FORM 10-Q
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FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended JUNE 30, 2009
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 1-10816
MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
WISCONSIN
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  39-1486475
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
250 E. KILBOURN AVENUE
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

(Address of principal executive offices)
  53202
(Zip Code)
(414) 347-6480
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
     
YES þ   NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
     
YES o   NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer þ   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
     
YES o   NO þ
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
                         
CLASS OF STOCK   PAR VALUE   DATE   NUMBER OF SHARES
Common stock
  $ 1.00       07/31/09       125,101,730  
 
 

 


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 1 A. RISK FACTORS
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-11
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2009 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2008
                 
            As adjusted  
            (note 1)  
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (In thousands of dollars)  
ASSETS
               
Investment portfolio (notes 7 and 8):
               
Securities, available-for-sale, at fair value:
               
Fixed maturities (amortized cost, 2009-$7,412,380; 2008-$7,120,690)
  $ 7,475,530     $ 7,042,903  
Equity securities (cost, 2009-$2,826; 2008-$2,778)
    2,748       2,633  
 
           
 
Total investment portfolio
    7,478,278       7,045,536  
 
Cash and cash equivalents
    1,008,190       1,097,334  
Accrued investment income
    89,404       90,856  
Reinsurance recoverable on loss reserves
    363,520       232,988  
Prepaid reinsurance premiums
    3,857       4,416  
Premiums receivable
    95,834       97,601  
Home office and equipment, net
    30,146       32,255  
Deferred insurance policy acquisition costs
    9,973       11,504  
Income taxes recoverable
          370,473  
Other assets
    142,827       163,771  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 9,222,029     $ 9,146,734  
 
           
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Liabilities:
               
Loss reserves (note 12)
  $ 5,698,638     $ 4,775,552  
Premium deficiency reserves (note 12)
    227,149       454,336  
Unearned premiums
    313,084       336,098  
Short- and long-term debt (note 2)
    426,948       698,446  
Convertible debentures (note 3)
    281,486       272,465  
Income taxes payable
    28,177        
Other liabilities
    229,538       175,604  
 
           
Total liabilities
    7,205,020       6,712,501  
 
           
 
Contingencies (note 5)
               
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, $1 par value, shares authorized 460,000,000; shares issued, 06/30/2009 - 130,162,973 12/31/08 - 130,118,744; shares outstanding, 06/30/09 - 125,101,730 12/31/08 - 125,068,350
    130,163       130,119  
Paid-in capital
    435,410       440,542  
Treasury stock (shares at cost, 06/30/09 - 5,061,243 12/31/08 - 5,050,394)
    (269,698 )     (276,873 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (note 9)
    (1,459 )     (106,789 )
Retained earnings
    1,722,593       2,247,234  
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    2,017,009       2,434,233  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 9,222,029     $ 9,146,734  
 
           
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
            As adjusted             As adjusted  
            (note 1)             (note 1)  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
    (In thousands of dollars, except per share data)  
Revenues:
                               
Premiums written:
                               
Direct
  $ 359,781     $ 423,766     $ 737,735     $ 844,312  
Assumed
    844       3,239       2,307       6,002  
Ceded
    (30,242 )     (55,208 )     (62,146 )     (110,063 )
 
                       
 
Net premiums written
    330,383       371,797       677,896       740,251  
Decrease (increase) in unearned premiums, net
    16,749       (21,505 )     25,066       (44,471 )
 
                       
 
Net premiums earned
    347,132       350,292       702,962       695,780  
Investment income, net of expenses
    78,036       76,982       155,209       149,464  
Realized investment gains (losses), excluding other-than-temporary impairments (note 7)
    23,920       (1,755 )     32,361       (2,949 )
Net investment impairment losses (note 7)
    (9,401 )     (8,508 )     (35,103 )     (8,508 )
Other revenue
    14,795       7,522       34,237       14,621  
 
                       
 
                               
Total revenues
    454,482       424,533       889,666       848,408  
 
                       
 
                               
Losses and expenses:
                               
Losses incurred, net
    769,631       688,143       1,527,524       1,379,791  
Change in premium deficiency reserves (note 12)
    (62,386 )     (158,898 )     (227,187 )     (422,679 )
Underwriting and other expenses, net
    61,721       68,236       124,270       145,222  
Reinsurance fee (note 4)
          363       26,407       363  
Interest expense
    23,930       22,946       47,856       34,019  
 
                       
 
                               
Total losses and expenses
    792,896       620,790       1,498,870       1,136,716  
 
                       
 
Loss before tax and joint ventures
    (338,414 )     (196,257 )     (609,204 )     (288,308 )
Provision (credit) for income tax (note 11)
    1,421       (85,215 )     (84,809 )     (132,792 )
Income from joint ventures, net of tax
          11,157             21,134  
 
                       
 
                               
Net loss
  $ (339,835 )   $ (99,885 )   $ (524,395 )   $ (134,382 )
 
                       
 
                               
Loss per share (note 6):
                               
Basic
  $ (2.74 )   $ (0.81 )   $ (4.22 )   $ (1.29 )
 
                       
Diluted
  $ (2.74 )   $ (0.81 )   $ (4.22 )   $ (1.29 )
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted (shares in thousands, note 6)
    124,244       123,834       124,122       103,981  
 
                       
 
                               
Dividends per share
  $     $ 0.025     $     $ 0.050  
 
                       
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Year Ended December 31, 2008 and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 (unaudited)
                                                 
                            Accumulated              
                            other              
    Common     Paid-in     Treasury     comprehensive     Retained     Comprehensive  
    stock     capital     stock     income (loss)     earnings     (loss) income  
                    (In thousands of dollars)                  
Balance, December 31, 2007
  $ 123,067     $ 316,649     $ (2,266,364 )   $ 70,675     $ 4,350,316          
 
                                               
Net loss
                            (525,356 )   $ (525,356 )
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses, net
                      (116,939 )           (116,939 )
Dividends declared
                            (8,159 )        
Common stock shares issued
    7,052       68,706                            
Reissuance of treasury stock, net
          (41,686 )     1,989,491             (1,569,567 )        
Equity compensation
          20,562                            
Defined benefit plan adjustments, net
                      (44,649 )           (44,649 )
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment
                      (16,354 )           (16,354 )
Convertible debentures issued (note 3)
          77,300                            
Other
          (989 )           478             478  
 
                                             
Comprehensive loss
                                $ (702,820 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Balance, December 31, 2008, as adjusted (note 1)
  $ 130,119     $ 440,542     $ (276,873 )   $ (106,789 )   $ 2,247,234          
 
                                               
Net loss
                            (524,395 )   $ (524,395 )
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses, net
                      90,677             90,677  
Common stock shares issued
    44       167                            
Reissuance of treasury stock, net
          (11,652 )     7,175             (541 )        
Equity compensation
          6,353                            
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment
                      14,653             14,653  
Other
                            295          
 
                                             
Comprehensive loss
                                $ (419,065 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Balance, June 30, 2009
  $ 130,163     $ 435,410     $ (269,698 )   $ (1,459 )   $ 1,722,593          
 
                                     
 
                                               
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
                 
    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
            As adjusted  
            (note 1)  
    2009     2008  
    (In thousands of dollars)  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net loss
  $ (524,395 )   $ (134,382 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Amortization of deferred insurance policy acquisition costs
    3,961       4,393  
Increase in deferred insurance policy acquisition costs
    (2,430 )     (3,618 )
Depreciation and amortization
    32,201       14,734  
Decrease (increase) in accrued investment income
    1,452       (13,636 )
Increase in reinsurance recoverable on loss reserves
    (130,532 )     (135,329 )
Decrease in prepaid reinsurance premiums
    559       593  
Decrease (increase) in premium receivable
    1,767       (1,303 )
Decrease in book value of real estate owned
    25,000       80,231  
Increase in loss reserves
    923,086       758,691  
Decrease in premium deficiency reserve
    (227,187 )     (422,679 )
(Decrease) increase in unearned premiums
    (23,014 )     48,152  
Decrease in income taxes recoverable
    398,650       647,163  
Equity earnings in joint ventures
          (29,363 )
Distributions from joint ventures
          22,010  
Realized gains (losses), excluding other-than-temporary impairments
    (32,361 )     11,457  
Net investment impairment losses
    35,103        
Other
    (51,799 )     9,717  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    430,061       856,831  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchase of fixed maturities
    (2,260,868 )     (2,040,723 )
Purchase of equity securities
    (48 )     (43 )
Additional investment in joint ventures
          (490 )
Sale of investment in joint ventures
          27,594  
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities
    1,641,643       852,957  
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities
    318,961       241,101  
Other
    32,867       2,496  
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (267,445 )     (917,108 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Dividends paid to shareholders
          (5,013 )
Repayment of note payable
    (200,000 )      
Repayment of long-term debt
    (51,760 )      
Net proceeds from convertible debentures
          377,303  
Reissuance of treasury stock
          383,959  
Common stock issued
          75,758  
 
           
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (251,760 )     832,007  
 
           
 
               
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (89,144 )     771,730  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    1,097,334       288,933  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 1,008,190     $ 1,060,663  
 
           
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
Note 1 — Basis of presentation and summary of certain significant accounting policies
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of MGIC Investment Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q as prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting and do not include all of the other information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2008 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
In the opinion of management such financial statements include all adjustments, consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals, necessary to fairly present our financial position and results of operations for the periods indicated. We have considered subsequent events through the date of this filing, August 10, 2009. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009 may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009.
New Accounting Standards
In May 2009 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Statement 165, “Subsequent Events”. The objective of this statement is to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. We have applied these requirements beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2009.
In June 2009 the FASB issued Statement 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation 46(R).” The objective of this statement is to improve financial reporting by companies involved with variable interest entities. The statement is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after November 15, 2009. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this statement and the impact on our financial statements and disclosures.
In June 2009 the FASB issued Statement 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — a replacement of FASB Statement 162”. The Codification will become the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. On the effective date of this Statement, the Codification will supersede all then existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. Our financial statement disclosures beginning in the

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third quarter of 2009 will contain Codification citations in place of any corresponding references to legacy accounting pronouncements.
Effective January 1, 2009 we have adopted FASB Staff Position (FSP) APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement).” FSP APB 14-1 requires the issuer of certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash (or other assets) on conversion to separately account for the liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate. This FSP requires retrospective application. As such, amounts relating to 2008 have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect our adoption of this standard.
The following tables show the impact of our adoption of this FSP on our 2008 financial results:
     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                 
            As originally
    As adjusted   reported
    December 31,   December 31,
    2008   2008
    (Unaudited)   (audited)
    (in thousand of dollars)
Income taxes recoverable
  $ 370,473     $ 406,568  
Convertible debentures
    272,465       375,593  
Shareholders’ equity
    2,434,233       2,367,200  
     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30, 2008   Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
            As originally           As originally
    As adjusted   reported   As adjusted   reported
    (Unaudited)
(In thousands of dollars, except per share data)
 
Interest expense
  $ 22,946     $ 19,891     $ 34,019     $ 30,805  
Credit for income tax
    (85,215 )     (84,146 )     (132,792 )     (131,667 )
Net loss
    (99,885 )     (97,899 )     (134,382 )     (132,293 )
Diluted loss per share
    (0.81 )     (0.79 )     (1.29 )     (1.27 )
In addition the adoption will result in an increase to interest expense of $16.3 million for 2009, $20.4 million for 2010, $25.5 million for 2011, $31.7 million for 2012 and $9.0 million for 2013. These increases, and those shown in the tables above, result from our Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures issued in 2008 and discussed in Note 3.
Effective January 1, 2009 we have adopted FSP EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating

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Securities.” This FSP clarifies that share-based payment awards that entitle holders to receive nonforfeitable dividends before vesting should be considered participating securities. As participating securities, these instruments should be included in the calculation of basic earnings per share. The FSP is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, interim periods within those years, and on a retrospective basis for all historical periods presented. The adoption of this FSP did not have an impact on our calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share due to our current net loss position.
In April 2009 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued three FSPs intended to provide additional application guidance and enhance disclosures regarding fair value measurements and impairments of securities. FSP FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly”, provides guidelines for making fair value measurements more consistent with the principles presented in FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”. FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”, enhances consistency in financial reporting by increasing the frequency of fair value disclosures. FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments”, provides additional guidance designed to create greater clarity and consistency in accounting for and presenting impairment losses on securities. The FSPs are effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. We adopted the provision of these FSPs as of April 1, 2009. The adoption of these standards did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations. (See Note 7.)
In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP 132R-1, “Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets” which amends FASB Statement No. 132R, “Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits”, to provide guidance on an employer’s disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan. The FSP is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this statement and the impact this statement will have on our disclosures.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made in the accompanying financial statements to 2008 amounts to conform to 2009 presentation.
Note 2 — Short- and long-term debt, excluding convertible debentures discussed in Note 3
In June 2009 we repaid the $200 million that was then outstanding under our bank revolving credit facility and terminated the facility. At December 31, 2008 we had $200 million outstanding under that facility, which was scheduled to expire in March 2010.
Through June 30, 2009, we repurchased approximately $71.6 million in par value of our 5.625% Senior Notes due in September 2011. We recognized a gain on the repurchases of approximately $19.9 million, which is included in other revenue on the

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Consolidated Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009. At June 30, 2009 we had approximately $128.4 million, 5.625% Senior Notes due in September 2011 and $300 million, 5.375% Senior Notes due in November 2015 outstanding. At December 31, 2008 we had $200 million, 5.625% Senior Notes due in September 2011 and $300 million, 5.375% Senior Notes due in November 2015 outstanding. Covenants in the Senior Notes include the requirement that there be no liens on the stock of the designated subsidiaries unless the Senior Notes are equally and ratably secured; that there be no disposition of the stock of designated subsidiaries unless all of the stock is disposed of for consideration equal to the fair market value of the stock; and that we and the designated subsidiaries preserve our corporate existence, rights and franchises unless we or such subsidiary determines that such preservation is no longer necessary in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous to the Senior Notes. A designated subsidiary is any of our consolidated subsidiaries which has shareholder’s equity of at least 15% of our consolidated shareholders equity.
If (i) we fail to meet any of the covenants of the Senior Notes discussed above or (ii) we fail to make a payment of principal of the Senior Notes when due or a payment of interest on the Senior Notes within thirty days after due and we are not successful in obtaining an agreement from holders of a majority of the applicable series of Senior Notes to change (or waive) the applicable requirement or payment default, then the holders of 25% or more of either series of our Senior Notes each would have the right to accelerate the maturity of that debt. In addition, the Trustee of these two issues of Senior Notes could, independent of any action by holders of Senior Notes, accelerate the maturity of the Senior Notes.
At June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the fair value of the amount outstanding under our Senior Notes was $290.8 million and $338.3 million, respectively. The fair value of amounts outstanding under our credit facility at December 31, 2008 was $200 million. The fair value of our credit facility was approximated at par and the fair value of our Senior Notes was determined using publicly available trade information.
Interest payments on all long-term and short-term debt, excluding the convertible debentures, were $20.1 million and $21.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Note 3 — Convertible debentures and related derivatives
In March and April 2008 we completed the sale of $390 million principal amount of 9% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due in 2063. The debentures have an effective interest rate of 19% that reflects our non-convertible debt borrowing rate at the time of issuance. For more information about the effective interest rate and related effect on interest expense, see the discussion of FSP APB 14-1 in Note 1 — New Accounting Standards. At June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 we had $389.5 million and $390.0 million, respectively, of principal amount outstanding on the convertible debentures with the amortized value reflected as a liability on our consolidated balance sheet of $281.5 million and $272.5 million, respectively, with the unamortized discount reflected in equity. The debentures were sold in private placements to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Interest on the debentures is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year. As long as no event of default with respect to the debentures has occurred and is continuing, we may defer interest,

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under an optional deferral provision, for one or more consecutive interest periods up to ten years without giving rise to an event of default. Deferred interest will accrue additional interest at the rate then applicable to the debentures. Violations of the covenants under the Indenture governing the debentures, including covenants to provide certain documents to the trustee, are not events of default under the Indenture and would not allow the acceleration of amounts that we owe under the debentures. Similarly, events of default under, or acceleration of, any of our other obligations, including those described in “Note 2 — Short- and long-term debt, excluding convertible debentures discussed in Note 3” would not allow the acceleration of amounts that we owe under the debentures. However, violations of the events of default under the Indenture, including a failure to pay principal when due under the debentures and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership involving our holding company would allow acceleration of amounts that we owe under the debentures.
On March 11, 2009 we sent notice to the holders of record of our convertible debentures that we were deferring to April 1, 2019 the interest payment that was scheduled to be paid on April 1, 2009. During this 10-year deferral period the deferred interest will continue to accrue and compound semi-annually to the extent permitted by applicable law at an annual rate of 9%.
When interest on the debentures is deferred, we are required, not later than a specified time, to use reasonable commercial efforts to begin selling qualifying securities to persons who are not our affiliates. The specified time is one business day after we pay interest on the debentures that was not deferred, or if earlier, the fifth anniversary of the scheduled interest payment date on which the deferral started. Qualifying securities are common stock, certain warrants and certain non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock. The requirement to use such efforts to sell such securities is called the Alternative Payment Mechanism.
The net proceeds of Alternative Payment Mechanism sales are to be applied to the payment of deferred interest, including the compound portion. We cannot pay deferred interest other than from the net proceeds of Alternative Payment Mechanism sales, except at the final maturity of the debentures or at the tenth anniversary of the start of the interest deferral. The Alternative Payment Mechanism does not require us to sell common stock or warrants before the fifth anniversary of the interest payment date on which that deferral started if the net proceeds (counting any net proceeds of those securities previously sold under the Alternative Payment Mechanism) would exceed the 2% cap. The 2% cap is 2% of the average closing price of our common stock times the number of our outstanding shares of common stock. The average price is determined over a specified period ending before the issuance of the common stock or warrants being sold, and the number of outstanding shares is determined as of the date of our most recent publicly released financial statements.
We are not required to issue under the Alternative Payment Mechanism a total of more than 10 million shares of common stock, including shares underlying qualifying warrants. In addition, we may not issue under the Alternative Payment Mechanism qualifying preferred stock if the total net proceeds of all issuances would exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the debentures.
The Alternative Payment Mechanism does not apply during any period between scheduled interest payment dates if there is a “market disruption event” that occurs over a specified portion of such period. Market disruption events include any material adverse change in domestic or international economic or financial conditions.

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In addition to the deferral of the interest that would have been payable April 1, 2009, we have the right to defer interest that is payable on subsequent scheduled interest payment dates if we give notice as required by the debentures. Any deferral of such interest would be on terms equivalent to those described above.
The provisions of the Alternative Payment Mechanism are complex. The description above is not intended to be complete in all respects. Moreover, that description is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the debentures, which are contained in the Indenture, dated as of March 28, 2008, between us and U.S. Bank National Association. The Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.6 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
The debentures rank junior to all of our existing and future senior indebtedness. The net proceeds of the debentures were approximately $377 million. A portion of the net proceeds of the debentures and a concurrent offering of common stock was used to increase the capital of MGIC and a portion was used for our general corporate purposes. Debt issuance costs are being amortized over the expected life of five years to interest expense.
We may redeem the debentures prior to April 6, 2013, in whole but not in part, only in the event of a specified tax or rating agency event, as defined in the Indenture. In any such event, the redemption price will be equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the debentures being redeemed and (2) the applicable make-whole amount, as defined in the Indenture, in each case plus any accrued but unpaid interest. On or after April 6, 2013, we may redeem the debentures in whole or in part from time to time, at our option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the debentures being redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest if the closing sale price of our common stock exceeds 130% of the then prevailing conversion price of the debentures for at least 20 of the 30 trading days preceding notice of the redemption. We will not be able to redeem the debentures, other than in the event of a specified tax event or rating agency event, during an optional deferral period.
The debentures are currently convertible, at the holder’s option, at an initial conversion rate, which is subject to adjustment, of 74.0741 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of debentures at any time prior to the maturity date. This represents an initial conversion price of approximately $13.50 per share. If a holder elects to convert their debentures, deferred interest owed on the debentures being converted is also converted into shares of our common stock. The conversion rate for the deferred interest is based on the average price that our shares traded at during a 5-day period immediately prior to the election to convert. In the second quarter of 2009, we issued 44,220 shares of our common stock on conversion of $477,000 principal amount of our convertible debentures.
In lieu of issuing shares of common stock upon conversion of the debentures occurring after April 6, 2013, we may, at our option, make a cash payment to converting holders equal to the value of all or some of the shares of our common stock otherwise issuable upon conversion.
The fair value of the convertible debentures was approximately $161.7 million at June 30, 2009, as determined using available pricing for these debentures or similar instruments.

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Note 4 — Reinsurance
Effective January 1, 2009, we are no longer ceding new business under excess of loss reinsurance treaties with lender captive reinsurers. Loans reinsured on an excess of loss basis through December 31, 2008 will run off pursuant to the terms of the particular captive arrangement. New business remains eligible to be ceded under quota share reinsurance arrangements, limited to a 25% cede rate.
In June 2008 we entered into a reinsurance agreement that was effective on the risk associated with up to $50 billion of qualifying new insurance written each calendar year. The term of the reinsurance agreement began April 1, 2008 and was scheduled to end on December 31, 2010, subject to two one-year extensions that could have been exercised by the reinsurer. Effective March 20, 2009, we terminated this reinsurance agreement. The termination resulted in a reinsurance fee of $26.4 million as reflected in our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009. There are no further obligations under this reinsurance agreement.
Note 5 — Litigation and contingencies
In addition to the matters described below, we are involved in other litigation in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, the ultimate resolution of this ordinary course litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
Consumers are bringing a growing number of lawsuits against home mortgage lenders and settlement service providers. Seven mortgage insurers, including MGIC, have been involved in litigation alleging violations of the anti-referral fee provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, which is commonly known as RESPA, and the notice provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which is commonly known as FCRA. MGIC’s settlement of class action litigation against it under RESPA became final in October 2003. MGIC settled the named plaintiffs’ claims in litigation against it under FCRA in late December 2004 following denial of class certification in June 2004. Since December 2006, class action litigation was separately brought against a number of large lenders alleging that their captive mortgage reinsurance arrangements violated RESPA. While we are not a defendant in any of these cases, there can be no assurance that we will not be subject to future litigation under RESPA or FCRA or that the outcome of any such litigation would not have a material adverse effect on us.
We are subject to comprehensive, detailed regulation by state insurance departments. These regulations are principally designed for the protection of our insured policyholders, rather than for the benefit of investors. Although their scope varies, state insurance laws generally grant broad supervisory powers to agencies or officials to examine insurance companies and enforce rules or exercise discretion affecting almost every significant aspect of the insurance business. Given the recent significant losses incurred by many insurers in the mortgage and financial guaranty industries, our insurance subsidiaries have been subject to heightened scrutiny by insurance regulators. State insurance regulatory authorities could take actions, including changes in capital requirements, that could have a material adverse effect on us.
In June 2005, in response to a letter from the New York Insurance Department, we provided information regarding captive mortgage reinsurance arrangements and other types of arrangements in which lenders receive compensation. In February 2006, the New York Insurance Department requested MGIC to review its premium rates in New York and to file adjusted rates based on recent years’ experience or to explain why such

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experience would not alter rates. In March 2006, MGIC advised the New York Insurance Department that it believes its premium rates are reasonable and that, given the nature of mortgage insurance risk, premium rates should not be determined only by the experience of recent years. In February 2006, in response to an administrative subpoena from the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which regulates insurance, we provided the Department with information about captive mortgage reinsurance and certain other matters. We subsequently provided additional information to the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and beginning in March 2008 that Department has sought additional information as well as answers to questions regarding captive mortgage reinsurance on several occasions. In June 2008, we received a subpoena from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, commonly referred to as HUD, seeking information about captive mortgage reinsurance similar to that requested by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, but not limited in scope to the state of Minnesota. Other insurance departments or other officials, including attorneys general, may also seek information about or investigate captive mortgage reinsurance.
The anti-referral fee provisions of RESPA provide that the Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as the insurance commissioner or attorney general of any state may bring an action to enjoin violations of these provisions of RESPA. The insurance law provisions of many states prohibit paying for the referral of insurance business and provide various mechanisms to enforce this prohibition. While we believe our captive reinsurance arrangements are in conformity with applicable laws and regulations, it is not possible to predict the outcome of any such reviews or investigations nor is it possible to predict their effect on us or the mortgage insurance industry.
In October 2007, the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission requested that we voluntarily furnish documents and information primarily relating to C-BASS, the now-terminated merger with Radian and the subprime mortgage assets “in the Company’s various lines of business.” We have provided responsive documents and/or other information to the Securities and Exchange Commission and understand this matter is ongoing.
Five previously-filed class purported class action complaints filed against us and several of our executive officers were consolidated in March 2009 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and Fulton County Employees’ Retirement System was appointed as the lead plaintiff. The lead plaintiff filed a Consolidated Class Action Complaint on June 22, 2009. Due in part to its length and structure, it is difficult to summarize briefly the allegations in the Consolidated Class Action Complaint but it appears the allegations are that we and our officers named in the Complaint violated the federal securities laws by misrepresenting or failing to disclose material information about (i) loss development in our insurance in force, and (ii) C-BASS, including its liquidity. The Complaint also names two officers of C-BASS with respect to the Complaint’s allegations regarding C-BASS. The purported class period covered by this lawsuit begins on October 12, 2006 and ends on February 12, 2008. The complaint seeks damages based on purchases of our stock during this time period at prices that were allegedly inflated as a result of the purported misstatements and omissions. With limited exceptions, our bylaws provide that our officers are entitled to indemnification from us for claims against them of the type alleged in the complaint. We will be filing a motion to dismiss this consolidated complaint in August 2009. However, we are unable to predict the outcome of these consolidated cases or estimate our associated expenses or possible losses. Other lawsuits alleging violations of the securities laws could be brought against us.

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Two law firms have issued press releases to the effect that they are investigating whether the fiduciaries of our 401(k) plan breached their fiduciary duties regarding the plan’s investment in or holding of our common stock. With limited exceptions, our bylaws provide that the plan fiduciaries are entitled to indemnification from us for claims against them. We intend to defend vigorously any proceedings that may result from these investigations.
Historically, claims submitted to us on policies we rescinded were not a material portion of our claims paid during a year. However, beginning in 2008 and continuing through the end of the second quarter of 2009 rescissions have materially mitigated our paid losses. If an insured disputes our right to rescind coverage, whether the requirements to rescind are met ultimately would be determined by arbitration or judicial proceedings. Objections to rescission may be made several years after we have rescinded an insurance policy. We are not involved in arbitration or judicial proceedings regarding a material amount of our rescissions. However, we have had discussions with lenders regarding their objections to rescissions that in the aggregate are material.
On June 1, 2007, as a result of an examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for taxable years 2000 through 2004, we received a Revenue Agent Report (“RAR”). The adjustments reported on the RAR substantially increase taxable income for those tax years and resulted in the issuance of an assessment for unpaid taxes totaling $189.5 million in taxes and accuracy-related penalties, plus applicable interest. We have agreed with the IRS on certain issues and paid $10.5 million in additional taxes and interest. The remaining open issue relates to our treatment of the flow through income and loss from an investment in a portfolio of residual interests of Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (“REMICs”). The IRS has indicated that it does not believe that, for various reasons, we have established sufficient tax basis in the REMIC residual interests to deduct the losses from taxable income. We disagree with this conclusion and believe that the flow through income and loss from these investments was properly reported on our federal income tax returns in accordance with applicable tax laws and regulations in effect during the periods involved and have appealed these adjustments. The appeals process may take some time and a final resolution may not be reached until a date many months or years into the future. On July 2, 2007, we made a payment of $65.2 million to the United States Department of the Treasury to eliminate the further accrual of interest. Although the resolution of this issue is uncertain, we believe that sufficient provisions for income taxes have been made for potential liabilities that may result. If the resolution of this matter differs materially from our estimates, it could have a material impact on our effective tax rate, results of operations and cash flows.
The IRS is presently examining our federal income tax returns for 2005 through 2007. We have not received any proposed adjustments to taxable income or assessments from the IRS related to these years. We believe that income taxes related to these years have been properly provided for in our financial statements.
Under our contract underwriting agreements, we may be required to provide certain remedies to our customers if certain standards relating to the quality of our underwriting work are not met. The cost of remedies provided by us to customers for failing to meet these standards has not been material to our financial position or results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

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Note 6 — Earnings (loss) per share
Our basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) have been calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share” and FSP EITF 03-6-1 “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities”. Our basic EPS is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, which excludes participating securities with non-forfeitable rights to dividends of 1.9 million and 1.6 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and 1.9 million and 1.4 million, respectively for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 because they were anti-dilutive due to our reported net loss. Typically, diluted EPS is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus common stock equivalents which include certain stock awards, stock options and the dilutive effect of our convertible debentures (issued in March 2008). In accordance with SFAS 128, if we report a net loss from continuing operations then our diluted EPS is computed in the same manner as the basic EPS. The following is a reconciliation of the weighted average number of shares; however for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 common stock equivalents of 35.0 million and 27.3 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 common stock equivalents of 35.3 million and 16.6 million, respectively, were not included because they were anti-dilutive.
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
    2009   2008   2009   2008
    (in thousands)
Weighted-average shares — Basic
    124,244       123,834       124,122       103,981  
Common stock equivalents
                       
 
                               
 
                               
Weighted-average shares — Diluted
    124,244       123,834       124,122       103,981  
 
                               
Note 7 — Investments
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of the investment portfolio at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are shown below. Debt securities consist of fixed maturities and short-term investments.

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            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
June 30, 2009:   Cost     Gains     Losses (1)     Value  
            (In thousands of dollars)          
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
  $ 385,452     $ 4,100     $ (734 )   $ 388,818  
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    5,568,475       159,722       (106,762 )     5,621,435  
Corporate debt securities
    1,218,646       20,159       (8,464 )     1,230,341  
Residential mortgage-backed securities
    129,247       3,307       (9,279 )     123,275  
Debt securities issued by foreign sovereign governments
    110,560       1,954       (853 )     111,661  
 
                       
Total debt securities
    7,412,380       189,242       (126,092 )     7,475,530  
Equity securities
    2,826       1       (79 )     2,748  
 
                       
 
                               
Total investment portfolio
  $ 7,415,206     $ 189,243     $ (126,171 )   $ 7,478,278  
 
                       
 
(1)   There are no other-than-temporary losses included in other comprehensive income at June 30, 2009.
                                 
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
December 31, 2008:   Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
            (In thousands of dollars)          
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
  $ 168,917     $ 21,297     $ (405 )   $ 189,809  
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    6,401,903       141,612       (237,575 )     6,305,940  
Corporate debt securities
    314,648       6,278       (4,253 )     316,673  
Residential mortgage-backed securities
    151,774       3,307       (14,251 )     140,830  
Debt securities issued by foreign sovereign governments
    83,448       6,203             89,651  
 
                       
Total debt securities
    7,120,690       178,697       (256,484 )     7,042,903  
Equity securities
    2,778             (145 )     2,633  
 
                       
 
                               
Total investment portfolio
  $ 7,123,468     $ 178,697     $ (256,629 )   $ 7,045,536  
 
                       
The amortized cost and fair values of debt securities at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Because most auction rate and mortgage-backed securities provide for periodic payments throughout their lives, they are listed below in separate categories.

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    Amortized     Fair  
June 30, 2009   Cost     Value  
    (In thousands of dollars)  
Due in one year or less
  $ 146,111     $ 146,790  
Due after one year through five years
    2,207,553       2,248,021  
Due after five years through ten years
    1,320,007       1,368,731  
Due after ten years
    3,091,762       3,079,297  
 
           
 
    6,765,433       6,842,839  
 
               
Auction rate securities
    517,700       509,417  
Residential mortgage-backed securities
    129,247       123,274  
 
           
 
               
Total at June 30, 2009
  $ 7,412,380     $ 7,475,530  
 
           
                 
    Amortized     Fair  
December 31, 2008   Cost     Value  
    (In thousands of dollars)  
Due in one year or less
  $ 432,727     $ 435,045  
Due after one year through five years
    1,606,915       1,630,086  
Due after five years through ten years
    1,230,379       1,283,317  
Due after ten years
    3,174,995       3,029,725  
 
           
 
    6,445,016       6,378,173  
 
               
Auction rate securities
    523,900       523,900  
Residential mortgage-backed securities
    151,774       140,830  
 
           
 
               
Total at December 31, 2008
  $ 7,120,690     $ 7,042,903  
 
           
At June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the investment portfolio had gross unrealized losses of $126.2 million and $256.6 million, respectively. For those securities in an unrealized loss position, the length of time the securities were in such a position, as measured by their month-end fair values, is as follows:

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    Less Than 12 Months     12 Months or Greater     Total  
    Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized  
June 30, 2009   Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses  
                    (In thousands of dollars)                  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
  $ 194,539     $ 512     $ 1,384     $ 221     $ 195,923     $ 733  
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    1,015,304       18,782       960,961       87,980       1,976,265       106,762  
Corporate debt securities
    390,124       8,189       4,660       275       394,784       8,464  
Residential mortgage-backed securities
                32,481       9,279       32,481       9,279  
Debt issued by foreign sovereign governments
    5,951       45       25,819       808       31,770       853  
Equity securities
    95       1       2,252       79       2,347       80  
 
                                   
Total investment portfolio
  $ 1,606,013     $ 27,529     $ 1,027,557     $ 98,642     $ 2,633,570     $ 126,171  
 
                                   
                                                 
    Less Than 12 Months     12 Months or Greater     Total  
    Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized  
December 31, 2008   Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses  
                    (In thousands of dollars)                  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
  $ 13,106     $ 245     $ 1,242     $ 160     $ 14,348     $ 405  
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    1,640,406       102,437       552,191       135,138       2,192,597       237,575  
Corporate debt securities
    72,711       4,127       1,677       126       74,388       4,253  
Residential mortgage-backed securities
    41,867       14,251                   41,867       14,251  
Debt issued by foreign sovereign governments
                                   
Equity securities
    227       10       2,062       135       2,289       145  
 
                                   
Total investment portfolio
  $ 1,768,317     $ 121,070     $ 557,172     $ 135,559     $ 2,325,489     $ 256,629  
 
                                   
There were 501 securities in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2009. The unrealized losses in all categories of our investments were primarily caused by the difference in interest rates at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, compared to the interest rates at the time of purchase. Of those securities in an unrealized loss position greater than 12 months, 238 securities had a fair value greater than 80% of amortized cost and 16 securities had a fair value less than 80% of amortized cost.
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments”. The FSP requires us to separate an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) of a debt security into two components when there are credit related losses associated with the impaired debt security for which we assert that we do not have the intent to sell the security, and it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell the security before recovery of our cost basis. Under this FSP the amount of the OTTI related to a credit loss is recognized in earnings, and

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the amount of the OTTI related to other factors (such as changes in interest rates or market conditions) is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). In instances where no credit loss exists but it is more likely than not that we will have to sell the debt security prior to the anticipated recovery, the decline in fair value below amortized cost is recognized as an OTTI in earnings. In periods after recognition of an OTTI on debt securities, we account for such securities as if they had been purchased on the measurement date of the OTTI at an amortized cost basis equal to the previous amortized cost basis less the OTTI recognized in earnings. For debt securities for which OTTI were recognized in earnings, the difference between the new amortized cost basis and the cash flows expected to be collected will be accreted or amortized into net investment income. This FSP is effective for the quarter ending June 30, 2009.
Each quarter we perform reviews of our investments in order to determine whether declines in fair value below amortized cost were considered other-than-temporary in accordance with applicable guidance. In evaluating whether a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary, we consider several factors including, but not limited to the following:
    the extent and duration of the decline;
 
    failure of the issuer to make scheduled interest or principal payments;
 
    change in rating below investment grade;
 
    adverse conditions specifically related to the security, an industry, or a geographic area, and
 
    our intent to sell the security or whether it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery.
Under the current guidance a debt security impairment is deemed other than temporary if (1) we either intend to sell the security, or its is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery or (2) we do not expect to collect cash flows sufficient to recover the amortized cost basis of the security. During the second quarter and first six months of 2009 we recognized OTTI in earnings of $9.4 million and $35.1 million, respectively, related to securities that we intend to sell.
The net realized investment gains (losses) are as follows:
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
    (In thousands of dollars)  
Net realized investment gains (losses) on investments:
                               
Fixed maturities
  $ 14,375     $ (9,965 )   $ (3,034 )     (10,888 )
Equity securities
    12       (13 )     136       (7 )
Joint ventures
          (274 )           (274 )
Other
    132       (11 )     156       (288 )
 
                       
 
                               
 
  $ 14,519     $ (10,263 )   $ (2,742 )     (11,457 )
 
                       

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Note 8 — Fair value measurements
We adopted SFAS No. 157 and SFAS No. 159 effective January 1, 2008. Both standards address aspects of the expanding application of fair-value accounting. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure requirements regarding fair-value measurements. SFAS No. 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings. The option to account for selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value is made on an instrument-by-instrument basis at the time of acquisition. For the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we did not elect the fair value option for any financial instruments acquired for which the primary basis of accounting is not fair value.
In accordance with SFAS No. 157, we applied the following fair value hierarchy in order to measure fair value for assets and liabilities:
      Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets that we have the ability to access. Financial assets utilizing Level 1 inputs include certain U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of the U.S. government.
 
      Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and inputs, other than quoted prices, that are observable in the marketplace for the financial instrument. The observable inputs are used in valuation models to calculate the fair value of the financial instruments. Financial assets utilizing Level 2 inputs include certain municipal and corporate bonds.
 
      Level 3 — Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or value drivers are unobservable. Level 3 inputs reflect our own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability. Financial assets utilizing Level 3 inputs include certain state, corporate, auction rate (backed by student loans) and mortgage-backed securities. Non-financial assets which utilize Level 3 inputs include real estate acquired through claim settlement. Additionally, financial liabilities utilizing Level 3 inputs consisted of derivative financial instruments.
To determine the fair value of securities available-for-sale in Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy a variety of inputs are utilized including benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data including market research publications. Inputs may be weighted differently for any security, and not all inputs are used for each security evaluation. Market indicators, industry and economic events are also considered. This information is evaluated using a multidimensional pricing model. Quality controls are performed throughout this process which includes reviewing tolerance reports, trading information and data changes, and directional moves compared to market moves. This model combines all inputs to arrive at a value assigned to each security.
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multidimensional pricing model are classified in Level 2 and include certain municipal and corporate bonds.
Assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 are as follows:
    Securities available-for-sale classified in Level 3 are not readily marketable and are valued using internally developed models based on the present value of expected cash flows. Our Level 3 securities primarily consist of auction rate securities. Our investments in auction-rate securities were classified as Level 3 beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 as observable inputs or value drivers were unavailable due to events described in Note 4 of our Notes to Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Due to limited market information, we utilized a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) model to derive an estimate of fair value of these assets at December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009. The assumptions used in preparing the DCF model included estimates with respect to the amount and timing of future interest and principal payments, the probability of full repayment of the principal considering the credit quality and guarantees in place, and the rate of return required by investors to own such securities given the current liquidity risk associated with them. The DCF model is based on the following key assumptions.
  o   Nominal credit risk as securities are ultimately guaranteed by the United States Department of Education;
 
  o   Liquidity by December 31, 2012;
 
  o   Continued receipt of contractual interest; and
 
  o   Discount rates incorporating at least a 1.50% spread for liquidity risk
      The remainder of our level 3 securities are valued based on the present value of expected cash flows utilizing data provided by the trustees.
 
    Real estate acquired through claim settlement is fair valued at the lower of our acquisition cost or a percentage of appraised value. The percentage applied to appraised value is based upon our historical sales experience adjusted for current trends.
Fair value measurements for items measured at fair value included the following as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

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            Quoted Prices in             Significant  
            Active Markets for     Significant Other     Unobservable  
            Identical Assets     Observable Inputs     Inputs  
    Fair Value     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
    (In thousands of dollars)  
June 30, 2009
                               
Assets
                               
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
  $ 388,818     $ 388,818     $     $  
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    5,621,435             5,235,097       386,338  
Corporate debt securities
    1,230,341       2,370       1,093,901       134,070  
Residential mortgage-backed securities
    123,275             123,275        
Debt securities issued by foreign sovereign governments
    111,661       99,898       11,763        
 
                       
Total debt securities
    7,475,530       491,086       6,464,036       520,408  
Equity securities
    2,748       2,427               321  
 
                       
Total investments
    7,478,278       493,513       6,464,036       520,729  
Real estate acquired (1)
    7,858                   7,858  
 
                               
December 31, 2008
                               
Assets
                               
Total investments
  $ 7,045,536     $ 281,248     $ 6,218,338     $ 545,950  
Real estate acquired (1)
    32,858                   32,858  
 
(1)   Real estate acquired through claim settlement, which is held for sale, is reported in Other Assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
For assets and liabilities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 is as follows:

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    Obligations of U.S.                          
    States and Political     Corporate Debt     Equity     Total     Real Estate  
    Subdivisions     Securities     Securities     Investments     Acquired  
    (In thousands of dollars)  
Balance at March 31, 2009
  $ 393,512     $ 138,450     $ 321     $ 532,283     $ 19,301  
Total realized/unrealized losses:
                                       
Included in earnings and reported as realized investment losses, net
                             
Included in earnings and reported as losses incurred, net
                            (1,736 )
Included in other comprehensive income
    (6,103 )     (2,180 )           (8,283 )      
 
Purchases, issuances and settlements
    (1,071 )     (2,200 )           (3,271 )     (9,707 )
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
                             
 
                             
Balance at June 30, 2009
  $ 386,338     $ 134,070     $ 321     $ 520,729     $ 7,858  
 
                             
 
                                       
Amount of total losses included in earnings for the three month period ended June 30, 2009 attributable to the change in unrealized losses on assets still held at June 30, 2009
  $     $     $     $     $ (1,142 )
 
                             
                                         
    Obligations of U.S.                          
    States and Political     Corporate Debt     Equity     Total     Real Estate  
    Subdivisions     Securities     Securities     Investments     Acquired  
    (In thousands of dollars)  
Balance at December 31, 2008
  $ 395,388     $ 150,241     $ 321     $ 545,950     $ 32,858  
Total realized/unrealized losses:
                                       
Included in earnings and reported as realized investment losses, net
          (10,107 )           (10,107 )      
Included in earnings and reported as losses incurred, net
                            (1,889 )
Included in other comprehensive income
    (6,103 )     (1,429 )           (7,532 )      
 
Purchases, issuances and settlements
    (2,947 )     (4,635 )           (7,582 )     (23,111 )
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
                             
 
                             
Balance at June 30, 2009
  $ 386,338     $ 134,070     $ 321     $ 520,729     $ 7,858  
 
                             
 
                                       
Amount of total losses included in earnings for the six month period ended June 30, 2009 attributable to the change in unrealized losses on assets still held at June 30, 2009
  $     $ (10,107 )   $     $ (10,107 )   $ (1,167 )
 
                             

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    Total Investments     Real Estate Acquired     Other Liabilities  
    (In thousands of dollars)  
Balance at March 31, 2008
  $ 32,513     $ 110,698     $ (20,547 )
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
                       
Included in earnings and reported as realized investment losses, net
    (3,339 )            
Included in earnings and reported as other revenue
                (3,351 )
Included in earnings and reported as losses incurred, net
          (12,171 )      
Included in other comprehensive income
    5,482              
Purchases, issuances and settlements
    2,692       (33,908 )     1,741  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
                 
 
                 
 
Balance at June 30, 2008
  $ 37,348     $ 64,619     $ (22,157 )
 
                 
 
                       
Amount of total losses included in earnings for the three month period ended June 30, 2008 attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) on assets (liabilities) still held at June 30, 2008
  $ (3,339 )   $ (11,893 )   $ (14,416 )
 
                 
                         
    Total Investments     Real Estate Acquired     Other Liabilities  
    (In thousands of dollars)  
Balance at January 1, 2008
  $ 37,195     $ 145,198     $ (12,132 )
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
                       
 
                       
Included in earnings and reported as realized investment losses, net
    (6,054 )            
Included in earnings and reported as other revenue
                (6,823 )
Included in earnings and reported as losses incurred, net
          (17,758 )      
Included in other comprehensive income
    3,543              
Purchases, issuances and settlements
    2,664       (62,821 )     (3,202 )
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
                 
 
                 
 
Balance at June 30, 2008
  $ 37,348     $ 64,619     $ (22,157 )
 
                 
 
                       
Amount of total losses included in earnings for the six month period ended June 30, 2008 attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) on assets (liabilities) still held at June 30, 2008
  $ (6,054 )   $ (15,807 )   $ (17,888 )
 
                 

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Note 9 — Comprehensive income
Our total comprehensive income, as calculated per SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income”, was as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
            (In thousands of dollars)          
Net loss
  $ (339,835 )   $ (99,885 )   $ (524,395 )   $ (134,382 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)
    28,869       (28,290 )     105,330       (59,748 )
 
                       
 
                               
Total comprehensive loss
  $ (310,966 )   $ (128,175 )   $ (419,065 )   $ (194,130 )
 
                       
 
                               
Other comprehensive income (loss) (net of tax):
                               
Change in unrealized gains and losses on investments
  $ 13,443     $ (32,155 )     90,677       (67,304 )
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment
    15,426       4,219       14,653       7,847  
Other
          (354 )           (291 )
 
                       
 
                               
Other comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 28,869     $ (28,290 )   $ 105,330     $ (59,748 )
 
                       
At June 30, 2009, accumulated other comprehensive loss of ($1.5) million included ($47.9) million relating to defined benefit plans, offset by $6.7 million related to foreign currency translation adjustment and $39.7 million of net unrealized gains on investments. At December 31, 2008, accumulated other comprehensive loss of ($106.8) million included ($51.0) million of net unrealized losses on investments, ($47.9) million relating to defined benefit plans and ($7.9) million related to foreign currency translation adjustment.
Note 10 — Benefit Plans
The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for the pension, supplemental executive retirement and other postretirement benefit plans:

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    Three Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    Pension and Supplemental     Other Postretirement  
    Executive Retirement Plans     Benefits  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
            (In thousands of dollars)          
Service cost
  $ 2,032     $ 2,036     $ 339     $ 888  
Interest cost
    3,478       3,332       332       1,179  
Expected return on plan assets
    (3,849 )     (4,805 )     (562 )     (941 )
Recognized net actuarial loss
    1,446       114       380        
Amortization of transition obligation
                      71  
Amortization of prior service cost
    201       171       (1,515 )      
 
                       
 
                               
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 3,308     $ 848     $ (1,026 )   $ 1,197  
 
                       
                                 
    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    Pension and Supplemental     Other Postretirement  
    Executive Retirement Plans     Benefits  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
            (In thousands of dollars)          
Service cost
  $ 4,077     $ 4,072     $ 640     $ 1,776  
Interest cost
    7,150       6,664       732       2,358  
Expected return on plan assets
    (7,670 )     (9,610 )     (1,115 )     (1,882 )
Recognized net actuarial loss
    3,165       228       852        
Amortization of transition obligation
                      142  
Amortization of prior service cost
    359       342       (3,030 )      
 
                       
 
                               
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 7,081     $ 1,696     $ (1,921 )   $ 2,394  
 
                       
In October 2008 we amended our postretirement benefit plan under which we provide both medical and dental benefits for our retired employees and their spouses. Under this plan retirees pay a premium for these benefits. The amendment, which is effective January 1, 2009, includes the termination of benefits provided to retirees once they reach the age of 65. This amendment significantly reduced our accumulated postretirement benefit obligation. The amendment also reduces our net periodic benefit cost in future periods beginning with the six months ended June 30, 2009. The 2008 net periodic benefits costs in the table above are not affected by the amendment.
We previously disclosed in our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 that we expected to contribute approximately $10.0 million and zero, respectively, to our pension and postretirement plans in 2009. In the first half of 2009 we have not yet made any contributions to the pension plan.
In May 2009 we amended our profit sharing and 401(k) savings plan such that no new investments can be made in company stock.

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Note 11 — Income Taxes
Valuation Allowance
We review the need to establish a valuation allowance on a quarterly basis. We include an analysis of several factors, among which are the severity and frequency of operating losses, our capacity for the carryback or carryforward of any losses, the expected occurrence of future income or loss and available tax planning alternatives. As discussed below, we have reduced our credit for income tax by establishing a valuation allowance in the first six months of 2009.
In periods prior to 2008, we deducted significant amounts of statutory contingency reserves on our federal income tax returns. The reserves were deducted to the extent we purchased tax and loss bonds in an amount equal to the tax benefit of the deduction. The reserves are included in taxable income in future years when they are released for statutory accounting purposes (see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources — Risk-to-Capital”) or when the taxpayer elects to redeem the tax and loss bonds that were purchased in connection with the deduction for the reserves. Since the tax effect on these reserves exceeded the gross deferred tax assets less deferred tax liabilities, we believe that all gross deferred tax assets recorded in periods prior to March 31, 2009 were fully realizable. Therefore, we established no valuation reserve.
In the first quarter of 2009, we redeemed the remaining balance of our tax and loss bonds. Therefore, the remaining contingency reserves will be released and are no longer available to support any net deferred tax assets. Beginning with the first quarter of 2009, any credit for income taxes, relating to operating losses, has been reduced or eliminated by the establishment of a valuation allowance. The valuation allowance, established in the first six months of 2009, reduced our credit for income taxes by $164.1 million, as shown in the table below. In the event of future operating losses, due to the anticipated establishment of valuation allowances, we will no longer be able to provide any credit for income taxes.
                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30, 2009     June 30, 2009  
    ($ millions)  
Credit for income taxes
  $ (131.7 )   $ (248.9 )
Valuation allowance
    133.1       164.1  
 
           
 
               
Tax provision (benefit)
  $ 1.4     $ (84.8 )
 
           

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Note 12 — Loss Reserves and Premium Deficiency Reserve
Loss Reserves
Losses incurred for the second quarter of 2009 increased compared to the second quarter of 2008 primarily due to a larger increase in the default inventory. The default inventory increased by 16,519 delinquencies in the second quarter of 2009, compared to an increase of 14,642 in the second quarter of 2008. We believe that the default inventory will continue to increase in the second half of 2009. The estimated severity remained relatively stable in the second quarter of 2009, but was higher than the comparable period in 2008. The estimated claim rate remained flat in the second quarter of 2009 and 2008.
Losses incurred for the first six months of 2009 increased compared to the same periods in 2008 primarily due to a larger increase in the default inventory. The default inventory increased by 30,049 delinquencies in the first half of 2009, compared to an increase of 21,111 in the first half of 2008. The estimated severity continued to increase in the first half of 2009 primarily as a result of the default inventory containing higher loan exposures with expected higher average claim payments. The increase in estimated severity was less substantial than the increase experienced during the first half of 2008. The estimated claim rate remained flat for the first half of 2009, compared to a slight increase in the estimated claim rate in the first half of 2008.
Our loss estimates are established based upon historical experience. We continue to experience increases in delinquencies in certain markets with higher than average loan balances, such as Florida and California. In California we have experienced an increase in delinquencies, from 14,960 as of December 31, 2008 to 17,009 as of March 31, 2009 and 17,892 as of June 30, 2009. Our Florida delinquencies increased from 29,380 as of December 31, 2008 to 32,689 as of March 31, 2009 and 34,901 as of June 30, 2009. The average claim paid on California loans in 2008 and 2009 was more than twice as high as the average claim paid for the remainder of the country.
Historically, claim rescissions and denials, which we collectively refer to as rescissions, were not a material portion of our claims resolved during a year. However, beginning in 2008 and continuing through the end of the second quarter of 2009 rescissions have materially mitigated our paid losses. While we have a substantial pipeline of claims investigations that we expect will eventually result in rescissions during the remainder of 2009, we can give no assurance that rescissions will continue to mitigate paid losses at the same level we have recently experienced. In addition, if an insured disputes our right to rescind coverage, whether the requirements to rescind are met ultimately would be determined by arbitration or judicial proceedings. See our risk factor titled “We may not continue to realize benefits from rescissions at the level we have recently experienced.” We rescinded approximately $286 million and $449 million, respectively, of claim obligations that would have otherwise been paid or applied to a deductible in the second quarter and first six months of 2009, compared to $31 million and $52 million, respectively, in the second quarter and first six months of 2008. Information regarding the ever-to-date rescission rates by the quarter in which the claim was received appears in the table below. No information is presented for claims received two quarters or less before the end of our most recently completed quarter to allow sufficient time for a substantial percentage of the claims received in these two quarters to reach resolution.

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As of June 30, 2009
Ever to Date Rescission Rates on Claims Received
(based on count)
         
Quarter in Which the   ETD Rescission   ETD Claims Resolution
Claim was Received   Rate (1)   Percentage (2)
Q1 2008
  12.6%   99.9%
Q2 2008
  15.5%   99.2%
Q3 2008
  16.5%   93.6%
Q4 2008
  11.8%   79.1%
 
(1)   This percentage is claims received during the quarter shown that have been rescinded as of our most recently completed quarter divided by the total claims received during the quarter shown.
 
(2)   This percentage is claims received during the quarter shown that have been resolved as of our most recently completed quarter divided by the total claims received during the quarter shown. Claims resolved principally consist of claims paid plus claims rescinded.
We anticipate that the ever-to-date rescission rate in the most recent quarters will increase as the ever-to-date resolution percentage approaches 100%.
Information about the composition of the primary insurance default inventory at June 30, 2009, December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 appears in the table below. Reduced documentation loans only appear in the reduced documentation category and do not appear in any of the other categories.
                         
    June 30,   December 31,   June 30,
    2009   2008   2008
Total loans delinquent (1)
    212,237       182,188       128,231  
Percentage of loans delinquent (default rate)
    14.97 %     12.37 %     8.60 %
 
                       
Prime loans delinquent (2)
    119,174       95,672       60,505  
Percentage of prime loans delinquent (default rate)
    10.15 %     7.90 %     5.01 %
 
                       
A-minus loans delinquent (2)
    33,418       31,907       24,859  
Percentage of A-minus loans delinquent (default rate)
    33.81 %     30.19 %     21.80 %
 
                       
Subprime credit loans delinquent (2)
    12,819       13,300       12,425  
Percentage of subprime credit loans delinquent (default rate)
    44.78 %     43.30 %     36.59 %
 
                       
Reduced documentation loans delinquent (3)
    46,826       41,309       30,442  
Percentage of reduced doc loans delinquent (default rate)
    40.19 %     32.88 %     22.51 %
 
(1)   At June 30, 2009, December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, 44,975, 45,482 and 41,312 loans in default, respectively, related to Wall Street bulk transactions.
 
(2)   We define prime loans as those having FICO credit scores of 620 or greater, A-minus loans as those having FICO credit scores of 575-619, and subprime credit loans as those having FICO credit scores of less than 575, all as reported to us at the time a commitment to insure is issued. Most A-minus and subprime credit loans were written through the bulk channel.
 
(3)   In accordance with industry practice, loans approved by GSE and other automated underwriting (AU) systems under “doc waiver” programs that do not require verification of borrower income are classified by us as “full documentation.” Based in part on information provided by the GSEs, we estimate full documentation loans of this type were approximately 4% of 2007 new insurance written. Information for other periods is not available. We understand these AU systems grant such doc waivers for loans they judge to have higher credit quality. We also understand that the GSEs terminated their “doc waiver” programs, with respect to new commitments, in the second half of 2008.

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Premium Deficiency Reserve
The components of the premium deficiency reserve at June 30, 2009, March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 appears in the table below.
                         
    June 30,     March 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2009     2008  
            ($ millions)          
Present value of expected future premium
  $ 595     $ 656     $ 712  
 
                       
Present value of expected future paid losses and expenses
    (2,491 )     (2,767 )     (3,063 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net present value of future cash flows
    (1,896 )     (2,111 )     (2,351 )
 
                       
Established loss reserves
    1,669       1,822       1,897  
 
                 
 
                       
Net deficiency
  $ (227 )   $ (289 )   $ (454 )
 
                 
The decrease in the premium deficiency reserve for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 was $62 million and $227 million, respectively, as shown in the chart below, which represents the net result of actual premiums, losses and expenses as well as a $120 million and $239 million, respectively, change in assumptions for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009 primarily related to lower estimated ultimate losses, offset by lower estimated ultimate premiums. The lower estimated ultimate losses and lower estimated ultimate premiums were primarily due to higher expected rates of rescissions.
                 
    ($ millions)  
Premium Deficiency Reserve at March 31, 2009
          $ (289 )
 
               
Paid Claims and LAE
    139          
Decrease in loss reserves
    (153 )        
Premium earned
    (43 )        
Effects of present valuing on future premiums, losses and expenses
    (1 )        
 
             
 
               
Change in premium deficiency reserve to reflect actual premium, losses and expenses recognized
            (58 )
 
               
Change in premium deficiency reserve to reflect change in assumptions relating to premiums, losses, expenses and discount rate (1)
            120  
 
             
 
               
Premium Deficiency Reserve at June 30, 2009
          $ (227 )
 
             
 
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    ($ millions)  
Premium Deficiency Reserve at December 31, 2008
          $ (454 )
 
               
Paid Claims and LAE
    305          
Decrease in loss reserves
    (228 )        
Premium earned
    (87 )        
Effects of present valuing on future premiums, losses and expenses
    (2 )        
 
             
 
               
Change in premium deficiency reserve to reflect actual premium, losses and expenses recognized
            (12 )
 
               
Change in premium deficiency reserve to reflect change in assumptions relating to premiums, losses, expenses and discount rate (1)
            239  
 
             
 
               
Premium Deficiency Reserve at June 30, 2009
          $ (227 )
 
             
 
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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
     Through our subsidiary MGIC, we are the leading provider of private mortgage insurance in the United States to the home mortgage lending industry.
     As used below, “we” and “our” refer to MGIC Investment Corporation’s consolidated operations. The discussion below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. We refer to this Discussion as the “10-K MD&A.” In the discussion below, we classify, in accordance with industry practice, as “full documentation” loans approved by GSE and other automated underwriting systems under “doc waiver” programs that do not require verification of borrower income. For additional information about such loans, see footnote (3) to the delinquency table under “Results of Consolidated Operations-Losses-Losses Incurred”. The discussion of our business in this document generally does not apply to our international operations which are immaterial. The results of our operations in Australia are included in the consolidated results disclosed. For additional information about our Australian operations, see “Overview—Australia” in our 10-K MD&A.
Forward Looking Statements
     As discussed under “Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors” below, actual results may differ materially from the results contemplated by forward looking statements. We are not undertaking any obligation to update any forward looking statements or other statements we may make in the following discussion or elsewhere in this document even though these statements may be affected by events or circumstances occurring after the forward looking statements or other statements were made. Therefore no reader of this document should rely on these statements being accurate as of any time other than the time at which this document was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Outlook
     At this time, we are facing two particularly significant challenges, which we believe are shared by the other participants in our industry:
    Whether we will have access to sufficient capital to continue to write new business. This challenge is discussed under “Capital” below.
 
    Whether private mortgage insurance will remain a significant credit enhancement alternative for low down payment single family mortgages. This challenge is discussed under “Overview — Future of the Domestic Residential Housing Finance System” in our 10-K MD&A.

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     For additional information about these challenges, see the portions of our 10-K MD&A titled “Overview — Future of the Domestic Housing Finance System,” “Overview — Debt at our Holding Company and Holding Company Capital Resources” and “Overview — Private and Public Efforts to Modify Mortgage Loans and Reduce Foreclosure.”
Capital
     At June 30, 2009, MGIC’s policyholders position exceeded the required minimum by approximately $1.0 billion, and we exceeded the required minimum by approximately $1.1 billion on a combined statutory basis. (The combined figures give effect to reinsurance with subsidiaries of our holding company.) At June 30, 2009 MGIC’s risk-to-capital was 13.8:1 and was 15.8:1 on a combined statutory basis. Beginning with our June 30, 2009 risk-to-capital calculations we have deducted risk in force on policies currently in default and for which loss reserves have been established. For additional information about how we calculate risk-to-capital, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Risk to Capital” below.
     The mortgage insurance industry is experiencing material losses, especially on the 2006 and 2007 books. The ultimate amount of these losses will depend in part on general economic conditions, including unemployment, and the direction of home prices, which in turn will be influenced by general economic conditions and other factors. Because we cannot predict future home prices or general economic conditions with confidence, we cannot predict with confidence what our ultimate losses will be on our 2006 and 2007 books. Our current expectation, however, is that these books will continue to generate material incurred and paid losses for a number of years. Unless loss trends materially mitigate, we expect that these incurred losses will reduce our policyholders position and increase our risk-to-capital beyond the levels necessary to meet current regulatory requirements. This could occur in the first or second quarter of 2010, or earlier; the timing will primarily depend on the level of new loan default notices and the claim rate associated with loans in default. For additional information on these regulatory requirements see the portion of our 10-K MD&A titled “Overview — Capital.”
     We believe that we have claims paying resources at MGIC that exceed our claim obligations on our insurance in force, even in scenarios in which losses materially exceed those that would result in not meeting regulatory requirements. In July 2009, we announced that the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of Wisconsin (“OCI”) would allow a reactivation plan under which MGIC would contribute up to $1 billion, to MGIC Indemnity Corporation (“MIC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of MGIC, to enable MIC to begin writing new mortgage guaranty insurance. MGIC’s contribution was to be made in two $500 million installments, the first of which was to be made not later than July 31, 2009. The second contribution was to be made within five business days after January 1, 2011 if MIC was then writing new business and the contribution was not disallowed by the OCI. Before we can begin writing new business in MIC, the OCI must specifically authorize MIC to write new business and MIC must obtain licenses in the states where it will transact business. In addition, as a practical matter, MIC must also be approved as an eligible mortgage insurer by the GSEs.
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by us and acceptable to the OCI. We also announced that the amount of the contribution to MIC will be determined as part of the discussions with the GSEs and that it was expected to be reduced from what we had anounced in July.
     The plan to use MIC to write new business was driven by our concern that in the future MGIC might not meet regulatory capital requirements to continue to write new business. These requirements are present in certain states while other jurisdictions do not have specific capital requirements. It is possible that as part of obtaining GSE approval of MIC as an eligible mortgage insurer, MIC would write new business in certain states and MGIC would continue to write new business in the remaining jurisdictions. If this structure were implemented, the amount of capital needed by MIC to write new business would be less than it would need if it wrote business in all jurisdictions. As a result, MGIC would reduce its contribution of capital to MIC.
     The discussions with the GSEs to have MIC approved as an eligible mortgage insurer are ongoing; in this regard, Fannie Mae’s Form 10-Q filing made on August 6, 2009 says, “As of August 5, 2009, we have not approved MIC as a qualified mortgage insurer, but we remain in discussions with MGIC. Any capital contribution by MGIC to a subsidiary would result in less liquidity available to MGIC to pay claims on its existing book of business, resulting in an increased risk that MGIC might not pay its claims in full in the future.” These discussions include alternatives other than MIC writing new business in certain states and MGIC continuing to write new business in the remaining jurisdictions. In addition, TARP or other governmental funding could be alternatives to MIC.
Factors Affecting Our Results
Our results of operations are affected by:
    Premiums written and earned
 
      Premiums written and earned in a year are influenced by:
    New insurance written, which increases insurance in force, is the aggregate principal amount of the mortgages that are insured during a period. Many factors affect new insurance written, including the volume of low down payment home mortgage originations and competition to provide credit enhancement on those mortgages, including competition from the FHA, other mortgage insurers and alternatives to mortgage insurance.
 
    Cancellations, which reduce insurance in force. Cancellations due to refinancings are affected by the level of current mortgage interest rates compared to the mortgage coupon rates throughout the in force book. Refinancings are also affected by current home values compared to values when the loans in the in force book became insured and the terms on which mortgage credit is available. Cancellations also include rescissions, which require us to return any premiums received related to the rescinded policy, and policies canceled due to claim payment.
 
    Premium rates, which are affected by the risk characteristics of the loans insured and the percentage of coverage on the loans.

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    Premiums ceded to reinsurance subsidiaries of certain mortgage lenders (“captives”) and risk sharing arrangements with the GSEs.
     Premiums are generated by the insurance that is in force during all or a portion of the period. Hence, changes in the average insurance in force in the current period compared to an earlier period is a factor that will increase (when the average in force is higher) or reduce (when it is lower) premiums written and earned in the current period, although this effect may be enhanced (or mitigated) by differences in the average premium rate between the two periods as well as by premiums that are ceded to captives or the GSEs. Also, new insurance written and cancellations during a period will generally have a greater effect on premiums written and earned in subsequent periods than in the period in which these events occur.
    Investment income
     Our investment portfolio is comprised almost entirely of fixed income securities rated “A” or higher. The principal factors that influence investment income are the size of the portfolio and its yield. As measured by amortized cost (which excludes changes in fair market value, such as from changes in interest rates), the size of the investment portfolio is mainly a function of cash generated from (or used in) operations, such as net premiums received, investment earnings, net claim payments and expenses, less cash provided by (or used for) non-operating activities, such as debt or stock issuance or dividend payments. Realized gains and losses are a function of the difference between the amount received on sale of a security and the security’s amortized cost, as well as any “other than temporary” impairments recognized in earnings. The amount received on sale of fixed income securities is affected by the coupon rate of the security compared to the yield of comparable securities at the time of sale.
    Losses incurred
     Losses incurred are the current expense that reflects estimated payments that will ultimately be made as a result of delinquencies on insured loans. As explained under “Critical Accounting Policies” in the 10-K MD&A, except in the case of premium deficiency reserves, we recognize an estimate of this expense only for delinquent loans. Losses incurred are generally affected by:
    The state of the economy and housing values, each of which affects the likelihood that loans will become delinquent and whether loans that are delinquent cure their delinquency. The level of new delinquencies has historically followed a seasonal pattern, with new delinquencies in the first part of the year lower than new delinquencies in the latter part of the year.
 
    The product mix of the in force book, with loans having higher risk characteristics generally resulting in higher delinquencies and claims.
 
    The size of loans insured, with higher average loan amounts tending to increase losses incurred.
 
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    Changes in housing values, which affect our ability to mitigate our losses through sales of properties with delinquent mortgages as well as borrower willingness to continue to make mortgage payments when the value of the home is below the mortgage balance.
 
    The rates at which we rescind policies. Our estimated loss reserves reflect mitigation from rescissions and denials, which we collectively refer to as rescissions, of coverage using the rate at which we have rescinded claims during recent periods.
 
    The distribution of claims over the life of a book. Historically, the first two years after loans are originated are a period of relatively low claims, with claims increasing substantially for several years subsequent and then declining, although persistency, the condition of the economy and other factors can affect this pattern. For example, a weak economy can lead to claims from older books continuing at stable levels or experiencing a lower rate of decline. We are currently seeing such performance as it relates to delinquencies from our older books. See “— Mortgage Insurance Earnings and Cash Flow Cycle” below.
    Changes in premium deficiency reserves
     Each quarter, we re-estimate the premium deficiency reserve on the remaining Wall Street bulk insurance in force. The premium deficiency reserve primarily changes from quarter to quarter as a result of two factors. First, it changes as the actual premiums, losses and expenses that were previously estimated are recognized. Each period such items are reflected in our financial statements as earned premium, losses incurred and expenses. The difference between the amount and timing of actual earned premiums, losses incurred and expenses and our previous estimates used to establish the premium deficiency reserves has an effect (either positive or negative) on that period’s results. Second, the premium deficiency reserve changes as our assumptions relating to the present value of expected future premiums, losses and expenses on the remaining Wall Street bulk insurance in force change. Changes to these assumptions also have an effect on that period’s results.
    Underwriting and other expenses
     The majority of our operating expenses are fixed, with some variability due to contract underwriting volume. Contract underwriting generates fee income included in “Other revenue.”
    Interest expense
     Interest expense reflects the interest associated with our outstanding debt obligations. Our long-term debt obligations at June 30, 2009 include our approximately $128.4 million of 5.625% Senior Notes due in September 2011, $300 million of 5.375% Senior Notes due in November 2015, and $390 million in convertible debentures due in 2063 (interest on these debentures accrues even if we defer the payment of interest and compounds), as discussed in Notes 2 and 3 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below. Also as discussed in

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Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, we adopted FSP APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)”, on a retrospective basis, and our interest expense now reflects our non-convertible debt borrowing rate on the convertible debentures of approximately 19% at the time of issuance. At June 30, 2009, the convertible debentures are reflected as a liability on our consolidated balance sheet at the current amortized value of $281 million, with the unamortized discount reflected in equity.
    Income from joint ventures
     During the period in which we held an equity interest in Sherman, Sherman was principally engaged in purchasing and collecting for its own account delinquent consumer receivables, which are primarily unsecured, and in originating and servicing subprime credit card receivables. The factors that affect Sherman’s consolidated results of operations are discussed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2008, to which you should refer.
     Beginning in the first quarter of 2008, our joint venture income principally consisted of income from Sherman. In the third quarter of 2008, we sold our entire interest in Sherman to Sherman. As a result, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008, our results of operations are no longer affected by any joint venture results. See “Results of Consolidated Operations - Joint Ventures — Sherman” for discussion of our sale of interest in Sherman and related note receivable.
Mortgage Insurance Earnings and Cash Flow Cycle
     In our industry, a “book” is the group of loans insured in a particular calendar year. In general, the majority of any underwriting profit (premium revenue minus losses) that a book generates occurs in the early years of the book, with the largest portion of any underwriting profit realized in the first year. Subsequent years of a book generally result in modest underwriting profit or underwriting losses. This pattern of results typically occurs because relatively few of the claims that a book will ultimately experience typically occur in the first few years of the book, when premium revenue is highest, while subsequent years are affected by declining premium revenues, as the number of insured loans decreases (primarily due to loan prepayments), and losses increase.
2009 Second Quarter Results
     Our results of operations in the second quarter of 2009 were principally affected by:
  Net premiums written and earned
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higher FICO scores and full documentation, which carry lower premium rates and a lower average insurance in force, offset by lower ceded premiums due to captive terminations and run-offs.
  Investment income
     Investment income in the second quarter of 2009 was higher when compared to the second quarter of 2008 due to an increase in the average amortized cost of invested assets, offset by a decrease in the pre-tax yield.
  Realized gains (losses)
     Realized gains for the second quarter of 2009 included $23.9 million in net realized gains on the sale of fixed income investments, offset by $9.4 million in “other than temporary” impairment losses. Realized losses for the second quarter of 2008 included $1.8 million in net realized losses on the sale of fixed income investments, as well as $8.5 million in “other than temporary” impairment losses.
  Losses incurred
     Losses incurred for the second quarter of 2009 increased compared to the second quarter of 2008 primarily due to a larger increase in the default inventory. The default inventory increased by 16,519 delinquencies in the second quarter of 2009, compared to an increase of 14,642 in the second quarter of 2008. The estimated severity remained relatively stable in the second quarter of 2009, but was higher than the comparable period in 2008. The estimated claim rate remained flat in the second quarter of 2009 and 2008.
  Premium deficiency
     During the second quarter of 2009 the premium deficiency reserve on Wall Street bulk transactions declined by $62 million from $289 million, as of March 31, 2009, to $227 million as of June 30, 2009. The decrease in the premium deficiency represents the net result of actual premiums, losses and expenses as well as a net change of $120 million in assumptions primarily related to lower estimated ultimate losses, offset by lower estimated ultimate premiums. The $227 million premium deficiency reserve as of June 30, 2009 reflects the present value of expected future losses and expenses that exceeded the present value of expected future premium and already established loss reserves.
  Underwriting and other expenses
     Underwriting and other expenses for the second quarter of 2009 decreased when compared to the same period in 2008. The decrease reflects our lower contract underwriting volume as well as a reduction in headcount and a focus on expenses in difficult market conditions.
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     Interest expense for the second quarter of 2009 increased when compared to the second quarter of 2008. The increase is primarily the result of interest on our convertible debentures (interest on these debentures accrues even if we defer the payment of interest). As discussed in Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, we adopted FSP APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)”, on a retrospective basis, and our interest expense now reflects our non-convertible debt borrowing rate on the convertible debentures of approximately 19%. The increase in interest expense was partially offset by reductions in interest expense due to the repurchase of some of our Senior Notes due in 2011.
  Income from joint ventures
     We had no income from joint ventures in the second quarter of 2009. Income from joint ventures, net of tax, was $11.2 million in the second quarter of 2008. The income from joint ventures in 2008 was related to our interest in Sherman that was sold in the third quarter of 2008.
  Provision (credit) for income tax
     We provided income taxes of $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2009, compared to a credit for income taxes of $85.2 million in the second quarter of 2008. The income tax credit in the second quarter of 2009 was decreased due to the establishment of a valuation allowance for deferred taxes of $133.1 million.

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Results of Consolidated Operations
New insurance written
     The amount of our primary new insurance written during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
            ($ billions)          
NIW — Flow Channel
  $ 5.9     $ 13.4     $ 12.3     $ 31.5  
NIW — Bulk Channel
          0.6             1.6  
 
                       
 
                               
Total Primary NIW
  $ 5.9     $ 14.0     $ 12.3     $ 33.1  
 
                       
 
                               
Refinance volume as a % of primary flow NIW
    44 %     26 %     51 %     31 %
     The decrease in new insurance written on a flow basis in the second quarter and first six months of 2009, compared to the same periods in 2008, was primarily due to changes in our underwriting guidelines as well as premium rate increases discussed below. We believe our changes in guidelines and premium rates have lead to greater usage of FHA insurance programs as an alternative to private mortgage insurance. Additionally, both GSEs have implemented adverse market charges on all loans and credit risk-based loan level price adjustments on loans with certain risk characteristics which include loans that qualify for private mortgage insurance. The application of these loan level price adjustments results in a materially higher monthly payment for the borrower, which we also believe has lead to greater usage of FHA insurance programs as an alternative to private mortgage insurance. For a discussion of new insurance written through the bulk channel, see “— Bulk transactions” below.
     We anticipate our flow new insurance written for 2009 will continue to be significantly below the level written in the corresponding periods in 2008 due to the reasons noted in the preceding paragraph. Our level of new insurance written could also be affected by other items, including those noted in our Risk Factors.
     Beginning in late 2007 and continuing through the first quarter of 2009, we implemented a series of changes to our underwriting guidelines that are designed to improve the credit risk profile of our new insurance written. The changes primarily affect borrowers who have multiple risk factors such as a high loan-to-value ratio, a lower FICO score and limited documentation or are financing a home in a market we categorize as higher risk. We also implemented premium rate increases during 2008.
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declined significantly in 2008 and the first half of 2009 as a result of the changes we made in our underwriting guidelines.
                         
    Six months ended   Year ended   Year ended
    June 30,   December 31,   December 31,
    2009   2008   2007
Product mix as a % of flow NIW
                       
> 95% LTVs
    1 %     18 %     42 %
ARMs (1)
    1 %     1 %     3 %
FICO < 620
    0 %     2 %     8 %
Reduced documentation (2)
    0 %     2 %     10 %
 
(1)   Consists of adjustable rate mortgages in which the initial interest rate may be adjusted during the five years after the mortgage closing (“ARMs”).
 
(2)   In accordance with industry practice, loans approved by GSE and other automated underwriting (AU) systems under “doc waiver” programs that do not require verification of borrower income are classified by us as “full documentation.” Based in part on information provided by the GSEs, we estimate full documentation loans of this type were approximately 4% of 2007 new insurance written. Information for other periods is not available. We understand these AU systems grant such doc waivers for loans they judge to have higher credit quality. We also understand that the GSEs terminated their “doc waiver” programs, with respect to new commitments, in the second half of 2008.
     We believe that given the various changes in our underwriting guidelines noted above, our 2008 and 2009 books will generate underwriting profit.
Cancellations and insurance in force
     New insurance written and cancellations of primary insurance in force during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
            ($ billions)          
NIW
  $ 5.9     $ 14.0     $ 12.3     $ 33.1  
Cancellations
    (9.7 )     (9.0 )     (19.2 )     (18.4 )
 
                       
 
                               
Change in primary insurance in force
  $ (3.8 )   $ 5.0     $ (6.9 )   $ 14.7  
 
                       
     Direct primary insurance in force was $220.1 billion at June 30, 2009 compared to $227.0 billion at December 31, 2008 and $226.4 billion at June 30, 2008.
     Cancellation activity has historically been affected by the level of mortgage interest rates and the level of home price appreciation. Cancellations generally move inversely to the change in the direction of interest rates, although they generally lag a change in direction. Our persistency rate (percentage of insurance remaining in force from one year prior) was 85.1% at June 30, 2009, an increase from 84.4% at December 31, 2008

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and 79.7% at June 30, 2008. These persistency rate improvements reflect the more restrictive credit policies of lenders (which make it more difficult for homeowners to refinance loans), as well as declines in housing values.
Bulk transactions
     We ceased writing Wall Street bulk business in the fourth quarter of 2007. In addition, we wrote no new business through the bulk channel since the second quarter of 2008. We expect the volume of any future business written through the bulk channel will be insignificant. Wall Street bulk transactions, as of June 30, 2009, included approximately 108,000 loans with insurance in force of approximately $17.9 billion and risk in force of approximately $5.3 billion, which is approximately 73% of our bulk risk in force.
Pool insurance
     We are currently not issuing new commitments for pool insurance and expect that the volume of any future pool business will be insignificant.
     Our direct pool risk in force was $1.8 billion, $1.9 billion and $2.4 billion at June 30, 2009, December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, respectively. These risk amounts represent pools of loans with contractual aggregate loss limits and in some cases those without these limits. For pools of loans without these limits, risk is estimated based on the amount that would credit enhance the loans in the pool to a “AA” level based on a rating agency model. Under this model, at June 30, 2009, December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, for $2.3 billion, $2.5 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively, of risk without these limits, risk in force is calculated at $146 million, $150 million and $306 million, respectively.
Net premiums written and earned
     Net premiums written during the second quarter and first six months of 2009 decreased when compared to the comparable periods in 2008 due to lower average premium yields which are a result of the shift in the mix of newer writings to loans with lower loan-to-value ratios, higher FICO scores and full documentation, which carry lower premium rates, offset by increases, in 2008, of our premium rates and lower ceded premiums due to captive terminations and run-offs. In a termination, the arrangement is cancelled, with no future premium ceded and funds for any incurred but unpaid losses transferred to us. In a run-off, no new loans are reinsured by the captive but loans previously reinsured continue to be covered, with premium and losses continuing to be ceded on those loans. Net premiums written have also decreased in the second quarter and first six months of 2009 compared to the same periods in 2008 due to higher levels of rescissions, which result in a return of premium.
     Net premiums earned during the first six months of 2009 increased when compared to the first six months of 2008 due to a decrease in new policies insured with a single premium compared to the prior period. Higher volumes of single premiums during the first six months of 2008 resulted in increases to unearned premium reserves, which decrease premiums earned.

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     We expect our average insurance in force in the remainder of 2009 to be below our average insurance in force for the comparable periods in 2008, with our insurance in force balance decreasing slightly throughout 2009. We expect our premium yields (net premiums written or earned, expressed on an annual basis, divided by the average insurance in force) to continue at approximately the level experienced during 2008 and the first half of 2009.
Risk sharing arrangements
     For the three months ended March 31, 2009, approximately 6.5% of our flow new insurance written was subject to arrangements with captives or risk sharing arrangements with the GSEs compared to 34.4% for the year ended December 31, 2008. We expect the percentage of new insurance written subject to risk sharing arrangements to continue to decline in 2009 for the reasons discussed below. The percentage of new insurance written covered by these arrangements is shown only for the three months ended March 31, 2009 because this percentage normally increases after the end of a quarter. Such increases can be caused by, among other things, the transfer of a loan in the secondary market, which can result in a mortgage insured during a quarter becoming part of a risk sharing arrangement in a subsequent quarter. Premiums ceded in these arrangements are reported in the period in which they are ceded regardless of when the mortgage was insured.
     Effective January 1, 2009 we are no longer ceding new business under excess of loss reinsurance treaties with lender captive reinsurers. Loans reinsured through December 31, 2008 under excess of loss agreements will run off pursuant to the terms of the particular captive arrangement. New business will continue to be ceded under quota share reinsurance arrangements, limited to a 25% cede rate. During 2008, many of our captive arrangements were either terminated or placed into run-off.
     We anticipate that our ceded premiums related to risk sharing agreements will be significantly less in the remainder of 2009 compared to amounts ceded in corresponding periods in 2008 for the reasons discussed above.
     See discussion under “-Losses” regarding losses assumed by captives.
     In June 2008 we entered into a reinsurance agreement that was effective on the risk associated with up to $50 billion of qualifying new insurance written each calendar year. The term of the reinsurance agreement began on April 1, 2008 and was scheduled to end on December 31, 2010, subject to two one-year extensions that could have been exercised by the reinsurer. Due to our rating agency downgrades in the first quarter of 2009, under the terms of the reinsurance agreement we ceased being entitled to a profit commission, making the agreement less favorable to us. Effective March 20, 2009, we terminated this reinsurance agreement. The termination resulted in a reinsurance fee of $26.4 million as reflected in our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009. There are no further obligations under this reinsurance agreement.

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Investment income
     Investment income for the second quarter and first six months of 2009 increased when compared to the same periods in 2008 due to an increase in the average amortized cost of invested assets, offset by a decrease in the average investment yield. The decrease in the average investment yield was caused both by decreases in prevailing interest rates and a decrease in the average maturity of our investments. The portfolio’s average pre-tax investment yield was 3.76% at June 30, 2009 and 3.87% at June 30, 2008. We expect a decline in investment income as the average amortized cost of invested assets decreases due to claims payments exceeding premiums received in future periods. See further discussion under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.
Realized gains (losses)
     Realized gains for the second quarter of 2009 included $23.9 million of net realized gains on the sales of fixed income investments offset by $9.4 million in “other than temporary” impairments on our investment portfolio. Realized losses for the second quarter of 2008 included $1.8 million in net realized losses on the sale of fixed income investments, as well as $8.5 million in “other than temporary” impairment losses.
     Realized losses for the first six months of 2009 included $35.1 million in “other than temporary” impairments on our investment portfolio, offset by $32.4 million of net realized gains on the sales of fixed income investments. Realized losses for the first six months of 2008 included $2.9 million in net realized losses on the sale of fixed income investments, as well as $8.5 million in “other than temporary” impairment losses.
Other revenue
     Other revenue for the second quarter and first six months of 2009 increased when compared to the same periods in 2008. The increase in other revenue was primarily the result of $8.0 million in gains recognized from the repurchases of $40.3 million in par value of our Senior Notes due in September 2011 in the second quarter of 2009 and $19.9 million in gains recognized in the first six months of 2009 from the repurchases of $71.6 million in par value of our September 2011 Senior Notes.
Losses
     As discussed in “—Critical Accounting Policies” in our 10-K MD&A, and consistent with industry practices, we establish loss reserves for future claims only for loans that are currently delinquent. The terms “delinquent” and “default” are used interchangeably by us and are defined as an insured loan with a mortgage payment that is 45 days or more past due. Loss reserves are established based on our estimate of the number of loans in our default inventory that will result in a claim payment, which is referred to as the claim rate (historically, a substantial majority of delinquent loans have eventually cured their delinquency), and further estimating the amount of the claim payment, which is referred to as claim severity.

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     Estimation of losses that we will pay in the future is inherently judgmental. The conditions that affect the claim rate and claim severity include the current and future state of the domestic economy and the current and future strength of local housing markets. Current conditions in the housing and mortgage industries make these assumptions more volatile than they would otherwise be. The actual amount of the claim payments may be substantially different than our loss reserve estimates. Our estimates could be adversely affected by several factors, including a further deterioration of regional or national economic conditions leading to a reduction in borrowers’ income and thus their ability to make mortgage payments, and a further drop in housing values, which expose us to greater losses on resale of properties obtained through the claim settlement process and may affect borrower willingness to continue to make mortgage payments when the value of the home is below the mortgage balance. Changes to our estimates could result in a material impact to our results of operations, even in a stable economic environment.
     Our estimates could also be positively affected by government efforts to assist current borrowers in refinancing to new loans, assisting delinquent borrowers and lenders in reducing their mortgage payments, and forestalling foreclosures. In addition private company efforts may have a positive impact on our loss development. However, all of these efforts are in their early stages and therefore we are unsure of their magnitude or the benefit to us or our industry, and as a result are not factored into our current reserving. For additional information about the potential impact that any plans and programs enacted by legislation may have on us, see the risk factor titled “Loan modification and other similar programs may not provide material benefits to us.”
Losses incurred
     Losses incurred for the second quarter of 2009 increased compared to the second quarter of 2008 primarily due to a larger increase in the default inventory. The default inventory increased by 16,519 delinquencies in the second quarter of 2009, compared to an increase of 14,642 in the second quarter of 2008. We believe that the default inventory will continue to increase in the second half of 2009. The estimated severity remained relatively stable in the second quarter of 2009, but was higher than the comparable period in 2008. The estimated claim rate remained flat in the second quarter of 2009 and 2008.
     Losses incurred for the first six months of 2009 increased compared to the same periods in 2008 primarily due to a larger increase in the default inventory. The default inventory increased by 30,049 delinquencies in the first half of 2009, compared to an increase of 21,111 in the first half of 2008. The estimated severity continued to increase in the first half of 2009 primarily as a result of the default inventory containing higher loan exposures with expected higher average claim payments. The increase in estimated severity was less substantial than the increase experienced during the first half of 2008. The estimated claim rate remained flat for the first half of 2009, compared to a slight increase in the estimated claim rate in the first half of 2008.
     Our loss estimates are established based upon historical experience. We continue to experience increases in delinquencies in certain markets with higher than average loan balances, such as Florida and California. In California we have experienced an increase in delinquencies, from 14,960 as of December 31, 2008 to 17,009 as of March 31, 2009

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and 17,892 as of June 30, 2009. Our Florida delinquencies increased from 29,380 as of December 31, 2008 to 32,689 as of March 31, 2009 and 34,901 as of June 30, 2009. The average claim paid on California loans in 2008 and 2009 was more than twice as high as the average claim paid for the remainder of the country.
     Historically, claim rescissions were not a material portion of our claims resolved during a year. However, beginning in 2008 and continuing through the end of the second quarter of 2009 rescissions have materially mitigated our paid losses. While we have a substantial pipeline of claims investigations that we expect will eventually result in rescissions during the remainder of 2009, we can give no assurance that rescissions will continue to mitigate paid losses at the same level we have recently experienced. In addition, if an insured disputes our right to rescind coverage, whether the requirements to rescind are met ultimately would be determined by arbitration or judicial proceedings. See our risk factor titled “We may not continue to realize benefits from rescissions at the level we have recently experienced.” We rescinded approximately $286 million and $449 million, respectively, of claim obligations that would have otherwise been paid or applied to a deductible in the second quarter and first six months of 2009, compared to $31 million and $52 million, respectively, in the second quarter and first six months of 2008. Information regarding the ever-to-date rescission rates by the quarter in which the claim was received appears in the table below. No information is presented for claims received two quarters or less before the end of our most recently completed quarter to allow sufficient time for a substantial percentage of the claims received in those two quarters to reach resolution.
As of June 30, 2009
Ever to Date Rescission Rates on Claims Received
(based on count)
         
Quarter in Which the   ETD Claims Rescission   ETD Claims Resolution
Claim was Received   Rate(1)   Percentage(2)
Q1 2008
  12.6%   99.9%
Q2 2008
  15.5%   99.2%
Q3 2008
  16.5%   93.6%
Q4 2008
  11.8%   79.1%
 
(1)   This percentage is claims received during the quarter shown that have been rescinded as of our most recently completed quarter divided by the total claims received during the quarter shown.
 
(2)   This percentage is claims received during the quarter shown that have been resolved as of our most recently completed quarter divided by the total claims received during the quarter shown. Claims resolved principally consist of claims paid plus claims rescinded.
     We anticipate that the ever-to-date rescission rate in the most recent quarters will increase as the ever-to-date resolution percentage approaches 100%.
     As discussed under “—Risk Sharing Arrangements,” a portion of our flow new insurance written is subject to reinsurance arrangements with lender captives. The majority of these reinsurance arrangements have, historically, been aggregate excess of loss reinsurance agreements, and the remainder were quota share agreements. As discussed under “—Risk Sharing Arrangements” effective January 1, 2009 we are no longer ceding new business under excess of loss reinsurance treaties with lender captive reinsurers. Loans reinsured through December 31, 2008 under excess of loss agreements will run off pursuant to the terms of the particular captive arrangement. Under the aggregate excess of loss agreements, we are responsible for the first aggregate layer of loss, which is typically between 4% and 5%, the captives are responsible for the second aggregate layer of loss, which is typically 5% or 10%, and we are responsible for any remaining loss. The layers are typically expressed as a percentage of the original risk on an annual book of business reinsured by the captive. The premium cessions on these agreements typically ranged from 25% to 40% of the

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direct premium. Under a quota share arrangement premiums and losses are shared on a pro-rata basis between us and the captives, with the captives’ portion of both premiums and losses typically ranging from 25% to 50%. Beginning June 1, 2008 our quota share captive arrangements are limited to a 25% cede rate.
     Under these agreements the captives are required to maintain a separate trust account, of which we are the sole beneficiary. Premiums ceded to a captive are deposited into the applicable trust account to support the captive’s layer of insured risk. These amounts are held in the trust account and are available to pay reinsured losses. The captive’s ultimate liability is limited to the assets in the trust account. When specific time periods are met and the individual trust account balance has reached a required level, then the individual captive may make authorized withdrawals from its applicable trust account. In most cases, the captives are also allowed to withdraw funds from the trust account to pay verifiable federal income taxes and operational expenses. Conversely, if the account balance falls below certain thresholds, the individual captive may be required to contribute funds to the trust account. However, in most cases, our sole remedy if a captive does not contribute such funds is to put the captive into run-off, in which case no new business would be ceded to the captive. In the event that the captives’ incurred but unpaid losses exceed the funds in the trust account, and the captive does not deposit adequate funds, we may also be allowed to terminate the captive agreement, assume the captives obligations, transfer the assets in the trust accounts to us, and retain all future premium payments. We intend to exercise this additional remedy when it is available to us. However, if the captive would challenge our right to do so, the matter would be determined by arbitration. The total fair value of the trust fund assets under these agreements at June 30, 2009 was approximately $625 million. During 2008, $265 million of trust fund assets were transferred to us as a result of captive terminations. There were no material captive terminations in the first six months of 2009. We expect material terminations in the second half of 2009, however we expect that the level of terminations will be lower than the level experienced during 2008.
     In the second quarter and first six months of 2009 the captive arrangements reduced our losses incurred by approximately $65 million and $139 million, respectively, compared to $90 million and $148 million, respectively, during the second quarter and first six months of 2008. We anticipate that the reduction in losses incurred will be significantly lower in the remainder of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008, as some of our captive arrangements were terminated late in 2008.
     Information about the composition of the primary insurance default inventory at June 30, 2009, December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 appears in the table below. Within the tables below, reduced documentation loans only appear in the reduced documentation category and do not appear in any of the other categories.

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    June 30,   December 31,   June 30,
    2009   2008   2008
Total loans delinquent (1)
    212,237       182,188       128,231  
Percentage of loans delinquent (default rate)
    14.97 %     12.37 %     8.60 %
 
                       
Prime loans delinquent (2)
    119,174       95,672       60,505  
Percentage of prime loans delinquent (default rate)
    10.15 %     7.90 %     5.01 %
 
                       
A-minus loans delinquent (2)
    33,418       31,907       24,859  
Percentage of A-minus loans delinquent (default rate)
    33.81 %     30.19 %     21.80 %
 
                       
Subprime credit loans delinquent (2)
    12,819       13,300       12,425  
Percentage of subprime credit loans delinquent (default rate)
    44.78 %     43.30 %     36.59 %
 
                       
Reduced documentation loans delinquent (3)
    46,826       41,309       30,442  
Percentage of reduced doc loans delinquent (default rate)
    40.19 %     32.88 %     22.51 %
 
(1)   At June 30, 2009, December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, 44,975, 45,482 and 41,312 loans in default, respectively, related to Wall Street bulk transactions.
 
(2)   We define prime loans as those having FICO credit scores of 620 or greater, A-minus loans as those having FICO credit scores of 575-619, and subprime credit loans as those having FICO credit scores of less than 575, all as reported to us at the time a commitment to insure is issued. Most A-minus and subprime credit loans were written through the bulk channel.
 
(3)   In accordance with industry practice, loans approved by GSE and other automated underwriting (AU) systems under “doc waiver” programs that do not require verification of borrower income are classified by us as “full documentation.” Based in part on information provided by the GSEs, we estimate full documentation loans of this type were approximately 4% of 2007 new insurance written. Information for other periods is not available. We understand these AU systems grant such doc waivers for loans they judge to have higher credit quality. We also understand that the GSEs terminated their “doc waiver” programs, with respect to new commitments, in the second half of 2008.
     The pool notice inventory increased from 33,884 at December 31, 2008 to 37,146 at June 30, 2009; the pool notice inventory was 25,577 at June 30, 2008.
     The average primary claim paid for the second quarter and first six months of 2009 was $51,363 and $52,427, respectively, compared to $53,282 and $52,234, respectively, for the second quarter and first six months of 2008. The average claim paid can vary materially from period to period based upon a variety of factors, on both a national and state basis, including the geographic mix, average loan amount and average coverage percentage of loans for which claims are paid.
     The average claim paid for the top 5 states (based on 2009 losses paid) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 appears in the table below.

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Average claim paid
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
California
  $ 107,005     $ 117,843     $ 112,583     $ 116,920  
Florida
    66,237       70,463       66,877       70,433  
Michigan
    38,746       37,335       37,718       37,244  
Arizona
    61,880       74,437       61,294       73,497  
Georgia
    41,086       41,101       43,048       40,070  
Other states
    45,097       42,162       45,012       41,866  
 
                       
 
                               
All states
  $ 51,363     $ 53,282     $ 52,427     $ 52,234  
     The average loan size of our insurance in force at June 30, 2009, December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 appears in the table below.
                         
    June 30,   December 31,   June 30,
Average loan size   2009   2008   2008
Total insurance in force
  $ 155,230     $ 154,100     $ 151,770  
Prime (FICO 620 & >)
    153,090       151,240       147,880  
A-Minus (FICO 575-619)
    131,220       132,380       133,410  
Subprime (FICO < 575)
    119,690       121,230       122,750  
Reduced doc (All FICOs)
    205,890       208,020       209,380  
     The average loan size of our insurance in force at June 30, 2009, December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 for the top 5 states (based on 2009 losses paid) appears in the table below.
                         
    June 30,   December 31,   June 30,
Average loan size   2009   2008   2008
California
  $ 291,194     $ 293,442     $ 294,085  
Florida
    179,538       180,261       180,218  
Michigan
    121,191       121,001       120,466  
Arizona
    189,631       190,339       189,896  
Georgia
    148,468       148,052       147,107  
All other states
    147,540       146,130       143,650  

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     Information about net paid claims during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 appears in the table below.
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
Net paid claims ($ millions)   2009     2008     2009     2008  
Prime (FICO 620 & >)
  $ 188     $ 144     $ 348     $ 281  
A-Minus (FICO 575-619)
    57       73       116       141  
Subprime (FICO < 575)
    26       37       50       76  
Reduced doc (All FICOs)
    79       116       171       223  
Other
    27       12       45       24  
 
                       
Direct losses paid
    377       382       730       745  
Reinsurance
    (10 )     (6 )     (19 )     (14 )
 
                       
Net losses paid
    367       376       711       731  
LAE
    13       12       25       25  
 
                       
Net losses and LAE paid before terminations
    380       388       736       756  
Reinsurance terminations
          (3 )           (5 )
 
                       
Net losses and LAE paid
  $ 380     $ 385     $ 736     $ 751  
 
                       
     Primary claims paid for the top 15 states (based on 2009 losses paid) and all other states for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 appear in the table below.
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
Paid Claims by state ($ millions)   2009     2008     2009     2008  
California
  $ 50.9     $ 92.2     $ 120.7     $ 174.1  
Florida
    40.3       36.0       73.6       66.0  
Michigan
    30.9       27.6       56.8       56.5  
Arizona
    25.6       16.8       48.2       29.4  
Georgia
    15.6       15.1       31.2       29.4  
Nevada
    15.7       12.4       28.9       22.8  
Illinois
    14.5       14.8       27.1       27.4  
Ohio
    14.5       17.0       26.1       35.4  
Texas
    12.3       12.4       23.2       26.8  
Minnesota
    10.6       11.3       23.0       25.8  
Virginia
    9.2       10.4       18.2       17.0  
Indiana
    7.2       6.6       13.4       14.3  
Colorado
    5.4       9.0       12.3       19.5  
New Jersey
    5.5       4.9       12.1       10.6  
Missouri
    6.4       6.7       11.8       12.2  
Other states
    85.3       76.8       158.6       153.7  
 
                       
 
    349.9       370.0       685.2       720.9  
Other (Pool, LAE, Reinsurance)
    30.0       15.0       51.0       30.0  
 
                       
 
  $ 379.9     $ 385.0     $ 736.2     $ 750.9  
 
                       

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     The default inventory in those same states at June 30, 2009, December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 appears in the table below.
Default inventory by state
                         
    June 30,   December 31,   June 30,
    2009   2008   2008
California
    17,892       14,960       10,220  
Florida
    34,901       29,384       19,401  
Michigan
    10,969       9,853       7,625  
Arizona
    7,800       6,338       3,649  
Georgia
    8,897       7,622       5,293  
Nevada
    5,263       3,916       2,282  
Illinois
    11,229       9,130       6,344  
Ohio
    9,381       8,555       6,895  
Texas
    10,862       10,540       7,263  
Minnesota
    4,237       3,642       2,847  
Virginia
    3,978       3,360       2,346  
Indiana
    6,236       5,497       4,085  
Colorado
    2,879       2,328       1,758  
New Jersey
    4,591       3,756       2,650  
Missouri
    3,595       3,263       2,397  
Other states
    69,527       60,044       43,176  
 
                       
 
    212,237       182,188       128,231  
 
                       
     Our 2008 paid claims were lower than we anticipated at the beginning of 2008 due to a combination of reasons that have slowed the rate at which claims are received and paid, including foreclosure moratoriums, servicing delays, court delays, loan modifications, our claims investigations and our claim rescissions. These factors continue to affect our paid claims in 2009. Due to the uncertainty regarding how these and other factors will affect our net paid claims in 2009, it is difficult to estimate our full year 2009 claims paid. However, we believe that paid claims in 2009 will exceed the $1.4 billion paid in 2008 and due in part to the expiration of various foreclosure moratoriums in the first and second quarters of 2009, we expect our paid claims in the second half of 2009 will exceed those in the first half.
     As of June 30, 2009, 69% of our primary insurance in force was written subsequent to December 31, 2005. On our flow business, the highest claim frequency years have typically been the third and fourth year after the year of loan origination. On our bulk business, the period of highest claims frequency has generally occurred earlier than in the historical pattern on our flow business. However, the pattern of claims frequency can be affected by many factors, including persistency and deteriorating economic conditions. Low persistency can have the effect of accelerating the period in the life of a book during which the highest claim frequency occurs. Deteriorating economic conditions can result in increasing claims following a period of declining claims. We are currently experiencing such performance as it relates to delinquencies from our older books.
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     During the second quarter of 2009 the premium deficiency reserve on Wall Street bulk transactions declined by $62 million from $289 million, as of March 31, 2009, to $227 million as of June 30, 2009. During the first six months of 2009 the premium deficiency reserve on Wall Street bulk transaction declined by $227 million from $454 million as of December 31, 2008. During the second quarter of 2008 the premium deficiency reserve on Wall Street bulk transactions declined by $159 million from $947 million, as of March 31, 2008, to $788 million as of June 30, 2008. During the first six months of 2008 the premium deficiency reserve on Wall Street bulk transaction declined by $423 million from $1,211 million as of December 31, 2007. The $227 million premium deficiency reserve as of June 30, 2009 reflects the present value of expected future losses and expenses that exceeded the present value of expected future premium and already established loss reserves.
     The components of the premium deficiency reserve at June 30, 2009, March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 appear in the table below.
                         
    June 30,     March 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2009     2008  
            ($ millions)          
Present value of expected future premium
  $ 595     $ 656     $ 712  
 
                       
Present value of expected future paid losses and expenses
    (2,491 )     (2,767 )     (3,063 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net present value of future cash flows
    (1,896 )     (2,111 )     (2,351 )
 
                       
Established loss reserves
    1,669       1,822       1,897  
 
                 
 
                       
Net deficiency
  $ (227 )   $ (289 )   $ (454 )
 
                 
     Each quarter, we re-estimate the premium deficiency reserve on the remaining Wall Street bulk insurance in force. The premium deficiency reserve primarily changes from quarter to quarter as a result of two factors. First, it changes as the actual premiums, losses and expenses that were previously estimated are recognized. Each period such items are reflected in our financial statements as earned premium, losses incurred and expenses. The difference between the amount and timing of actual earned premiums, losses incurred and expenses and our previous estimates used to establish the premium deficiency reserves has an effect (either positive or negative) on that period’s results. Second, the premium deficiency reserve changes as our assumptions relating to the present value of expected future premiums, losses and expenses on the remaining Wall Street bulk insurance in force change. Changes to these assumptions also have an effect on that period’s results. The decrease in the premium deficiency reserve for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 was $62 million and $227 million, respectively, as shown in the chart below, which represents the net result of actual premiums, losses and expenses as well as a net change of $120 million and $239 million, respectively, in assumptions for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009 primarily related to lower estimated ultimate losses, offset by lower estimated ultimate premiums. The lower estimated ultimate losses and lower estimated ultimate premiums were primarily due to higher expected rates of rescissions.

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    ($ millions)  
Premium Deficiency Reserve at March 31, 2009
          $ (289 )
 
               
Paid Claims and LAE
    139          
Decrease in loss reserves
    (153 )        
Premium earned
    (43 )        
Effects of present valuing on future premiums, losses and expenses
    (1 )        
 
             
 
               
Change in premium deficiency reserve to reflect actual premium, losses and expenses recognized
            (58 )
 
               
Change in premium deficiency reserve to reflect change in assumptions relating to premiums, losses, expenses and discount rate (1)
            120  
 
             
 
               
Premium Deficiency Reserve at June 30, 2009
          $ (227 )
 
             
 
(1)   A positive number for changes in assumptions relating to premiums, losses, expenses and discount rate indicates a redundancy of prior premium deficiency reserves.
                 
    ($ millions)  
Premium Deficiency Reserve at December 31, 2008
          $ (454 )
 
               
Paid Claims and LAE
    305          
Decrease in loss reserves
    (228 )        
Premium earned
    (87 )        
Effects of present valuing on future premiums, losses and expenses
    (2 )        
 
             
 
               
Change in premium deficiency reserve to reflect actual premium, losses and expenses recognized
            (12 )
 
               
Change in premium deficiency reserve to reflect change in assumptions relating to premiums, losses, expenses and discount rate (1)
            239  
 
             
 
               
Premium Deficiency Reserve at June 30, 2009
          $ (227 )
 
             
 
(1)   A positive number for changes in assumptions relating to premiums, losses, expenses and discount rate indicates a redundancy of prior premium deficiency reserves.
     At the end of the second quarter of 2009, we performed a premium deficiency analysis on the portion of our book of business not covered by the premium deficiency described above. That analysis concluded that, as June 30, 2009, there was no premium deficiency on such portion of our book of business. For the reasons discussed below, our analysis of any potential deficiency reserve is subject to inherent uncertainty and requires significant judgment by management. To the extent, in a future period, expected losses are higher or expected premiums are lower than the assumptions we

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used in our analysis, we could be required to record a premium deficiency reserve on this portion of our book of business in such period.
     The calculation of premium deficiency reserves requires the use of significant judgments and estimates to determine the present value of future premium and present value of expected losses and expenses on our business. The present value of future premium relies on, among other things, assumptions about persistency and repayment patterns on underlying loans. The present value of expected losses and expenses depends on assumptions relating to severity of claims and claim rates on current defaults, and expected defaults in future periods. Similar to our loss reserve estimates, our estimates for premium deficiency reserves could be adversely affected by several factors, including a deterioration of regional or economic conditions leading to a reduction in borrowers’ income and thus their ability to make mortgage payments, and a drop in housing values that could expose us to greater losses. Assumptions used in calculating the deficiency reserves can also be affected by volatility in the current housing and mortgage lending industries. To the extent premium patterns and actual loss experience differ from the assumptions used in calculating the premium deficiency reserves, the differences between the actual results and our estimate will affect future period earnings and could be material.
Underwriting and other expenses
     Underwriting and other expenses for the second quarter and first six months of 2009 decreased when compared to the same periods in 2008. The decrease reflects our lower contract underwriting volume as well as reductions in headcount and a focus on expenses in difficult market conditions.
Ratios
     The table below presents our loss, expense and combined ratios for our combined insurance operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.
                                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    June 30,   June 30,
    2009   2008   2009   2008
Loss ratio
    221.7 %     196.4 %     217.3 %     198.3 %
Expense ratio
    15.2 %     14.0 %     14.9 %     15.0 %
 
                               
Combined ratio
    236.9 %     210.4 %     232.2 %     213.3 %
 
                               
     The loss ratio is the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the sum of incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses to net premiums earned. The loss ratio does not reflect any effects due to premium deficiency. The increase in the loss ratio in the second quarter and first six months of 2009, compared to the same periods in 2008 is primarily due to an increase in losses incurred. The expense ratio is the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of underwriting expenses to net premiums written. The increase in the second quarter of 2009, compared to the second quarter of 2008, is due to a decrease

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in premiums written, which was partially offset by a decrease in underwriting and other expenses. The expense ratio was slightly lower in the first six months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, due a decrease in underwriting and other expenses, which was partially offset by a decrease in premiums written. The combined ratio is the sum of the loss ratio and the expense ratio.
Interest expense
     Interest expense for the second quarter and first six months of 2009 increased when compared to the same periods in 2008. The increase primarily reflects the issuance of our convertible debentures in late March and April of 2008 (interest on these debentures accrues even if we defer the payment of interest). Also as discussed in Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, we adopted FSP APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)”, on a retrospective basis, and our interest expense now reflects our non-convertible debt borrowing rate on the convertible debentures of approximately 19%. The increase in interest expense has been partially offset by the repurchase of our Senior Notes due in September 2011.
Income taxes
     The effective tax rate (credit) on our pre-tax loss was 0.4% in the second quarter of 2009, compared to (43.4%) in the second quarter of 2008. The effective tax rate (credit) in the first six months of 2009 was (13.9%) compared to (46.1%) for the first six months of 2008. The difference in the rate was primarily the result of the establishment of a valuation allowance, which reduced the amount of tax benefits provided during the second quarter and first six months of 2009.
     We review the need to establish a valuation allowance on a quarterly basis. We include an analysis of several factors, among which are the severity and frequency of operating losses, our capacity for the carryback or carryforward of any losses, the expected occurrence of future income or loss and available tax planning alternatives. In periods prior to 2008, we deducted significant amounts of statutory contingency reserves on our federal income tax returns. The reserves were deducted to the extent we purchased tax and loss bonds in an amount equal to the tax benefit of the deduction. The reserves are included in taxable income in future years when they are released for statutory accounting purposes (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Risk-to-Capital”) or when the taxpayer elects to redeem the tax and loss bonds that were purchased in connection with the deduction for the reserves. Since the tax effect on these reserves exceeded the gross deferred tax assets less deferred tax liabilities, we believe that all gross deferred tax assets recorded in periods prior to the quarter ended March 31, 2009 were fully realizable. Therefore, we established no valuation reserve.
     In the first quarter of 2009, we redeemed the remaining balance of our tax and loss bonds of $432 million. Therefore, the remaining contingency reserves will be released and are no longer available to support any net deferred tax assets. Beginning with the first quarter of 2009, any credit for income taxes, relating to operating losses, has been reduced or eliminated by the establishment of a valuation allowance. The valuation allowance, established in the first six months of 2009, reduced our credit for income

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taxes by $164.1 million. In the event of future operating losses, due to the anticipated establishment of valuation allowances, we will no longer be able to provide any credit for income taxes.
Joint ventures
     In the third quarter of 2008, we sold our remaining interest in Sherman to Sherman. As a result, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008, we no longer have income or loss from joint ventures. Our equity in the earnings from Sherman and certain other joint ventures and investments, accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting, was previously shown separately, net of tax, on our consolidated statement of operations. Income from joint ventures, net of tax, was $11.2 million and $21.1 million, respectively, in the second quarter and first six months of 2008.
     Our interest in Sherman sold represented approximately 24.25% of Sherman’s equity. The sale price was paid $124.5 million in cash and by delivery of Sherman’s unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $85 million. The scheduled maturity of the Note is February 13, 2011 and it bears interest, payable monthly, at the annual rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 500 basis points. The Note is issued under a Credit Agreement, dated August 13, 2008, between Sherman and MGIC. For additional information regarding the sale of our interest please refer to our 10-K MD&A and our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2008.
     A summary Sherman income statement for the period indicated appears below. Prior to the sale of our interest, we did not consolidate Sherman with us for financial reporting purposes, and we did not control Sherman. Sherman’s internal controls over its financial reporting were not part of our internal controls over our financial reporting. However, our internal controls over our financial reporting included processes to assess the effectiveness of our financial reporting as it pertains to Sherman. We believe those processes were effective in the context of our overall internal controls.

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Sherman Summary Income Statement:
                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2008     2008  
    ($ millions)  
Revenues from receivable portfolios
  $ 273.2     $ 573.7  
Portfolio amortization
    110.6       233.9  
 
           
Revenues, net of amortization
    162.6       339.8  
 
               
Credit card interest income and fees
    202.1       408.9  
Other revenue
    16.3       34.2  
 
           
Total revenues
    381.0       782.9  
 
               
Total expenses
    302.5       638.8  
 
           
 
               
Income before tax
  $ 78.5     $ 144.1  
 
           
 
               
Company’s income from Sherman
  $ 17.3     $ 31.1  
 
           
Financial Condition
     At June 30, 2009, based on fair value, approximately 95% of our fixed income securities were invested in ‘A’ rated and above, readily marketable securities, concentrated in maturities of less than 15 years. The composition of ratings at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are shown in the table below. While the percentage of our investment portfolio rated ‘A’ or better has not changed since December 31, 2008, the percentage of our investment portfolio rated ‘AAA’ has declined and the percentage rated ‘AA’ and ‘A’ has increased. Contributing to the changes in ratings is an increase in corporate bond investments (we expect such increases to continue and to lead to the percentage of the investment portfolio rated ‘AAA’ to continue to decline), and downgrades of municipal investments. The municipal downgrades can be attributed to downgrades of the financial guaranty insurers and downgrades to the underlying credit.

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Investment Portfolio Ratings
                 
    At   At
    June 30, 2009   December 31, 2008
AAA
    45 %     58 %
AA
    32 %     24 %
A
    18 %     13 %
 
               
 
               
A or better
    95 %     95 %
 
               
BBB and below
    5 %     5 %
 
               
 
               
Total
    100 %     100 %
 
               
     Approximately 26% of our investment portfolio is covered by the financial guaranty industry. We evaluate the credit risk of securities through analysis of the underlying fundamentals. The extent of our analysis depends on a variety of factors, including the issuer’s sector, scale, profitability, debt cover, ratings and the tenor of the investment. A breakdown of the portion of our investment portfolio covered by the financial guaranty industry by credit rating, including the rating without the guarantee is shown below.
June 30, 2009
                                                 
                    Guarantor Rating        
Underlying Rating   AA   Baa1   Ba3   R   NR   All
                    ($ millions)                
AAA
  $ 3     $ 6     $ 25     $     $     $ 34  
AA
    279       550       173       2             1,004  
A
    173       346       256       37       1       813  
BBB
    6       37       29             14       86  
BB
          6                         6  
     
 
  $ 461     $ 945     $ 483     $ 39     $ 15     $ 1,943  
     At June 30, 2009, based on fair value, $6 million of fixed income securities are relying on financial guaranty insurance to elevate their rating to ‘A’ and above. Any future downgrades of these financial guarantor ratings would leave the percentage of fixed income securities ‘A’ and above effectively unchanged.
     At June 30, 2009, derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio were immaterial. We primarily place our investments in instruments that meet high credit quality standards, as specified in our investment policy guidelines. The policy also limits the amount of our credit exposure to any one issue, issuer and type of instrument. At June 30, 2009, the modified duration of our fixed income investment portfolio was 4.1 years, which means that an instantaneous parallel shift in the yield curve of 100 basis points would result in a change of 4.1% in the fair value of our fixed income portfolio. For an upward shift in the yield curve, the fair value of our portfolio would decrease and for a downward shift in the yield curve, the fair value would increase.

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     We held approximately $509 million in auction rate securities (“ARS”) backed by student loans at June 30, 2009. ARS are intended to behave like short-term debt instruments because their interest rates are reset periodically through an auction process, most commonly at intervals of 7, 28 and 35 days. The same auction process has historically provided a means by which we may rollover the investment or sell these securities at par in order to provide us with liquidity as needed. The ARS we hold are collateralized by portfolios of student loans, all of which are ultimately guaranteed by the United States Department of Education. At June 30, 2009, approximately 90% of our ARS portfolio was AAA/Aaa-rated by one or more of the following major rating agencies: Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings. See additional discussion of auction rate securities backed by student loans in Notes 4 and 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
     At June 30, 2009, our total assets included $1.0 billion of cash and cash equivalents as shown on our consolidated balance sheet. In addition, included in “Other assets” on our consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2009 was $7.9 million in real estate acquired as part of the claim settlement process. The properties, which are held for sale, are carried at fair value. Also included in “Other assets” is $75.1 million of principal and interest receivable related to the sale of our remaining interest in Sherman.
     At June 30, 2009 we had $128.4 million, 5.625% Senior Notes due in September 2011 and $300 million, 5.375% Senior Notes due in November 2015, with a combined fair value of $290.8 million. At June 30, 2009, we also had $389.5 million principal amount of 9% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due in 2063, which at June 30, 2009 are reflected as a liability on our consolidated balance sheet at the current amortized value of $281.5 million, with the unamortized discount reflected in equity. The fair value of the convertible debentures was approximately $161.7 million at June 30, 2009.
     On June 1, 2007, as a result of an examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for taxable years 2000 through 2004, we received a Revenue Agent Report (“RAR”). The adjustments reported on the RAR substantially increase taxable income for those tax years and resulted in the issuance of an assessment for unpaid taxes totaling $189.5 million in taxes and accuracy-related penalties, plus applicable interest. We have agreed with the IRS on certain issues and paid $10.5 million in additional taxes and interest. The remaining open issue relates to our treatment of the flow through income and loss from an investment in a portfolio of residual interests of Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (“REMICs”). The IRS has indicated that it does not believe that, for various reasons, we have established sufficient tax basis in the REMIC residual interests to deduct the losses from taxable income. We disagree with this conclusion and believe that the flow through income and loss from these investments was properly reported on our federal income tax returns in accordance with applicable tax laws and regulations in effect during the periods involved and have appealed these adjustments. The appeals process may take some time and a final resolution may not be reached until a date many months or years into the future. On July 2, 2007, we made a payment of $65.2 million with the United States Department of the Treasury to eliminate the further accrual of interest. Although the resolution of this issue is uncertain, we believe that sufficient provisions for income taxes have been made for potential liabilities that may result. If the resolution of this matter differs

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materially from our estimates, it could have a material impact on our effective tax rate, results of operations and cash flows.
     The IRS is presently examining our federal income tax returns for 2005 through 2007. We have not received any proposed adjustments to taxable income or assessments from the IRS related to these years. We believe that income taxes related to these years have been properly provided for in our financial statements.
     The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2009 is $90.9 million. All of the benefits would affect our effective tax rate. We recognize interest accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income taxes. We have accrued $22.2 million for the payment of interest as of June 30, 2009. The establishment of this liability required estimates of potential outcomes of various issues and required significant judgment. Although the resolutions of these issues are uncertain, we believe that sufficient provisions for income taxes have been made for potential liabilities that may result. If the resolutions of these matters differ materially from these estimates, it could have a material impact on our effective tax rate, results of operations and cash flows.
     Our principal exposure to loss is our obligation to pay claims under MGIC’s mortgage guaranty insurance policies. At June 30, 2009, MGIC’s direct (before any reinsurance) primary and pool risk in force, which is the unpaid principal balance of insured loans as reflected in our records multiplied by the coverage percentage, and taking account of any loss limit, was approximately $60.6 billion. In addition, as part of our contract underwriting activities, we are responsible for the quality of our underwriting decisions in accordance with the terms of the contract underwriting agreements with customers. Through June 30, 2009, the cost of remedies provided by us to customers for failing to meet the standards of the contracts has not been material. However, a generally positive economic environment for residential real estate that continued until 2007 may have mitigated the effect of some of these costs, the claims for which may lag, by as much as several years, deterioration in the economic environment for residential real estate. There can be no assurance that contract underwriting remedies will not be material in the future.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
     Our sources of funds consist primarily of:
    our investment portfolio (which is discussed in “Financial Condition” above), and interest income on the portfolio,
 
    premiums that we will receive from our existing insurance in force as well as policies that we write in the future and
 
    amounts that we expect to recover from captives (which is discussed in “Results of Consolidated Operations — Risk-Sharing Arrangements” and “Results of Consolidated Operations — Losses — Losses Incurred” above).

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     Our obligations at June 30, 2009 consist primarily of:
    claim payments under MGIC’s mortgage guaranty insurance policies,
 
    $128.4 million of 5.625% Senior Notes due in September 2011,
 
    $300 million of 5.375% Senior Notes due in November 2015,
 
    $389.5 million of convertible debentures due in 2063,
 
    interest on the foregoing debt instruments, including deferred interest on our convertible debentures and
 
    the other costs and operating expenses of our business.
     Beginning in 2009, claim payments exceeded premiums received. We expect that this trend will continue. As discussed under “Results of Consolidated Operations — Losses -Losses incurred” above, due to the uncertainty regarding how certain factors, such as foreclosure moratoriums, servicing and court delays, loan modifications, claims investigations and claim rescissions, will affect our future paid claims it has become even more difficult to estimate the amount and timing of future claim payments. When we experience cash shortfalls, we can fund them through sales of short-term investments and other investment portfolio securities, subject to insurance regulatory requirements regarding the payment of dividends to the extent funds were required by an entity other than the seller. Substantially all of the investment portfolio securities are held by our insurance subsidiaries.
     During the first quarter of 2009, we redeemed in exchange for cash from the US Treasury approximately $432 million of tax and loss bonds. We no longer hold any tax and loss bonds. Tax and loss bonds that we purchased were not assets on our balance sheet but were recorded as payments of current federal taxes. For further information about tax and loss bonds, see Note 2, “Income taxes,” to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Debt at Our Holding Company and Holding Company Capital Resources
     For information about debt at our holding company, see Notes 2 and 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
     The senior notes and convertible debentures are obligations of MGIC Investment Corporation and not of its subsidiaries. We are a holding company and the payment of dividends from our insurance subsidiaries, which historically has been the principal source of our holding company cash inflow, is restricted by insurance regulation. MGIC is the principal source of dividend-paying capacity. During the first three quarters of 2008, MGIC paid three dividends of $15 million each to our holding company, which increased the cash resources of our holding company. As has been the case for the past several years, as a result of extraordinary dividends paid, MGIC cannot currently pay any

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dividends without regulatory approval. In light of the matters discussed under “Overview” of this Form 10-Q and our 10-K MD&A, we do not anticipate seeking approval for any additional dividends from MGIC that would increase the cash resources at the holding company in 2009.
     As of June 30, 2009, we had a total of approximately $124 million in short-term investments at our holding company. These investments are virtually all of our holding company’s liquid assets. As of June 30, 2009, our holding company’s obligations included $128.4 million of debt which is scheduled to mature before the end of 2011 and must be serviced pending scheduled maturity. On an annual basis, as of June 30, 2009 our use of funds at the holding company for interest payments on our Senior Notes approximated $23 million. See note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of our election to defer payment of interest on our junior convertible debentures. The annual interest payments on these debentures approximate $35 million, excluding interest on the interest payment that has been deferred.
     In the first six months of 2009, we repurchased for cash approximately $71.6 million in par value of our 5.625% Senior Notes due in September 2011. We recognized a gain on the repurchases of approximately $19.9 million, which is included in other revenue on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009. We may from time to time continue to seek to acquire our debt obligations through cash purchases and/or exchanges for other securities. We may do this in open market purchases, privately negotiated acquisitions or other transactions. The amounts involved may be material.
Risk-to-Capital
     We consider our risk-to-capital ratio an important indicator of our financial strength and our ability to write new business. Some states that regulate us have provisions that limit the risk-to-capital ratio of a mortgage guaranty insurance company to 25:1 (see “Outlook — Overview — Capital” above). If an insurance company’s risk-to-capital ratio exceeds the limit applicable in a state, it may be prohibited from writing new business in that state until its risk-to-capital ratio falls below the limit.
     This ratio is computed on a statutory basis for our combined insurance operations and is our net risk in force divided by our policyholders’ position. Our net risk in force included both primary and pool risk in force, and excludes risk on policies that are currently in default and for which loss reserves have been established. The risk amount represents pools of loans or bulk deals with contractual aggregate loss limits and in some cases without these limits. For pools of loans without such limits, risk is estimated based on the amount that would credit enhance the loans in the pool to a “AA” level based on a rating agency model. Policyholders’ position consists primarily of statutory policyholders’ surplus (which increases as a result of statutory net income and decreases as a result of statutory net loss and dividends paid), plus the statutory contingency reserve. The statutory contingency reserve is reported as a liability on the statutory balance sheet. A mortgage insurance company is required to make annual contributions to the contingency reserve of approximately 50% of net earned premiums. These contributions must generally be maintained for a period of ten years. However, with regulatory approval a mortgage insurance company may make early withdrawals from the contingency reserve when incurred losses exceed 35% of net earned premium in a calendar year.

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     The premium deficiency reserve discussed under “Results of Consolidated Operations - Losses — Premium deficiency” above is not recorded as a liability on the statutory balance sheet and is not a component of statutory net income. The present value of expected future premiums and already established loss reserves and statutory contingency reserves, exceeds the present value of expected future losses and expenses, so no deficiency is recorded on a statutory basis.
     Our combined insurance companies’ risk-to-capital calculation appears in the table below.
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    ($ in millions)  
Risk in force — net (1)
  $ 45,040     $ 54,496  
 
               
Statutory policyholders’ surplus
  $ 1,249     $ 1,613  
Statutory contingency reserve
    1,608       2,086  
 
           
 
               
Statutory policyholders’ position
  $ 2,857     $ 3,699  
 
               
Risk-to-capital:
    15.8:1       14.7:1  
 
(1)   Risk in force — net, as shown in the table above, for June 30, 2009 is net of reinsurance and exposure on policies currently in default and for which loss reserves have been established. Risk in force — net for December 31, 2008 is net of reinsurance and established loss reserves.
     State insurance regulators have clarified that a mortgage insurer’s risk outstanding does not include the company’s risk on policies that are currently in default and for which loss reserves have been established. Beginning with our June 30, 2009 risk-to-capital calculations we have deducted risk in force on policies currently in default and for which loss reserves have been established. The risk-to-capital calculation for December 31, 2008 includes a reduction to risk in force for established reserves only and not the full exposure of loans in default.
     Statutory policyholders’ position decreased in the second quarter and first six months of 2009, primarily due to losses incurred. If our statutory policyholders’ position decreases at a greater rate than our risk in force, then our risk-to-capital ratio will continue to increase.
     We expect that our risk-to-capital ratio will increase above its level at June 30, 2009. See further discussion under “Overview-Capital” above as well as our Risk Factor titled “We may not be able to execute our plan to write new insurance in an MGIC subsidiary”.

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Financial Strength Ratings
     The financial strength of MGIC, our principal mortgage insurance subsidiary, is rated Ba2 by Moody’s Investors Service and the rating is under review. Standard & Poor’s Rating Services’ insurer financial strength rating of MGIC is BB and the outlook for this rating is negative. The financial strength of MGIC is rated BBB- by Fitch Ratings with a negative outlook.
     For further information about the importance of MGIC’s ratings, see our Risk Factor titled “MGIC may not continue to meet the GSEs’ mortgage insurer eligibility requirements”.
Contractual Obligations
     At June 30, 2009, the approximate future payments under our contractual obligations of the type described in the table below are as follows:
                                         
                    Payments due by period        
          Less than                     More than  
Contractual Obligations ($ millions):   Total     1 year     1-3 years     3-5 years     5 years  
Long-term debt obligations
  $ 2,846     $ 58     $ 239     $ 102     $ 2,447  
Operating lease obligations
    16       6       7       3        
Purchase obligations
                             
Pension, SERP and other post-retirement benefit plans
    141       8       19       25       89  
Other long-term liabilities
    5,699       2,393       2,565       741        
 
                             
 
                                       
Total
  $ 8,702     $ 2,465     $ 2,830     $ 871     $ 2,536  
 
                             
     Our long-term debt obligations at June 30, 2009 include our approximately $128.4 million of 5.625% Senior Notes due in September 2011, $300 million of 5.375% Senior Notes due in November 2015 and $389.5 million in convertible debentures due in 2063, including related interest, as discussed in Notes 2 and 3 to our consolidated financial statements and under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” above. The interest payment on our convertible debentures that was scheduled to be paid on April 1, 2009, but which we elected to defer for 10 years as discussed in Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements, is included in the “More than 5 years” column in the table above. Our operating lease obligations include operating leases on certain office space, data processing equipment and autos, as discussed in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statement in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 for discussion of expected benefit payments under our benefit plans.
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to resolve a comment from the staff of the SEC. The timing of the future claim payments associated with the established loss reserves was determined primarily based on two key assumptions: the length of time it takes for a notice of default to develop into a received claim and the length of time it takes for a received claim to be ultimately paid. The future claim payment periods are estimated based on historical experience, and could emerge significantly different than this estimate. As discussed under “—Losses incurred” above, due to the uncertainty regarding how certain factors, such as foreclosure moratoriums, servicing and court delays, loan modifications, claims investigations and claim rescissions, will affect our future paid claims it has become even more difficult to estimate the amount and timing of future claim payments. Current conditions in the housing and mortgage industries make all of the assumptions discussed in this paragraph more volatile than they would otherwise be. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and “—Critical Accounting Policies” in our 10-K MD&A. In accordance with GAAP for the mortgage insurance industry, we establish loss reserves only for loans in default. Because our reserving method does not take account of the impact of future losses that could occur from loans that are not delinquent, our obligation for ultimate losses that we expect to occur under our policies in force at any period end is not reflected in our financial statements or in the table above.
     The table above does not reflect the liability for unrecognized tax benefits due to uncertainties in the timing of the effective settlement of tax positions. We can not make a reasonably reliable estimate of the timing of payment for the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, net of payments on account, of $22.6 million. See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statement in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 for additional discussion on unrecognized tax benefits.
Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors
     General: Our revenues and losses could be affected by the risk factors referred to under “Location of Risk Factors” below. These risk factors are an integral part of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
     These factors may also cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by forward looking statements that we may make. Forward looking statements consist of statements which relate to matters other than historical fact. Among others, statements that include words such as we “believe”, “anticipate” or “expect”, or words of similar import, are forward looking statements. We are not undertaking any obligation to update any forward looking statements we may make even though these statements may be affected by events or circumstances occurring after the forward looking statements were made. Therefore no reader of this document should rely on these statements being accurate as of any time other than the time at which this document was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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     Location of Risk Factors: The risk factors are in Item 1 A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as supplemented by Part II, Item 1 A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2009 and in Part II, Item 1 A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The risk factors in the 10-K, as supplemented by those 10-Qs and through updating of various statistical and other information, are reproduced in Exhibit 99 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
     At June 30, 2009, the derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio were immaterial. We place our investments in instruments that meet high credit quality standards, as specified in our investment policy guidelines; the policy also limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issue, issuer and type of instrument. At June 30, 2009, the modified duration of our fixed income investment portfolio was 4.1 years, which means that an instantaneous parallel shift in the yield curve of 100 basis points would result in a change of 4.1% in the market value of our fixed income portfolio. For an upward shift in the yield curve, the market value of our portfolio would decrease and for a downward shift in the yield curve, the market value would increase.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
     Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that such controls and procedures were effective as of the end of such period. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second quarter of 2009 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
     Five previously-filed class purported class action complaints filed against us and several of our executive officers were consolidated in March 2009 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and Fulton County Employees’ Retirement System was appointed as the lead plaintiff. The lead plaintiff filed a Consolidated Class Action Complaint on June 22, 2009. Due in part to its length and structure, it is difficult to summarize briefly the allegations in the Consolidated Class Action Complaint but it appears the allegations are that we and our officers named in the Complaint violated the federal securities laws by misrepresenting or failing to disclose material information about (i) loss development in our insurance in force, and (ii) C-BASS, including its liquidity. The Complaint also names two officers of C-BASS with respect to the Complaint’ allegations regarding C-BASS. The purported class period covered by this lawsuit begins on October 12, 2006 and ends on February 12, 2008. The complaints seek damages based on purchases of our stock during this time period at prices that were allegedly inflated as a result of the purported misstatements and omissions. We will be filing a motion to dismiss this consolidated complaint in August 2009.
     With limited exceptions, our bylaws provide that our officers are entitled to indemnification from us for claims against them of the type alleged in the complaint. We believe, among other things, that the allegations in the complaint are not sufficient to prevent their dismissal and intend to defend against them vigorously. However, we are unable to predict the outcome of this case or estimate our associated expenses or possible losses.
     In addition to the above litigation, we face other litigation and regulatory risks. For additional information about such other litigation and regulatory risks you should review our Risk Factor titled “We are subject to the risk of private litigation and regulatory proceedings.”
Item 1 A. Risk Factors
     With the exception of the changes described and set forth below, there have been no material changes in our risk factors from the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 as supplemented by Part II, Item 1 A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2009. The risk factors in the 10-K, as supplemented by these 10-Qs and through updating of various statistical and other information, are reproduced in their entirety in Exhibit 99 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
     The risk factors titled “Because our policyholders position could decline and our risk-to-capital could increase beyond the levels necessary to meet regulatory requirements we are considering options to obtain additional capital, ” “ The amounts that we owe under our revolving credit facility and Senior Notes could be accelerated” and “Our financial strength rating has been downgraded below Aa3/AA-, which could reduce the volume of our new business writings” which were included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2009, have been eliminated and the following three risk factors have been added:

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We may not be able to execute our plan to write new insurance in an MGIC subsidiary.
     In July 2009, the OCI allowed a plan for us to write new mortgage insurance in MGIC Indemnity Corporation (“MIC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of MGIC. This plan is driven by our concern that in the future MGIC will not meet regulatory capital requirements to write new business.
     Before MIC can begin writing new business, the OCI must also specifically authorize MIC to do so. In addition, each state must approve MIC to write mortgage guaranty policies. As a practical matter, MIC’s ability to write mortgage insurance depends on being approved as an eligible mortgage insurer by the GSEs. We cannot predict whether we will be successful in obtaining such approvals (in this regard, Fannie Mae’s Form 10-Q filing made on August 6, 2009 says, “As of August 5, 2009, we have not approved MIC as a qualified mortgage insurer, but we remain in discussions with MGIC. Any capital contribution by MGIC to a subsidiary would result in less liquidity available to MGIC to pay claims on its existing book of business, resulting in an increased risk that MGIC might not pay its claims in full in the future.”) or for MGIC to implement any alternative structure that would enable MGIC to continue to write new mortgage insurance if in the future MGIC did not meet regulatory capital requirements to continue to write new business. Even if such approvals are obtained, we cannot predict the conditions on which they may be given. In addition, the authorization of the OCI will be needed for any changes regarding MIC. Any capital relief that could be made available through TARP or other external sources could dilute substantially the interest of existing shareholders and could also have additional costs. We cannot predict whether any source of external capital will be available to us.
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     As of July 31, 2009, we had a total of approximately $100 million in short-term investments available at our holding company. These investments are virtually all of our holding company’s liquid assets. As of July 31, 2009, our holding company had approximately $99.1 million of Senior Notes due in September 2011 (during 2009 through July 31, our holding company purchased $100.9 million principal amount of these Notes) and $300 million of Senior Notes due in November 2015 outstanding. On an annual basis as of July 31, 2009, our holding company’s current use of funds for interest payments on its Senior Notes approximates $22 million. Covenants in the Senior Notes include the requirement that there be no liens on the stock of the designated subsidiaries unless the Senior Notes are equally and ratably secured; that there be no disposition of the stock of designated subsidiaries unless all of the stock is disposed of for consideration equal to the fair market value of the stock; and that we and the designated subsidiaries preserve their corporate existence, rights and franchises unless we or such subsidiary determines that such preservation is no longer necessary in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous to the Senior Notes. A designated subsidiary is any of our consolidated subsidiaries which has shareholders’ equity of at least 15% of our consolidated shareholders’ equity.
     See Note 3, “Convertible debentures and related derivatives,” to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information regarding our holding company’s assets and liabilities as of that date, including information about its junior convertible debentures and its election to defer payment of interest on them that was scheduled to be paid April 1, 2009.
MGIC may not continue to meet the GSEs’ mortgage insurer eligibility requirements.
     The majority of our insurance written is for loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, each of which has mortgage insurer eligibility requirements. As result of MGIC’s financial strength rating being below Aa3/AA-, it is operating with each GSE as an eligible insurer under a remediation plan. We believe that the GSEs view remediation plans as a continuing process of interaction between a mortgage insurer and the GSE that continues until the mortgage insurer under the remediation plan once again has a rating of at least Aa3/AA-. There can be no assurance that MGIC will be able to continue to operate as an eligible mortgage insurer under a remediation plan. If MGIC ceases being eligible to insure loans purchased by one or both of the GSEs, it would significantly reduce the volume of our new business writings.
     The following risk factors were changed since the filing of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended March 31, 2009:
We may not continue to realize benefits from rescissions at the levels we have recently experienced.
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paid losses. While we have a substantial pipeline of claims investigations that we expect will eventually result in rescissions during the remainder of 2009, we can give no assurance that rescissions will continue to mitigate paid losses at the same level we have recently experienced. In addition, if the insured disputes our right to rescind coverage, whether the requirements to rescind are met ultimately would be determined by arbitration or judicial proceedings. Objections to rescission may be made several years after we have rescinded an insurance policy. We are not involved in arbitration or judicial proceedings regarding a material amount of our rescissions. However, we have had discussions with lenders regarding their objections to rescissions that in the aggregate are material.
     In addition, our loss reserving methodology includes estimates of the number of loans in our delinquency inventory that will be successfully rescinded. A variance between ultimate actual rescission rates and these estimates could materially affect our losses. See “Because loss reserve estimates are subject to uncertainties and are based on assumptions that are currently very volatile, paid claims may be substantially different than our loss reserves.”
We are subject to the risk of private litigation and regulatory proceedings.
     Consumers are bringing a growing number of lawsuits against home mortgage lenders and settlement service providers. Seven mortgage insurers, including MGIC, have been involved in litigation alleging violations of the anti-referral fee provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, which is commonly known as RESPA, and the notice provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which is commonly known as FCRA. MGIC’s settlement of class action litigation against it under RESPA became final in October 2003. MGIC settled the named plaintiffs’ claims in litigation against it under FCRA in late December 2004 following denial of class certification in June 2004. Since December 2006, class action litigation was separately brought against a number of large lenders alleging that their captive mortgage reinsurance arrangements violated RESPA. While we are not a defendant in any of these cases, there can be no assurance that we will not be subject to future litigation under RESPA or FCRA or that the outcome of any such litigation would not have a material adverse effect on us.
     We are subject to comprehensive, detailed regulation by state insurance departments. These regulations are principally designed for the protection of our insured policyholders, rather than for the benefit of investors. Although their scope varies, state insurance laws generally grant broad supervisory powers to agencies or officials to examine insurance companies and enforce rules or exercise discretion affecting almost every significant aspect of the insurance business. Given the recent significant losses incurred by many insurers in the mortgage and financial guaranty industries, our insurance subsidiaries have been subject to heightened scrutiny by insurance regulators. State insurance regulatory authorities could take actions, including changes in capital requirements, that could have a material adverse effect on us.
     In June 2005, in response to a letter from the New York Insurance Department, we provided information regarding captive mortgage reinsurance arrangements and other types of arrangements in which lenders receive compensation. In February 2006, the New York Insurance Department requested MGIC to review its premium rates in New York and to file adjusted rates based on recent years’ experience or to explain why such experience would not alter rates. In March 2006, MGIC advised the New York Insurance

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Department that it believes its premium rates are reasonable and that, given the nature of mortgage insurance risk, premium rates should not be determined only by the experience of recent years. In February 2006, in response to an administrative subpoena from the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which regulates insurance, we provided the Department with information about captive mortgage reinsurance and certain other matters. We subsequently provided additional information to the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and beginning in March 2008 that Department has sought additional information as well as answers to questions regarding captive mortgage reinsurance on several occasions. In June 2008, we received a subpoena from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, commonly referred to as HUD, seeking information about captive mortgage reinsurance similar to that requested by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, but not limited in scope to the state of Minnesota. Other insurance departments or other officials, including attorneys general, may also seek information about or investigate captive mortgage reinsurance.
     The anti-referral fee provisions of RESPA provide that the Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as the insurance commissioner or attorney general of any state may bring an action to enjoin violations of these provisions of RESPA. The insurance law provisions of many states prohibit paying for the referral of insurance business and provide various mechanisms to enforce this prohibition. While we believe our captive reinsurance arrangements are in conformity with applicable laws and regulations, it is not possible to predict the outcome of any such reviews or investigations nor is it possible to predict their effect on us or the mortgage insurance industry.
     In October 2007, the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission requested that we voluntarily furnish documents and information primarily relating to C-BASS, the now-terminated merger with Radian and the subprime mortgage assets “in the Company’s various lines of business.” We have provided responsive documents and/or other information to the Securities and Exchange Commission and understand this matter is ongoing.
     Five previously-filed class purported class action complaints filed against us and several of our executive officers were consolidated in March 2009 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and Fulton County Employees’ Retirement System was appointed as the lead plaintiff. The lead plaintiff filed a Consolidated Class Action Complaint on June 22, 2009. Due in part to its length and structure, it is difficult to summarize briefly the allegations in the Consolidated Class Action Complaint but it appears the allegations are that we and our officers named in the Complaint violated the federal securities laws by misrepresenting or failing to disclose material information about (i) loss development in our insurance in force, and (ii) C-BASS, including its liquidity. The Complaint also names two officers of C-BASS with respect to the Complaint’s allegations regarding C-BASS. The purported class period covered by this lawsuit begins on October 12, 2006 and ends on February 12, 2008. The complaint seeks damages based on purchases of our stock during this time period at prices that were allegedly inflated as a result of the purported misstatements and omissions. With limited exceptions, our bylaws provide that our officers are entitled to indemnification from us for claims against them of the type alleged in the complaint. We will be filing a motion to dismiss this consolidated complaint in August 2009. However, we are unable to predict the outcome of these consolidated cases or estimate our associated expenses or possible losses. Other lawsuits alleging violations of the securities laws could be brought against us.

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     Two law firms have issued press releases to the effect that they are investigating whether the fiduciaries of our 401(k) plan breached their fiduciary duties regarding the plan’s investment in or holding of our common stock. With limited exceptions, our bylaws provide that the plan fiduciaries are entitled to indemnification from us for claims against them. We intend to defend vigorously any proceedings that may result from these investigations.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
  (a)   The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on May 14, 2009.
 
  (b)   Not applicable.
 
  (c)   Matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the number of shares voted for, against, abstaining from voting and broker non-votes were as follows.
  (1)   Election of four Directors for terms expiring in 2012.
                 
    FOR   WITHHELD
Karl E. Case
    109,952,907       2,373,809  
Curt S. Culver
    109,750,207       2,576,509  
William A. McIntosh
    109,919,224       2,407,492  
Leslie M. Muma
    103,590,399       8,736,317  
  (2)   Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of MGIC Investment Corporation for 2009.
         
For:
    110,566,564  
Against:
    1,519,179  
Abstaining from Voting:
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
     The accompanying Index to Exhibits is incorporated by reference in answer to this portion of this Item, and except as otherwise indicated in the next sentence, the Exhibits listed in such Index are filed as part of this Form 10-Q. Exhibit 32 is not filed as part of this Form 10-Q but accompanies this Form 10-Q.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, on August 10, 2009.
         
 
  MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION    
 
       
 
  \s\ J. Michael Lauer
 
   
 
  J. Michael Lauer    
 
  Executive Vice President and    
 
  Chief Financial Officer    
         
 
  \s\ Timothy J. Mattke
 
   
 
  Timothy J. Mattke    
 
  Vice President and Controller    

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
(Part II, Item 6)
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
4.1
  Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2009, between MGIC Investment Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (4.1) to Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A of MGIC Investment Corporation (Commission File No. 1-10816) filed on July 10, 2009].
 
   
11
  Statement Re Computation of Net Income Per Share
 
   
31.1
  Certification of CEO under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
31.2
  Certification of CFO under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
32
  Certification of CEO and CFO under Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (as indicated in Item 6 of Part II, this Exhibit is not being “filed”)
 
   
99
  Risk Factors included in Item 1 A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as supplemented by Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 2009, and through updating of various statistical and other information