Description: The chairperson discusses the aspects of the private long-term care insurance market and asks readers to identify areas needing change, e.g., regulation, pricing and marketing.

Description: Ideas to improve claim practices, thereby improving public perception of the LTCI industry.

Description: This is an article about group long-term care insurance.

Description: An exploration of actuarial and other financial issues involved with Continuing Care Retirement Communities, which are also known as Life Plan Communities

Description: The chairperson discusses the health of the long term care industry in four key areas: investment, legitimacy, execution, and promotion.

Description: The LTC insurance sector faces a crisis of credibility due to recent company failures. Market evidence indicates reduced confidence in the reserve sufficiency of companies with large legacy LTC exposures. Disclosures show the persistence of problematic actuarial and investment return assumptions. Institutional backstops exist but vary by jurisdiction and have elements which can exacerbate rather than ameliorate problems. Fortunately, LTC liabilities accrue over long time periods. An industry supported incentive structure can be conceived that would establish stronger standards and encourage greater reserving in exchange for a more reliable and rational backstop.

Description: The author shares her personal experience with the long-term care industry from the perspective of a relative newcomer.

Description: An overview of the various track topics and sessions in the 9th Annual ILTCI Conference.

Description: The benefits of touch-screen technology for senior citizens is discussed.

Description: Article is about my experience and emergence in the long term care industry. It highlights my prior experiences and my favorite things to work on.