Description: This article highlights several innovative ideas in the LTC insurance industry that were discussed at the 2016 ILTCI Conference, including: LifeStage LTC, insurance linked to wearable devices, repackaging existing LTC, retirement accounts, and "uberfication" of home health care.

Description: This report, as well as the previous three, is based on data gathered for policies issued back to 1984. Data in this report has been combined and analyzed from 20 organizations 24 insurers that provided information to further the public and private knowledge of long-term care insurance.

Description: This article provides an update on the progress that has been made for the 2017 LTC Section initiatives.

Description: Discusses use of credibility theory with respect to LTCi. Considers the various credibility methods and points to resources for more in-depth investigation.

Description: A physician discusses white matter lesions on the brain - their nature, causes, severity, importance, associated risks, and underwriting implications for long term care insurance.

Description: 2003 LTCI Conference Management Track Highlights by Timothy J. Tongson from Long-Term Care Newsletter, August 2003, Issue No. 9.

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

Description: To increase awareness of current research, cognitive treatments, brain exercise programs and overall long-term care, we will be adding a regular feature to the LTC Section newsletter, tentatively called the “Cognitive Corner.” This feature will provide a place to share existing academic research and health-related outcomes related to cognitive factors. It is the hope that this information will spur thought-provoking discussions and debates that impact your work regarding these hypotheses.

Description: New for 2017, we are introducing a series of articles by experienced industry professionals who are relatively new to long-term care (LTC).