TOP TEN FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURANCE GROUPS/COMPANIES BY DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2008 (1)
Rank Group/Company Direct premiums written Market share
1 Financial Security Assurance Holdings Group $787,593,581 24.0%
2 ACE Ltd. Group 584,542,064 17.8
3 Berkshire Hathaway Group 576,024,123 17.6
4 MBIA Group 524,004,734 16.0
5 Ambac Assurance Corp. Group 440,473,347 13.4
6 Syncora Guarantee Inc. 130,089,162 4.0
7 PMI Group 114,858,114 3.5
8 Radian Group 83,439,634 2.5
9 CIFG Assurance North America Inc. 54,151,967 1.6
10 First Nonprofit Mutual Insurance Co. 2,944,528 0.1

(1) Before reinsurance transactions, excluding state funds.    
   
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