John Hancock to Re-enter California Individual Long-Term Care Insurance Market
BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock today announced that its individual long-term care insurance would be available in California, beginning February 27, including both its new California ...

Long-term-care insurance is more expensive than it’s worth for some people
1 Determine if you qualify financially Don’t buy if the out-of-pocket cost for the coverage would be more than you can afford. Consumer Reports advises people that if their net worth, excluding their home, is below $300,000, long-term-care insurance is not a good buy for them. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners also recommends that consumers spend no more than 5 percent of their ...

Planning Employee Benefits for 2012? Five Reasons Why Long Term Care Insurance Should be at the Top of the List
EM-Power Services (http://www.longtermcarefacts.co) identifies why long term care insurance is now a critical employee benefit for organizations.Boston, MA (PRWEB) January 20, 2012 EM-Power Services (http://www.longtermcarefacts.co), a leading provider of long term care insurance employee benefits services for employers, has identified five reasons why long term care insurance is now a ...

How they voted
WASHINGTON — Here’s how Reps. Joe Donnelly and Peter Visclosky, Democrats, and Sens. Richard Lugar and Daniel Coats, Republicans, voted last week.HouseSTUDYING LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE: The House rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee , D-Texas, to the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (H.R. 1173). The amendment would have kept the bill’s provision repealing ...

Long-term care conundrum
About 70percent of Americans over age 65 will require some type of long-term care (LTC) during their lifetimes. How can you protect yourself?