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Long term care insurance study identifies women’s coverage concerns

H. Cutner
Long Term Care Insurance Industry

Research conducted by a Milwaukee insurer has identified a number of enlightening facts. The results of a long term care insurance study performed by Northwestern Mutual Life have shown that while women seem to have a greater understanding than their male counterparts regarding the options and resources that are available to a person who requires assisted living services, they are also notably less likely to purchase the necessary coverage to shelter them from those risks. The insurer released its findings in time for the awareness month for this form of…

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Long term care insurance policies are evolving for greater choice

Long Term Care Insurance

The most recent offerings in this sector are including a larger number of options for consumers. Long term care insurance companies have been observing an increasing trend of skyrocketing costs as their policyholders are living longer and are using more services such as assisted living facilities and nursing homes. The value in this type of policy is in the fact that it covers these extremely expensive services. However, because policyholders are generating far greater expenses than had been predicted, the long term care insurance industry is being faced with massive…

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Long term care insurance prices are soaring

Long Term Care insurance Costs

The cost of coverage for nursing home fees is up by double digits this year. The price associated with covering oneself against the cost of a nursing home or other similar forms of assistance service is skyrocketing, as long term care insurance premiums rise by 6 to 17 percent this year. The amount of the increase depends on the type of coverage that is purchased. This data is from the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance. Many insurers in this sector are finding that they are losing money and…

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Long term care insurance requires some significant changes to boost its caring

Long Term Care Insurance cost for women gender

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released an article making suggestions to change the sector. In an article entitled “Putting The ‘Care’ Into Long Term Care Insurance”, the Kaiser Family Foundation posted on its news site that the sector of coverage is creating too much of a struggle for those it covers, and that changes need to be made in order to resolve these issues. According to the organization, the coverage has a lot to offer, but it is still very hard on its customers. As a lead in to its…

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Long term care insurance is struggling due to many factors

Long Term Care Insurance Industry

There are many causes of the challenges faced by this sector of the industry. The long term care insurance sector of the industry has been facing a lot of difficulties over the last few years due to a lack of new customers and increased use by older policyholders. Carriers have been giving up on the sector altogether and have been dropping out of it. The long term care insurance companies that have decided to hold their ground within the sector are resorting to efforts that are less favorable to the…

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