Financial Analysis Handbook

Checklist within the Financial Analyst Handbook (FAH) application

Each FAH report generated from iSite+ provides answers to the questions on the checklists for a specific company. A multitude of checklists are available on topics ranging from investments to reinsurance to affiliated transactions and many more. The checklists extensively utilize ratio results to "flag" areas where concerns may exist. The FAH electronically calculates these ratios, and the results can be electronically imported into the checklists, saving the analyst considerable time and effort.

The checklist analysis process begins with Level 1 Procedures, which aid analysts in identifying areas of concern to determine which areas may need further analysis. After completing Level 1, the analyst may opt to complete as many of the Level 2 checklists as deemed necessary. Level 2 checklists address topics ranging from investments to reinsurance to affiliated transactions and help the analyst draw an overall conclusion on a given topic.

To View Financial Analyst Handbook (FAH) reports using the Financial Reports Page  

1. Search for an company or companies by performing a Company/Firm Search .

2. Select which companies you want reports generated from, that are found in the Company List box.

3. Select the FAH category from Report Categories.

4. Use the links at the top either Annual Documents, Quarterly Documents, or Detailed Discussion of CMO's under the Financial Analysis Handbook Reports Banner.

The Detailed Discussion of CMO's include the following CMO documents:

- Investor's Guide to CMO's
- Investor's Guide to Mortgage Securities
- Mortgage Backed Securities

5. Select from the drop down box that allows the user  to choose either a Complete Report, a Report with just Yes Answers, or a Complete Report with Yes Answers Only  

6. Click on the report you want to view.

To View, Download, or Print Multiple Reports:

Follow steps 1, 2, and 3, from the list above then: 

4. Click on the check boxes next to the reports you want to view.

5. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen

6. Click Current Report List button

7. Click the Saved Current Selected Reports

8. Click the View, Download, or Print button in the Reports Frame. 

To View, Download, or Print Multiple Reports from Multiple Report Categories: 

Select and save one or more reports from your preferred category/categories, before clicking the View, Download, or Print button in the Reports Frame.

To Save Selected Preferences Within the Reports Page: 

1. Select the reports you would like to save.

2. Click the Save Current Selected Reports button.

3. When the prompt window appears enter the name you would like to give to this saved reports file.  Enter a meaningful name you will recognize later.

4. Click the OK button in the prompt window.

FAH Summary Report

The FAH Summary report provides a list of companies with "Yes" responses along with a count of automated "Yes" responses for each chapter of the Financial Analysis Handbook.  The "count" number is a hyperlink to the details of the "Yes" response.

To access the Financial Analysis Handbook Summary report:

1. Access the Summary Reports area of iSite+, by selecting under the Tools tab.

2. On the Summary Reports page, select the Financial Analysis Handbook Summary report located under the Financial Analysis section.

3. The Handbook Summary - Automated Yes Responses page will display. Select the desired criteria from the available fields.

4. To sort the report data to be generated, select a Primary and Secondary sort option from the drop-down lists.

5. The top of the report page displays a summary of the criteria used to generate the report.

6. Below the summary of criteria, a list of companies matching the criteria are displayed. Information includes NAIC Code, Company Name,  Domiciled Yes or No, and a list of each chapter of the Handbook checklist and its corresponding number of "Yes" answers.

7. To print or save the report, select the appropriate option from your browser's File menu. The report must be printed in landscape mode to fit on the paper.

8. To return to the Summary reports, close your current tab.

To download the checklists documents:

1. Search for an company or companies by performing a Company/Firm Search .

2. Select which companies you want reports generated from, that are found in the Company List box.

3. Select the FAH category from Report Categories.

4. Click the File link to the right of the checklist document name to download. Open the file directly into MS Word if it is installed on your PC or save the file to disk. (NOTE: Only those users with MS Word installed on their PC will be able to open the file directly.)

5. To open the file, click the "Open It" radio button on the dialog box that appears. The file will open directly into Word to then print it or save it to disk.

6. If you do not have MS Word installed on your PC or if you wish to save the document directly to disk, click the "Save It To Disk" radio button on the dialog box that appears. The Save As dialog box will display.

7. Select a location and enter a file name in the File Name box. 

8. Click the Save button to save the file to the location specified.

9. Click the Back button on your browser to return to the Financial Analysis Handbook page.