Description: A FICTIONAL ACCOUNT OF THE VOLATILITY OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE

Description: Although rate structures where low-cost cohorts subsidize high cost cohorts may be justified from a actuarial, marketing, or legal standpoint, the subsidization creates risks which must be understood and monitored. This article presents the concept of subsidization signature to measure and interpret the effects of rate subsidization, and to assess the sustainability of rating structures and the sensitivity of business mix assumptions.

Description: Under reserving, under pricing, and excessive growth are responsible for the majority of financial impairments in the insurance industry. What can the industry learn from stress testing and predictive modeling to alter future behavior? As the regulatory environment becomes more complex, the role of an analyst has expanded and is much than just reviewing financial statements. This session will discuss all the new risks that must be assessed and monitored to stay abreast of current trends.

Description: The author analyzes why LTCi is so risky, capital-intensive and unprofitable, and then makes the case that if we rethink the fundamental way a stand-alone LTCi should work, it can be transformed into a successful product.