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Segment Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 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 prior to Ambac's sale on August 28, 2014 (see Note 1 for further information relating to the sale of Junior Surplus Notes by Ambac). 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 July 1 through September 30, 2014
 
Financial
Guarantee
 
Financial
Services
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Inter-segment
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1)
 
$
170,335

 
$
(15,445
)
 
$
78

 
$

 
$
154,968

Equity in net income of investees accounted for by equity method
 

 

 
371

 

 
371

Inter-segment
 
237

 
(219
)
 
5,838

 
(5,856
)
 

Total revenues
 
170,572

 
(15,664
)
 
6,287

 
(5,856
)
 
155,339

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1)(2)(3)
 
101,975

 
(16,304
)
 
(1,269
)
 

 
84,402

Equity in net income of investees accounted for by equity method
 

 

 
371

 

 
371

Inter-segment
 
(6,441
)
 
(281
)
 
6,722

 

 

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations
 
95,534

 
(16,585
)
 
5,824

 

 
84,773

Total assets as of September 30, 2014
 
25,922,462

 
373,200

 
295,123

 

 
26,590,785

Net investment income
 
82,978

 
154

 
449

 

 
83,581

Insurance intangible amortization
 
41,908

 

 

 

 
41,908

Interest expense
 
31,491

 
350

 

 

 
31,841

Reorganization items (4)
 
$

 
$

 
$
2

 
$

 
$
2

Successor Ambac - Period from July 1 through September 30, 2013

Financial
Guarantee

Financial
Services
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Inter-segment
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:




 

 

 

Unaffiliated customers (1)

$
157,382


$
14,144

 
$
126

 
$

 
$
171,652

Inter-segment

512


(472
)
 
8,259

 
(8,299
)
 

Total revenues

157,894

 
13,672

 
8,385

 
(8,299
)
 
171,652

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations:




 

 

 

Unaffiliated customers (1)(2)(3)

219,006


12,812

 
(217
)
 

 
231,601

Inter-segment

(8,664
)

(623
)
 
9,287

 

 

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations

210,342

 
12,189

 
9,070

 

 
231,601

Total assets as of September 30, 2013

28,117,113


477,111

 
39,414

 

 
28,633,638

Net investment income

51,637


474

 
15

 

 
52,126

Insurance intangible amortization

37,473



 

 

 
37,473

Interest expense

31,281


536

 

 

 
31,817

Reorganization items (4)

$


$

 
$
4

 
$

 
$
4

Successor Ambac - Period from January 1 through September 30, 2014
 
Financial
Guarantee
 
Financial
Services
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Inter-segment
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1)
 
$
437,591

 
$
(116,294
)
 
$
142

 
$

 
$
321,439

Equity in net income of investees accounted for by equity method
 

 

 
371

 

 
371

Inter-segment
 
937

 
(901
)
 
23,309

 
(23,345
)
 

Total revenues
 
438,528

 
(117,195
)
 
23,822

 
(23,345
)
 
321,810

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1)(2)(3)
 
157,551

 
(119,287
)
 
(4,976
)
 

 
33,288

Equity in net income of investees accounted for by equity method
 

 

 
371

 

 
371

Inter-segment
 
(24,995
)
 
(1,150
)
 
26,145

 

 

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations
 
132,556

 
(120,437
)
 
21,540

 

 
33,659

Total assets as of September 30, 2014
 
25,922,462

 
373,200

 
295,123

 

 
26,590,785

Net investment income
 
232,995

 
967

 
513

 

 
234,475

Insurance intangible amortization
 
109,878

 

 

 

 
109,878

Interest expense
 
94,886

 
1,236

 

 

 
96,122

Reorganization items (4)
 
$

 
$

 
$
211

 
$

 
$
211

Successor Ambac - Period from May 1 through September 30, 2013
 
Financial
Guarantee
 
Financial
Services
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Inter-segment
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1)
 
$
317,287

 
$
96,634

 
$
146

 
$

 
$
414,067

Inter-segment
 
911

 
(846
)
 
13,684

 
(13,749
)
 

Total revenues
 
318,198

 
95,788

 
13,830

 
(13,749
)
 
414,067

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers (1) (2) (3)
 
343,896

 
94,504

 
(1,004
)
 

 
437,396

Inter-segment
 
(14,161
)
 
(1,146
)
 
15,307

 

 

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations
 
329,735

 
93,358

 
14,303

 

 
437,396

Total assets as of September 30, 2013
 
28,117,113

 
477,111

 
39,414

 

 
28,633,638

Net investment income
 
77,652

 
632

 
38

 

 
78,322

Insurance intangible amortization
 
62,425

 

 

 

 
62,425

Interest expense
 
52,057

 
904

 

 

 
52,961

Reorganization items (4)
 
$

 
$

 
$
428

 
$

 
$
428

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:
 
 
Period from July 1 through
September 30, 2014
 
 
Period from July 1 through
September 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
United States
 
$
(15,355
)
 
$
44,882

 
$
262

 
 
$
(25,030
)
 
$
50,234

 
$
21,911

United Kingdom
 
1,482

 
14,309

 

 
 
(2,789
)
 
15,273

 
948

Other international
 
173

 
5,640

 
7,154

 
 
(6,561
)
 
5,442

 
8,335

Total
 
$
(13,700
)
 
$
64,831

 
$
7,416

 
 
$
(34,380
)
 
$
70,949

 
$
31,194

 
 
Successor Ambac
 
 
Predecessor Ambac
 
 
Period from January 1 through
September 30, 2014
 
Period from May 1 through
September 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
 
$
(44,266
)
 
$
141,472

 
$
6,283

 
$
(49,523
)
 
$
96,574

 
$
36,860

 
 
$
(16,102
)
 
$
104,594

 
$
(31,134
)
United Kingdom
 
(1,681
)
 
55,752

 

 
(4,706
)
 
24,113

 
3,061

 
 
10,673

 
18,071

 
(5,861
)
Other international
 
(19,005
)
 
15,167

 
7,296

 
(14,232
)
 
8,301

 
42,493

 
 
(8,696
)
 
7,335

 
(23,389
)
Total
 
$
(64,952
)
 
$
212,391

 
$
13,579

 
$
(68,461
)
 
$
128,988

 
$
82,414

 
 
$
(14,125
)
 
$
130,000

 
$
(60,384
)