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What is an asset Flex?
Asset Flex is a universal life insurance policy that allows acceleration of life insurance for long-term care services as well as an additional pool of long-term care benefits, plus a money-back guarantee.*
Asset-Based LTC Using Life Insurance
Do LTC plans have guaranteed renewability?
Long-term care (LTC) insurance policies are guaranteed renewable, meaning that you won't be kicked off of your plan as long as you're keeping up with your premium payments.
What is hybrid long term care insurance?
A hybrid long term care policy is a traditional life insurance policy with a long-term care rider. Hybrid life insurance covers the costs of assisted living if you need daily care. Payments permanently decrease the death benefit and are only available for up to five years.
When did LTC policies become guaranteed renewable?
Apr 24th, 2012. Guaranteed Renewable Long Term Care Insurance policies cannot be cancelled down the road when your health changes. While you as a consumer can cancel anytime, the insurer cannot arbitrarily cancel your policy if it is Guaranteed Renewable.
What policies are guaranteed renewable?
A guaranteed renewable policy is an insurance policy feature that ensures that an insurer is obligated to continue coverage as long as premiums are paid on the policy.
What is guaranteed renewability?
A guaranteed renewable [health insurance] policy is one by which the insurer guarantees to renew the policy to a stated age, such as age 65. The policy cannot be canceled, and renewal of the policy is at the insured's sole discretion.
What is the difference between asset based LTC and life insurance with LTC rider?
Is a term health policy guaranteed renewable?
A requirement that your health insurance issuer must offer to renew your policy as long as you continue to pay premiums. Except in some states, guaranteed renewal doesn't limit how much you can be charged if you renew your coverage.
What does hybrid insurance mean?
Hybrid — a type of risk financing plan that makes use of both internal and external funds to pay losses. It thus falls between a pure transfer approach and a pure retention approach to risk.
Who pays the most for long-term care insurance?
Medicaid is by far the largest payer of Long-Term Care costs in the US today. Most people find out quickly when they need care that the government is not going to pay their way until they have spent most of their assets.
What is the difference between long-term care and life insurance?
A life insurance policy provides a payout to your beneficiaries after you die. A long-term care insurance policy provides money to pay for such expenses as nursing home care and assisted living services if you're no longer able to live independently on your own.
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Do long-term care policies have cash value?
If you need long-term care, you can tap the policy benefit. If you die before needing long-term care, the policy has a life insurance benefit. If you decide you need the money for something else, you can typically receive a cash value that can be roughly equal to or less than the total premiums paid.
