Description: The long-term care insurance industry today faces unprecedented opportunities for growth. As the oldest baby boomers approach age 65, Medicaid eligibility standards continue to become more restrictive; state publicprivate partnership programs proliferate throughout the country; and combination products become more appealing to consumers in light of the tax code changes in the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Description: To penetrate the market of those who today are concerned about future long-term care needs, LTCI providers will need to combine strategies for financial sustainability with the consumer- driven product design focus of the early to mid-1990s.

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: The article looks at the impact of voluntarily offering nonforfeiture benefits at the time of a rate increase on ALR and future profits.

Description: December 2009 issue of the Long-Term Care Insurance Section newsletter

Description: Medical management programs have traditionally addressed more acute and short-term issues with chronic disease. As LTC becomes an important product in the insurance industry, including disease management is likely to be valuable for reducing costs and prolonging the healthy, premium-paying portion of a claimant's life.

Description: The NAIC Innovation work group has set out 10 ideas for improving the LTC insurance market. This article discusses and critiques those ideas.

Description: This article is aimed at developing young actuaries and how the current LTCI market offers much opportunity.

Description: Discussion of a newly released LTC experience study, including description of data and its increased scope compared to the prior report, reporting specifications, and findings.

Description: Educational opportunities for those interested in Long Term Care.