Description: Session 99IF of the Palm Desert Spring Meeting panelists discuss the rejuvenated long-term care insurance market. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 1.

Description: As the topic of affordable long-term care (LTC) insurance comes into focus in political conversations, we often find ourselves thinking, “What is going to happen to the private LTC insurance industry going forward?” The need for LTC in the United States is not going away, especially as the population continues to age. With this in mind, this article explores three possible future paths for LTC insurance funding and the associated implications for the private LTC industry.

Description: This session discusses items being promoted by the administration, other politicians, and others interested in the outcome of health care reform. Included is the possible effect on private LTC insurers, LTC taxation, and reporting requirements. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 20, No. 3A.

Description: Discussant comments for the 2009 Housing Wealth monograph paper, “Home Equity and At-Need Annuities—A Dynamic Long-Term Care Funding Duo”. The author finds that the ideas discussed in this paper should stimulate more thinking about financial products and public sector programs and how they can better serve older homeowners.

Description: This session is about supplemental and specialty health products in Japan, the UK, Canada and Australia. It also includes a discussion on health care reform for individual health and long-term care products. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 19, No. 1A.

Description: Article on the history of the Long Term Care Discussion Group, a Washington DC-based venue for discussing long-term care and related issues for over 20 years.

Description: Report on the activities of the Academy’s health practice council and its work groups.

Description: This session from the 1993 Valuation Actuary Symposium covers problems and considerations for the valuation actuary with long term care insurance, NAIC risk based capital RBC requirements and their impact on LTC, the growth of LTC, cash flow testing, GAAP analysis of LTC and LTC claim reserve experiences.

Description: Company Considerations and Regulatory Perspective for Offering Reduced Benefit Options

Description: As the topic of affordable long-term care (LTC) insurance comes into focus in political conversations, we often find ourselves thinking, “What is going to happen to the private LTC insurance industry going forward?” The need for LTC in the United States is not going away, especially as the population continues to age. With this in mind, this article explores three possible future paths for LTC insurance funding and the associated implications for the private LTC industry.