The Handbook of Stable Value Investments

Table of Contents

Preface

Contributing Authors

Section I. Introduction

1. Introduction to the Stable Value Investment

2. GIC Indices and Their Risk/Return Behavior

Section II. Stable Value Investments

3. Traditional GICs

4. Separate Account GICs

5. The Evolving History of Insurance Separate Accounts

6. Managing Synthetic GIC Portfolios

7. Buy and Hold Synthetics

8. Managed Synthetics

9. The Evolution of Stable Value Pooled Funds

Section III. Stable Value Portfolio Management

10. Stable Value Management

11. A Plan Sponsor's Perspective on Managing Stable Value Separate Accounts: The DuPont Approach

Section IV. Credit Analysis

12. Evolution in Evaluating Life Insurance Company Credit Quality

13. GICs: A Life Insurance Credit Perspective

14. Evaluating Wrap Provider Credit Risk in Synthetic GICs

Section V. Underwriting and Pricing Stable Value Risks

15. Underwriting Stable Value Risks

16. Pricing Stable Value Risks

Section VI. Legal/Regulatory Considerations

17. Legal, Regulatory, and Accounting Issues

Section VII. Conclusion

18. The Epilogue: The Future of Stable Value Investing

Index