Short-term confusion in the long-term care market

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The need for long-term care (LTC) insurance has not been deeply ingrained in the public's mind. This was gleaned from the results of a survey of attitudes toward LTC insurance by UNUM Life Insurance Co of America, wherein 29% of respondents were certain that they already had LTC coverage. Since less than 1% of Americans own LTC insurance, this finding underscores the public's confusion about this type of offering. A number of misconceptions about LTC were also uncovered by the survey, including the costs of nursing homes, the number of nursing home patients and the level of government funding.

Life Insurance, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Hospital and medical service plans, Medical Care Insurance, Insurance industry, Life insurance industry, Surveys, Health insurance, Long-term care insurance, Long term care insurance, UNUM Life Insurance Company of America

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Annuity writers push harder into rivals' turf

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Several annuity writers are beginning to offer mutual funds. Different kinds of mutual funds can protect insurance companies from interest rate and tax changes that may take place in the future and affect interest in the variable annuity market. Distinctions among the insurance industry, financial services industry and investment management industry continue to fade.

Annuity Insurance, Marketing, Annuities

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