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Life Insurance Can Help Cover Long-Term Care Costs

September 2015

Would linked-benefit or combination life insurance products be the right choice for you? Encouraged by rising nursing home costs and a scarcity of practical ways to pay for long-term care, more Americans are seeking out alternative ways to pay for future care needs.  One increasing popular option is purchasing a life insurance that is coupled […]

Our testimony at the MN Department of Commerce’s LTCI hearing

August 2015

Did you hear us at Minnesota’s Long Term Care Insurance hearing? On Thursday, August 27, Minnesota’s Department of Commerce held a public hearing on long term care insurance to discuss the future of the product in our state and to have a conversation around any issues or challenges people are experiencing with the coverage. There were […]

No kids? You may need long term care insurance!

July 2015

Can Long Term Care Insurance help those with fewer family caregiver resources? Forbes recently ran a great article “Who Will Provide Care For Childless Boomers?” which shows why many people should explore long term care insurance. This piece brings up some great points about why it’s so important to plan ahead for future care.  For instance, […]

LTC Insurance – The Value of Dignity

July 2015

The value of dignity When one family bought a long-term care insurance policy for their father, protecting the legacy of the family farm was their core concern. The eldest sister was a long term care insurance agent with Newman Long Term Care in Minnesota.  She always thought that preserving the legacy of the farm would be the […]

New MN law makes long term care insurance more affordable

April 2015

We wanted to share with you news about a new law that may make long term care insurance protection more affordable for many Minnesotans. More people may be able to plan for future long term care needs as the result of Gov. Mark Dayton signing S.F. 997 on May 19th.  This bill amends the current requirements for the […]