Life Planning Strategies
Life planning strategies, with ideas about how to use life insurance and related products to help people and businesses get things done.
Health care reform: Wax on, wax off
By John SullivanCompany write-downs in the wake of health care reform are coming fast and furious. AT&T announced $1 billion, John Deere and Boeing are in for...
April 01, 2010
Women more likely to use long-term careMore women privately pay for in-home care than men, according to a new report from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. While the vast majority...
April 01, 2010
Insurance Update: Implementing HealthcareAs arguments rage about healthcare, we spoke with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) about the effects of reform. Sandy Praeger, Kansas insurance commissioner and...
April 01, 2010
The Cost IssueAny healthcare reform has to take into account costs and insurance company profits. Sandy Praeger, Kansas insurance commissioner and chair of the Health Insurance and...
April 01, 2010
Economy Alters Buys of LTC InsuranceAs the economic picture remained clouded and investors remained nervous, the age of purchasers of long-term care insurance in 2009 increased for the 55-and-older group...
March 31, 2010
NAIC to host stranger-originated annuities hearingThe next major battle between regulators and insurers could come in the form of stranger-originated annuities. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners will host a public...
March 18, 2010
Study highlights dementia burden on caregiversIf you needed another argument for long-term care, here it is. A report released earlier this month by the Alzheimer's Association found over 5 million...
March 18, 2010
Poor economy highlights the value of LTCIBoomers are seeing the value of long-term care insurance. Nearly three-quarters of LTCI buyers were 55 or older last year, compared with 69 percent...