Setting up a Trust Fund for your Children
Creating Trust funds can be overwhelming and there are quite a few things to take into consideration. When it comes to leaving large sums of money or assets to your children there are some general tips and advice to follow before setting up a plan.
Here are 7 Tips for Setting up a Trust Fund for your Children by Christine Fletcher:
- Assets of minor should be held in Trust-While children are under he age of 18 you do not want them inheriting money without a guardian. It’s important to find someone that[…]
Dogs help with Dementia
People who suffer with Dementia or Alzheimer’s have a harder time with everyday activities. It can be dangerous over time and without supervision it can put someone in a harmful situation. Usually people have to go to a Memory Care or Assisted Living Facility that has caregivers who watch over them. Having a service dog can offer assistance for someone who is living at home or even living in an assisted living facility. 
Research over the years has showed us that pets are good not only for everyone but even more so for[…]
Why You May Not Be Able to Buy Long Term Care Insurance
It was Spring of 1999 and I was a rookie Long Term Care Insurance agent for one of the major companies. We worked for an aggressive agency here in Atlanta that really pushed hard to get marginal cases approved. That Spring, I along with my class of agents were of course hungry for a sale as I’d spent the first six months working for free, called the “pre-agent” process. This was essentially a time period where that you were not paid unless you made a sale and would weed out the non-serious agents. I really needed to get my[…]
Sales of Hybrid Long Term Care Insurance Policies Hit Record High
More Americans are turning towards hybrid Long Term Care Insurance solutions to help them plan for long term care, according to a recent review conducted by LIMRA. Individual hybrid life and Long Term Care Insurance policies have seen huge growth in the past few years.
Hybrid Sales on the Rise
LIMRA released the results of their 2014 Individual Life Combination Products Annual Review and they revealed a substantial rise in the sale of hybrid Long Term Care Insurance and life insurance products. In 2013, sales of hybrid policies grew 12%, marking the 5th consecutive year of double-digit growth. Total new premiums for combination,[…]
Upcoming Changes in the Long Term Care Insurance Market
Insurance is based on risk and risk is always changing, so it makes sense that insurance industries will undergo significant ebbs and flows over time. The Long Term Care Insurance market is no different and some notable changes are set to happen in the industry this summer.
I spoke with LTC Tree advisor and agent Rex Stephens recently about the changes that are coming up in the Long Term Care Insurance market and why they are happening. Rex explained the reasons behind the changes and filled me in on what to expect in the next few months. Watch the video discussion[…]
Nursing Home Ownership Shifting Over Time
Nursing homes in America are changing. Besides become more technologically equipped and altering their approach to care to a more person-centered method, nursing homes are experiencing a shift in ownership, from government and non-profit towards for-profit.
Changing Ownership
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regularly publishes a Nursing Home Data Compendium that evaluates the new data and information surrounding nursing homes in the United States and provides information as to how the picture is changing. Included in the 2012 compendium are several charts that display the changes that are occurring in the long term care industry amongst nursing homes. One of[…]
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