Description: There are many ways to manage a long-term care closed block of policies but some of the common ones are rate increases, enhancement of claim practices and helping policyholders to remain independent and thriving at home.

Description: Feature article discussing recent innovations within the fixed annuity insurance industry and the changes those innovations may bring.

Description: Discussion of LTC insurance product developments being spurred by recent demographic and regulatory trends, especially combination products such as LTC benefits with disability income, annuities, and life insurance. Several viable product styles are considered, along with the pros and cons of each.

Description: veteran insurance producer, who specializes in LTC planning and insurance, discusses a range of issues from his perspective, as well as HNW clients, their financial advisers and a prominent actuary. The author describes his approach to solution development using the products currently available. He also provides excerpts of his conversation with Doug Burkle, ASA, MAAA regarding industry trends.

Description: Overview of market research plan to test consumer interest in 2 new LTC finance options which emerged from the most recent Society of Actuaries' LTC Think Tank

Description: This session discusses techniques that can be used for the designing, pricing and reserving of new long-term care [LTC] benefits. Included is a discussion on wellness benefits and options for traditional LTC insurance. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 1, Session 97

Description: Discussion of pricing and underwriting Long Term Care coverage that is combined with annuities or life insurance.

Description: The author discusses health care practices in Japan and how the US could successfully adopt some of them.

Description: Proposes setting premiums such that inflation and age could change the premium over time, rather than prefunding. The value may be to change the approach to pricing LTC and improve the risk.