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.
Women more likely to use long-term care
By Danielle AndrusMore women privately pay for in-home care than men, according to a new report from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. While the vast majority...
April 01, 2010
Economy Alters Buys of LTC InsuranceAs the economic picture remained clouded and investors remained nervous, the age of purchasers of long-term care insurance in 2009 increased for the 55-and-older group...
April 01, 2010
Insurance Update: Implementing HealthcareAs arguments rage about healthcare, we spoke with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) about the effects of reform. Sandy Praeger, Kansas insurance commissioner and...
March 31, 2010
NAIC to host stranger-originated annuities hearingThe next major battle between regulators and insurers could come in the form of stranger-originated annuities. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners will host a public...
March 18, 2010
Why empty nesters need term lifeWhen boomers' babies grow up and move out, it may be tempting for some couples to not renew term life insurance policies. This is...
March 18, 2010
Study highlights dementia burden on caregiversIf you needed another argument for long-term care, here it is. A report released earlier this month by the Alzheimer's Association found over 5 million...
March 18, 2010
Poor economy highlights the value of LTCIBoomers are seeing the value of long-term care insurance. Nearly three-quarters of LTCI buyers were 55 or older last year, compared with 69 percent...
March 18, 2010
Obama's return to WaterlooRuth Bader Ginsburg, by far the most liberal of the current crop of Supremes, said the reason we're still arguing 37 years later over abortion...