Long-term care insurance companies paid out a record $13.25 Billion in 2022 according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI). “Claim benefit payouts for policyholders with traditional long-term care insurance coverage grew from $12.3 Billion in 2021,” reports Jesse Slome, AALTCI’s director. “The increase in benefit payouts is expected as policyholders age and start to require care.” For calendar-year 2018 the Association reported that long-term care insurers paid out $10.3 Billion. According to Slome, the amount reported represents claims for those owning traditional or health-based long-term care insurance. “Data for linked-benefit policies is harder to calculate because there
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Find Ways to Help LTC Claims Go Smoothly
Agents can be extremely helpful during during the claims process. Here are some recommendations for ways you can help the entire process go smoothly for your clients: Make sure you are familiar with the benefits of the policy so you can remind your clients and their families how it works and what services may be covered. This includes: A general understanding of all policy benefits A specific understanding of hospice care and respite care benefits since these are particularly stressful situations where agents typically get involved Become familiar with the claims intake process so you can help clients initiate a
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2020 Long-Term Care Insurance Paid Claim Payments Rise
The nation’s long-term care insurers paid out $11.6 Billion in 2020, an increase over prior years according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI). “Every year benefit payouts grow to individuals needing care and purchased long-term care insurance for that very real risk,” reports Jesse Slome, AALTCI’s director. ”The $11.6 billion paid in 2020 represents an increase of $600 million over the total 2019 claim benefits paid and a significant increase from the $8.65 billion paid out five years earlier in 2016.” The amount reported represents claims for those owning traditional or health-based long-term care insurance. The Association
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Understanding Elimination Periods
It’s important for clients to understand long-term care insurance and how it can be tailored to meet a client’s specific needs. Talking about elimination periods is part of this process. Download our Sales Idea to learn more! Understanding Elimination Periods #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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We’ll Be Here to Pay Your Claims
We’ll be here to pay your claims. That’s our promise to you. Most people who purchase a long-term care insurance policy hope they’ll never need to use it. But when they do, they can be confident Mutual of Omaha will be here to pay their claims. View our consumer-approved* flyer for more details. * content varies based upon state. We’ll Be Here to Pay Your Claims #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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