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.
AARP: LTC Provided Primarily by Family Members
By Danielle AndrusSeniors are increasingly relying on technology and family care for their long-term care needs.
October 01, 2010
The Case for a Healthcare Advocate: The Financial Gerontologist BlogI would recommend that anyone with elderly parents or grandparents inquire with the insurance company (or other relevant service provider) if they have an "authorization to release information and/or designation of a representative." This way, you are able to act efficiently on the elderly person's behalf and make their life...
September 28, 2010
Suicide Rate for Baby Boomers Increases, Reversing TrendThe suicide rate among boomers is increasing, despite decades-long downward trend.
September 24, 2010
John Hancock Boosts LTC Premiums by 40%The news that John Hancock has hiked premiums of its long-term care insurance policies by 40% has roused the inner pessimist in agents, according to NU Online News Service.
September 17, 2010
Group Health Plan Enrollment NosedivesNew figures released in September by the Census Bureau show that enrollment in employer-sponsored health plans in 2009 was at its lowest level since 1997, after a dizzying drop.
September 16, 2010
Johanns, Nelson Health Care Law Amendments on 1099 FailA provision of the health care reform legislation that requires businesses and nonprofits to file 1099 forms with the IRS for all payments of $600...
September 16, 2010
Aging in Place 2.0: The Next Generation of Long-Term CareBoomers who anticipate aging in place should take note: Communities, government and the public and private sectors will have to make major changes to accommodate...
September 14, 2010
Public Understanding Is Poor on Health Care Reform: NAICIn August, NAIC conducted a phone survey to evaluate the awareness of the public on the provisions of the new health care reform law.