MGIC Investment Contributes $200 Million to Ensure MI Subsidiary Continues to Write New MI Business
January 5, 2012
The MGIC Investment Corp. has announced a $200 million capital contribution to its principal mortgage insurance provider, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp., to enable it to continue writing new business and meet statutory capital requirements. The cash infusion was made as Fannie Maes approval of the MGIC Indemnity Corp. (MIC) as an eligible mortgage insurer expired on Dec. 31. A regulatory waiver of capital requirements issued by the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) two years ago also lapsed on the same date. The MIC and the regulatory waivers are part of a strategy to...