2017 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement
#000087450117000107 Filed on November 08, 2017
Income Statement
| Concept | 2017 Q4 | 2017 Q3 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $107.1M | $87.18M |
| YoY Change | -55.34% | -41.06% |
| Cost Of Revenue | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Gross Profit | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Gross Profit Margin | ||
| Selling, General & Admin | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| % of Gross Profit | ||
| Research & Development | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| % of Gross Profit | ||
| Depreciation & Amortization | $34.40M | $46.00M |
| YoY Change | -14.85% | 2.45% |
| % of Gross Profit | ||
| Operating Expenses | $165.3M | $289.6M |
| YoY Change | -43.35% | -9150.0% |
| Operating Profit | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Interest Expense | -$31.00M | -$29.10M |
| YoY Change | -2.21% | -7.62% |
| % of Operating Profit | ||
| Other Income/Expense, Net | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Pretax Income | -$6.917M | -$185.5M |
| YoY Change | -91.97% | -258.93% |
| Income Tax | $12.60M | $5.400M |
| % Of Pretax Income | ||
| Net Earnings | -$19.48M | -$190.9M |
| YoY Change | -79.43% | -288.08% |
| Net Earnings / Revenue | -18.19% | -218.99% |
| Basic Earnings Per Share | -$0.43 | -$4.20 |
| Diluted Earnings Per Share | -$0.43 | -$4.20 |
| COMMON SHARES | ||
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 45.25M shares | 45.25M shares |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding |
Balance Sheet
| Concept | 2017 Q4 | 2017 Q3 |
|---|---|---|
| SHORT-TERM ASSETS | ||
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Cash & Equivalents | $624.0M | $107.0M |
| Short-Term Investments | ||
| Other Short-Term Assets | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Prepaid Expenses | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Other Receivables | ||
| Total Short-Term Assets | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| LONG-TERM ASSETS | ||
| Property, Plant & Equipment | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Goodwill | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Intangibles | $847.0M | |
| YoY Change | ||
| Long-Term Investments | $34.94M | $33.68M |
| YoY Change | 16.46% | 16.89% |
| Other Assets | $1.000M | $38.00M |
| YoY Change | -80.0% | 660.0% |
| Total Long-Term Assets | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS | ||
| Total Short-Term Assets | ||
| Total Long-Term Assets | ||
| Total Assets | $23.19B | $23.29B |
| YoY Change | 2.46% | -3.01% |
| SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Accounts Payable | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Accrued Expenses | $438.0M | $421.0M |
| YoY Change | 3.55% | 4.21% |
| Deferred Revenue | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Short-Term Debt | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| YoY Change | ||
| Long-Term Debt Due | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Total Short-Term Liabilities | $440.0M | $495.0M |
| YoY Change | -15.55% | -29.79% |
| LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | ||
| Long-Term Debt | $13.15B | $13.22B |
| YoY Change | 7.19% | 1.37% |
| Other Long-Term Liabilities | $2.356B | $2.246B |
| YoY Change | -4.81% | -19.58% |
| Total Long-Term Liabilities | $15.51B | $15.46B |
| YoY Change | 5.17% | -2.33% |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | ||
| Total Short-Term Liabilities | $440.0M | $495.0M |
| Total Long-Term Liabilities | $15.51B | $15.46B |
| Total Liabilities | $21.55B | $21.79B |
| YoY Change | 2.99% | -1.45% |
| SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | ||
| Retained Earnings | $1.234B | |
| YoY Change | ||
| Common Stock | $453.0K | |
| YoY Change | ||
| Preferred Stock | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Treasury Stock (at cost) | $471.0K | |
| YoY Change | ||
| Treasury Stock Shares | ||
| Shareholders Equity | $1.381B | $1.508B |
| YoY Change | ||
| Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity | $23.19B | $23.29B |
| YoY Change | 2.46% | -3.01% |
Cashflow Statement
| Concept | 2017 Q4 | 2017 Q3 |
|---|---|---|
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Net Income | -$19.48M | -$190.9M |
| YoY Change | -79.43% | -288.08% |
| Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization | $34.40M | $46.00M |
| YoY Change | -14.85% | 2.45% |
| Cash From Operating Activities | $57.40M | -$113.2M |
| YoY Change | 218.89% | 133.4% |
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Capital Expenditures | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Acquisitions | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Other Investing Activities | $689.3M | $58.50M |
| YoY Change | 1076.28% | -1.85% |
| Cash From Investing Activities | $689.3M | $58.50M |
| YoY Change | 1076.28% | -1.85% |
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Cash Dividend Paid | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Debt Paid & Issued, Net | ||
| YoY Change | ||
| Cash From Financing Activities | -234.4M | 107.8M |
| YoY Change | 4783.33% | -990.91% |
| NET CHANGE | ||
| Cash From Operating Activities | 57.40M | -113.2M |
| Cash From Investing Activities | 689.3M | 58.50M |
| Cash From Financing Activities | -234.4M | 107.8M |
| Net Change In Cash | 512.3M | 53.10M |
| YoY Change | 613.51% | -5410.0% |
| FREE CASH FLOW | ||
| Cash From Operating Activities | $57.40M | -$113.2M |
| Capital Expenditures | ||
| Free Cash Flow | ||
| YoY Change |
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<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-weight:bold;">Future Application of Accounting Standards:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Equity-linked instruments with down round features</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;">Earnings Per Share (Topic 260) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">. Equity-linked instruments, such as warrants and convertible instruments may contain down round features that result in the strike price being reduced on the basis of the pricing of future equity offerings. Under the ASU, a down round feature will no longer require a freestanding equity-linked instrument (or embedded conversion option) to be classified as a liability that is remeasured at fair value through the income statement (i.e. marked-to-market). However, other features of the equity-linked instrument (or embedded conversion option) must still be evaluated to determine whether liability or equity classification is appropriate. Equity classified instruments are not marked-to-market. For earnings per share ("EPS") reporting, the ASU requires companies to recognize the effect of the down round feature only when it is triggered by treating it as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. We have not determined whether Ambac will early adopt this ASU. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on Ambac's financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Stock Compensation--Scope of Modification Accounting</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;">Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718) - Scope of Modification Accounting</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">. The ASU provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. Entities will apply the modification accounting guidance if the value, vesting conditions or classification of the award changes. The current disclosure requirements in Topic 718 apply regardless of whether an entity is required to apply modification accounting under the amendments in this ASU. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. Ambac will adopt this ASU on January 1, 2018. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a consequential impact on Ambac's financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Premium Amortization on Callable Debt Securities</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;">Receivables-Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20) - Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">. The ASU shortens the amortization period for the premium on callable debt securities to the earliest call date. Under current GAAP, a reporting entity generally amortizes the premium as yield adjustment over the contractual life (i.e. maturity) of the debt security and if that debt security is called, the entity would record a loss equal to the unamortized premium. The ASU does not change the accounting for callable debt securities held at a discount, which will continue to be amortized to maturity. ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The ASU must be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. We have not determined whether Ambac will early adopt this ASU and are evaluating the impact on Ambac's financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Costs</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;">Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715) - Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">. The objective of the ASU is to increase transparency in the reporting of net pension cost and net postretirement cost (collectively "net benefit cost"). The ASU requires that the service cost component of net benefit cost be reported on the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by employees. It further requires that the other components of net benefit costs (i.e. interest costs, amortization of prior service cost, etc.) be presented separately from the service cost component and outside the subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented. ASU 2017-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. Ambac will adopt this ASU on January 1, 2018. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a consequential impact on Ambac's financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Revenue recognition</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;">Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;"> that amends the accounting guidance for recognizing revenue for contracts with customers to transfer goods and contracts for the transfer of non-financial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other accounting standards. ASU 2015-14 deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Ambac will adopt this ASU on January 1, 2018. While we have made significant progress evaluating the ASU, we note that this ASU does not apply to insurance contracts and most financial instruments and therefore is not expected to have a consequential impact on Ambac's financial statements.</font></div></div> | ||
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<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Reclassifications:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">Reclassifications may have been made to prior years' amounts to conform to the current year's presentation.</font></div></div> | ||
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Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense
ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense
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<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;">Below is the loss and loss expense reserve roll-forward, net of subrogation recoverable and reinsurance, for the affected periods:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:99.80506822612085%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:73%;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td style="width:1%;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td style="width:11%;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td style="width:1%;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td style="width:1%;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td style="width:1%;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td style="width:11%;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td style="width:1%;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Nine Months Ended September 30,</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Beginning gross loss and loss expense reserves</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">3,696,038</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2,858,813</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Reinsurance recoverable</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">30,767</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">44,059</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Beginning balance of net loss and loss expense reserves</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">3,665,271</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">2,814,754</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Losses and loss expenses (benefit):</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Current year</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">5,328</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">11,033</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:6px;text-indent:-6px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Prior year</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">405,589</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(238,015</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:6px;text-indent:-6px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Total </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">(1) (2)</sup></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">410,917</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(226,982</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:6px;text-indent:-6px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Loss and loss expenses (recovered) paid:</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Current year</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">330</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">2,056</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Prior year</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">148,082</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(950,810</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:6px;text-indent:-6px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Total</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">148,412</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(948,754</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:6px;text-indent:-6px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Foreign exchange effect</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">26,556</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(56,910</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:6px;text-indent:-6px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Ending net loss and loss expense reserves</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">3,954,332</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">3,479,616</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Reinsurance recoverable </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">(3)</sup></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">46,023</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">24,298</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Ending gross loss and loss expense reserves</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt"> (4)</sup></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">4,000,355</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">3,503,914</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr></table></div><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">Total losses and loss expenses (benefit) includes </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">$(21,189)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">$11,990</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;"> for the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">, respectively, related to ceded reinsurance.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">(2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">Ambac records the impact of estimated recoveries related to securitized loans in RMBS transactions that breached certain R&Ws within losses and loss expenses (benefit). The losses and loss expense (benefit) incurred associated with changes in estimated representation and warranties for the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;"> was </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">$62,451</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">$(87,310)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">, respectively.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">(3)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">Represents reinsurance recoverable on future loss and loss expenses. Additionally, the Balance Sheet line "Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid losses" includes reinsurance recoverables (payables) of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">$(47)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">$143</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;"> as of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">September 30, 2017 and 2016</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">, respectively, related to previously presented loss and loss expenses and subrogation.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">(4)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">Includes Euro denominated gross loss and loss expense reserves of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">$21,142</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;"> (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">€17,891</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">) and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">$17,029</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;"> (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">€15,153</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">) at </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">September 30, 2017 and 2016</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;">, respectively</font></div></td></tr></table></div> |
