LTC insurance market is growing younger
Article Abstract:
Insurance agents should consider selling long-term care (LTC) insurance. The market for LTC products is expected to grow to 12 million policies by the year 2000, driven in most part by consumers seeking to protect assets, guarantee services and ensure independence. Additionally, purchases are increasingly being made by people in their 40s and 50s because they have learned that nursing home care can be expensive, with costs currently in the $30,000 to $50,000 level. Agents considering this market will need to learn about LTC insurance, Medicare and Medicare supplements.
Publication Name: Best's Review Life-Health Insurance Edition
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0275-0988
Year: 1995
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Know IRS requirements on policy exchanges
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Insurance agents should have a thorough understanding of Section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to best advise clients about the tax advantages of life insurance policy replacement transactions. Agents should be particularly aware that only certain types of replacement transactions are eligible for nonrecognition tax status under Section 1035. Also, all the tax characteristics of the policy may not be preserved even though it the law is applicable to the replacement transaction.
Publication Name: Best's Review Life-Health Insurance Edition
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0275-0988
Year: 1996
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Offer clients coverage in growing LTC market
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Americans are failing to plan for their old age despite cuts in Medicare and Social Security benefits. Insurance agents should advise their clients about the benefits of long-term care (LTC) insurance to combat this growing problem. A variety of LTC policies are offered by 135 companies throughout the US. Financial planners should also advise clients about the benefits of tax-deferred annuities.
Publication Name: Best's Review Life-Health Insurance Edition
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0275-0988
Year: 1996
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