Life Planning Strategies
Life planning strategies, with ideas about how to use life insurance and related products to help people and businesses get things done.
LTC Insurance Price Index for 2011 Released by Industry Group
By Marlene Y. SatterAccording to a new long-term care insurance price index that will be published in April by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, rates for comparable coverage from insurers can vary by as much as 41%-48%.
January 31, 2011
Leading Insurers Paid $10.8 Million in Daily LTC ClaimsA report released Monday by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance found the 10 leading LTCI companies paid $10.8 million in daily claim benefits in 2010.
January 25, 2011
Insurers Identify Potential Areas for Growth in 2011: ICMGTwo-thirds of insurance firms are looking to add new products or services to their distribution channels in the next year, a survey released Monday by the Inter-Company Marketing Group found.
January 21, 2011
Popularity of HSAs and HRAs Increases in 2010Despite health reform, assets increased in health savings and retirement vehicles.
January 20, 2011
SEC Said to Probe Life Partners on Life ExpectancyLife Partners Holdings, Inc., a company that has been a pioneer in the field of life insurance securitization, is under investigation by the SEC, according to individuals with whom the agency has spoken.
January 20, 2011
Health Care Costs Still Rising, but Rate Slows, S&P FindsAccording to data released Thursday by Standard & Poor’s for the S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index, health care costs are still rising, but their rate of increase has been slowing since May of 2010.
January 20, 2011
Life Insurance Sales 'Flat' in 2011, LIMRA PredictsInsurance executives are pessimistic about 2011, according to a survey released Wednesday by LIMRA.
January 19, 2011
Clients and the New Higher Deductibility Limits for LTC InsuranceThe planning implications of the new IRS guidelines on long-term care insurance