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.
AARP: Consumers Hear Less About LTC
By Staff WriterDoctors and relatives may be doing less these days to warn Americans about the cost of long term care.Researchers at AARP, Washington, have published figures ...
December 01, 2006
Industry Spotlight: Consumer SectorsThe share prices of some consumer-focused companies could improve in 2007, thanks to rising sales, improving margins and external factors, equity analysts say. ----- Terry Bivens Bear Stearns 212-272-6782 [email protected] Area...
December 01, 2006
Less is MoreOne change now surfacing within the disability market, according to John Ryan, a Greenwood, Colorado insurance consultant to financial advisors, is John Hancock's approach to...
November 12, 2006
The Rising Tide Of Shared Care LTC SalesDespite declining sales in the overall long term care insurance industry for several years, shared care LTC sales are increasing rapidly, and this is likely ...
November 12, 2006
The Rising Tide Of Shared Care LTC SalesDespite declining sales in the overall long term care insurance industry for several years, shared care LTC sales are increasing rapidly, and this is likely ...
November 07, 2006
Most LTC Claims AreAlmost 58% of long term care claims submitted to UnumProvident Corp. are for people under age 65, the company says.That's true for both group and ...
November 01, 2006
The LTCI sale: take the long viewDespite the increased media attention and awareness about long term care insurance, it is still considered one of the most challenging products to sell. "Long term care insurance has been available for 20 years, yet many people still think of it as
November 01, 2006
Allied for successPhilip Gallant is a heck of a long term care insurance salesperson, writing more than $400,000 in LTCI and life premium last year. He managed those numbers while conducting extensive training for other agents and advisors. Gallant, father of Audrey,