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: Runoff LTC blocks present a wide range of business risks. Outsourcing certain tasks to third parties can help mitigate these risks.

Description: Preview of the December 2007 issue of the LTC Section news, including articles on individual claims, retrospective reserve testing, population health management, Alzheimers, psychiatric medication, and the latest LTC Experience Committee report.

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.

Description: Following up on recent articles on claim reserves and retrospective testing, this article examines some data quality and methodology issues related to calculating LTCI claim reserves.

Description: Discussion of the implications of a newly adopted NAIC Long-Term Care Insurance Model Regulation provision, which requires benefit trigger decisions to be subject to review by an independent third party, after the insured has exhausted all avenues of internal appeal.

Description: Approaches to filing, approving and implementing LTC rate increases impact policyholder behavior regarding retaining/modifying their coverage.