Description: This session discusses strategic planning for long-term care insurance. Topics include product and pricing evolution, position in the product life cycle, requirements for success and options for entering the marketplace. Includes the perspective of an investment banker and venture capitalist. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3, Session 86

Description: Report on the proceedings of the 2010 Long Term Care Think Tank Session, whose goals were to discuss the major issues and challenges facing the LTC insurance industry, and to formulate action items and initiatives to help the industry move ahead. Focus was on understanding the needs & affordability capabilities of different market segments, the limited variety of product designs, shrinking distribution force, regulation and public policy, implications of the CLASS Act, and ideas for educating consumers and marketing products.

Description: Panelists discuss issues arising from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 1.

Description: This report explores two LTC insurance product concepts. The concepts were developed as part of an effort to create innovative new LTC insurance products.

Description: Look into history of long-term care insurance industry to understand the forces that shaped current industry's position and to identify new directions.

Description: Discussion of landing spots and alternative options available to insureds at the time of an LTC rate increase.

Description: First article in a series that walks through the progression from developing LTC assumptions using traditional methods to doing so using predictive analytics.

Description: The Long-Term Care Insurance market is evolving. Parallels can be drawn between the current product cycle of standalone LTCI and past experiences of other insurance products. Over the last decade, the LTCI market has shifted to include a greater presence of non-standalone LTC insurance. Individual LTCI sales have been on the decline, while life-LTCI combination products have been on the rise. Because of this, many perceive that the life-combination products are taking over the LTCI market and replacing standalone LTC insurance. While life-combination products meet the LTC needs for policyholders, they may not be a good fit for all consumers in this market.

Description: A summary from the annual ILTCI conference including session content from seven tracks focusing on unique issues and solutions in long term care.

Description: State regulators' review of predominant LTC Risks after review of year-end AG51 reports.