Is it time to think about long term care insurance

Among all of the different kinds of insurance given priority among Americans, long term care (LTC) insurance rarely makes the top of the list, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t something that can offer great benefit. It is important to understand LTC insurance before buying a policy or failing to do so. While you speak with your insurance agent about your portfolio, it may be wise to consider LTC if it is something that he or she has recommended. All too many families have found themselves facing severe financial…

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Aon Study reveals an increase in average long term care liability claims

Aon Risk Solutions has released the results of research in its 2011 Long term Care General Liability and Professional Liability Actuarial Analysis, which showed that even though the frequency of claims is declining, the costs of long term care liability are on the rise as a result of an increasing average size of the claims. When compared to 2010, this year has shown a rise in the average size of claims that equals approximately 4 percent. Across the country, the severity and size of the liability claims saw a steady…

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