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March 13, 2019 at 02:56 AM
Insurers may be retreating from the U.S. private long-term care insurance (LTCI) market, but more older Americans are hoping LTCI will help them cover long-term care costs.
The percentage of older, middle-income Americans who expect to use LTCI coverage to pay for long-term care has increased to 17% this year, from 13%, according to new survey data from a research arm of Bankers Life and Casualty Company
(Related: Medicare Still Has an LTCI Image Problem)
Hope that LTCI coverage will pay the bills has increased even though only 12% of the survey participants said they have purchased LTCI coverage.
More Numbers
About 51% said they were familiar with LTCI but have not purchased it.
About 37% said they were unfamiliar with the product.
About 21% of the participants described LTCI as a necessary product, but 67% classified LTCI as a product that’s merely nice to have.
About 19% of the participants said they are getting LTC planning help from investment advisors. Just 4% said they are getting LTC planning help from insurance agents.
