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Survivor Swaps

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  • Kevin Dowd
  • David Blake
  • Andrew J. G. Cairns
  • Paul Dawson

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A survivor swap (SS) is an agreement to exchange cash flows in the future based on the outcome of at least one survivor index. This article discusses the possible uses of SSs as instruments for managing, hedging, and trading mortality‐dependent risks. SSs are especially useful for insurance companies, but also offer other interested parties low beta avenues into the acquisition of mortality risk exposure. The article also investigates vanilla SSs in some detail, and suggests how their premiums and values might be determined in an incomplete market setting.

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  • Kevin Dowd & David Blake & Andrew J. G. Cairns & Paul Dawson, 2006. "Survivor Swaps," Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 73(1), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jrinsu:v:73:y:2006:i:1:p:1-17
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2006.00163.x
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