Description: Views on how to manage a block of long-term care insurance which has been placed in runoff, from a strategic, operational and financial perspective

Description: New insurance product concept to cover elder care

Description: Stakeholders in a specific state (Minnesota) were interviewed about the potential value -- and obstacles -- of a catastrophic backstop program to handle long term care (LTC) financing needs. The design would entail a payroll deduction which would produce a fund to pay LTC expenses once a deductible period (of 1 to 4 years, depending on income) was reached. This design was believed to encourage enrollees to cover the front end better than done today, whether by private insurance or other means.

Description: Distribution’s Bird’s-Eye View of the Life Combo Marketplace