“12 Reasons LTC Planning Matters to Women Year-Round,” by Margie Barrie, ThinkAdvisor “Margie Barrie, a veteran long-term care (LTC) planner and educator, has been writing articles about LTC finance issues for decades. Here she looks at women’s need for LTC planning services.”   LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform): Points well taken.
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“TCI Issuer Gets New President,” by Allison Bell, ThinkAdvisor “Patrick Prichard has taken over from Kevin Stutler as president of LifeSecure Insurance Company — one of the company that’s still writing stand-alone long-term care insurance (LTCI). … LifeSecure has put more emphasis on the sale of critical illness insurance and other non-LTCI products in the past few years.”   LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform): Congratulations.
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“Retirement saving delay is biggest financial regret,” by Lois A. Bowers, McKnight’s Senior Living “Seventy-six percent of respondents to consumer financial services company Bankrate’s May Financial Security Index survey said they have financial regrets, and not saving for retirement early enough was the most commonly cited financial regret. The regret was stronger as participants got older.”   LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform): Not saving will probably remain their biggest regret … until they need LTC insurance and don’t have it.
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