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: Review of FASB's proposed "Targeted Improvements" to long duration insurance accounting and how they will impact valuation processes for Long Term Care.

Description: Update on LTC Section activities and other issues from the perspective of a Society of Actuaries' staff actuary.

Description: This issue wraps up the publication of essays to explore solutions available to address risks in retirement and focus on risks in a DC environment.

Description: Discussion of combination long-term care insurance and annuity products.

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

Description: As carriers have learned over the last two decades, Long-Term Care insurance (LTCi) is a risky business. The intent of this paper is to illustrate how these risks can be better understood through modeling the liabilities using a Monte Carlo simulation approach.

Description: Recently, the SCAN Foundation, AARP, LeadingAge, and HHS funded economic modeling conducted by Milliman and the Urban Institute around LTC reform elements. The LTC industry has over the years also generated ideas to address the on-coming expansion of LTC needs in the U.S. For this article, we have brought together three individuals who have long involvement with LTC financing to discuss some of the recent ideas and provide some perspectives on their pluses and minuses.

Description: This is a chart on missed assumptions impact on Long Term Care Insurance ROE from an article in The Actuary Magazine entitled Long-Term Care is Poised for Growth.

Description: Robert Eaton, FSA MAAA Principal at Milliman and Long Term Care expert will explain the basics of long term care insurance including its origins, evolution, and key components. Robert is an expert in his field and author of the textbook Insuring Long-Term Care. The video highlights the critical role of LTCI in assisting individuals with daily activities when their health deteriorates due to factors such as aging, injuries, or cognitive diseases. Contributors: Robert Eaton, FSA MAAA Danica Turner, FSA, MAAA, CERA, Scott Allen, FSA MAAA Jon Forster, ASA MAAA