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.
COVID-19 Pushes Up Genworth Life Unit's Capitalization Level
By Allison BellIncreased mortality contributed to strong profits at the unit's long-term care insurance division.
April 20, 2021
Investors Heritage Life Adds Indexed Product: Annuity MovesThe Alliance for Lifetime Income is working with Cannex. Journey Guide is working with Great-American Life.
April 15, 2021
Lawmaker Proposes Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program: IRI ConferenceThomas Suozzi said program benefits could wrap around private LTCI benefits.
April 14, 2021
COVID-19 Fogs Long-Term Care Claim Forecasts: ILTCI Virtual ConferenceOne possibility is that the insureds who live through the pandemic are healthier and could live longer.
April 07, 2021
COVID-19 Helped Long-Term Care Insurers in 2020: FitchBut the rating analysts say insurers still need more LTCI premium rate increases.
April 07, 2021
Genworth Ends China Oceanwide Merger AgreementGenworth says it still plans to sell part of its U.S. mortgage insurance business through a partial IPO.
April 02, 2021
5 States Where Nursing Homes Are Beating COVID-19Nationally, the number of new cases per 1,000 nursing home residents is down 97% from the pandemic peak.