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Registered Rep.
October 23, 2012
Mark Miller |
Playing Health Insurance Roulette Most seniors will need long-term care at some point. Here's how to plan for that.   |
Registered Rep.
March 11, 2011
Mark Miller |
Navigating the Long-Term Care Minefield Long-term care insurance is a tough market to navigate -- for clients and planners alike. |
Registered Rep.
January 18, 2011
Alan Lavine |
Insurers Raising Premiums, Changing Terms on Long-term Care Policies If you're selling long-term care insurance to clients, it's best to stay away from carriers with a history of raising premiums or discontinuing other types of insurance coverage. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2013
Mason Braswell |
Pitfalls of Long-Term Care Insurance Products Designed to allay your clients' worst fears about aging, these insurance products sometimes come with their own nightmares. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2007
David E. Adler |
High Net Worth: The Long Goodbye Are your financial advisory clients too rich to need long-term-care insurance? |
Registered Rep.
November 20, 2012
Alan Lavine |
Lock into Long-Term Care with Hybrid Policies Combining life insurance and annuities with long-term care policies can protect against premium hikes or the risk of never making a claim. Here's how to make sure they are right for your clients. |
Financial Advisor
February 2004
Dorothy Hinchcliff |
To Buy Or Not To Buy? That's still a big question for clients when it comes to long-term care insurance. |
Financial Advisor
May 2007
Tracey Longo |
Unfulfilled Promises? With LTC insurance sales down in 2006, here's what some financial planners are doing to pick up the pace. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2011
Joseph A. Tomlinson |
Is Long-Term Care Insurance Worth It? It requires a big investment of time for advisors to learn enough about long-term-care insurance to be helpful to clients. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2010
Stacy Schultz |
Long-term care is taking off... REALLY? The Great Recession has brought much change-and given a hefty push-to the long-term-care industry. But these policies still have a long way to go before they are a staple in Americans' retirement portfolios. |
Entrepreneur
August 2006
Jacquelyn Lynn |
A Step Ahead Consider offering employees long-term care insurance. |
Investment Advisor
September 2007
Marlene Y. Satter |
In the Meantime Despite the recent bad press, you still have to recommend long-term care insurance to your clients. What do you do? |
Registered Rep.
April 13, 2012
Mark Miller |
A Vexing Retirement Planning Problem? Predicting Health Care Costs What worries your clients most about their prospects for achieving a secure retirement? The cost of health care. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Grab a Piece of This $11 Million Despite its industry's current turbulence, there's a good chance you'll need long-term care insurance. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2009
Donald Jay Korn |
Prudent Policy Agents should help their clients reevaluate their insurance policies at the end of every year. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
You'll Pay More for This Must-Have Protection Long-term care insurance is becoming harder to afford. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Karen DeMasters |
Long-Term Scares As premiums for long-term care insurance go up and more large providers pull out of the market all together, the landscape for long-term care insurance is changing dramatically. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Marlene Y. Satter |
Half Empty, Half Full? It's a mixed bag of news for the long-term care insurance industry. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2005
David Braze |
Should You Buy Long-Term Care Insurance? An insurance policy can help pay for senior care, but it may not be right for everyone. |
Entrepreneur
May 2005
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Safety Net? Insurance companies are offering plans that move beyond traditional long-term care. But do they really protect the entrepreneur's assets? |
BusinessWeek
July 12, 2004
Howard Gleckman |
Providing For Your Own Care Long-term care insurance is getting even more pricey, so shop carefully. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Can You Afford This Bailout? Companies including MetLife, Manulife Financial's John Hancock division, and Genworth Financial have increased long-term care premiums -- increases that many policyholders never expected to see. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2006
Marshall Eckblad |
5 Questions: Christine Khemis An interview with this long-term care insurance expert about her growing industry. |
Financial Advisor
June 2004
Gregory Bresiger |
Advisors Are Living Dangerously Professionals continue to grapple with the question of errors and omissions insurance coverage. They believe that it is unnecessary. These uninsured advisors, one insurance executive says, run in the thousands. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2004
Tracy Byrnes |
Planning for the Decline Many financial planners are making long-term-care insurance (LTCI) an integral part of their estate-planning discussions. |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005
Peter Coy |
Scared To Death Of Life Insurance Choosing the amount of coverage is hard. The trick is to think like an economist. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
You May Really Need This Expensive Insurance Don't let the need for long-term care for yourself or a loved one derail your retirement. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn |
You Bet Your Life Financial planning clients that no longer want to pay premiums for life insurance traditionally stopping premium payments or surrendered the policy to receive any cash value. Recently, yet another path to liquidity has opened: life settlements. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
When to Buy Long-Term Care Insurance Long-term care insurance pays out financial benefits to help you pay the expenses of nursing homes and home health care. Should you buy now, wait, or just skip the whole thing? |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Robert F. Keane |
Safety First No one wants to pay for E&O insurance, but advisors admit it helps them sleep better. |
BusinessWeek
May 2, 2005
Carol Marie Cropper |
A Combo Policy For Long-Term Care Life insurance with an accelerated benefits rider can be used to cover the cost of nursing homes if the policyholder needs it for long term care. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2005
David Braze |
Some Final Words on Long-Term Care Do your research on long-term care options now, while you can calmly and rationally evaluate your options. If you do so today, then you and your loved ones won't have to make rushed decisions later. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Melanie Waddell |
LTC Payouts: $3.5 Billion in '07 Approximately 180,000 Americans with long-term care insurance policies were paid benefits in 2007, according to a new study. |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
Ron Pechtimaldjian |
Economy Alters Buys of LTC Insurance The age of purchasers of long-term care insurance in 2009 increased for the 55-and-older group over 2008. |
Financial Advisor
January 2009
Allen Hamm |
Read Carefully Big improvements have come to long-term care insurance, but financial advisors need to be aware that some policies still contain unacceptable restrictions for accessing benefits. |
Financial Advisor
September 2007
David J. Drucker |
Your Client's Hidden Risk Not only are "sophisticated" consumers unfamiliar with the shortcomings of their homeowners insurance, many financial advisors need to get a clue as well. |
Investment Advisor
March 2009
Marlene Y. Satter |
What Lies Ahead: Up, Up, and Away Advisors need to consider a number of factors when focusing on long-term care insurance. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2004
Jason Van Steenwyk |
E & O and U Since 2001, advisors nationwide have been rocked with increases in professional liability insurance premiums. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn |
All Systems Go Clients and income hold steady in the financial services industry. |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: Why The Affluent Need LTC Insurance The high cost of health care was the second chief concern of wealthy Americans in a recent Northern Trust survey. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2005 |
Long-Term Care Insurance Tips If you're in the market for long-term care insurance, good for you! It's not something to ignore, and many of us would be smart to get it. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2005
Janet Aschkenasy |
The Bag Lady Bugaboo Financial planners can help women address the real fears of poverty in old age. |
Financial Advisor
October 2006
Eric L. Reiner |
P&C Insurance For The Rich And Famous These clients' unique needs warrant attention from advisors. Homeowners... Flood Insurance Gets Personal... Personal Director's Liability Insurance... etc. |
BusinessWeek
July 30, 2007
Matthew Goldstein |
Even The Insurers Have Hopped On Board Most insurers also realize life settlements aren't going away -- and so they're getting into the game. By sinking money into the sector, insurers can get back at least some of the money they now have to pay out in death benefits. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Foolish Advice on Life Insurance Life insurance seems simple. And it should be. But more and more agents are selling complex, commission-boosting products that do little for consumers. Be cautious and buy only the minimum. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn |
Pleading Poverty Few things can play havoc with a thoughtful financial plan as surely as a long stay in a nursing home. Therefore, "Medicaid planning" has become a prime concern for many seniors and their younger relatives. |
Financial Advisor
September 2008 |
Frontline News News of interest to the financial services industry: M&A Talks Hit Many Roadblocks... Ameriprise Buys H&R Block's Advisor Business... Morningstar Buys Developer Of dbCAMS+... Securities America To Buy Brecek & Young... etc. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2007
Elizabeth O'Brien |
Are Your Clients Covered? Today's healthcare system demands vigilance from consumers and planners alike. Some financial planners are taking on the complex, expensive market for individual health insurance. And they're finding solutions. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2004 |
Whole Life vs. Term Life Whole and term are the two main forms of life insurance you should understand. Buy the kind of insurance that makes the most sense for you. |
Investment Advisor
May 2007
Marlene Y. Satter |
Swept Away? Congressional action could mean major changes ahead for the insurance industry. |
