Description: Article discusses the impact of regulation on rate stabilization for long-term care insurance. From Long-Term Care Newsletter, December 2002, Issue No. 7.

Description: A recent Society of Actuaries study calculates safety and stability for current Long Term Care Insurance premiums.

Description: A discussion of the accomplishments of a small group of industry leaders with a variety of opinions on the subject have held a National Conversation on Long-Term Care Financing. This group includes long-term care industry experts from the public policy, research, actuarial, sales and marketing, retirement, government, and the insurance industry sectors. The intent of the group is to discuss comprehensive solutions to the long-term care crisis and provide well vetted financing system approaches.

Description: Panelists discuss areas that actuaries must address as long-term-care insurance [LTCI] becomes a material portion of a company's business. These areas include IT problems, setting assumptions and reserves, surplus strain, and capital requirements. From the 2002 Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 2. Session 14OF of the San Francisco Spring Meeting.

Description: Considerable attention has been given in the recent past to the likely economic and social impact of Australia’s ageing population. One particular aspect which continues to be the subject of increased commentary and conjecture, is the need and subsequent costs for Long Term Care LTC. In this paper, a multiple state projection model based on a framework by Rickayzen and Walsh 2002 is constructed in order to project the number of people in Australia who are likely to require LTC.

Description: The challenge for LTC Insurance marketers and distributors is to explain the reasons behind actuaries' recent changes to pricing and underwriting while also furthering the cause of LTC Insurance sales.

Description: There is much to be learned as we balance the consumer’s need for LTC now and in the future along with the insurer’s need for sustainability.

Description: Panelists discuss the characteristics of and impediments associated with effective management of the long term care insurance market, particularly as it related to pricing, marketing, and underwriting. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: An interview with Dawn Helwig on developments in the Long Term Care market.

Description: Panelists discuss the role of the valuation actuary in health insurance. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.