| When you consider a life long
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| | the company's "Annual Sales Figures for
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| relationship with a Long Term Care
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| | long term care insurance". Also get the
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| Insurance company, you want to rest in
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| | total number of Complaints for both
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| the comfort of knowing that you have
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| | Facility Coverage and for Home Care
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| settled on a company with the highest
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| | Coverage. Then ask for their total "Long
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| possible ratings and reputation. After
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| | term care insurance Complaints Ratio" or
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| all, you will need them to be there for
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| | "Long term care insurance Complaints per
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| you in a pinch when you need to file a
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| | Million". Compare this for several
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| claim for the specified benefits.
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| | companies to get a feel for consumer
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| With a serious relationship like long
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| | confidence.
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| term care insurance, reliability is
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| | 4. Have your long term care insurance
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| really, really important, don't you
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| | agent obtain in writing the company's
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| agree? So our topic today is how to check
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| | current A.M. Best Rating. It must be A-
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| out a the long term care insurance
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| | or above. Accept no B+ or lower ratings
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| company to make sure that they meet the
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| | unless you have health conditions which
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| highest standards.
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| | prevent coverage with a higher rated
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| In my opinion, the safest thing to do is
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| | company.
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| to work directly with the long term care
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| | 5. If you are really serious, you can
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| insurance Buyer's Advocate, because you
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| | visit the Department of Insurance in
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| can be assured that only top companies
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| | person, and ask to see the "Rate Logs" to
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| and policies will be considered.
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| | determine how many times, if any, a
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| In any case, over ten years as an
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| | company has raised rates on any group of
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| observer of the long term care insurance
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| | long term care insurance poicyholders in
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| marketplace, I'm not aware of even one
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| | your state. A history of multiple rate
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| case of fraudulent behavior by an
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| | increases over more than a few years
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| insurance company.
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| | would be a red flag.
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| Still, it makes good sense to check into
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| | 6. Go to the Public Library - Ask
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| a long term care insurance company's
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| | reference desk for insurance rating
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| market behavior, history, ratings,
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| | books, specifically ones like A.M. Best,
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| consumer confidence and their records
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| | Weiss Research, S&P, Moody's, etc.
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| with state regulatory agencies.
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| | Do this before you make your commitment
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| 1. Call your State Department of
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| | to one company or another. Sure, it's a
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| Insurance.
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| | little work, but you and your family will
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| 2. Ask for Consumer Assistance.
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| | depend on this long term care insurance
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| 3. Request data on long term care
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| | company in the caregiving years, and that
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| insurance companies, then for each
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| | Is a time when you want to minimize
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| carrier you are interested in, ask for
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| | hassles. You'll be glad you did.
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