Description: Panel discussion of varying views on: substandard underwriting with prudent pricing, qualified vs. nonqualified plans and the need for IRS clarifications, rate stabilization and aggressive pricing, noncancellable products and product features.

Description: Panelists identify the unique challenges and risks associated with asset/liability management for long-term care insurance and explore possible solutions to the challenges identified. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3, Session 28pd.

Description: Panelists at this session of the SOA 2003 Vancouver Spring Meeting discuss Long Term Care Insurance pricing including the appropriate assumptions for claim costs, mortality, interest, lapse rates and required surplus, plus regulatory issues and the ability to obtain and implement rate increases.

Description: On Aug. 11, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service IRS released Notice 2011-68,1 regarding the tax treatment of stand-alone and “combination” longtermcare LTC insurance products. The Notice provides interim guidance on certain issues and requests public comment on others. This article discusses that notice and taxation issues related to Long Term Care products, combination products and long term care riders to annuities.

Description: This session discussion is about the current offerings to employer groups, policy and pricing considerations and continuing care retirement communities [CCRCs]. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 16, No. 1.

Description: 2nd part of a two part article on long term care insurance pricing. Covers investment earnings, RBC, long-term effects, lapses and loss ratios. From Long-Term Care Newsletter, October 2000, Issue No. 3.

Description: Managing the Risks at Extreme Age — Underwriting at Ages 80+. From Long-Term Care Newsletter, August 2002, Issue No. 6.

Description: Discussion of the items the AAA work group is reviewing with regards to the NAIC Model Regulation for Long-Term Care for premiums sufficiency and pricing. From Long-Term Care Newsletter, August 2002, Issue No. 6.

Description: Preview of the LTC section's sessions at the SOA Annual Meeting in October 2008, including claims management, litigation and public relations, preparing for PBA and stochastic modeling, pricing, research studies, and securitizations and reinsurance.

Description: Editor's comments on current issues in the LTC market such as Lyme Disease and new leadership in Washington, announcememt of the upcoming LTCI conference, and results from the latest LTC Section member satisfaction survey.