The group’s principal activity is to provide reinsurance services. The products of the group include public finance and structured finance. Specific customers of the group include Ambac Assurance Corporatio, Assured Guaranty Corp, CIFG IXIS Financial Guaranty North America, Inc and Financial Security Assurance Inc. The group operates from the United States. The assets of the group for the year 2006 were $494,960 (thousands).