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• LTCI isn’t just for older claimants

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  September 6, 2012

  In a new study by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, the youngest claimant for LTCI was 24 years old when he first received benefit payments, and received the coverage when he was 21.

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  Don't get caught in the rain

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  August 31, 2012

  Will critical illness insurance take off?

• A better solution for group LTCI?

  By Jenny Ivy  |  July 27, 2012

  The group long-term care insurance market is shrinking as two major players have bowed out of future sales in the last two weeks.

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  Will critical illness insurance take off?

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 20, 2012

  Just as is the case with retirement savings, there’s a common theme when it comes to Americans and finances: We’re just not prepared enough.

• Shared-care insurance gains as option for couples

  By Dave Carpenter  |  June 15, 2012

  It's the financial protection that many will need in retirement but few are willing or able to buy. Long-term care insurance scares off most people because of the cost.

• Critical illness policies tend to be small

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 1, 2012

  About half of critical illness insurance buyers purchased individual policies providing benefits of $20,000 or less

• Asset-based LTCI attracting younger buyers

  By Andy Stonehouse  |  April 26, 2012

  Under-65s are being drawn to linked LTCI products to protect their retirement savings and because of the policies' money-back provisions.

• Individual long-term care claim nears $2 million

  By Staff Writer  |  April 24, 2012

  One single claimant of the retirement health tool has amassed $1.7 million in paid benefits, according to the AALTCI.

• Critical illness policies tend to be small

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 17, 2012

  About half of critical illness insurance buyers purchased individual policies providing benefits of $20,000 or less, according to research from the American Association for Critical Illness Insurance and General Re Life Corp.

• Younger people buying critical illness insurance

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 5, 2012

  Roughly half of both men and women who purchased individual critical illness insurance were younger than age 45, according to research from the American Association for Critical Illness Insurance and General Re Life Corporation.