MBIA Inc. announced that Sean D. Carney was elected to MBIA's board of directors in accordance with the board's power under MBIA Inc.'s by-laws to fill interim vacancies. Mr. Carney was designated and elected to the board of directors pursuant to the terms of the amended and restated Investment Agreement dated as of February 6, 2008 between MBIA and Warburg Pincus. Mr. Carney has been a Member and Managing Director of Warburg Pincus LLC and a General Partner of Warburg Pincus & Co.

since January 2001 and has been employed with Warburg Pincus since 1996. He focuses on investments in the financial services sector and has also worked on the firm's healthcare team.