The new John Hancock Benefit Builder product has turned long-term care insurance into an investment instead of an insurance product.
Tag: retirement plans
Mar 22
Bad Advice to Lower Daily Benefit to Lower LTC Insurance Premium
Response to Terry Savage article “Long-Term Care-LESS”, MoneyShow.com, March 19, 2012 http://www.moneyshow.com/investing/article/11/Blog-27057/Long-Term-Care-LESS/ The 90% rate increase by John Hancock is not a responsible rate increase in my opinion. They were asleep at the wheel, not realizing that was coming. But in all fairness – this article makes it sound like long-term care insurance rate increases …
Jan 07
What Happened to the New Government Program That Was Supposed to Pay for Long-Term Care?
The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act was a provision in the 2010 health care reform act (Public Law 111-148) that was supposed to provide an average benefit of $50 a day depending on the level of impairment with a lifetime (unlimited) benefit period. This benefit would grow each year based on Urban …
Sep 03
Consumer Protections in Today’s Long-Term Care Insurance Policies
There are many protections for consumers in today’s long-term care insurance policies.
Aug 23
The Impact of Long-Term Care on the Employer
Many employers have come to recognize that long-term care insurance can be “productivity insurance.”