KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Scant planning for long-term care is a big problem in America. Prudential Financial Inc. notes that 74 percent of consumers ages 55 to 65 (about three in every four) polled for a recent survey said they are concerned about needing some kind of long-term care. ‘Yet nearly 54 percent of Baby […]
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Financial Advisors Can Save Their Clients and Themselves a Bundle when Recommending Long-Term Care Insurance
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — A New Jersey naval architect watched helplessly as over $1 million dollars disappeared into the health-care system. Like most middle-class Americans, the naval architect and his parents had missed an estate planning gap. Their financial advisors missed it too. No long term care insurance. ‘This was an expensive omission,’ says Jonas […]
3 in 4 Need More: NYC Times Square’s ‘Dancing Grandmas’ Kick Off Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign
NEW YORK, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — Braving a threat of thunderstorms, busy New Yorkers and vacationing tourists gathered in Times Square Tuesday morning to hear classical music by Juilliard students followed by a flash mob of seemingly disabled older people who suddenly abandoned their crutches to begin dancing joyfully. That captured the crowd’s attention. What was […]
Speaking at an LTC Insurance Conference, Cameron Truesdell Points to Huge Opportunities in Worksite Sales
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — In the long-term care insurance (LTCi) sales field, business has been pretty flat for the past few years. ‘But that can change dramatically if we’re willing to reinvent ourselves,’ said Cameron Truesdell of LTCFP in a keynote speech at the 2011 National LTCi Producers Summit.
Todd Grove Honored as Nation’s Top LTC Insurance Specialist
PORTLAND, Maine (CitizenWire) — At a recent conference Todd Grove of Portland, Maine, was singled out as the nation’s ‘top producer’ in 2010 by LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP). Grove won the same honor in several previous years, distinguishing himself among colleagues nationwide.
LTC Financial Partners launches ‘Worksite Academy’ to Support Employers with Long-Term Care Education
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Today LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) announces the formation of a new division called Worksite Academy to help solve a critical problem for employers: maintaining productivity with an aging workforce.
Retirement Plans: Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket – Put Some in Long Term Care Insurance ‘Basket’
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Regardless of your faith, you might benefit from the following Easter-week advice: Take some of the nest eggs in your nest-egg basket and put them into another basket, one devoted to long-term care needs. Otherwise, your retirement dreams could be suddenly shattered. So says Jonas Roeser, Senior VP of Marketing and […]
Retirement Planning and Tax Time Again: Does Your 401k Need Long-Term Care Insurance?
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — People need insurance, but do retirement funds? ‘Absolutely,’ says Jonas Roeser, of LTC Financial Partners LLC. ‘If you’re not thinking about your own health as you age, think about the health of your 401k or IRA. If your retirement vehicle becomes disabled or loses life blood, how can it support you […]
LTC Financial Partners LLC and Caregiver Services Inc. announce Strategic Alliance
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Today LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), which educates Americans on the need to plan for long-term care, announces a strategic alliance with Caregiver Services Inc. (CSI), which provides in-home care so people don’t have to leave their homes to receive care elsewhere.
On FOX and CNBC Long-Term Care Expert Denise Gott Will Reveal Alarming ‘Awareness Gap’
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, at least 70% of Americans over 65 will need long-term care services at some point. And Prudential Financial Inc. notes that 74% of consumers age 55 to 65 (about three in every four of us) polled for a recent survey said […]
48 of LTC Financial Partners insurance agents make partner
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — For three years in a row (2008, 2009, and 2010), LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) has been selected by Inc. Magazine as one of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing companies. And among large national agencies specializing in LTC insurance sales, none is growing faster than LTCFP.
LTCFP engaged Olympic legend Bruce Jenner to speak at the company’s annual meeting, held this year in Austin, Texas
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), one of America’s largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies, is going for the gold. ‘Among agencies specializing in LTC, we’re already out in front,’ says Cameron Truesdell, CEO, ‘and we’re determined to widen our lead.’
LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) today revealed one of its marketing secrets: ‘electronic business cards’
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Today LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) reveals one of its marketing secrets: ‘electronic business cards’ that supply an agent’s name, address, and phone number, just as old-fashioned business cards do, but with a difference. The electronic variety ‘can’t be misplaced, and they establish credibility by providing helpful, detailed information,’ says Jonas […]
Jonas Roeser, of LTCFP, Praises Pres. Obama for Promoting Enhanced Long-Term Care for Alzheimer’s Sufferers
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — According to the Society of Actuaries, the leading cause of U.S. long-term care claims is Alzheimer’s. Who cares? Evidently President Obama does. ‘We praise the President for his words and the legislation behind them,’ says Jonas Roeser of LTC Financial Partners, one of the nation’s most experienced long-term care insurance agencies.
Effective cost of a long-term care policy may be significantly less than its sticker price, thanks to tax breaks
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Today LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) announces the availability of ‘true cost’ estimates for long term care insurance policies from multiple carriers. According to LTCFP, the actual out-of-pocket expense of any LTC policy is usually less than the stated premium. Why?
Reports of the death of long-term care insurance are highly exaggerated, according to LTC Financial Partners LLC
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Reports of the death of long-term care insurance are highly exaggerated, according to LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation’s largest and most experienced LTCI agencies. Last Thursday, when MetLife announced it would stop selling new LTCI coverage, ‘It wasn’t the end of the world,’ says Cameron Truesdell, LTCFP’s […]
The new long-term care tax deductible limit for 2011 may be as high as $4,240 for some applicants
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Americans planning to buy long-term care insurance in 2011 may deduct a larger portion of their premiums than ever, thanks to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Expert Dan Cahn says LTC insurance will become key new employee benefit after CLASS act health reform, goes into effect
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — A new employee benefit is coming for millions of American employees: access to affordable long-term care insurance. So says Dan Cahn, an industry expert. LTCI provides funds for in-home or nursing-home care in case of longer-lasting illnesses or disabilities not covered by regular health insurance. Cahn is Senior Vice President of […]
LTCFP Seeks to Fill 300 New Positions as Leg-up on U.S. Jobs Turnaround
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Stagnant economy? Jobs hard to come by? If you’re an employer, jobs too risky to create? One company – LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) – isn’t buying in to the doom and gloom. They’re bucking the trend with bullish expansion plans. ‘We need 300 new people now, in all parts of […]
LTC Financial Partners LLC Teams with eWomenNetwork, Inc.
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Women have special long term care needs — but not just because they often come down with longer-lasting illnesses and disabilities. When there’s no long term care insurance for a couple or family members, women typically end up as the default, unpaid caregivers. ‘Lack of LTC insurance not only hurts women when […]
Upcoming Webcast for Human Resource Managers and Benefits Specialists on HR.com led by Mario Sestito
KIRKLAND, Wash. — On September 21, HR.com will host a webcast (online seminar) in conjunction with LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) to help companies help their employees plan for long term care following health reform. ‘Millions of Americans will soon be automatically opted in to the new public option for long term care, unless they […]
LTC Financial Partners LLC Makes Inc. Magazine ‘5000 Fastest-Growing’ List for 3rd Time
KIRKLAND, Wash. — LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) continues to expand rapidly in spite of a sluggish economy. This month Inc. Magazine ranks LTCFP No. 2,366 among all companies, and No. 29 among companies in the insurance industry, in its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the nation.
Long Term Care ‘Eats’ Almost Three Square Feet of Average American Home Every Day, says LTC Financial Partners
KIRKLAND, Wash. — The rising cost of long term care, abetted by depressed home values, is taking a bigger bite out of American homes today than in 2005, according to LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation’s most experienced long term care insurance agencies.
Green Business: Long Term Care Insurance Goes Online, Reducing Paper Flow
KIRKLAND, Wash. — If you’re in the market for long term care insurance but hate to fill out applications and wait, wait, wait, a leading agency has an alternative for you. Dispense with the paper and the delay; complete an electronic application, with live hand-holding, and get an answer pronto. The agency is LTC Financial […]
Suit Against LTC Financial Partners Dropped, CEO Cameron Truesdell Announces
KIRKLAND, Wash. — A suit against LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), the nation’s largest producer-owned long term care insurance agency, has been dropped, the company reports today. The suit, for more than a million dollars, was by a former agent, Linda Caruthers of Richmond, Virginia, who was seeking compensation for providing an introduction that helped […]
LTC Insurance Training Institute: Six-Part Training Is Key to Long Term Care Insurance Leader’s Multi-Year Growth
KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Companies tend to do well when they hire good people, but even the best people can do better when given good training. That’s the philosophy of LTC Financial Partners LLC, one of the nation’s most experienced long term care insurance agencies. It must work, judging from the company’s rapid expansion […]
A Revision of ‘Long Term Care Insurance at the Worksite’ Published; Includes 2010 Healthcare Reform Update
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Many companies seem conflicted by a key part of the recent Health Reform legislation, the CLASS Act, which will offer a form of long term care insurance for working people who may become disabled. ‘CLASS’ stands for Community Living Assistance Services and Supports; and the program, a legacy of the late Senator […]
Which Is Best for You: Public or Private Long Term Care Insurance?
KIRKLAND, Wash. — The CLASS Act, part of the new health reform law (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), will offer a type of long term care insurance for working people and others who may become disabled. But confusion and doubt are widespread. ‘Many wonder how the CLASS Act will affect them personally,’ says […]
2010 Long Term Care Guide Announced – Includes Healthcare Reform Update
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Many Americans seem confused and immobilized by a key part of the recent Health Reform legislation, the CLASS Act, which will offer a form of long term care insurance for working people and others who may become disabled. ‘CLASS’ stands for Community Living Assistance Services and Supports; and the program, a legacy […]