Description: Update on LTC Section activities and other issues from the perspective of a Society of Actuaries' staff actuary.

Description: Bringing managed care concepts into LTC claims management could benefit insurers, policyholders, and providers. This article outlines the case for doing so, and articulates the benefits to each stakeholder in the LTC claims process.

Description: Part 2 of a two part article on Long-Term Care Insurance and suitability between a recommended product and the client's. From Long-Term Care Newsletter, October 2000, Issue No. 3.

Description: While tax-qualified products meet an existing demand in the long-term care market, the statutorily required language of Section 7702B can present challenges as claims are presented. Every day, claims professionals grapple with whether the facts of a claim constitute substantial assistance or a severe cognitive impairment. “Close call” claims decisions continue to increase as claims volumes rise across the long-term care insurance sector. This article analyzes the Section 7702B language, identifies potential pitfalls in administering claims made on tax-qualified policies, and illustrates how to avoid such pitfalls through hypothetical scenarios.

Description: Read the December 2017 issue of Long-Term Care News published by the Long Term Care Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: Read the August 2016 issue of Long-Term Care News published by the Long Term Care Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: How would a cure for Alzheimer's disease impact LTC insurance claims? How would the impact vary for in-force business versus new business?

Description: New products should address having acceptable carrier risks and at the same time enhance the product’s value to consumers to pave the way for broader acceptance.

Description: Issues in marketing Long-Term-Care Insurance to employer as a group product for employees. From Long-Term Care Newsletter, April 2001, Issue No. 4.

Description: Editor's preview of the September 2008 issue of the LTC Section news, including articles on claim reserves, claimant perspectives, independent providers, caregiver perspectives, and recent research. projects.