Long-Term Care Research Reports

If you’re looking for research projects and reports on long-term care insurance, you’ve come to the right place. The SOA offers research authored by an individual or a team of authors. Download in just a few clicks. Most reports are in PDF format.

2023

• Market Readiness of Long-Term Care Products in Asia-Pacific Markets
• December
• The purpose of this study is to provide valuable insights and recommendations for insurance companies that are considering entering the market of commercial long-term care insurance (LTCI) in the Asia-Pacific markets, based on individual health status. This study reviews the development of LTCI in the main markets in Asia-Pacific, drawing conclusions about market experiences and offering inspiration for product development.
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• Guide to Domestic and International Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs
• June
• The SOA Research Institute along with the International Section, and the Social Insurance and Public Finance Section are pleased to make available a research report that compares international and domestic mandated paid family and medical leave programs.

• Informal Caregiving: Measuring the Cost and Reducing the Burden
• April
• The SOA Research Institute Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program and the Long-Term Care Insurance Section are pleased to make available a research report analyzing the need for informal caregiving and its impacts on employees, employers, and other stakeholders. 
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• Long-Term Care Coverage: Stakeholder Opinions on State-Based Catastrophic Insurance
  February
  The Society of Actuaries Research Institute’s Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program is pleased to make available a report that explores stakeholder views in Minnesota on the efficacy of a public catastrophic long-term care insurance program at the state level.

2021

• Dementia Neurology Deserts and Long-Term Care Insurance Claims Experience in the United States: How Does Limited Supply of Neurology Specialists Correlate with Claims Experience Data? 
  May
  The Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program is pleased to make available a report describing the results of analysis into how the supply of neurology specialists for diagnosis and care of dementia relates to historical LTCI cognitive claims.

2020

• Impact of COVID-19 on Senior Housing and Support Choices
  April
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• Managing Retirement Decisions
  March

2018

• A Conversation on Dementia and Cognitive Decline
  December
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• Long-Term Care and the Middle Market: Sizing the Opportunity for New Ways to Finance Long-Term Care
  June
  The SOA is pleased to make available a research report exploring two long-term care (LTC) insurance product concepts. The concepts were developed as part of an effort to create innovative new LTC insurance products.

2016

• U.S. Population Long Term Care Morbidity Improvement Study
  July

2014

• Managing the Impact of Long‐Term Care Needs and Expense on Retirement Security
  December
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• Understanding the Volatility of Experience and Pricing Assumptions in Long-Term Care Insurance
  September
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• Land this Plane: A Delphi Research Study of Long-Term Care Financing Solutions
  April

2012

• Quantification of the Natural Hedge Characteristics of Combination Life or Annuity Products Linked to Long-Term Care Insurance
  March

2009

• Actuarial Group's Findings Sent to U.S. Senate Committee – The findings show that federal long-term care legislation falls short on coverage goals
  August
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• Cognitive and Functional Disability Trends for Assisted Living Facility Residents
  March
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• Transfer Rates between Long-Term Care Claim Settings
  January

2008

• Financial Reporting For Insurance Contracts Under Possible Future International Accounting Standards
  February