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.
Care costs hold steady
By Staff WriterThe MetLife Mature Market Institute conducted its annual survey of home care costs and found they hadn?? 1/2 t risen much from 2006. The Institute added a market survey of adult day care centers this year. The national average hourly rate for home
April 12, 2008
LTCI guidelines from NAICWhile carriers are doing what they can to make long term care insurance policies easier to understand and buy, it still can be a daunting process for consumers who don't deal with the product every day.The National Association of Insurance
April 11, 2008
Jesse SlomeJesse Slome, executive director for American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, has announced November as Long-Term Care Awareness Month. After the success of their Long-Term Care Awareness week last year, the organization expanded their
April 11, 2008
LTCI guidelines from NAICWhile carriers are doing what they can to make long term care insurance policies easier to understand and buy, it still can be a daunting process for consumers who don't deal with the product every day.The National Association of Insurance
April 11, 2008
Free LTCI tools to be availableAs many as 10,000 producers nationally are expected to take part in the largest grassroots awareness campaign encouraging long term care planning. As part of Long-Term Care Awareness Week (Nov. 4-10) the American Association for Long-Term Care
April 10, 2008
Jesse SlomeJesse Slome, executive director for American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, has announced November as Long-Term Care Awareness Month. After the success of their Long-Term Care Awareness week last year, the organization expanded their
April 01, 2008
Can you afford the risk?Note: This column is a continuation of the information I shared in last month?? 1/2 s column. To read that column, please click here. Q. I work with a wealthy clientele and when I mention LTCI insurance to them, many of them reply that they have
April 01, 2008
NEWS & PRODUCTS, APRIL 2008Despite the uncertain financial and economic environment last year, Americans continue to contribute to their IRAs, and those Americans who work with advisors are more...