Long-Term Care Planning
Long-term care insurance news and analysis, including coverage of short-term care insurance, long-term care hybrid products, and other arrangements for paying for long-term and post-acute care.
April 09, 2009
Maine mulls over its LTC systemMaine's legislature is deciding whether to restructure the LTC system so that more people will have access to home-based care.
April 08, 2009
Lincoln Adds LTD Family Care RiderAn insurer will be helping group long-term disability claimants who return to work pay for child care and elder care.
April 06, 2009
Milliman Updates GuidelinesA consulting firm has released a new edition of product that many insurers use to support utilization review and case management teams.
April 02, 2009
You've gotta be kidding ...Sadly, no. We were hoping they have well-funded HSAs or high-deductible plans (say at about the $1 million level), but of course that's not the...
April 02, 2009
Long term care requires special planningAccording to the Center for Retirement Research, high-net-worth boomers have two options for planning long term care. Boomers can buy long term care insurance to...
April 01, 2009
Explaining LTC need by the numbersQ: Convincing prospects of the need for LTC insurance is difficult. Can you provide some approaches to respond to this objection? A: There are several ways to overcome this objection. Kathleen Smith, an agent in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., shares her
March 31, 2009
Explaining LTC need by the numbersQ: Convincing prospects of the need for LTC insurance is difficult. Can you provide some approaches to respond to this objection? A: There are several ways to overcome this objection. Kathleen Smith, an agent in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., shares her
March 10, 2009
See Your Sales Sizzle with the $5 Employer-Paid LTCI CaseWhether you're a home office marketer or a producer in the field, you're always searching for new ways to expand your business. Yet, you may be overlooking the growing sales potential for long-term care
March 09, 2009
See Your Sales Sizzle with the $5 Employer-Paid LTCI CaseWhether you're a home office marketer or a producer in the field, you're always searching for new ways to expand your business. Yet, you may be overlooking the growing sales potential for long-term care
March 04, 2009
Pru Brings Out Basic Long Term Care ProductPrudential product aims to make long term care insurance choices easier for consumers.