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.
Disability Insurance Observer: Low-Hanging Value Fruit
By Allison BellCommonwealth Fund researchers have published a paper that compares countries' systems for handling chronic illness.
November 01, 2011
Northwestern: Knowledge Gap Bigger Than Denial GapMost Americans agree that LTC planning is important, but caregivers are more likely to say they understand their options.
November 01, 2011
Northwestern: Knowledge Gap Bigger Than Denial GapMost Americans agree that LTC planning is important, but caregivers are more likely to say they understand their options.
November 01, 2011
The Catch: Nov. 1Allison Bell looks at a report on why wellness programs are just not all that sexy, wellness programs with fangs (maybe theyre sexier?, and more.
October 31, 2011
The Essential Guide to LTCIWith health-care costs rising and the senior population growing, there is probably no better time to be selling long-term care insurance. But how to get your clients to buy? And what products are best suited for them? On these pages, new trends and products are explored. Plus, Senior Market Advisor...
October 31, 2011
Which inflation protection benefit is best?If I want to keep my clients LTCI premiums as low as possible, yet still provide appropriate coverage, which IP benefit should I be suggesting?
October 26, 2011
The Catch: Oct. 26Allison Bell crosses the Hudson to visit the city of tall buildings and finds reporters and rating analysts plagued by a fear of rooftop terraces.
October 26, 2011
The Catch: Oct. 26Allison Bell crosses the Hudson to visit the city of tall buildings and finds reporters and rating analysts plagued by a fear of rooftop terraces.