WI Regulators Take Control of Ambac’s Bad MBS, FGIC Given More Time to Cure Capital Impairment
April 2, 2010
Wisconsin insurance regulators last week seized $35 billion of Ambac Assurance Corp.’s worst mortgage-related policies and isolated them in a separate rehab account until the company regains stability. In New York, regulators extended FGIC’s deadline to resolve severe capital impairment. The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance took control of Ambac Assurance...