | | | (1,017) | | | (3,369) | |
| Net flows | 992 | | | (130) | | | — | | | (1,017) | | | (155) | |
| Change in value | (149) | | | 468 | | | 6 | | | (24) | | | 301 | |
| AUM, December 31, 2021 | $ | 14,699 | | | $ | 1,824 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 582 | | | $ | 17,494 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Asset Management Segment Results (3 of 3)
(dollars in millions)
Assets Under Management
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | CLOs | | Opportunity Funds | | Liquid Strategies | | Wind-Down Funds | | Total |
| | | | | | | | | |
| As of December 31, 2021: | | | | | | | | | |
Funded AUM (1) | $ | 14,575 | | | $ | 1,297 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 560 | | | $ | 16,821 | |
Unfunded AUM (1) | 124 | | | 527 | | | — | | | 22 | | | 673 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Fee earning AUM (2) | $ | 14,252 | | | $ | 1,527 | | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 408 | | | $ | 16,576 | |
Non-fee earning AUM (2) | 447 | | | 297 | | | — | | | 174 | | | 918 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Intercompany AUM | | | | | | | | | |
| Funded AUM | $ | 541 | | | $ | 217 | | | $ | 368 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,126 | |
| Unfunded AUM | 123 | | | 121 | | | — | | | — | | | 244 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| As of September 30, 2021: | | | | | | | | | |
| Funded AUM | $ | 14,615 | | | $ | 1,071 | | | $ | 388 | | | $ | 787 | | | $ | 16,861 | |
| Unfunded AUM | 131 | | | 563 | | | — | | | 22 | | | 716 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Fee earning AUM | $ | 14,083 | | | $ | 1,289 | | | $ | 388 | | | $ | 508 | | | $ | 16,268 | |
| Non-fee earning AUM | 663 | | | 345 | | | — | | | 301 | | | 1,309 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Intercompany AUM | | | | | | | | | |
| Funded AUM | $ | 496 | | | $ | 174 | | | $ | 367 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,037 | |
| Unfunded AUM | 127 | | | 151 | | | — | | | — | | | 278 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| As of December 31, 2020: | | | | | | | | | |
| Funded AUM | $ | 13,809 | | | $ | 992 | | | $ | 383 | | | $ | 1,601 | | | $ | 16,785 | |
| Unfunded AUM | 47 | | | 494 | | | — | | | 22 | | | 563 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Fee earning AUM | $ | 10,248 | | | $ | 1,176 | | | $ | 383 | | | $ | 1,133 | | | $ | 12,940 | |
| Non-fee earning AUM | 3,608 | | | 310 | | | — | | | 490 | | | 4,408 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Intercompany AUM | | | | | | | | | |
| Funded AUM | $ | 405 | | | $ | 126 | | | $ | 362 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 893 | |
| Unfunded AUM | 40 | | | 137 | | | — | | | — | | | 177 | |
1) Funded AUM refers to assets that have been deployed or invested into the funds or CLOs. Unfunded AUM refers to unfunded capital commitments from closed-end funds and CLO warehouse fund.
2) Fee earning AUM refers to assets where AssuredIM collects fees or has elected not to waive or rebate fees to investors. Non-fee earning AUM refers to assets where AssuredIM does not collect fees or has elected to waive or rebate fees to investors.
Corporate Division
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Corporate Division Results
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| December 31, | | December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| | | | | | | |
| Total revenues | $ | 1 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 9 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | |
| Interest expense | 22 | | | 23 | | | 96 | | | 95 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | | | — | | | 175 | | | — | |
| Employee compensation and benefit expenses | 6 | | | 7 | | | 21 | | | 18 | |
| Other operating expenses | 5 | | | 3 | | | 20 | | | 19 | |
| Total expenses | 33 | | | 33 | | | 312 | | | 132 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | (1) | | | (1) | | | — | | | (6) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | (33) | | | (33) | | | (310) | | | (129) | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (2) | | | (5) | | | (47) | | | (18) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | (31) | | | $ | (28) | | | $ | (263) | | | $ | (111) | |
Other
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Other Results (1 of 2)
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 |
| FG VIEs | | CIVs | | Intersegment Eliminations and Reclasses | | Total Other |
| (in millions) |
| Revenues | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums | $ | (1) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1) | |
| Net investment income | (1) | | | — | | | (2) | | | (3) | |
| Asset management fees | — | | | (4) | | | 6 | | | 2 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | 5 | | | — | | | — | | | 5 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | — | | | 74 | | | — | | | 74 | |
| Other income | (1) | | | — | | | — | | | (1) | |
| Total revenues | 2 | | | 70 | | | 4 | | | 76 | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | |
| Loss expense (benefit) | 2 | | | — | | | — | | | 2 | |
| Interest expense | — | | | — | | | (3) | | | (3) | |
| Other operating expenses | — | | | (1) | | | 7 | | | 6 | |
| Total expenses | 2 | | | (1) | | | 4 | | | 5 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | — | | | (15) | | | — | | | (15) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | — | | | 56 | | | — | | | 56 | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | — | | | 7 | | | — | | | 7 | |
| Less: Noncontrolling interests | — | | | 19 | | | — | | | 19 | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | — | | | $ | 30 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 30 | |
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| Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 |
| FG VIEs | | CIVs | | Intersegment Eliminations and Reclasses | | Total Other |
| (in millions) |
| Revenues | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums | $ | (1) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1) | |
| Net investment income | (1) | | | — | | | (2) | | | (3) | |
| Asset management fees | — | | | (5) | | | 14 | | | 9 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | (2) | | | — | | | — | | | (2) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | — | | | 4 | | | — | | | 4 | |
| Total revenues | (4) | | | (1) | | | 12 | | | 7 | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | |
| Loss expense (benefit) | 4 | | | — | | | — | | | 4 | |
| Interest expense | — | | | — | | | (2) | | | (2) | |
| Other operating expenses | — | | | (3) | | | 14 | | | 11 | |
| Total expenses | 4 | | | (3) | | | 12 | | | 13 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | 1 | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | (8) | | | 3 | | | — | | | (5) | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (1) | | | — | | | — | | | (1) | |
| Less: Noncontrolling interests | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | 1 | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | (7) | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (5) | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Other Results (2 of 2)
(dollars in millions)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
| FG VIEs | | CIVs | | Intersegment Eliminations and Reclasses | | Total Other |
| (in millions) |
| Revenues | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums | $ | (4) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (4) | |
| Net investment income | (4) | | | — | | | (9) | | | (13) | |
| Asset management fees | — | | | (10) | | | 21 | | | 11 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | 23 | | | — | | | — | | | 23 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | — | | | 127 | | | — | | | 127 | |
| Other income | (2) | | | — | | | — | | | (2) | |
| Total revenues | 13 | | | 117 | | | 12 | | | 142 | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | |
| Loss expense (benefit) | 15 | | | — | | | — | | | 15 | |
| Interest expense | — | | | — | | | (10) | | | (10) | |
| Other operating expenses | — | | | (1) | | | 22 | | | 21 | |
| Total expenses | 15 | | | (1) | | | 12 | | | 26 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | — | | | (50) | | | — | | | (50) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | (2) | | | 68 | | | — | | | 66 | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (1) | | | 7 | | | — | | | 6 | |
| Less: Noncontrolling interests | — | | | 30 | | | — | | | 30 | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | (1) | | | $ | 31 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 30 | |
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| Year Ended December 31, 2020 |
| FG VIEs | | CIVs | | Intersegment Eliminations and Reclasses | | Total Other |
| (in millions) |
| Revenues | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums | $ | (5) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (5) | |
| Net investment income | (5) | | | — | | | (10) | | | (15) | |
| Asset management fees | — | | | (9) | | | 38 | | | 29 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | (10) | | | — | | | — | | | (10) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CIVs | — | | | 41 | | | — | | | 41 | |
| Total revenues | (20) | | | 32 | | | 28 | | | 40 | |
| Expenses | | | | | | | |
| Loss expense (benefit) | (3) | | | — | | | — | | | (3) | |
| Interest expense | — | | | — | | | (10) | | | (10) | |
| Other operating expenses | — | | | (4) | | | 38 | | | 34 | |
| Total expenses | (3) | | | (4) | | | 28 | | | 21 | |
| Equity in earnings of investees | — | | | (28) | | | — | | | (28) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes | (17) | | | 8 | | | — | | | (9) | |
| Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (3) | | | — | | | — | | | (3) | |
| Less: Noncontrolling interests | — | | | 6 | | | — | | | 6 | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | (14) | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (12) | |
Summary
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Summary of Financial and Statistical Data
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 |
| GAAP Summary Statements of Operations Data | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net earned premiums | | $ | 414 | | | $ | 485 | | | $ | 476 | | | $ | 548 | | | $ | 690 | |
| Net investment income | | 269 | | | 297 | | | 378 | | | 395 | | | 417 | |
| Total expenses | | 465 | | | 729 | | | 503 | | | 422 | | | 748 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | 383 | | | 386 | | | 460 | | | 580 | | | 991 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL | | 389 | | | 362 | | | 402 | | | 521 | | | 730 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL per diluted share | | 5.23 | | | 4.19 | | | 4.00 | | | 4.68 | | | 5.96 | |
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| GAAP Summary Balance Sheet Data | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total investments and cash | | $ | 9,728 | | | $ | 10,000 | | | $ | 10,409 | | | $ | 10,977 | | | $ | 11,539 | |
| Total assets | | 18,208 | | | 15,334 | | | 14,326 | | | 13,603 | | | 14,433 | |
| Unearned premium reserve | | 3,716 | | | 3,735 | | | 3,736 | | | 3,512 | | | 3,475 | |
| Loss and LAE reserve | | 869 | | | 1,088 | | | 1,050 | | | 1,177 | | | 1,444 | |
| Long-term debt | | 1,673 | | | 1,224 | | | 1,235 | | | 1,233 | | | 1,292 | |
| Shareholders’ equity attributable to AGL | | 6,292 | | | 6,643 | | | 6,639 | | | 6,555 | | | 6,839 | |
| Shareholders’ equity attributable to AGL per share | | 93.19 | | | 85.66 | | | 71.18 | | | 63.23 | | | 58.95 | |
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| Other Financial Information (GAAP Basis) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Financial guaranty: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net debt service outstanding (end of period) | | $ | 367,360 | | | $ | 366,233 | | | $ | 374,130 | | | $ | 371,586 | | | $ | 401,118 | |
| Gross debt service outstanding (end of period) | | 367,770 | | | 366,692 | | | 375,776 | | | 375,080 | | | 408,492 | |
| Net par outstanding (end of period) | | 236,392 | | | 234,153 | | | 236,807 | | | 241,802 | | | 264,952 | |
| Gross par outstanding (end of period) | | 236,765 | | | 234,571 | | | 238,156 | | | 244,191 | | | 269,386 | |
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Other Financial Information (Statutory Basis) (1) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Financial guaranty: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net debt service outstanding (end of period) | | $ | 362,013 | | | $ | 360,392 | | | $ | 367,630 | | | $ | 359,499 | | | $ | 373,340 | |
| Gross debt service outstanding (end of period) | | 362,423 | | | 360,852 | | | 369,251 | | | 362,974 | | | 380,478 | |
| Net par outstanding (end of period) | | 231,742 | | | 229,008 | | | 230,984 | | | 230,664 | | | 239,003 | |
| Gross par outstanding (end of period) | | 232,115 | | | 229,426 | | | 232,333 | | | 233,036 | | | 243,217 | |
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Claims-paying resources (2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Policyholders' surplus | | $ | 5,572 | | | $ | 5,077 | | | $ | 5,056 | | | $ | 5,148 | | | $ | 5,305 | |
| Contingency reserve | | 1,225 | | | 1,557 | | | 1,607 | | | 1,663 | | | 1,750 | |
| Qualified statutory capital | | 6,797 | | | 6,634 | | | 6,663 | | | 6,811 | | | 7,055 | |
| Unearned premium reserve and net deferred ceding commission income | | 2,972 | | | 2,983 | | | 2,961 | | | 2,950 | | | 2,849 | |
| Loss and LAE reserves | | 167 | | | 202 | | | 529 | | | 1,023 | | | 1,092 | |
| Total policyholders' surplus and reserves | | 9,936 | | | 9,819 | | | 10,153 | | | 10,784 | | | 10,996 | |
| Present value of installment premium | | 883 | | | 858 | | | 804 | | | 577 | | | 559 | |
| CCS and standby line of credit | | 400 | | | 400 | | | 400 | | | 400 | | | 400 | |
| Excess of loss reinsurance facility | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 180 | | | 180 | |
| Total claims-paying resources | | $ | 11,219 | | | $ | 11,077 | | | $ | 11,357 | | | $ | 11,941 | | | $ | 12,135 | |
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| Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net exposure to qualified statutory capital | | 34 | :1 | | 35 | :1 | | 35 | :1 | | 34 | :1 | | 34 | :1 |
| | Capital ratio | | 53 | :1 | | 54 | :1 | | 55 | :1 | | 53 | :1 | | 53 | :1 |
| | Financial resources ratio | | 32 | :1 | | 33 | :1 | | 32 | :1 | | 30 | :1 | | 31 | :1 |
| | Adjusted statutory net exposure to claims-paying resources | | 21 | :1 | | 21 | :1 | | 20 | :1 | | 19 | :1 | | 20 | :1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Par and Debt Service Written (FG and Specialty) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gross debt service written: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Public finance - U.S. | | $ | 35,572 | | | $ | 33,596 | | | $ | 28,054 | | | $ | 31,989 | | | $ | 26,988 | |
| | Public finance - non-U.S. | | 1,890 | | | 1,860 | | | 17,907 | | | 7,166 | | | 2,811 | |
| | Structured finance - U.S. | | 1,319 | | | 508 | | | 1,704 | | | 1,191 | | | 500 | |
| | Structured finance - non-U.S. | | 431 | | | 254 | | | 88 | | | 369 | | | 202 | |
| Total gross debt service written | | $ | 39,212 | | | $ | 36,218 | | | $ | 47,753 | | | $ | 40,715 | | | $ | 30,501 | |
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| Net debt service written | | $ | 39,212 | | | $ | 35,965 | | | $ | 47,731 | | | $ | 40,630 | | | $ | 30,476 | |
| Net par written | | 26,656 | | | 23,012 | | | 24,331 | | | 24,538 | | | 17,962 | |
| Gross par written | | 26,656 | | | 23,265 | | | 24,353 | | | 24,624 | | | 18,024 | |
1) Statutory amounts prepared on a consolidated basis. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners Annual Statements for U.S. Domiciled Insurance Subsidiaries are prepared on a stand-alone basis.
2) See page 19 for additional detail on claims-paying resources.
Please refer to the explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth at the end of this Financial Supplement.
Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of the presentation of net debt service and net par outstanding and of the various sectors.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Summary of GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations(1) (1 of 2)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 |
| Total GWP | | $ | 377 | | | $ | 454 | | | $ | 677 | | | $ | 612 | | | $ | 307 | |
Less: Installment GWP and other GAAP adjustments (2) | | 158 | | | 191 | | | 469 | | | 119 | | | 99 | |
| Upfront GWP | | 219 | | | 263 | | | 208 | | | 493 | | | 208 | |
| Plus: Installment premium PVP | | 142 | | | 127 | | | 361 | | | 204 | | | 107 | |
Total PVP(3) | | $ | 361 | | | $ | 390 | | | $ | 569 | | | $ | 697 | | | $ | 315 | |
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| PVP: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Public finance - U.S. | | $ | 235 | | | $ | 292 | | | $ | 201 | | | $ | 402 | | | $ | 197 | |
| Public finance - non-U.S. | | 79 | | | 82 | | | 308 | | | 116 | | | 89 | |
| Structured finance - U.S. | | 42 | | | 14 | | | 53 | | | 167 | | | 14 | |
| Structured finance - non-U.S. | | 5 | | | 2 | | | 7 | | | 12 | | | 15 | |
| Total PVP | | $ | 361 | | | $ | 390 | | | $ | 569 | | | $ | 697 | | | $ | 315 | |
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| Adjusted operating income reconciliation: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL | | $ | 389 | | | $ | 362 | | | $ | 402 | | | $ | 521 | | | $ | 730 | |
| Less pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Realized gains (losses) on investments | | 15 | | | 18 | | | 22 | | | (32) | | | 40 | |
| Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | | (64) | | | 65 | | | (10) | | | 101 | | | 43 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | | (28) | | | (1) | | | (22) | | | 14 | | | (2) | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement of premiums receivable and loss and LAE reserves | | (21) | | | 42 | | | 22 | | | (32) | | | 57 | |
| Total pre-tax adjustments | | (98) | | | 124 | | | 12 | | | 51 | | | 138 | |
| Less tax effect on pre-tax adjustments | | 17 | | | (18) | | | (1) | | | (12) | | | (69) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | | $ | 470 | | | $ | 256 | | | $ | 391 | | | $ | 482 | | | $ | 661 | |
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| Adjusted operating income per diluted share reconciliation: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to AGL per diluted share | | $ | 5.23 | | | $ | 4.19 | | | $ | 4.00 | | | $ | 4.68 | | | $ | 5.96 | |
| Less pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Realized gains (losses) on investments | | 0.20 | | | 0.21 | | | 0.22 | | | (0.29) | | | 0.33 | |
| Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | | (0.85) | | | 0.75 | | | (0.11) | | | 0.90 | | | 0.35 | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | | (0.38) | | | (0.01) | | | (0.22) | | | 0.13 | | | (0.02) | |
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement of premiums receivable and loss and LAE reserves | | (0.29) | | | 0.49 | | | 0.21 | | | (0.29) | | | 0.46 | |
| Total pre-tax adjustments | | (1.32) | | | 1.44 | | | 0.10 | | | 0.45 | | | 1.12 | |
| Tax effect on pre-tax adjustments | | 0.23 | | | (0.22) | | | (0.01) | | | (0.11) | | | (0.57) | |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) per diluted share | | $ | 6.32 | | | $ | 2.97 | | | $ | 3.91 | | | $ | 4.34 | | | $ | 5.41 | |
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1) Please refer to the explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth at the end of this Financial Supplement.
2) Includes present value of new business on installment policies discounted at the prescribed GAAP discount rates, GWP adjustments on existing installment policies due to changes in assumptions, any cancellations of assumed reinsurance contracts, and other GAAP adjustments.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
Summary of GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (1) (2 of 2)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
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| | As of December 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 |
| Adjusted book value reconciliation: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shareholders' equity attributable to AGL | | $ | 6,292 | | | $ | 6,643 | | | $ | 6,639 | | | $ | 6,555 | | | $ | 6,839 | |
| Less pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | | (54) | | | 9 | | | (56) | | | (45) | | | (146) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | | 23 | | | 52 | | | 52 | | | 74 | | | 60 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on investment portfolio excluding foreign exchange effect | | 404 | | | 611 | | | 486 | | | 247 | | | 487 | |
| Less taxes | | (72) | | | (116) | | | (89) | | | (63) | | | (83) | |
| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity | | 5,991 | | | 6,087 | | | 6,246 | | | 6,342 | | | 6,521 | |
| Pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Less: Deferred acquisition costs | | 131 | | | 119 | | | 111 | | | 105 | | | 101 | |
| Plus: Net present value of estimated net future revenue | | 160 | | | 182 | | | 206 | | | 219 | | | 162 | |
| Plus: Net unearned premium reserve on financial guaranty contracts in excess of expected loss to be expensed | | 3,402 | | | 3,355 | | | 3,296 | | | 3,005 | | | 2,966 | |
| Plus taxes | | (599) | | | (597) | | | (590) | | | (526) | | | (515) | |
| Adjusted book value | | $ | 8,823 | | | $ | 8,908 | | | $ | 9,047 | | | $ | 8,935 | | | $ | 9,033 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity (net of tax (provision) benefit of $(5), $-, $(2), $(1) and $(2)) | | $ | 32 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 5 | |
| Adjusted book value (net of tax (provision) benefit of $(3), $2, $1, $4 and $3) | | $ | 23 | | | $ | (8) | | | $ | (4) | | | $ | (15) | | | $ | (14) | |
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| Adjusted book value per share reconciliation: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shareholders' equity attributable to AGL per share | | $ | 93.19 | | | $ | 85.66 | | | $ | 71.18 | | | $ | 63.23 | | | $ | 58.95 | |
| Less pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives | | (0.80) | | | 0.12 | | | (0.60) | | | (0.44) | | | (1.26) | |
| Fair value gains (losses) on CCS | | 0.34 | | | 0.66 | | | 0.56 | | | 0.72 | | | 0.52 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on investment portfolio excluding foreign exchange effect | | 5.99 | | | 7.89 | | | 5.21 | | | 2.39 | | | 4.20 | |
| Less taxes | | (1.07) | | | (1.50) | | | (0.95) | | | (0.61) | | | (0.71) | |
| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity per share | | 88.73 | | | 78.49 | | | 66.96 | | | 61.17 | | | 56.20 | |
| Pre-tax adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Less: Deferred acquisition costs | | 1.95 | | | 1.54 | | | 1.19 | | | 1.01 | | | 0.87 | |
| Plus: Net present value of estimated net future revenue | | 2.37 | | | 2.35 | | | 2.20 | | | 2.11 | | | 1.40 | |
| Plus: Net unearned premium reserve on financial guaranty contracts in excess of expected loss to be expensed | | 50.40 | | | 43.27 | | | 35.34 | | | 28.98 | | | 25.56 | |
| Plus taxes | | (8.88) | | | (7.70) | | | (6.32) | | | (5.07) | | | (4.43) | |
| Adjusted book value per share | | $ | 130.67 | | | $ | 114.87 | | | $ | 96.99 | | | $ | 86.18 | | | $ | 77.86 | |
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| Gain (loss) related to FG VIE and CIV consolidation included in: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity per share | | $ | 0.47 | | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 0.07 | | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 0.03 | |
| Adjusted book value per share | | $ | 0.34 | | | $ | (0.10) | | | $ | (0.05) | | | $ | (0.15) | | | $ | (0.12) | |
1) See Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth at the end of this Financial Supplement.
Glossary
Financial Guaranty Insurance
Net Par Outstanding and Internal Ratings
Net Par Outstanding is insured par exposure, net of reinsurance cessions. Unless otherwise indicated, GAAP net par outstanding amounts exclude amounts as a result of loss mitigation strategies, including securities the Company has purchased for loss mitigation purposes that are held in the investment portfolio.
Internal Rating utilizes the Company’s ratings scale, which is similar to that used by the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations; however, the ratings in the tables may not be the same as ratings assigned by any such rating agency.
Statutory Net Par and Net Debt Service Outstanding. Under statutory accounting, net par and net debt service outstanding would be reduced both when an outstanding issue is legally defeased (i.e., an issuer has legally discharged its obligations with respect to a municipal security by satisfying conditions set forth in defeasance provisions contained in transaction documents and is no longer responsible for the payment of debt service with respect to such obligations) and when such issue is economically defeased (i.e., transaction documents for a municipal security do not contain defeasance provisions but the issuer establishes an escrow account with U.S. government securities in amounts sufficient to pay the refunded bonds when due; the refunded bonds are not considered paid and continue to be outstanding under the transaction documents and the issuer remains responsible to pay debt service when due to the extent monies on deposit in the escrow account are insufficient for such purpose).
Performance Indicators
The performance information described below is obtained from third parties and/or provided by the trustee and may be subject to revision as updated or additional information is obtained:
60+ Day Delinquencies are defined as loans that are greater than 60 days delinquent and all loans that are in foreclosure, bankruptcy or real estate owned divided by current collateral balance.
Average Credit Enhancement is intended to provide a measure of the amount of equity and/or subordinated tranches that are junior in the capital structure to Assured Guaranty’s exposure, expressed as a percentage of the total transaction size, and reflects any reduction of that credit support resulting from defaults or other factors. For transactions where excess spread may be available to absorb certain losses, the amounts shown do not include any benefit from excess spread. The calculation methodologies differ for the various asset classes to reflect differences in transaction structures in order to provide a measure that management believes is comparable across asset classes. Some asset classes may not have subordinated tranches so they are excluded from the weighted averages.
Sectors
Below are brief descriptions of selected types of public and structured finance obligations that the Company insures and reinsures. For a more complete description, please refer to Assured Guaranty Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
U.S. Public Finance:
General Obligation Bonds are full faith and credit obligations that are issued by states, their political subdivisions and other municipal issuers, and are supported by the general obligation of the issuer to pay from available funds and by a pledge of the issuer to levy property taxes in an amount sufficient to provide for the full payment of the bonds.
Tax-Backed Bonds are obligations that are supported by the issuer from specific and discrete sources of taxation and tax-backed revenue bonds. Tax-backed obligations may be secured by a lien on specific pledged tax revenues, such as a gasoline or excise tax, or an income tax, or incrementally from growth in property tax revenue associated with growth in property values. These obligations also include obligations secured by special assessments levied against property owners and often benefit from issuer covenants to enforce collections of such assessments and to foreclose on delinquent properties. Lease revenue bonds typically are general fund obligations of a municipality or other governmental authority that are subject to annual appropriation or abatement; projects financed and subject to such lease payments ordinarily include real estate or equipment serving an essential public purpose.
Municipal Utility Bonds are obligations of all forms of municipal utilities, including electric, water and sewer utilities and resource recovery revenue bonds. These utilities may be organized in various forms, including municipal enterprise systems, authorities or joint action agencies.
Transportation Bonds include a wide variety of revenue-supported obligations, such as bonds for airports, ports, tunnels, municipal parking facilities, toll roads and toll bridges.
Healthcare Bonds are obligations of healthcare facilities, including community-based hospitals and systems, as well as of health maintenance organizations and long-term care facilities.
Higher Education Bonds are obligations secured by revenue collected by either public or private secondary schools, colleges and universities. Such revenue can encompass all of an institution’s revenue, including tuition and fees, or in other cases, can be specifically restricted to certain auxiliary sources of revenue or revenue relating to student accommodation.
Glossary (continued)
Sectors (continued)
Infrastructure Bonds include obligations issued by a variety of entities engaged in the financing of infrastructure projects, such as roads, airports, ports, social infrastructure and other physical assets delivering essential services supported by long-term concession arrangements with a public sector entity.
Housing Revenue Bonds are obligations relating to both single and multi-family housing, issued by states and localities, supported by cash flow and, in some cases, insurance from entities such as the Federal Housing Administration.
Investor-Owned Utility Bonds are obligations primarily issued by investor-owned utilities and include first mortgage bond obligations of for-profit electric or water utilities providing retail, industrial and commercial service, as well as sale-leaseback obligation bonds supported by such entities.
Renewable Energy Bonds are obligations backed by revenue from renewable energy sources.
Other Public Finance Bonds include other debt issued, guaranteed or otherwise supported by U.S. national or local governmental authorities, as well as student loans, revenue bonds, and obligations of some not-for-profit organizations.
Non-U.S. Public Finance:
Regulated Utility Obligations are obligations issued by government-regulated providers of essential services and commodities, including electric, water and gas utilities, supported by the rates and charges paid by the utilities’ customers. The majority of the Company’s international regulated utility business is conducted in the United Kingdom.
Infrastructure Finance Obligations are obligations issued by a variety of entities engaged in the financing of international infrastructure projects, such as roads, airports, ports, social infrastructure, student accommodations, stadiums, and other physical assets delivering essential services supported either by long-term concession arrangements or a regulatory regime. The majority of the Company’s international infrastructure business is conducted in the U.K.
Pooled Infrastructure Obligations are synthetic asset-backed obligations that take the form of credit default swap obligations or credit-linked notes that reference either infrastructure finance obligations or a pool of such obligations, with a defined deductible to cover credit risks associated with the referenced obligations.
Sovereign and Sub-Sovereign Obligations primarily includes obligations of local, municipal, regional or national governmental authorities or agencies outside of the United States.
Renewable Energy Bonds are obligations secured by revenues relating to renewable energy sources, typically solar or wind farms. In addition, these transactions typically benefit from regulatory support in the form of regulated minimum prices for the electricity produced. The majority of the Company’s international renewable energy business is conducted in Spain.
Other Public Finance are obligations of, or backed by, local, municipal, regional or national governmental authorities or agencies not generally described in any of the other described categories.
Structured Finance:
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities are obligations backed by first and second lien mortgage loans on residential properties. The credit quality of borrowers covers a broad range, including “prime,” “subprime” and “Alt-A.” A prime borrower is generally defined as one with strong risk characteristics as measured by factors such as payment history, credit score, and debt-to-income ratio. A subprime borrower is a borrower with higher risk characteristics. An Alt-A borrower is generally defined as a prime quality borrower that lacks certain ancillary characteristics, such as fully documented income. RMBS include home equity lines of credit, which refers to a type of residential mortgage-backed transaction backed by second-lien loan collateral. The Company has not provided insurance for RMBS in the primary market since 2008.
Life Insurance Transactions are obligations secured by the future earnings from pools of various types of insurance/reinsurance policies and income produced by invested assets.
Pooled Corporate Obligations are securities primarily backed by various types of corporate debt obligations, such as secured or unsecured bonds, bank loans or loan participations and trust preferred securities. These securities are often issued in “tranches,” with subordinated tranches providing credit support to the more senior tranches. The Company’s financial guaranty exposures generally are to the more senior tranches of these issues.
Consumer Receivables Securities are obligations backed by non-mortgage consumer receivables, such as student loans, automobile loans and leases, manufactured home loans and other consumer receivables.
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Sectors (continued)
Financial Products Business is the guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) portion of a line of business previously conducted by Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings Inc. (AGMH) that the Company did not acquire when it purchased AGMH in 2009 from Dexia SA and that is being run off. That line of business consisted of AGMH’s guaranteed investment contracts business, its medium term notes business and the equity payment agreements associated with AGMH’s leveraged lease business. Although Dexia SA and certain of its affiliates (Dexia) assumed the liabilities related to such businesses when the Company purchased AGMH, AGM policies related to such businesses remained outstanding. Assured Guaranty is indemnified by Dexia SA and certain of its affiliates against loss from the former Financial Products Business.
Other Structured Finance Obligations are obligations backed by assets not generally described in any of the other described categories.
Specialty Insurance and Reinsurance
The Company provides specialty insurance and reinsurance in transactions with similar risk profiles to its structured finance exposures written in financial guaranty form. The Company provides such specialty insurance and reinsurance, for example, for life insurance transactions and aircraft residual value insurance transactions.
AUM Definitions
The Company uses AUM as a metric to measure progress in its Asset Management segment. Management fee revenue is based on a variety of factors and is not perfectly correlated with AUM. However, the Company believes that AUM is a useful metric for assessing the relative size and scope of our asset management business. The Company uses measures of its AUM in its decision-making process and intends to use a measure of change in AUM in its calculation of certain components of management compensation. Investors also use AUM to evaluate companies that participate in the asset management business. AUM refers to the assets managed, advised or serviced by the Asset Management segment and equals the sum of the following:
•the amount of aggregate collateral balance and principal cash of AssuredIM’s CLOs, including CLO Equity that may be held by AssuredIM Funds. This also includes CLO assets managed by BlueMountain Fuji Management, LLC (BM Fuji), which was sold to a third party in the second quarter of 2021. AssuredIM is not the investment manager of BM Fuji-advised CLOs, but following the sale, AssuredIM sub-advises and continues to provide personnel and other services to BM Fuji associated with the management of BM Fuji-advised CLOs pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement and a personnel and services agreement, consistent with past practices; and
•the net asset value of all funds and accounts other than CLOs, plus any unfunded commitments. Changes in NAV attributable to movements in fund value of certain private equity funds are reported on a quarter lag.
The Company’s calculation of AUM may differ from the calculation employed by other investment managers and, as a result, this measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures presented by other investment managers. The calculation also differs from the manner in which AssuredIM affiliates registered with the SEC report “Regulatory Assets Under Management” on Form ADV and Form PF in various ways.
The Company also uses several other measurements of AUM to understand and measure its AUM in more detail and for various purposes, including its relative position in the market and its income and income potential:
“Third-party AUM” refers to the assets AssuredIM manages or advises on behalf of third-party investors. This includes current and former employee investments in AssuredIM Funds. For CLOs, this also includes CLO Equity that may be held by AssuredIM Funds.
“Intercompany AUM” refers to the assets AssuredIM manages or advises on behalf of the Company. This includes investments from affiliates of Assured Guaranty along with general partners’ investments of AssuredIM (or its affiliates) into the AssuredIM Funds.
“Funded AUM” refers to assets that have been deployed or invested into the funds or CLOs.
“Unfunded AUM” refers to unfunded capital commitments from closed-end funds and CLO warehouse funds.
“Fee earning AUM” refers to assets where AssuredIM collects fees and has elected not to waive or rebate fees to investors.
“Non-fee earning AUM” refers to assets where AssuredIM does not collect fees or has elected to waive or rebate fees to investors. AssuredIM reserves the right to waive some or all fees for certain investors, including investors affiliated with AssuredIM and/or the Company. Further, to the extent that the Company’s wind-down and/or opportunity funds are invested in AssuredIM managed CLOs, AssuredIM may rebate any management fees and/or performance fees earned from the CLOs to the extent such fees are attributable to the wind-down and opportunity funds’ holdings of CLOs also managed by AssuredIM.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company discloses both: (a) financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP; and (b) financial measures not determined in accordance with GAAP (non-GAAP financial measures). Financial measures identified as non-GAAP should not be considered substitutes for GAAP financial measures. The primary limitation of non-GAAP financial measures is the potential lack of comparability to financial measures of other companies, whose definitions of non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those of the Company.
The Company believes its presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides information that is necessary for analysts to calculate their estimates of Assured Guaranty’s financial results in their research reports on Assured Guaranty and for investors, analysts and the financial news media to evaluate Assured Guaranty’s financial results.
GAAP requires the Company to consolidate entities where it is deemed to be the primary beneficiary which include:
•FG VIEs, which the Company does not own and where its exposure is limited to its obligation under the financial guaranty insurance contract, and
•CIVs in which certain subsidiaries invest and which are managed by AssuredIM.
The Company provides the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation that is embedded in each non-GAAP financial measure, as applicable. The Company believes this information may also be useful to analysts and investors evaluating Assured Guaranty’s financial results. In the case of both the consolidated FG VIEs and the CIVs, the economic effect of each of the consolidated FG VIEs and CIVs is reflected primarily in the results of the Insurance segment.
Management and the Board of Directors use non-GAAP financial measures further adjusted to remove the effect of VIE consolidation (which the Company refers to as its core financial measures), as well as GAAP financial measures and other factors, to evaluate the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and progress towards long-term goals. The Company uses core financial measures in its decision-making process for and in its calculation of certain components of management compensation. The core financial measures that the Company uses to help determine compensation are: (1) adjusted operating income, further adjusted to remove the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation; (2) adjusted operating shareholders’ equity, further adjusted to remove the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation; (3) growth in adjusted book value per share, further adjusted to remove the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation; (4) PVP, and (5) gross third-party assets raised.
Management believes that many investors, analysts and financial news reporters use adjusted operating shareholders’ equity and/or adjusted book value, each further adjusted to remove the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation, as the principal financial measures for valuing AGL’s current share price or projected share price and also as the basis of their decision to recommend, buy or sell AGL’s common shares. Management also believes that many of the Company’s fixed income investors also use adjusted operating shareholders’ equity, further adjusted to remove the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation, to evaluate the Company’s capital adequacy.
Adjusted operating income, further adjusted for the effect of FG VIE and CIV consolidation enables investors and analysts to evaluate the Company’s financial results in comparison with the consensus analyst estimates distributed publicly by financial databases.
The following paragraphs define each non-GAAP financial measure disclosed by the Company and describe why it is useful. To the extent there is a directly comparable GAAP financial measure, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure and the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is presented within this financial supplement.
Adjusted Operating Income: Management believes that adjusted operating income is a useful measure because it clarifies the understanding of the operating results of the Company. Adjusted operating income is defined as net income (loss) attributable to AGL, as reported under GAAP, adjusted for the following:
1) Elimination of realized gains (losses) on the Company’s investments, except for gains and losses on securities classified as trading. The timing of realized gains and losses, which depends largely on market credit cycles, can vary considerably across periods. The timing of sales is largely subject to the Company’s discretion and influenced by market opportunities, as well as the Company’s tax and capital profile.
2) Elimination of non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives that are recognized in net income, which is the amount of unrealized fair value gains (losses) in excess of the present value of the expected estimated economic credit losses, and non-economic payments. Such fair value adjustments are heavily affected by, and in part fluctuate with, changes in market interest rates, the Company’s credit spreads, and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss.
3) Elimination of fair value gains (losses) on the Company’s CCS that are recognized in net income. Such amounts are affected by changes in market interest rates, the Company’s credit spreads, price indications on the Company’s publicly traded debt, and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)
4) Elimination of foreign exchange gains (losses) on remeasurement of net premium receivables and loss and LAE reserves that are recognized in net income. Long-dated receivables and loss and LAE reserves represent the present value of future contractual or expected cash flows. Therefore, the current period’s foreign exchange remeasurement gains (losses) are not necessarily indicative of the total foreign exchange gains (losses) that the Company will ultimately recognize.
5) Elimination of the tax effects related to the above adjustments, which are determined by applying the statutory tax rate in each of the jurisdictions that generate these adjustments.
Adjusted Operating Shareholders’ Equity and Adjusted Book Value: Management believes that adjusted operating shareholders’ equity is a useful measure because it excludes the fair value adjustments on investments, credit derivatives and CCS that are not expected to result in economic gain or loss.
Adjusted operating shareholders’ equity is defined as shareholders’ equity attributable to AGL, as reported under GAAP, adjusted for the following:
1) Elimination of non-credit impairment-related unrealized fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives, which is the amount of unrealized fair value gains (losses) in excess of the present value of the expected estimated economic credit losses, and non-economic payments. Such fair value adjustments are heavily affected by, and in part fluctuate with, changes in market interest rates, credit spreads and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss.
2) Elimination of fair value gains (losses) on the Company’s CCS. Such amounts are affected by changes in market interest rates, the Company’s credit spreads, price indications on the Company’s publicly traded debt, and other market factors and are not expected to result in an economic gain or loss.
3) Elimination of unrealized gains (losses) on the Company’s investments that are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) (excluding foreign exchange remeasurement). The AOCI component of the fair value adjustment on the investment portfolio is not deemed economic because the Company generally holds these investments to maturity and therefore should not recognize an economic gain or loss.
4) Elimination of the tax effects related to the above adjustments, which are determined by applying the statutory tax rate in each of the jurisdictions that generate these adjustments.
Management uses adjusted book value, further adjusted for FG VIE and CIV consolidation, to measure the intrinsic value of the Company, excluding franchise value. Growth in adjusted book value per share, further adjusted for FG VIE and CIV consolidation (core adjusted book value), is one of the key financial measures used in determining the amount of certain long-term compensation elements to management and employees and used by rating agencies and investors. Management believes that adjusted book value is a useful measure because it enables an evaluation of the Company’s in-force premiums and revenues net of expected losses. Adjusted book value is adjusted operating shareholders’ equity, as defined above, further adjusted for the following:
1) Elimination of deferred acquisition costs, net. These amounts represent net deferred expenses that have already been paid or accrued and will be expensed in future accounting periods.
2) Addition of the net present value of estimated net future revenue. See below.
3) Addition of the deferred premium revenue on financial guaranty contracts in excess of expected loss to be expensed, net of reinsurance. This amount represents the present value of the expected future net earned premiums, net of the present value of expected losses to be expensed, which are not reflected in GAAP equity.
4) Elimination of the tax effects related to the above adjustments, which are determined by applying the statutory tax rate in each of the jurisdictions that generate these adjustments.
The unearned premiums and revenues included in adjusted book value will be earned in future periods, but actual earnings may differ materially from the estimated amounts used in determining current adjusted book value due to changes in foreign exchange rates, prepayment speeds, terminations, credit defaults and other factors.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)
Adjusted Operating Return on Equity (Adjusted Operating ROE): Adjusted Operating ROE represents adjusted operating income for a specified period divided by the average of adjusted operating shareholders’ equity at the beginning and the end of that period. Management believes that adjusted operating ROE is a useful measure to evaluate the Company’s return on invested capital. Many investors, analysts and members of the financial news media use adjusted operating ROE, adjusted for VIE consolidation, to evaluate AGL’s share price and as the basis of their decision to recommend, buy or sell the AGL common shares. Quarterly and year-to-date adjusted operating ROE are calculated on an annualized basis. Adjusted operating ROE, adjusted for VIE consolidation, is one of the key management financial measures used in determining the amount of certain long-term compensation to management and employees and used by rating agencies and investors.
Net Present Value of Estimated Net Future Revenue: Management believes that this amount is a useful measure because it enables an evaluation of the value of the present value of estimated net future revenue for contracts other than financial guaranty insurance contracts (such as specialty insurance and reinsurance contracts and credit derivatives). This amount represents the net present value of estimated future revenue from these contracts (other than credit derivatives with net expected losses), net of reinsurance, ceding commissions and premium taxes.
Future installment premiums are discounted at the approximate average pre-tax book yield of fixed-maturity securities purchased during the prior calendar year, other than loss mitigation securities. The discount rate is recalculated annually and updated as necessary. Net present value of estimated future revenue for an obligation may change from period to period due to a change in the discount rate or due to a change in estimated net future revenue for the obligation, which may change due to changes in foreign exchange rates, prepayment speeds, terminations, credit defaults or other factors that affect par outstanding or the ultimate maturity of an obligation. There is no corresponding GAAP financial measure.
PVP or Present Value of New Business Production: Management believes that PVP is a useful measure because it enables the evaluation of the value of new business production for the Company by taking into account the value of estimated future installment premiums on all new contracts underwritten in a reporting period as well as additional installment premium on existing contracts (which may result from supplements or fees or from the issuer not calling an insured obligation the Company projected would be called), whether in insurance or credit derivative contract form, which management believes GAAP gross written premiums and changes in fair value of credit derivatives do not adequately measure. PVP in respect of contracts written in a specified period is defined as gross upfront and installment premiums received and the present value of gross estimated future installment premiums.
Future installment premiums are discounted at the approximate average pre-tax book yield of fixed-maturity securities purchased during the prior calendar year, other than loss mitigation securities. The discount rate is recalculated annually and updated as necessary. Under GAAP, financial guaranty installment premiums are discounted at a risk-free rate. Additionally, under GAAP, management records future installment premiums on financial guaranty insurance contracts covering non-homogeneous pools of assets based on the contractual term of the transaction, whereas for PVP purposes, management records an estimate of the future installment premiums the Company expects to receive, which may be based upon a shorter period of time than the contractual term of the transaction.
Actual installment premiums may differ from those estimated in the Company’s PVP calculation due to factors including, but not limited to, changes in foreign exchange rates, prepayment speeds, terminations, credit defaults, or other factors that affect par outstanding or the ultimate maturity of an obligation.
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
30 Woodbourne Avenue
Hamilton HM 08
Bermuda
(441) 279-5705
www.assuredguaranty.com
Contacts:
Equity and Fixed Income Investors:
Robert Tucker
Senior Managing Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
(212) 339-0861
Michael Walker
Managing Director, Fixed Income Investor Relations
(212) 261-5575
Andre Thomas
Managing Director, Equity Investor Relations
(212) 339-3551
Media:
Ashweeta Durani
Vice President, Corporate Communications
(212) 408-6042