Tag: Long Term Care Insurance

10 Ways That ObamaCare Will Benefit You

Guest Author
Obamacare

The Health Care Reform Act or Affordable Insurance Act, recently signed into law and often referred to as ObamaCare, is a very divisive political topic today. No matter where you stand on the issue, it’s good to consider why this law was developed and how it will benefit you. Check out these 10 ways that ObamaCare positively affects your healthcare coverage. 1. Health insurance providers can no longer cancel your policy if you get sick. This was a major complaint among consumers, who may pay for decades into a policy…

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Long term care insurance study reveals buyer behaviors

G. Turner
Long Term Care Insurance Planning

Recent research has identified some of the reasons that people are purchasing the coverage. According to the results of a recent study, the people who are the most likely to buy long term care insurance are also those who are either getting ready for their retirement, or who have known someone who has experienced a situation in which they required LTC. The research suggested that life events tend to be a major trigger for making this kind of planning purchase. The study was conducted by the MSR Group and was…

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Long term care insurance pricing to factor in gender

G. Turner
Long Term Care Insurance cost for women gender

Women are about to see their LTCI premiums head skyward compared to those paid by men. The average lifespan of a woman is considerably longer than that of a man and, for the first time in the United States, some long term care insurance companies are seeking to make them pay higher premiums to help to compensate for the higher costs that this longer lifespan entails. Pricing that is gender specific is something that has been tossed around for some time now. As long term care insurance providers seek to…

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Long term care insurance opportunities help to offer greater savings

G. Turner
Long term care insurance planning

The option for guaranteed purchase helps to keep costs down, but it is important to watch for varying provisions. The latest new options in long term care insurance are now providing people in their fifties and sixties with the opportunity to lower the expense associated with their coverage by hundreds of dollars every year. This may help people to be able to buy the coverage they need at a price that can fit within their budgets. Jesse Slome, the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance (AALTCI) director “The Guaranteed…

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Long term care insurance applications of boomers rejected

G. Turner
Long Term Care Insurance

Applicants for the coverage are experiencing a notable downtrend in their acceptance by insurers. The industry has noted a striking trend in the long term care insurance sector, in which applicants for the coverage – particularly in the baby boomer age group – have not been able to purchase the policies because they have been rejected by their insurers. These consumers are being told that LTC coverage is important to their future planning but cannot buy it. According to the data that has just been released by LTC Tree, insurers…

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