Description: Discusses Federal proposals to address LTC costs above-the-line deduction from taxes for premiums and creation of a LTCI program for Federal employees. From Long Term Care Newsletter, April 2000, Issue No. 2

Description: LTCI Pricing and Product Development Trends from an actuarial survey. by James C. Berger from Long-Term Care Newsletter, December 2002, Issue No. 7.

Description: Designing and Pricing LTCI Combination Products by Carl L. Friedrich from Long-Term Care Newsletter, December 2004, Issue No. 13.

Description: Article on the history of the Long Term Care Discussion Group, a Washington DC-based venue for discussing long-term care and related issues for over 20 years.

Description: This is a letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] from the SOA and AAA. The letter asks that the law prohibiting use of genetic information in underwriting not be extended to Long-Term Care Insurance as has been proposed by HHS.

Description: A review of the e-book, "Universal Coverage of Long-Term Care in the United States: Can We Get There from Here?"

Description: Chairperson's update on the Long-Term Care Insurance Section

Description: Long Term Care Insurance Pricing Issues gender, underwriting classes, disability models, claim continuance, lapses, mortality. From Long Term Care Newsletter, April 2000, Issue No. 2

Description: Reinsurance for Long-Term Care Insurance by Gary L. Corliss from Long Term Care Newsletter, April 2000, Issue No. 2

Description: Long-term care policy buyouts have been discussed within the industry lately as an additional policyholder option alongside a premium rate increase. This article discusses potential advantages and disadvantages of long-term care policy buyouts from the perspective of insurance carriers, regulators, and policyholders. It also explores certain key actuarial considerations relating to long-term care policy buyouts including potential approaches to valuing a buyout, adverse selection, and reinsurance.