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Long Term Care Insurance class

September 20, 2023, at 8pm
 

Funding Long Term Nursing care as an ongoing issue. There are a number of factors that will determine if LTC insurance is right for you – your age, health,  retirement goals, income and assets. 

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FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP

Long Term Care Insurance class

Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 8pm

Location
By Zoom or Hanson Hall 1-105
 

Presenters: Andy Whitman, Profession of Insurance   
Tom Devine, Regent Emeritus, Developed LTC Offered by Employers   
Fred Andersen, FSA, MAAA, Chief Life Actuary

The MN Commerce department site has information on LTC insurance

https://mn.gov/commerce/insurance/other/long-term-care/  Related Content

Presenters will discuss:  
Funding Long Term Nursing care as an ongoing issue. Be aware that insurance premiums can increase significantly.  

There are a number of factors that will determine if LTC insurance is right for you – your age, health,  retirement goals, income and assets. 

Long Term Care Insurance has become a serious problem for some of those who bought it.

  • Unexpected Premium increases; 
  • Mandatory choices to lower benefits; 
  • Questionable policy design.

If you have a concern or wish to file a complaint, contact our Consumer Services Center by email at [email protected] or by phone at 651-539-1600 or 800-657-3602 (outside the Twin Cities metro area).

Now, new forms of LTC insurance are available attempting to avoid past issues.  And a new form of LTC is legally possible, offered by employers

To join the zoom meeting:  https://umn.zoom.us/j/99725903666

The LTC lecture is part of a larger lecture on Commercial Insurance Underwriting and Brokers assisting mid-size organizations with Corporate Risk Management that begins at 5:45 pm. You are invited to join this lecture at anytime, between 5:45 - 8pm.

The Carlson School address is 321 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455.  The nearest parking garage is the 19th Avenue Parking Ramp, which has a skyway into the Carlson Building. The address is 300 S 19th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55455.   UMN west bank, showing the Carlson School.



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