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Segment Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Ambac has two reportable segments, as follows: (i) Financial Guarantee, which provides financial guarantees (including credit derivatives) for public finance, structured finance and other obligations; and (ii) Financial Services, which provides investment agreements, funding conduits, interest rate and currency swaps, principally to clients of the financial guarantee business. Ambac’s reportable segments were strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each business required different marketing strategies, personnel skill sets and technology.
Ambac Assurance guarantees the swap and investment agreement obligations of its Financial Services affiliates. Additionally, Ambac Assurance provides loans to the Financial Services businesses. Inter-segment revenues include the premiums and investment income earned under those agreements. Such premiums are determined as if they were premiums paid by third parties, that is, at current market prices.
Information provided below for “Corporate and Other” primarily relates to (i) amounts received by Ambac under the Mediation Agreement dated September 21, 2011 (as more fully described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of Ambac’s 2013 Form 10-K); and (ii) other corporate activities, including interest income on the investment portfolio, including accrual of interest on the junior surplus notes issued by the Segregated Account. Corporate and Other intersegment revenue relates to receipts under the Mediation Agreement. The following table is a summary of financial information by reportable segment for the affected periods:
Successor Ambac - Period from April 1 through June 30, 2014
 
Financial
Guarantee      
 
Financial
Services
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Inter-segment
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1)
 
$
104,703

 
$
(47,411
)
 
$
41

 
$

 
$
57,333

Inter-segment
 
325

 
(607
)
 
8,836

 
(8,554
)
 

Total revenues
 
$
105,028

 
$
(48,018
)
 
$
8,877

 
$
(8,554
)
 
$
57,333

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1) (2) (3)
 
$
(160,685
)
 
$
(48,454
)
 
$
(1,273
)
 
$

 
$
(210,412
)
Inter-segment
 
(9,397
)
 
(415
)
 
9,812

 

 

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
(170,082
)
 
$
(48,869
)
 
$
8,539

 
$

 
$
(210,412
)
Total assets as of June 30, 2014
 
$
27,319,461

 
$
365,874

 
$
38,018

 
$

 
$
27,723,353

Net investment income
 
$
79,633

 
$
419

 
$
41

 
$

 
$
80,093

Insurance intangible amortization
 
$
36,256

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
36,256

Interest expense
 
$
31,514

 
$
439

 
$

 
$

 
$
31,953

Reorganization items (4)
 
$

 
$

 
$
186

 
$

 
$
186

 
 
Successor Ambac - Period from May 1 through June 30, 2013

Financial
Guarantee      

Financial
Services

Corporate
and Other

Inter-segment
Eliminations

Consolidated
Revenues:










Unaffiliated customers (1)

$
159,905


$
82,490


$
20


$


$
242,415

Inter-segment

399


(374
)

5,425


(5,450
)


Total revenues

$
160,304


$
82,116


$
5,445


$
(5,450
)

$
242,415

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations:










Unaffiliated customers (1) (2)

$
124,890


$
81,692


$
(787
)

$


$
205,795

Inter-segment

(5,497
)

(523
)

6,020





Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations

$
119,393


$
81,169


$
5,233


$


$
205,795

Total assets as of June 30, 2013

$
26,934,044


$
486,346


$
54,977


$


$
27,475,367

Net investment income

$
26,015


$
158


$
23


$


$
26,196

Insurance intangible amortization

$
24,952


$


$


$


$
24,952

Interest expense

$
20,776


$
368


$


$


$
21,144

Reorganization items (4)

$


$


$
424


$


$
424

 
Predecessor Ambac - Period from April 1 through April 30, 2013
 
Financial
Guarantee      
 
Financial
Services
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Inter-segment
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 

 

 

 

 

Unaffiliated customers (1)
 
$
382,772

 
$
(33,266
)
 
$
10

 
$

 
$
349,516

Inter-segment
 
214

 
(198
)
 
197,055

 
(197,071
)
 

Total revenues
 
$
382,986

 
$
(33,464
)
 
$
197,065

 
$
(197,071
)
 
$
349,516

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1) (2)
 
$
1,583,465

 
$
(35,614
)
 
$
1,517,273

 
$

 
$
3,065,124

Inter-segment
 
(197,115
)
 
(252
)
 
197,367

 

 

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
1,386,350

 
$
(35,866
)
 
$
1,714,640

 
$

 
$
3,065,124

Total assets as of April 30, 2013
 
$
28,287,321

 
$
536,711

 
$
29,403

 
$

 
$
28,853,435

Net investment income
 
$
31,855

 
$
361

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
32,226

Interest expense
 
$
7,542

 
$
318

 
$

 
$

 
$
7,860

Reorganization items (4)
 
$
(1,231,550
)
 
$
1,505

 
$
(1,517,194
)
 
$

 
$
(2,747,239
)

Successor Ambac - Period from January 1 through June 30, 2014
 
Financial
Guarantee      
 
Financial
Services
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Inter-segment
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1)
 
$
267,256

 
$
(100,849
)
 
$
64

 
$

 
$
166,471

Inter-segment
 
700

 
(682
)
 
17,471

 
(17,489
)
 

Total revenues
 
$
267,956

 
$
(101,531
)
 
$
17,535

 
$
(17,489
)
 
$
166,471

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1) (2)
 
$
55,576

 
$
(102,983
)
 
$
(3,707
)
 
$

 
$
(51,114
)
Inter-segment
 
(18,554
)
 
(869
)
 
19,423

 

 

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
37,022

 
$
(103,852
)
 
$
15,716

 
$

 
$
(51,114
)
Total assets as of June 30, 2014
 
$
27,319,461

 
$
365,874

 
$
38,018

 
$

 
$
27,723,353

Net investment income
 
$
150,017

 
$
813

 
$
64

 
$

 
$
150,894

Insurance intangible amortization
 
$
67,970

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
67,970

Interest expense
 
$
63,395

 
$
886

 
$

 
$

 
$
64,281

Reorganization items (4)
 
$

 
$

 
$
209

 
$

 
$
209

 
Predecessor Ambac - Period from January 1 through April 30, 2013
 
Financial
Guarantee      
 
Financial
Services
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Inter-segment
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1)
 
$
633,010

 
$
7,339

 
$
39

 
$

 
$
640,388

Inter-segment
 
940

 
(882
)
 
197,055

 
(197,113
)
 

Total revenues
 
$
633,950

 
$
6,457

 
$
197,094

 
$
(197,113
)
 
$
640,388

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1) (2)
 
$
1,830,165

 
$
3,233

 
$
1,514,635

 
$

 
$
3,348,033

Inter-segment
 
(197,187
)
 
(1,101
)
 
198,288

 

 

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
1,632,978

 
$
2,132

 
$
1,712,923

 
$

 
$
3,348,033

Total assets as of April 30, 2013
 
$
28,287,321

 
$
536,711

 
$
29,403

 
$

 
$
28,853,435

Net investment income
 
$
115,129

 
$
1,572

 
$
39

 
$

 
$
116,740

Interest expense
 
$
29,718

 
$
1,307

 
$

 
$

 
$
31,025

Reorganization items (4)
 
$
(1,231,550
)
 
$
1,505

 
$
(1,515,135
)
 
$

 
$
(2,745,180
)

(1)
Included in both revenues from unaffiliated customers and in pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations from unaffiliated customers is net investment income.
(2)
Included in pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations from unaffiliated customers is interest expense.
(3)
Included in pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations from unaffiliated customers is amortization of intangible asset arising from financial guarantee contracts that were set to fair value upon adoption of Fresh Start.
(4)
Refer to "Note 2: Reorganization Under Chapter 11," for a further discussion of Reorganization items.
The following table summarizes gross premiums written, net premiums earned and the net change in fair value of credit derivatives included in the Financial Guarantee segment by location of risk for the affected periods:
 
 
 
Successor Ambac
 
 
Predecessor Ambac
 
 
Period from April 1 through June 30, 2014
 
Period from May 1 through June 30, 2013
 
 
Period from April 1 through April 30, 2013
 
 
Gross
Premiums
Written
 
Net
Premiums
Earned
 
Net Change
In Fair Value
Of Credit
Derivatives
 
Gross
Premiums
Written
 
Net
Premiums
Earned
 
Net Change
In Fair Value
Of Credit
Derivatives
 
 
Gross
Premiums
Written
 
Net
Premiums
Earned
 
Net Change
In Fair Value
Of Credit
Derivatives
United States
 
$
(28,211
)
 
$
39,833

 
$
(559
)
 
$
(24,493
)
 
$
46,340

 
$
14,948

 
 
$
(7,386
)
 
$
23,537

 
$
(47,664
)
United Kingdom
 
3,003

 
20,808

 

 
(1,917
)
 
8,840

 
2,113

 
 
2,167

 
4,317

 
(3,686
)
Other international
 
(20,278
)
 
4,372

 
(660
)
 
(7,671
)
 
2,859

 
34,159

 
 
(5,376
)
 
1,890

 
(21,821
)
Total
 
$
(45,486
)
 
$
65,013

 
$
(1,219
)
 
$
(34,081
)
 
$
58,039

 
$
51,220

 
 
$
(10,595
)
 
$
29,744

 
$
(73,171
)
 

 
 
Successor Ambac
 
 
Predecessor Ambac
 
 
Period from January 1 through June 30, 2014
 
Period from May 1 through June 30, 2013
 
 
Period from January 1 through April 30, 2013
 
 
Gross
Premiums
Written
 
Net
Premiums
Earned
 
Net Change
In Fair Value
Of Credit
Derivatives
 
Gross
Premiums
Written
 
Net
Premiums
Earned
 
Net Change
In Fair Value
Of Credit
Derivatives
 
 
Gross
Premiums
Written
 
Net
Premiums
Earned
 
Net Change in
Fair Value of
Credit
Derivatives
United States
 
$
(28,909
)
 
$
96,591

 
$
6,022

 
$
(24,493
)
 
$
46,340

 
$
14,948

 
 
$
(16,102
)
 
$
104,594

 
$
(31,134
)
United Kingdom
 
(3,163
)
 
41,443

 

 
(1,917
)
 
8,840

 
2,113

 
 
10,673

 
18,071

 
(5,861
)
Other international
 
(19,180
)
 
9,526

 
141

 
(7,671
)
 
2,859

 
34,159

 
 
(8,696
)
 
7,335

 
(23,389
)
Total
 
$
(51,252
)
 
$
147,560

 
$
6,163

 
$
(34,081
)
 
$
58,039

 
$
51,220

 
 
$
(14,125
)
 
$
130,000

 
$
(60,384
)