The insurer recently announced its intentions to step out of that market and will cease selling next month. As of December 2016, John Hancock long term care insurance policies will no longer be sold by the insurer. This announcement arrived as the company announced that it would be exiting that coverage market. The insurance company is owned by one of the largest long term care policy providers in the United States. John Hancock long term care insurance is owned by Canadian firm Manulife Financial Corp. That company is among the…
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The high cost of long term care is rarely planned for
While planning for retirement, few people plan for the potential need for nursing home care. The cost of long term care has become one of the largest expenses faced during retirement. At the same time, only a small minority of people actually plan for this eventual need. By the time a person reaches the age of 65, their chances of needing a nursing home at some point are about 50-50 at the moment. These types of annual cost are very high and most people haven’t factored it into their savings.…
Read MoreLife insurance sales placed in suspension at Genworth Financial
As the firm enters into restructuring plans, it has now ceased the sale of those policies until further notice. Genworth Financial Inc. has now announced the suspension of some of its life insurance product sales, after having posted a Q4 loss for 2015, which meant that it had continued to lose money throughout every quarter of that year. The company is now entering into restructuring plans in order to overcome its considerable financial challenges. As a result of this announcement and as the insurer begins the planning for its restructuring,…
Read MorePublic long term care insurance program debate to start in Hawaii
The state is about to begin a discussion about starting the first universal coverage program in the country. Hawaii is about to enter into a debate that will discuss whether or not the state should launch the first public long term care insurance program to exist in the country; a move that will likely have the nation’s insurance industry watching very closely. This LTC insurance program would be the first time coverage of this nature was offered by a state. The benefit for people covered by a universal long term…
Read MoreLong-term care insurance premiums to see massive increase in Kansas
State residents will see a major increase in their long-term care insurance premiums Kansas residents that have purchased long-term care insurance will be hit by significant rate increases in the near future. Policyholders have been reporting that they have been notified that they will see rate increases as high as 60%. The Kansas Insurance Department has confirmed that this is, indeed, the case, as regulators have approved significant rate increases coming from insurers. For many consumers, this may become a major financial burden that may mean they would lose their…
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