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Ambac Financial Group company history timeline

1974

The company suffered a $1.9 million loss in 1974.

1981

In 1981, MGIC lost its independence and its president.

1984

MBIA usurped AMBAC as the leader in municipal bond insurance in 1984.

1985

1985: Citibank gains majority control of Ambac.

1986

AMBAC's share of the insured new municipal issue market was 26.2 percent in 1986.

1990

Ambac's net premiums written exceeded $100 million in 1990.

1991

1991: The parent company, Ambac Inc., goes public.

1992

As a part of a streamlining effort, Lassiter took on the additional role of president in August 1992.

1994

Finally, in 1994, the company began making municipal interest rate swaps, the only company of its type to do so.

The bankruptcy of Orange County, California, in 1994 was a double-edged sword for the industry.

1997

1997: The company's name is changed to Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

1998

Although growth continued to be strong, market penetration for new bond issues had reached about 50 percent by 1998.

2003

Economic conditions helped drive up claims paid during 2003, but Ambac continued to produce strong growth and profit.

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Founded
1971
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Headquarters
New York, NY
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Founders
Jeffrey Scott Stein
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