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ACE Limited 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 Exhibit 10.37 
 Conformed Copy 
 ACE LIMITED 2004 
 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 
 (As amended through the Second Amendment thereof, effective
November 16, 2006) 
 SECTION 1 
 GENERAL 
 1.1. Purpose. The ACE Limited 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)
has been established by ACE Limited (the “Company”) to (i) attract and retain persons eligible to participate in the Plan; (ii) motivate Participants, by means of appropriate incentives, to achieve long-range goals;
(iii) provide incentive compensation opportunities that are competitive with those of other similar companies; and (iv) further identify Participants’ interests with those of the Company’s other shareholders through compensation
that is based on the Company’s ordinary shares of stock; and thereby promote the long-term financial interest of the Company and the Subsidiaries, including the growth in value of the Company’s equity and enhancement of long-term
shareholder return. 
 1.2. Participation. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine and
designate, from time to time, from among the Eligible Individuals (including transferees of Eligible Individuals to the extent the transfer is permitted by the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement), those persons who will be granted one or more
Awards under the Plan, and thereby become “Participants” in the Plan. 
 1.3. Operation, Administration, and Definitions.
The operation and administration of the Plan, including the Awards made under the Plan, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5 (relating to operation and administration). Capitalized terms in the Plan shall be defined as set forth in
the Plan (including the definition provisions of Section 9). 
 SECTION 2 
 OPTIONS AND SARS 
 2.1. Definitions. 
  

	(a)	The grant of an “Option” entitles the Participant to purchase shares of Stock at an Exercise Price established by the Committee. Any Option granted under this
Section 2 may be either an incentive stock option (an “ISO”) or a non-qualified option (an “NQO”), as determined in the discretion of the Committee. An “ISO” is an Option that is intended to satisfy the
requirements applicable to an “incentive stock option” described in section 422(b) of the Code. An “NQO” is an Option that is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” as that term is described in section 422(b) of
the Code. 

  

	(b)	A stock appreciation right (an “SAR”) entitles the Participant to receive, in cash or Stock (as determined in accordance with subsection 2.5), value equal to (or otherwise
based on) the excess of: (a) the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Stock at the time of exercise; over (b) an Exercise Price established by the Committee. 

 2.2. Exercise Price. The “Exercise Price” of each Option and SAR granted under this
Section 2 shall be established by the Committee or shall be determined by a method established by the Committee at the time the Option or SAR is granted. The Exercise Price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of
Stock on the date of grant (or, if greater, the par value of a share of Stock); provided, however, that the Committee, in its discretion, may establish an Exercise Price of an Option or SAR granted under this Section 2 that varies based on the
stock price of a comparator group of companies or such other index as is selected by the Committee (resulting in an Exercise Price that may at times be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant); and further provided
that such variable price shall not be used if the Committee intends that the Options or SARs be Performance-Based Compensation and/or the Options be Incentive Stock Options, and the use of such variable pricing would preclude such treatment.

 2.3. Exercise. An Option and an SAR shall be exercisable in accordance with such terms and conditions and during such periods as
may be established by the Committee. In no event, however, shall an Option or SAR expire later than ten years after the date of its grant. 
 2.4. Payment of Option Exercise Price. The payment of the Exercise Price of an Option granted under this Section 2 shall be subject to the following: 
  

	(a)	Subject to the following provisions of this subsection 2.4, the full Exercise Price for shares of Stock purchased upon the exercise of any Option shall be paid at the time of such
exercise (except that, in the case of an exercise arrangement approved by the Committee and described in paragraph 2.4(c), payment may be made as soon as practicable after the exercise). 

  

	(b)	Subject to applicable law, the Exercise Price shall be payable in cash, by promissory note, or by tendering, by either actual delivery of shares or by attestation, shares of Stock
acceptable to the Committee, and valued at Fair Market Value as of the day of exercise, or in any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee; provided that, except as otherwise provided by the Committee, payments made with shares of Stock
in accordance with this paragraph (b) shall be limited to shares held by the Participant for not less than six months prior to the payment date. 

  

	(c)	Subject to applicable law, the Committee may permit a Participant to elect to pay the Exercise Price upon the exercise of an Option by irrevocably authorizing a third party to sell
shares of Stock (or a sufficient portion of the shares) acquired upon exercise of the Option and remit to the Company a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to pay the entire Exercise Price and any tax withholding resulting from such exercise.

 2.5. Settlement of Award. Settlement of Options and SARs is subject to subsection 5.7. 
 2.6. No Repricing. Except for either adjustments pursuant to paragraph 5.2(f) (relating to the adjustment of shares), or reductions of the
Exercise Price approved by the Company’s shareholders, the Exercise Price for any outstanding Option may not be decreased after the date of grant nor may an outstanding Option granted under the Plan be surrendered to the Company as
consideration for the grant of a replacement Option with a lower Exercise Price. 
  

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 2.7. Grants of Options and SARs. An Option may but need not be in tandem with an SAR, and an SAR
may but need not be in tandem with an Option. If an Option is in tandem with an SAR, the Exercise Price of both the Option and SAR shall be the same, and the exercise of the Option or SAR with respect to a share of Stock shall cancel the
corresponding tandem SAR or Option right with respect to such share. If an SAR is in tandem with an Option but is granted after the grant of the Option, or if an Option is in tandem with an SAR but is granted after the grant of the SAR, the later
granted tandem Award shall have the same Exercise Price as the earlier granted Award, but the Exercise Price for the later granted Award may be less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock at the time of such grant. 
 SECTION 3 
 FULL VALUE AWARDS

 3.1. Definition. A “Full Value” Award is a grant of one or more shares of Stock or a right to receive one or more
shares of Stock in the future, with such grant subject to one or more of the following, as determined by the Committee: 
  

	(a)	The grant shall be in consideration of a Participant’s previously performed services, or surrender of other compensation that may be due. 

  

	(b)	The grant shall be contingent on the achievement of performance or other objectives during a specified period. 

  

	(c)	The grant shall be subject to a risk of forfeiture or other restrictions that will lapse upon the achievement of one or more goals relating to completion of service by the
Participant, or achievement of performance or other objectives. 

 The grant of Full Value Awards may also be subject to such other conditions,
restrictions and contingencies, as determined by the Committee. 
 3.2. Restrictions on Awards. 
  

	(a)	The Committee may designate a Full Value Award granted to any Participant as “performance-based compensation” as that term is used in section 162(m) of the Code. To the
extent required by Code section 162(m), any Full Value Award so designated shall be conditioned on the achievement of one or more performance objectives. The performance objectives shall be based on Performance Measures selected by the Committee.
For Awards under this Section 3 intended to be “performance-based compensation,” the grant of the Awards and the establishment of the performance objectives shall be made during the period required under Code section 162(m).

  

	(b)	 If the right to become vested in a Full Value Award is conditioned on the completion of a specified period of service with the Company or the Subsidiaries, without
achievement of Performance Measures or other performance objectives (whether or not related to the Performance Measures) being required as a condition of vesting, and without it being granted in lieu of other compensation, then the required period
of service for full vesting shall be not less than three years (subject to acceleration of vesting, to the extent permitted by the Committee, in the event of the Participant’s death, disability, retirement, change in control or involuntary
termination). 

  

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 SECTION 4 
 CASH INCENTIVE AWARDS 
 A Cash Incentive Award is the grant of a right to receive a payment of cash
(or in the discretion of the Committee, Stock having value equivalent to the cash otherwise payable) that is contingent on achievement of performance or other objectives over a specified period established by the Committee. The grant of Cash
Incentive Awards may also be subject to such other conditions, restrictions and contingencies, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may designate a Cash Incentive Award granted to any Participant as “performance-based
compensation” as that term is used in section 162(m) of the Code. To the extent required by Code section 162(m), any such Award so designated shall be conditioned on the achievement of one or more performance objectives. The performance
objectives shall be based on Performance Measures as selected by the Committee. For Awards under this Section 4 intended to be “performance-based compensation,” the grant of the Awards and the establishment of the performance
objectives shall be made during the period required under Code section 162(m). 
 SECTION 5 
 OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION 
 5.1.
Effective Date. Subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company at the Company’s 2004 annual meeting of its shareholders, the Plan shall be effective as of February 25, 2004 (the “Effective Date”); provided,
however, that, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange, Awards may be granted contingent on approval of the Plan by the shareholders of the Company at such annual meeting. The Plan shall be
unlimited in duration and, in the event of Plan termination, shall remain in effect as long as any Awards under it are outstanding; provided, however, that no Awards may be granted under the Plan after the ten-year anniversary of the Effective Date.

 5.2. Shares and Other Amounts Subject to Plan. The shares of Stock for which Awards may be granted under the Plan shall be subject
to the following: 
  

	(a)	The shares of Stock with respect to which Awards may be made under the Plan shall be (i) shares currently authorized but unissued; (ii) to the extent permitted by
applicable law, currently held or acquired by the Company as treasury shares, including shares purchased in the open market or in private transactions; or (iii) shares purchased in the open market by a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company (as determined by the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or any executive officer of the Company). The Company may contribute to the subsidiary an amount sufficient to accomplish the purchase in the open market of the shares of
Stock to be so acquired (as determined by the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or any executive officer of the Company). 

  

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	(b)	Subject to the following provisions of this subsection 5.2, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be delivered to Participants and their beneficiaries under the Plan shall
be equal to the sum of: (i) 15,000,000 shares of Stock; and (ii) any shares of Stock that are represented by awards granted under the ACE Limited 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the ACE Limited 1995 Outside Directors Plan, the ACE Limited
1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and the ACE Limited 1999 Replacement Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plans”) that are forfeited, expire or are canceled after the Effective Date without delivery of shares of Stock or which result in the
forfeiture of the shares of Stock back to the Company to the extent that such shares would have been added back to the reserve under the terms of the applicable Prior Plan. 

  

	(c)	To the extent provided by the Committee, any Award may be settled in cash rather than Stock. 

  

	(d)	Only shares of Stock, if any, actually delivered to the Participant or beneficiary on an unrestricted basis with respect to an Award shall be treated as delivered for purposes of
the determination under paragraph (b) above, regardless of whether the Award is denominated in Stock or cash. Consistent with the foregoing: 

  

	 	(i)	To the extent any shares of Stock covered by an Award are not delivered to a Participant or beneficiary because the Award is forfeited or canceled, or the shares of Stock are not
delivered on an unrestricted basis (including, without limitation, by reason of the Award being settled in cash or used to satisfy the applicable tax withholding obligation), such shares shall not be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of the
determination under paragraph (b) above. 

  

	 	(ii)	If the exercise price of any Option granted under the Plan or any Prior Plan, or the tax withholding obligation with respect to any Award granted under the Plan or any Prior Plan,
is satisfied by tendering shares of Stock to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation), only the number of shares of Stock issued net of the shares of Stock tendered shall be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the number of
shares of Stock available for delivery under the Plan. 

  

	(e)	Subject to paragraph 5.2(f), the following additional maximums are imposed under the Plan. 

  

	 	(i)	The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be delivered to Participants and their beneficiaries with respect to ISOs granted under the Plan shall be 15,000,000 shares; provided,
however, that to the extent that shares not delivered must be counted against this limit as a condition of satisfying the rules applicable to ISOs, such rules shall apply to the limit on ISOs granted under the Plan. 

  

	 	(ii)	 The maximum number of shares that may be covered by Awards granted to any one Participant during any one calendar-year period pursuant to Section 2 (relating
to Options and SARs) shall be 1,000,000 shares. For purposes of this paragraph (ii), if an Option is in tandem with an SAR, such that the exercise of the Option or SAR with respect to a share of Stock cancels the tandem SAR or 

  

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Option right, respectively, with respect to such share, the tandem Option and SAR rights with respect to each share of Stock shall be counted as covering but
one share of Stock for purposes of applying the limitations of this paragraph (ii). 

  

	 	(iii)	The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued in conjunction with Awards granted pursuant to Section 3 (relating to Full Value Awards) shall be 10,000,000 shares.

  

	 	(iv)	For Full Value Awards that are intended to be “performance-based compensation” (as that term is used for purposes of Code section 162(m)), no more than 500,000 shares of
Stock may be delivered pursuant to such Awards granted to any Participant during any one-calendar-year period; provided that Awards described in this paragraph (iv), that are intended to be performance-based compensation, shall be subject to the
following: 

  

	 	(A)	If the Awards are denominated in Stock but an equivalent amount of cash is delivered in lieu of delivery of shares of Stock, the foregoing limit shall be applied based on the
methodology used by the Committee to convert the number of shares of Stock into cash. 

  

	 	(B)	If delivery of Stock or cash is deferred until after shares of Stock have been earned, any adjustment in the amount delivered to reflect actual or deemed investment experience after
the date the shares are earned shall be disregarded. 

  

	 	(v)	For Cash Incentive Value Awards that are intended to be “performance-based compensation” (as that term is used for purposes of Code section 162(m)), the maximum amount
payable to any Participant with respect to an performance period shall equal $500,000 multiplied by the number of calendar months included in that performance period; provided that Awards described in this paragraph (v), that are intended to be
performance-based compensation, shall be subject to the following: 

  

	 	(A)	If the Awards are denominated in cash but an equivalent amount of Stock is delivered in lieu of delivery of cash, the foregoing limit shall be applied to the cash based on the
methodology used by the Committee to convert the cash into shares of Stock. 

  

	 	(B)	If delivery of Stock or cash is deferred until after cash has been earned, any adjustment in the amount delivered to reflect actual or deemed investment experience after the date
the cash is earned shall be disregarded. 

  

	(f)	 Notwithstanding the following provisions of this paragraph (f), in the event of any equity restructuring (within the meaning of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123 (revised 2004)) that causes the per share value of shares of Stock to change, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spin off, rights offering, or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, the Committee shall cause
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adjustment to (i) the number and kind of shares available for grant under the Plan, (ii) the number of shares or Awards that may be granted to any
individual under the Plan or that may be granted pursuant to any provision or types of Awards and (iii) the number and kind of shares or units subject to and the Exercise Price of an Option or SAR of any then outstanding Awards of or related to
shares of Stock. In the event of any other change in corporate capitalization, such as a merger, consolidation, any reorganization (whether or not such reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Section 368 of the Code) or any
partial or complete liquidation of the Company, such equitable adjustments described in the foregoing sentence shall be made as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or
enlargement of rights. Action by the Committee may include: (i) adjustment of the number and kind of shares which may be delivered under the Plan; (ii) adjustment of the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards;
(iii) adjustment of the Exercise Price of outstanding Options and SARs; and (iv) any other adjustments that the Committee determines to be equitable (which may include, without limitation, (I) replacement of Awards with other Awards
which the Committee determines have comparable value and which are based on stock of a company resulting from the transaction, and (II) cancellation of the Award in return for cash payment of the current value of the Award, determined as though the
Award is fully vested at the time of payment, provided that in the case of an Option, the amount of such payment may be the excess of value of the Stock subject to the Option at the time of the transaction over the exercise price).

 5.3. General Restrictions. Delivery of shares of Stock or other amounts under the Plan shall be subject to the
following: 
  

	(a)	Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver any shares of Stock or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless
such delivery or distribution complies with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933), and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.

  

	(b)	To the extent that the Plan provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Stock, the issuance may be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the
extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange. 

 5.4. Tax Withholding. All
distributions under the Plan are subject to withholding of all applicable taxes, and the Committee may condition the delivery of any shares or other benefits under the Plan on satisfaction of the applicable withholding obligations. Except as
otherwise provided by the Committee, such withholding obligations may be satisfied (i) through cash payment by the Participant; (ii) through the surrender of shares of Stock which the Participant already owns (provided, however, that to
the extent shares described in this clause (ii) are used to satisfy more than the minimum statutory withholding obligation, as described below, then, except as otherwise provided by the Committee, payments made with shares of Stock in
accordance with this clause (ii) shall be limited to shares held by the Participant for not less than six months prior to the payment date); or (iii) through the surrender of shares of Stock to which the Participant is otherwise entitled
under the Plan, provided, however, that such shares under this clause (iii) may be used to satisfy not more than the Company’s minimum statutory withholding obligation (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for Federal and state tax
purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income). 

  

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 5.5. Grant and Use of Awards. In the discretion of the Committee, a Participant may be granted any
Award permitted under the provisions of the Plan, and more than one Award may be granted to a Participant. Awards may be granted as alternatives to or replacement of awards granted or outstanding under the Plan, or any other plan or arrangement of
the Company or a Subsidiary (including a plan or arrangement of a business or entity, all or a portion of which is acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary). Subject to the overall limitation on the number of shares of Stock that may be delivered
under the Plan, the Committee may use available shares of Stock as the form of payment for compensation, grants or rights earned or due under any other compensation plans or arrangements of the Company or a Subsidiary, including the plans and
arrangements of the Company or a Subsidiary assumed in business combinations. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.2, Options and SARs granted under the Plan in replacement for awards under plans and arrangements of the Company or a
Subsidiary assumed in business combinations may provide for Exercise Prices that are less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock at the time of the replacement grants, if the Committee determines that such Exercise Price is appropriate to preserve
the economic benefit of the award. 
 5.6. Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. An Award (including without limitation an Option or SAR
Award) may provide the Participant with the right to receive dividend or dividend equivalent payments with respect to Stock subject to the Award (both before and after the Stock subject to the Award is earned, vested, or acquired), which payments
may be either made currently or credited to an account for the Participant, and may be settled in cash or Stock, as determined by the Committee. Any such settlements, and any such crediting of dividends or dividend equivalents or reinvestment in
shares of Stock, may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Committee shall establish, including the reinvestment of such credited amounts in Stock equivalents. 
 5.7. Settlement of Awards. The obligation to make payments and distributions with respect to Awards may be satisfied through cash payments, the
delivery of shares of Stock, the granting of replacement Awards, or combination thereof as the Committee shall determine. Satisfaction of any such obligations under an Award, which is sometimes referred to as “settlement” of the Award, may
be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Committee shall determine. The Committee may permit or require the deferral of any Award payment, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish, which may include
provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or dividend equivalents, and may include converting such credits into deferred Stock equivalents. Each Subsidiary shall be liable for payment of cash due under the Plan with respect to any
Participant to the extent that such benefits are attributable to the services rendered for that Subsidiary by the Participant. Any disputes relating to liability of a Subsidiary for cash payments shall be resolved by the Committee. 
 5.8. Transferability. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, Awards under the Plan are not transferable except as designated by the
Participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. 
  

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 5.9. Form and Time of Elections. Unless otherwise specified herein, each election required or
permitted to be made by any Participant or other person entitled to benefits under the Plan, and any permitted modification, or revocation thereof, shall be in writing filed with the Committee at such times, in such form, and subject to such
restrictions and limitations, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall require. 
 5.10. Agreement With
Company. An Award under the Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, prescribe. The terms and conditions of any Award to any Participant shall be
reflected in such form of written (including electronic) document as is determined by the Committee. A copy of such document shall be provided to the Participant, and the Committee may, but need not require that the Participant sign a copy of such
document. Such document is referred to in the Plan as an “Award Agreement” regardless of whether any Participant signature is required. 
 5.11. Action by Company or Subsidiary. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Company or any Subsidiary shall be by resolution of its board of directors, or by action of one or more members of the board (including a
committee of the board) who are duly authorized to act for the board, or (except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or applicable rules of any stock exchange) by a duly authorized officer of such company. 
 5.12. Gender and Number. Where the context admits, words in any gender shall include any other gender, words in the singular shall include the
plural and the plural shall include the singular. 
 5.13. Limitation of Implied Rights. 
  

	(a)	Neither a Participant nor any other person shall, by reason of participation in the Plan, acquire any right in or title to any assets, funds or property of the Company or any
Subsidiary whatsoever, including, without limitation, any specific funds, assets, or other property which the Company or any Subsidiary, in its sole discretion, may set aside in anticipation of a liability under the Plan. A Participant shall have
only a contractual right to the Stock or amounts, if any, payable under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, and nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee that the assets of the Company or any
Subsidiary shall be sufficient to pay any benefits to any person. 

  

	(b)	The Plan does not constitute a contract of employment, and selection as a Participant will not give any participating employee or other individual the right to be retained in the
employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or the right to continue to provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary, nor any right or claim to any benefit under the Plan, unless such right or claim has specifically accrued under the terms of the
Plan. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no Award under the Plan shall confer upon the holder thereof any rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the date on which the individual fulfills all conditions for receipt of such rights.

  

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 5.14. Benefits Under Qualified Retirement Plans. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee,
Awards to a Participant (including the grant and the receipt of benefits) under the Plan shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the Participant’s benefits under any Qualified Retirement Plan and other plans maintained by the
Participant’s employer. The term “Qualified Retirement Plan” means any plan of the Company or a Subsidiary that is intended to be qualified under section 401(a) of the Code. 
 5.15. Evidence. Evidence required of anyone under the Plan may be by certificate, affidavit, document or other information which the person acting
on it considers pertinent and reliable, and signed, made or presented by the proper party or parties. 
 SECTION 6 
 CHANGE IN CONTROL 
 Subject to the
provisions of paragraph 5.2(f) (relating to the adjustment of shares), the occurrence of a Change in Control shall have the effect, if any, with respect to any Award as set forth in the Award Agreement or, to the extent not prohibited by the Plan or
the Award Agreement, as provided by the Committee. 
 SECTION 7 
 COMMITTEE 
 7.1. Administration. The authority to control and manage the
operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in a committee (the “Committee”) in accordance with this Section 7. The Committee shall be selected by the Board, and shall consist solely of two or more members of the Board.
If the Committee does not exist, or for any other reason determined by the Board, and to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange, the Board may take any action under the Plan that would otherwise be
the responsibility of the Committee. 
 7.2. Powers of Committee. The Committee’s administration of the Plan shall be subject to
the following: 
  

	(a)	Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have the authority and discretion to select from among the Eligible Individuals those persons who shall receive Awards, to
determine the time or times of receipt, to determine the types of Awards and the number of shares covered by the Awards, to establish the terms, conditions, performance criteria, restrictions, and other provisions of such Awards, and (subject to the
restrictions imposed by Section 8) to cancel or suspend Awards. 

  

	(b)	To the extent that the Committee determines that the restrictions imposed by the Plan preclude the achievement of the material purposes of the Awards in jurisdictions outside the
United States, the Cayman Islands, and Bermuda, the Committee will have the authority and discretion to modify those restrictions as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to conform to applicable requirements or practices of
jurisdictions outside of the United States, the Cayman Islands, and Bermuda. 

  

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	(c)	The Committee will have the authority and discretion to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the terms
and provisions of any Award Agreement made pursuant to the Plan, and to make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. 

  

	(d)	Any interpretation of the Plan by the Committee and any decision made by it under the Plan is final and binding on all persons. 

  

	(e)	In controlling and managing the operation and administration of the Plan, the Committee shall take action in a manner that conforms to the Memorandum and Articles of Association,
and applicable corporate law. 

 7.3. Delegation by Committee. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the
applicable rules of a stock exchange, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons
selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time. 
 7.4. Information to be Furnished to
Committee. The Company and Subsidiaries shall furnish the Committee with such data and information as it determines may be required for it to discharge its duties. The records of the Company and Subsidiaries as to an employee’s or
Participant’s employment (or other provision of services), termination of employment (or cessation of the provision of services), leave of absence, reemployment and compensation shall be conclusive on all persons unless determined to be
incorrect. Participants and other persons entitled to benefits under the Plan must furnish the Committee such evidence, data or information as the Committee considers desirable to carry out the terms of the Plan. 
 SECTION 8 
 AMENDMENT AND
TERMINATION 
 The Board may, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan, and may amend any Award Agreement, provided that no amendment or
termination may, in the absence of written consent to the change by the affected Participant (or, if the Participant is not then living, the affected beneficiary), adversely affect the rights of any Participant or beneficiary under any Award granted
under the Plan prior to the date such amendment is adopted by the Board; and further provided that adjustments pursuant to paragraph 5.2(f) shall not be subject to the foregoing limitations of this Section 8; and further provided that the
provisions of subsection 2.6 (relating to Option repricing) cannot be amended unless the amendment is approved by the Company’s shareholders. Approval by the Company’s shareholders will be required for any material revision to the terms of
the Plan, with the Committee’s determination of “material revision” to take into account the exemptions under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange. 
 SECTION 9 
 DEFINED TERMS 
 In addition to the other definitions contained herein, the following definitions shall apply: 
  

	(a)	Award. The term “Award” means any award or benefit granted under the Plan, including, without limitation, the grant of Options, SARs, Full Value Awards, and Cash
Incentive Awards. 

  

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	(b)	Board. The term “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

  

	(c)	Change in Control. The term “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any one of the following events: 

  

	 	(i)	any “person,” as such term is used in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, becomes a “beneficial owner,” as such term
is used in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under that act, of 50% or more of the Voting Stock (as defined below) of the Company; 

  

	 	(ii)	the majority of the Board consists of individuals other than Incumbent Directors, which term means the members of the Board on the Effective Date; provided that any person becoming
a director subsequent to such date whose election or nomination for election was supported by three-quarters of the directors who then comprised the Incumbent Directors shall be considered to be an Incumbent Director; 

  

	 	(iii)	the Company adopts any plan of liquidation providing for the distribution of all or substantially all of its assets; 

  

	 	(iv)	all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Company is disposed of pursuant to a merger, consolidation or other transaction (unless the shareholders of the Company
immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in substantially the same proportion as they owned the Voting Stock of the Company, all of the Voting Stock or other ownership interests
of the entity or entities, if any, that succeed to the business of the Company); or 

  

	 	(v)	the Company combines with another company and is the surviving corporation but, immediately after the combination, the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the
combination hold, directly or indirectly, 50% or less of the Voting Stock of the combined company (there being excluded from the number of shares held by such shareholders, but not from the Voting Stock of the combined company, any shares received
by Affiliates (as defined below) of such other company in exchange for stock of such other company). 

 For the purpose of this
definition of “Change in Control,” (I) an “Affiliate” of a person or other entity shall mean a person or other entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the person or
other entity specified and (II) “Voting Stock” shall mean capital stock of any class or classes having general voting power under ordinary circumstances, in the absence of contingencies, to elect the directors of a corporation. 

 

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	(d)	Code. The term “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. A reference to any provision of the Code shall include reference to any
successor provision of the Code. 

  

	(e)	Dollars. As used in the Plan, the term “dollars” or numbers preceded by the symbol “$” shall mean amounts in United States dollars.

  

	(f)	Eligible Individual. For purposes of the Plan, the term “Eligible Individual” means any employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, and any consultant, director, or
other person providing services to the Company or a Subsidiary; provided, however, that an ISO may only be granted to an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary. An Award may be granted to an employee or other individual providing services, in
connection with hiring, retention or otherwise, prior to the date the employee first performs services for the Company or the Subsidiaries, provided that such Awards shall not become vested prior to the date the employee or service provider first
performs such services. 

  

	(g)	Fair Market Value. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, the “Fair Market Value” of a share of Stock as of any date shall be the closing market composite
price for such Stock as reported for the New York Stock Exchange - Composite Transactions on that date or, if Stock is not traded on that date, on the next preceding date on which Stock was traded. 

  

	(h)	Performance Measures. The “Performance Measures” shall be based on any one or more of the following Company, Subsidiary, operating unit or division performance
measures: gross premiums written; net premiums written; net premiums earned; net investment income; losses and loss expenses; underwriting and administrative expenses; operating expenses; cash flow(s); operating income; earnings before interest and
taxes; net income; stock price; dividends; strategic business objectives, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified cost targets, business expansion goals, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures; or any combination
thereof. Each goal may be expressed on an absolute and/or relative basis, may be based on or otherwise employ comparisons based on internal targets, the past performance of the Company and/or the past or current performance of other companies, and
in the case of earnings-based measures, may use or employ comparisons relating to capital, shareholders’ equity and/or shares outstanding, investments or to assets or net assets. 

  

	(i)	Subsidiary. For purposes of the Plan, the term “Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity during any period in which at least a
fifty percent voting or profits interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company (or by any entity that is a successor to the Company), and any other business venture designated by the Committee in which the Company (or any entity that is a
successor to the Company) has a significant interest, as determined in the discretion of the Committee. 

  

	(j)	Stock. The term “Stock” means mean ordinary shares of stock of the Company. 

  

 -13-Key Employee Employment Protection Plan, amended as of February 27, 2007

 Exhibit 10.80 
 MBIA INC. 
 KEY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION PLAN 
 1. Purpose. The purpose of the MBIA Inc. Key Employee Employment Protection Plan (the “Plan”) is to assure MBIA Inc. of the services of key executives
during any change in ownership or control of the Company and to provide such executives certain financial assurances to enable them to perform the responsibilities of their positions without undue distraction and to exercise their judgment without
bias due to personal circumstances. This Plan is intended to be, and shall be administered as, an employee welfare benefit plan as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA. 
 2. Definitions. 
 (a) “Agreement” means the Key Employee Employment Protection Agreement
between the Participant and the Company whereby Participant agrees to be bound by the covenants described in Section 12 of the Plan. 
 (b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 (c) “Cause” means (i) the willful failure by
the Participant to perform substantially his duties under Section 3 of the Agreement (other than due to physical or mental illness) after reasonable notice to the Participant of such failure, (ii) the Participant’s engaging in serious
misconduct that is injurious to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in any way, including, but not limited to, by way of damage to their respective reputations or standings in their respective industries, (iii) the Participant’s
having been convicted of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony or (iv) the breach by the Participant of any written covenant or agreement with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company not to disclose or
misuse any information pertaining to, or misuse any property of, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or not to compete or interfere with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company. 
 (d) “Change of Control” means: 
 (i) any person (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), including any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the Exchange Act), but
excluding any of the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, acquires “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under
the 

  

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Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of the combined Voting Power of the Company’s Voting
Securities; or 
 (ii) within any 24-month period, the persons who were directors of the Company at the beginning of such period (the
“Incumbent Directors”) shall cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board or the board of directors of any successor to the Company; provided, however, that any director elected to the Board, or nominated for election, by a
majority of the Incumbent Directors then still in office (other than in compromise of a proxy contest or to avoid such contest) shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director for purposes of this subclause (ii); or 
 (iii) upon the consummation of a merger, consolidation, share exchange, division, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company which has been approved by the shareholders of the Company (a “Corporate Event”), and immediately following the consummation of which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such Corporate Event do not hold,
directly or indirectly, a majority of the Voting Power in (x) in the case of a merger or consolidation, the surviving or resulting corporation, (y) in the case of a share exchange, the acquiring corporation or
(z) in the case of a division or a sale or other disposition of assets, each surviving, resulting or acquiring corporation which, immediately following the relevant Corporate Event, holds more than 25% of the consolidated assets of the
Company immediately prior to such Corporate Event. 
 (e) “Change of Control Date” means the date on which the Change of Control is
deemed to occur. 
 (f) “Committee” means the Compensation & Organization Committee of the Board or such other committee
of the Board as the Board shall designate from time to time; provided that, in respect of any period after any Change of Control Date, the Committee shall mean the Committee as in office and as constituted immediately prior to the Change of
Control. 
 (g) “Company” means MBIA Inc., a Connecticut corporation, and any successor thereto. 
 (h) “Date of Termination” means (i) in the case of a termination for which a Notice of Termination is required, the date of receipt of
such Notice of Termination or, if later, the date specified therein, as the case may be, and (ii) in all other cases, the actual date on which a Participant’s employment terminates during the Employment Period. 
  

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 (i) “Disability” means the Participant has met the conditions to qualify for long-term
disability benefits under the Company’s policies, as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control Date. 
 (j) “Effective
Date” means the date on which the Agreement becomes effective. 
 (k) “Employee” means any employee or officer of the Company.

 (l) “Employment Period” has the meaning specified in Section 4 hereof. 
 (m) “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following, without the express written consent of the affected Participant, after the
occurrence of a Change of Control: 
 (i) the assignment to the Participant of any duties inconsistent in any material adverse respect with
the Participant’s position, authority or responsibilities as contemplated by Section 5 of this Plan, or any other material adverse change in such position, including titles, authority or responsibilities; 
 (ii) any failure by the Company to comply with any of the provisions of Section 6 of this Plan, other than an insubstantial or inadvertent failure
remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Participant; 
 (iii) the Company’s requiring the
Participant to be based at any office or location more than 50 miles (or such other distance as shall be set forth in the Company’s relocation policy as in effect at the Effective Time) from (x) that location at which he performed
his services immediately prior to the Change of Control and (y) the Participant’s residence immediately prior to the Change of Control, except for travel reasonably required in the performance of the Participant’s
responsibilities; or 
 (iv) any failure by the Company to obtain the assumption and agreement to perform this Agreement by a successor as
contemplated by Section 13(b). 
 With respect to the person or persons serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at the time of a Change of
Control, and to any other Participant that the Committee shall designate, the definition of Good Reason shall also include the Participant’s voluntary termination of employment at any time during the 30-day period commencing on the first
anniversary of the date on which a Change of Control occurs. 
  

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 (n) “Governing Documents” means the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws.

 (o) “Notice of Termination” means a written notice of a Participant’s termination of employment which (i) indicates
the specific termination provision in this Plan relied upon, (ii) sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Participant’s employment under the provision so indicated, and
(iii) if the termination date is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the termination date of the Agreement (which date shall be not more than 15 days after the giving of such notice). 
 (p) “Participant” means an Employee who is designated to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3 of the Plan. 
 (q) “Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock” means awards of restricted stock of MBIA Inc. which vests based on achievement of predetermined
performance goals. 
 (r) “Potential Change of Control” means: 
 (i) a Person commences a tender offer (with adequate financing) for securities representing at least 15% of the Voting Power of the Company’s
securities; 
 (ii) the Company enters into an agreement the consummation of which would constitute a Change of Control; 
 (iii) proxies for the election of directors of the Company are solicited by anyone other than the Company; or 
 (iv) any other event occurs which is deemed to be a Potential Change of Control by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, after a Potential Change
of Control and before a Change of Control, the Board makes a good faith determination that such Potential Change of Control will not result in a Change of Control, the Board may nullify the effect of the Potential Change of Control (a
"Nullification") by resolution (a "Nullification Resolution"), in which case the Participant shall have no further rights and obligations under this Agreement by reason of such Potential Change of Control; provided, however, that if the Participant
shall have delivered a Notice of Termination prior to the date of the Nullification Resolution, such Resolution shall not effect the Participant’s rights hereunder. 
 (s) “Time-Vesting Restricted Stock” means awards of restricted stock of MBIA Inc. which vests based solely on the passage of time. 
  

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 (t) “Voting Power” means such number of the Voting Securities as shall enable the holders
thereof to cast such percentage of all the votes which could be cast in an annual election of directors. 
 (u) “Voting Securities”
means all securities of a company entitling the holders thereof to vote in an annual election of directors. 
 3. Eligibility. Each Employee of the
Company who is a direct report of the Chief Executive Officer whom he or she designates as a member of senior management of the Company and who is approved by the Committee and each other Employee as the Committee may from time to time designate as
a Participant, shall participate in the Plan. 
 4. Employment Period. Subject to Section 7 of this Plan, the Company agrees to continue the
Participant in its employ for the period (the “Employment Period”) commencing on the Change of Control Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Change of Control Date. 
 5. Position and Duties. 
 (a) No Reduction in Position. During the Employment Period, a
Participant’s position (including titles), authority and responsibilities shall be at least commensurate with those held, exercised and assigned to the Participant immediately prior to the Change of Control Date. It is understood that, for
purposes of this Plan, such position, authority and responsibilities shall not be regarded as not commensurate merely by virtue of the fact that a successor shall have acquired all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company as
contemplated by Section 13(b) of this Plan. A Participant’s services shall be performed at the location where the Participant was employed immediately preceding the Change of Control Date. 
 (b) Business Time. From and after the Effective Date, a Participant shall devote his full attention during normal business hours to the business
and affairs of the Company and shall use his best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently the responsibilities assigned to him hereunder, to the extent necessary to discharge such responsibilities, except for (i) time spent in managing
his personal, financial and legal affairs and serving on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees, in each case only if and to the extent not substantially interfering with the performance of such responsibilities, and (ii) periods
of vacation and sick leave to which he is entitled. It is expressly understood and agreed that a Participant’s continuing to serve on any boards and committees on which he is serving or with which he is otherwise associated immediately
preceding the Change of Control Date shall not be deemed to interfere with the performance of the Participant’s services to the Company. 
  

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 6. Compensation. 
 (a) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, a Participant shall receive a base salary at a monthly rate at least equal to the monthly salary paid to the Participant by the Company and any of its affiliated
companies immediately prior to the Change of Control Date. The base salary shall be reviewed at least once each year after the Change of Control Date, and may be increased (but not decreased) at any time and from time to time by action of the Board
or any committee thereof or any individual having authority to take such action in accordance with the Company’s regular practices. The Participant’s base salary, as it may be increased from time to time, shall hereafter be referred to as
“Base Salary”. Neither the Base Salary nor any increase in Base Salary after the Change of Control Date shall serve to limit or reduce any other obligation of the Company hereunder. 
 (b) Annual Bonus. During the Employment Period, in addition to the Base Salary, for each fiscal year of the Company ending during the Employment
Period, each Participant shall be afforded the opportunity to receive an annual bonus on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Participant (taking into account reasonable changes in the Company’s goals and objectives and taking into
account actual performance) than the annual bonus opportunity that had been made available to the Participant for the fiscal year ended immediately prior to the Change of Control Date (the “Annual Bonus Opportunity”). Any amount payable in
respect of the Annual Bonus Opportunity shall be paid as soon as practicable following the year for which the amount is earned or awarded, unless electively deferred by the Participant pursuant to any deferral programs or arrangements that the
Company may make available to the Participant. 
 (c) Long-term Incentive Compensation Programs. During the Employment Period, each
Participant shall participate in all long-term incentive compensation programs for key executives at a level that is commensurate with the Participant’s participation in such plans immediately prior to the Change of Control Date, or, if more
favorable to the Participant, at the level made available to the Participant or other similarly situated officers at any time thereafter. 
 (d) Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, each Participant (and, to the extent applicable, his dependents) shall be entitled to participate in or be covered under all pension, retirement, deferred compensation, savings,
medical, dental, health, disability, group life and accidental death insurance plans and programs of the Company and its affiliated companies at a level that is commensurate with the Participant’s participation in such plans immediately prior
to the Change of Control Date, or, if more favorable to the Participant, at the level made available to the Participant or other similarly situated officers at any time thereafter; provided that, in the event of an across the board change in
the level of benefits available to all employees, each Participant shall be entitled to participate at the level made available to other similarly situated officers after giving effect to such change. 
  

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 (e) Expenses. During the Employment Period, each Participant shall be entitled to receive prompt
reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Participant in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may apply
the policies and procedures in effect after the Change of Control Date to the Participant, if such policies and procedures are not less favorable to the Participant than those in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control Date. 
 (f) Vacation and Fringe Benefits. During the Employment Period, each Participant shall be entitled to paid vacation and fringe benefits at a level
that is commensurate with the paid vacation and fringe benefits available to the Participant immediately prior to the Change of Control Date, or, if more favorable to the Participant, at the level made available from time to time to the Participant
or other similarly situated officers at any time thereafter. 
 (g) Indemnification. During and after the Employment Period, the
Company shall indemnify each Participant and hold each such Participant harmless from and against any claim, loss or cause of action arising from or out of the Participant’s performance as an officer, director or employee of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or in any other capacity, including any fiduciary capacity, in which the Participant serves at the request of the Company to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and the Company’s Governing Documents, provided that
in no event shall the protection afforded to the Participant under the Plan be less than that afforded under the Governing Documents as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control Date, except to the extent that any such claim, loss, or
cause of action resulted from such Participant’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. 
 (h) Office and Support
Staff. Each Participant shall be entitled to an office with furnishings and other appointments during the employment period, and to secretarial and other assistance, at a level that is at least commensurate with the foregoing provided to other
similarly situated officers. 
 7. Termination. 
 (a) Death, Disability or Retirement. A Participant’s participation in this Plan shall terminate automatically upon such Participant’s death, termination due to Disability or voluntary retirement under any of the
Company’s retirement plans as in effect from time to time. 
 (b) Voluntary Termination. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to
the contrary, following a Change of Control a Participant may, upon not less than 60 days’ written notice to the Company, voluntarily terminate employment for any reason (including early retirement under the terms of any of the Company’s
retirement plans as in effect from time to time), provided that any termination by a Participant pursuant to 

  

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Section 7(d) on account of Good Reason shall not be treated as a voluntary termination under this Section 7(b). 
 (c) Cause. The Company may terminate the Participant’s employment for Cause. Any termination by the Company for Cause shall be communicated
by Notice of Termination to the Participant in accordance with Section 14(h). 
 (d) Good Reason. Following the occurrence of a
Change of Control, the Participant may terminate his employment for Good Reason. In no event shall the mere occurrence of a Change of Control, absent any further impact on a Participant, be deemed to constitute Good Reason. Any termination by a
Participant for Good Reason shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the Company in accordance with Section 14(h) within 90 days of the Participant’s having actual knowledge of the events giving rise to such termination. The
failure by a Participant to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason shall not waive any right of the Participant hereunder or preclude the Participant from asserting such fact or
circumstance in enforcing his rights hereunder. 
 8. Obligations of the Company upon Termination. 
 (a) Death or Disability. If a Participant’s employment is terminated during the Employment Period by reason of the Participant’s death or
Disability, the Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representatives under this Plan or the Agreement other than those obligations accrued hereunder at the Date of Termination, and
the Company shall pay to the Participant (or his beneficiary or estate) (i) the Participant’s full Base Salary through the Date of Termination (the “Earned Salary”), (ii) any vested amounts or benefits owing to the
Participant under the Company’s otherwise applicable employee benefit plans and programs, including any compensation previously deferred by the Participant (together with any accrued earnings thereon) and not yet paid by the Company and any
accrued vacation pay not yet paid by the Company (the "Accrued Obligations”), and (iii) any other benefits payable due to the Participant’s death or Disability under the Company’s plans, policies or programs (the “Additional
Benefits”). Any Earned Salary shall be paid in cash in a single lump sum as soon as practicable, but in no event more than 10 days (or at such earlier date required by law), following the Date of Termination. Accrued Obligations and Additional
Benefits shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan, program or arrangement. 
 (b) Cause and Voluntary
Termination. If, during the Employment Period, the Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause or voluntarily terminated by the Participant (other than on account of Good Reason following a Change of Control), the Company shall pay the
Participant (i) the Earned Salary in cash in a single lump sum as soon as practicable, but in no event more than 10 days, following the Date of 

  

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Termination, and (ii) the Accrued Obligations in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan, program or arrangement. 
 (c) Termination by the Company other than for Cause and Termination by the Participant for Good Reason. 
 (i) Severance and Other Termination Payments. If (x) the Company terminates a Participant’s employment other than for Cause during the
Employment Period or (y) a Participant terminates his employment at any time during the Employment Period for Good Reason, the Company shall pay the Participant the following: 
 (A) the Participant’s Earned Salary; and 
 (B) an amount (the “Pro-Rated Annual Incentive”) equal to the average of the annual bonuses payable to the Participant for the two fiscal years of the Company ended prior to the Change of Control Date for which bonuses have been
determined (the “Average Annual Bonus”) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in such fiscal year which have elapsed on or before (and including) the last day of the month in which the Date of Termination
occurs and the denominator of which is 12; and 
 (C) the Accrued Obligations; and 
 (D) a cash amount (the “Severance Amount”) equal to two times the sum of (1) the Participant’s annual Base Salary; (2) an amount
equal to the Average Annual Bonus. 
 The Earned Salary and Pro-Rated Annual Incentive shall be paid in cash in a single lump
sum as soon as practicable, but in no event more than 10 days (or at such earlier date required by law), following the Date of Termination. The Accrued Obligations shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan, program or
arrangement. The Severance Amount shall be paid in cash in a single lump sum on the date that is six months and one day after the Date of Termination. 
 (ii) Continuation of Benefits. If (x) the Company terminates a Participant’s employment other than for Cause during the Employment Period or (y) a Participant terminates his employment at any
time during the Employment Period for Good Reason, the Participant (and, to the extent applicable, his dependents) shall be entitled, after the Date of Termination until the earlier of (1) the second anniversary of the Date of Termination (the
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eligible for comparable benefits under a similar plan, policy or program of a subsequent employer, to continue participation in all of the Company’s
group health and group life employee benefits plans (the “Group Benefit Plans”). To the extent any such benefits cannot be provided under the terms of the applicable plan, policy or program, the Company shall provide a comparable benefit
under another plan or from the Company’s general assets. The Participant’s participation in the Group Benefit Plans will be on the same terms and conditions (including, without limitation, any condition that the Participant make
contributions toward the cost of such coverage on the same terms and conditions generally applicable to similarly situated employees) that would have applied had the Participant continued to be employed by the Company through the End Date.

 (iii) Time-Vesting Restricted Stock. Any and all awards of Time-Vesting Restricted Stock held by the Participant at the Date of
Termination shall immediately become fully vested. 
 (iv) Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock. Performance Vesting Restricted Stock
shall vest to the extent provided in the award agreement granting such Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock. 
 (v) Post-Termination
Exercise Period. Notwithstanding anything else contained in Article 5 of the Company’s 2000 Stock Option Plan or in any Company equity incentive plan to the contrary, in the event that the Participant is entitled to receive the severance
benefits described above pursuant to the terms of the Plan, all of his outstanding Options or SARs under such 2000 Stock Option Plan or any Company equity incentive plan shall automatically be and become fully exercisable on the Date of Termination
without further action on anyone’s part and the Participant shall have the right to exercise any such Option or SAR until the earlier to occur of the expiration of the term of such Option or SAR and the fifth anniversary of the Date of
Termination. 
 (vi) Retirement Contribution Credits. The Participant shall receive credits to the Company’s nonqualified excess
benefits plan in an amount equal to the amount that would otherwise have been contributed on the Participant’s behalf had the Participant remained employed for two years following the Date of Termination. 
 (vii) Outplacement Services. The Participant shall be provided at the Company’s expense with outplacement services customary for executives at
his level (including, without limitation, office space and telephone support services) provided by a qualified and experienced third party provider selected by the Company, up to a maximum of $50,000. 
  

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 (d) Discharge of the Company’s Obligations. Except as expressly provided in the last sentence
of this Section 8(d), the amounts payable to a Participant pursuant to this Section 8 following termination of his employment shall be in full and complete satisfaction of the Participant’s rights under this Plan and any other claims
he may have in respect of his employment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Such amounts shall constitute liquidated damages with respect to any and all such rights and claims and, upon the Participant’s receipt of such amounts, the
Company shall be released and discharged from any and all liability to the Participant in connection with this Plan or otherwise in connection with the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries. Nothing in this
Section 8(d) shall be construed to release the Company from its commitment to indemnify the Participant and hold the Participant harmless from and against any claim, loss or cause of action arising from or out of the Participant’s
performance as an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or in any other capacity, including any fiduciary capacity, in which the Participant served at the request of the Company to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law and the Governing Documents. 
 (e) Certain Further Payments by the Company. 
 (i) In the event that any amount or benefit paid or distributed to any Participant pursuant to this Plan, taken together with any amounts or benefits
otherwise paid or distributed to the Participant by the Company or any affiliated company (collectively, the "Covered Payments”), are or become subject to the tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed under Section 4999 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed, and the total amount of the Covered Payments equals or exceeds three times the “base amount” (as defined in section 280G of the
Code) by at least 10%, the Company shall pay to the Participant at the time specified in Section 8(e)(v) below an additional amount (the “Tax Reimbursement Payment”) such that the net amount retained by the Participant with respect to
such Covered Payments, after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Covered Payments and any Federal, state and local income or employment tax and Excise Tax on the Tax Reimbursement Payment provided for by this Section 8(e), but before deduction
for any Federal, state or local income or employment tax withholding on such Covered Payments, shall be equal to the amount of the Covered Payments. 
 (ii) In the event the Covered Payments are or become subject to the Excise Tax under section 4999 of the Code or any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed, but such Covered Payments exceed three times the base amount by less than 10% of
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reduce the Covered Payments to such amount as would not subject Participant to the Excise Tax. 
 (iii) For purposes of determining whether any of the Covered Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax and the amount of such Excise Tax,
(A) such Covered Payments will be treated as “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and all “parachute payments” in excess of the “base amount” (as defined under
Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax, unless, and except to the extent that, in the good faith judgment of the Company’s independent certified public accountants appointed prior to the Change of
Control Date or tax counsel selected by such Accountants (the “Accountants”), the Company has a reasonable basis to conclude that such Covered Payments (in whole or in part) either do not constitute “parachute payments” or
represent reasonable compensation for personal services actually rendered (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code) in excess of the “base amount,” or such “parachute payments” are otherwise not subject to
such Excise Tax, and (B) the value of any non-cash benefits or any deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by the Accountants in accordance with the principles of Section 280G of the Code. 
 (iv) For purposes of determining the amount of the Tax Reimbursement Payment, the Participant shall be deemed to pay: (A) Federal income taxes at the
highest applicable marginal rate of Federal income taxation for the calendar year in which the Tax Reimbursement Payment is to be made, and (B) any applicable state and local income taxes at the highest applicable marginal rate of taxation for
the calendar year in which the Tax Reimbursement Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in Federal income taxes which could be obtained from the deduction of such state or local taxes if paid in such year. 
 (v) In the event that the Excise Tax is subsequently determined by the Accountants or pursuant to any proceeding or negotiations with the Internal Revenue
Service to be less than the amount taken into account hereunder in calculating the Tax Reimbursement Payment made, the Participant shall repay to the Company, at the time that the amount of such reduction in the Excise Tax is finally determined, the
portion of such prior Tax Reimbursement Payment that would not have been paid if such Excise Tax had been applied in initially calculating such Tax Reimbursement Payment, plus interest on the amount of such repayment at the rate provided in
Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any portion of the Tax Reimbursement
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any Federal, state or local tax authority, repayment thereof shall not be required until actual refund or credit of such portion has been made to the
Participant, and interest payable to the Company shall not exceed interest received or credited to the Participant by such tax authority for the period it held such portion. The Participant and the Company shall mutually agree upon the course of
action to be pursued (and the method of allocating the expenses thereof) if the Participant’s good faith claim for refund or credit is denied. In the event that the Excise Tax is later determined by the Accountants or pursuant to any proceeding
or negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service to exceed the amount taken into account hereunder at the time the Tax Reimbursement Payment is made (including, but not limited to, by reason of any payment the existence or amount of which cannot be
determined at the time of the Tax Reimbursement Payment), the Company shall make an additional Tax Reimbursement Payment in respect of such excess (plus any interest or penalty payable with respect to such excess) at the time that the amount of such
excess is finally determined. 
 (vi) The Tax Reimbursement Payment (or portion thereof) provided for in Section 8(e)(i) above shall be
paid to the Participant not later than 10 business days following the payment of the Covered Payments; provided, however, that if the amount of such Tax Reimbursement Payment (or portion thereof) cannot be finally determined on or before the date on
which payment is due, the Company shall pay to the Participant by such date an amount estimated in good faith by the Accountants to be the minimum amount of such Tax Reimbursement Payment and shall pay the remainder of such Tax Reimbursement Payment
(together with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) as soon as the amount thereof can be determined, but in no event later than 45 calendar days after payment of the related Covered Payment. In the event that the
amount of the estimated Tax Reimbursement Payment exceeds the amount subsequently determined to have been due, such excess shall constitute a loan by the Company to the Participant, payable on the fifth business day after written demand by the
Company for payment (together with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code). 
 9. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Except
as expressly provided herein, nothing in this Plan shall prevent or limit any Participant’s continuing or future participation in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plan or program provided by the Company or any of its affiliated companies
and for which the Participant may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise prejudice such rights as the Participant may have under any other agreements with the Company or any of its affiliated companies, including employment agreements
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Participant is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan or program of the Company or any of its affiliated companies at or subsequent to the Date of
Termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan or program. 
 10. No Offset. The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided
for under this Plan and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without limitation, any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the Company may have against a
Participant or others whether by reason of the subsequent employment of the Participant or otherwise. 
 11. Legal Fees and Expenses. If any
Participant asserts any claim in any contest (whether initiated by the Participant or by the Company) as to the validity, enforceability or interpretation of any provision of this Plan or the Agreement and the Participant prevails on such claim in a
proceeding before an arbitrator referred to in Section 14(e) or a court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall pay the Participant’s legal expenses (or cause such expenses to be paid) including, without limitation, his
reasonable attorney’s fees, upon presentation of proof of such expenses in a form acceptable to the Company. 
 12. Confidential Information, Company
Property. By and in consideration of the salary and benefits to be provided by the Company hereunder, including the severance arrangements set forth herein, each Participant shall enter into an Agreement with the Company whereby the Participant
shall agree that: 
 (a) Confidential Information. Each Participant shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company
all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliated companies, and their respective businesses, (i) obtained by the Participant during his employment by the Company or any of its affiliated
companies and (ii) not otherwise public knowledge (other than by reason of an unauthorized act by the Participant). After termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant shall not, without the prior written
consent of the Company, unless compelled pursuant to an order of a court or other body having jurisdiction over such matter, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it.

 (b) Non-Competition. For two years after the Date of Termination, a Participant shall not, except with the prior written consent of
the Board, directly or indirectly, own any interest in, operate, join, control or participate as a partner, director, principal, officer, or agent of, enter into the employment of, act as a consultant to, or perform any services for any entity which
has operations that compete in any material respect with the Business of the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the foregoing shall not prevent the Participant from acquiring as an investment securities representing not more
than two percent (2%) of the outstanding voting securities of any publicly held corporation. 
  

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 (c) Non-Disparagement. During the Employment Period and at any time thereafter, Participant shall
not, directly or indirectly, engage in any conduct or make any statement, whether in commercial or noncommercial speech, disparaging or criticizing in any way the Company or any of its affiliates any products or services offered by any of these, nor
shall he engage in any other conduct or make any other statement that could be reasonably expected to impair the goodwill of any of them, in each case except to the extent required by law, and then only after consultation with the Company.

 (d) Nonsolicitation of Employees. For two years after the Date of Termination, a Participant shall not attempt, directly or
indirectly, to induce any employee of the Company, or any subsidiary or any affiliate thereof to be employed or perform services elsewhere or otherwise to cease providing services to the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof. 

(e) Nonsolicitation of Clients. During the Employment Period and for two years after the Date of Termination, Participant shall not, directly
or indirectly, for his own account or for the account of any other Person, in any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its affiliates has commenced or made plans to commence operations, solicit or otherwise attempt to establish any business
relationship of a nature that is competitive with the business or relationship of the Company or any of its affiliates with any person throughout the world which is or was a customer, client or distributor of the Company or any of its affiliates at
any time during which Participant was employed by the Company (in the case of any such activity during such time) or during the twelve-month period preceding the Date of Termination (in the case of any such activity after the Date of Termination),
other than any such solicitation on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliates during the Employment Period. 
 (f) Company
Property. Except as expressly provided herein, promptly following a Participant’s termination of employment, such Participant shall return to the Company all property of the Company and all copies thereof in the Participant’s
possession or under his control. 
 (g) Injunctive Relief and Other Remedies with Respect to Covenants. The covenants and obligations
of each Participant with respect to confidentiality and Company property relate to special, unique and extraordinary matters and a violation of any of the terms of such covenants and obligations will cause the Company irreparable injury for which
adequate remedies are not available at law. Therefore, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining order or such other equitable relief (without the requirement to post bond) restraining a Participant from committing any violation of
the covenants and obligations contained in this Section 12. These remedies are cumulative and are in addition to any other rights and remedies the Company may have at law or in equity. In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions
of this Section 12 constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant under this Plan or the Agreement. 
  

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 (h) In the event the Participant breaches any provision of this Section 12 in any material respect
following the Date of Termination, in addition to any remedy at law or in equity, the Participant shall (i) not be entitled to receive, if not already paid, the benefits described in Section 8 hereof, and (ii) return to
the Company any and all payments previously made by the Company (or any of its affiliates) pursuant to Section 8 hereof within 15 days after written demand for such repayment is made to Participant by the Company. 
 13. Successors. 
 (a) Each Participant’s rights
under this Plan and the Agreement are personal to the Participant and, without the prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by the Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable by a Participant’s legal representatives. 
 (b) This Plan and the Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors. The Company shall require any successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation,
acquisition of stock, or otherwise, by an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Participant, expressly to assume and agree to maintain this Plan and perform in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to
perform under the Agreement if no such succession had taken place. 
 14. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have full and complete authority to interpret the Plan and
to make all determinations hereunder relating to the participation and eligibility of eligible Employees for benefits, including, but not limited to, making determinations as to eligibility for benefits or to participate in the Plan, the amount of
benefits payable, the time at which benefits cease to be payable, and other comparable issues. The Committee may delegate any of its authority and responsibilities, subject to Committee review and to the extent permitted by law, to any officer or
committee of officer(s) of the Company. The determinations made by the Committee or its delegate shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons affected thereby, including, but not limited to, each Participant and the Company. The Company
and/or the Committee, as the case may be, shall maintain such procedures and records as each deems necessary or appropriate. Each Participant shall receive a copy of the Plan, and written confirmation of his or her participation thereunder.

  

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 (b) Applicable Law. Except to the extent that they may be preempted by Federal law, this Plan
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, applied without reference to principles of conflict of laws. 
 (c) Gender and Number. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, words in the masculine gender used in the Plan shall include the feminine gender, the singular shall include the plural, and the plural
shall include the singular. 
 (d) Effective Date of the Plan. This Plan shall become effective on the date approved by the Committee.

 (e) Arbitration. Except to the extent provided in Section 12(g), any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection
with the Plan shall be resolved by binding arbitration. The arbitration shall be held in the city of White Plains, New York and, except to the extent inconsistent with this Agreement, shall be conducted in accordance with the Expedited Employment
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect at the time of the arbitration (or such other rules as the parties may agree to in writing), and otherwise in accordance with principles which would be applied by a court of
law or equity. The arbitrator shall be acceptable to both the Company and the Participant involved in such arbitration. If the parties cannot agree on an acceptable arbitrator, the dispute shall be heard by a panel of three arbitrators, one
appointed by each of the parties and the third appointed by the other two arbitrators. 
 (f) Amendments. This Plan may be amended,
modified or terminated at any time; provided that any amendment which occurs within one year of a Change of Control and which reduces the benefits available under the Plan in respect of any Employees participating in the Plan at the date such
amendment is adopted shall be void and without effect; provided further that any such amendment, modification or termination which adversely affect the rights of any Participant shall be agreed to, in writing, by such Participant. 

(g) Entire Agreement. This Plan and the Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters
referred to herein. No other agreement relating to the terms of any Participant’s employment by the Company, oral or otherwise, shall be binding between the parties unless it is in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement is
sought. There are no promises, representations, inducements or statements between the parties other than those that are expressly contained herein. 
 (h) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand-delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as
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 If to a Participant, at the home address of the Participant noted on the records of the Company

  

			
	If to the Company:    	 	 MBIA Inc.
 113 King Street
 Armonk, New York 10504
 Attn.: Secretary

 or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith.
Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. 
 (i) Tax Withholding. The Company shall
withhold from any amounts payable under this Plan such Federal, state or local taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 
 (j) Severability; Reformation. In the event that one more of the provisions of this Plan shall become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the
remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby. In the event that any of the provisions of Section 12 is not enforceable in accordance with its terms, such Section shall be reformed to make such Section enforceable in a
manner which provides the Company the maximum rights permitted at law. 
 (k) Survival. The provisions of Sections 8 and 12 shall
survive the termination of the Employment Period hereunder and shall be binding upon and enforceable against the Company or a Participant, as the case may be, in accordance with its terms. In the event that any dispute arises with respect to the
Participant’s entitlement to such enhanced retirement benefits, the dispute resolutions provisions contained in Section 14(c) and the legal fees provision contained in Section 11 shall also survive the end of the Employment Period and
shall be applied as though the dispute arose within the Employment Period. 
 (l) Headings. The headings of this Plan are not part of
the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. 
  

					
	MBIA Inc.	  	
			
		 	/s/ Gary C. Dunton	  	
		 	 By: Gary C. Dunton
 Title: CEO
	  	

 Adopted as of November 8, 2006 and amended as of February 27, 2007 

 

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