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.
5 Things you Should Know about LTCI
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPLong term care insurance is a complex product to present but if you focus on improving your knowledge in the following five areas, you'll be in good shape for client presentations. Here are the key things you need to know:
December 29, 2009
Run over by Reid's ReindeerDisgusting, deceitful, sleazy, shameful ...use any adjective you like. Unfortunately, the most accurate is usual, as in "politics as usual." Seems Sen. Ben Nelson's principled...
December 29, 2009
Dychtwald speaks out on long term careRecently, Senior Market Advisor had the opportunity to speak with Ken Dychtwald, one of the leading experts on aging-related issues. Dychtwald sees many missed opportunities within the field of long term care.
December 29, 2009
Dychtwald speaks out on long term careRecently, Senior Market Advisor had the opportunity to speak with Ken Dychtwald, one of the leading experts on aging-related issues. Dychtwald sees many missed opportunities within the field of long term care.
December 28, 2009
Successfully prospecting to the wealthyIt's been said that selling long term care to rich people is actually quite easy -- it's finding them that's tough. Here are tips on building a wealthy clientele and what to do once you've got their attention.
December 21, 2009
ACLI: Study Shows CLASS Act Won't WorkThe American Council of Life Insurers is pointing to a new study by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as confirming its view that a long term care entitlement program contained in the latest Senate health care reform package won't work.
December 20, 2009
ACLI: Study Shows CLASS Act Won't WorkThe American Council of Life Insurers is pointing to a new study by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as confirming its view that a long term care entitlement program contained in the latest Senate health care reform package won't work.
December 20, 2009
MetLife study: Old age tops the chart why people need care65.7 million people, or 29 percent of the adult population of the United States, are caregivers.