Best Long Term Care Insurance Companies?
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John Hancock, State Farm, Bankers. Those are three that are financially sound and will certainly be there to pay your claims.
In response to Pickle: I carry John Hancock for LTC, but try to stay current on all the other LTC options due to fact I have Multiple Sclerosis. I’m always on the lookout for what benefits are offerred by other carriers and compare so that I may understand and take advantage of offers made to me by John Hancock during renewal periods. Of course, I can’t ever change plans due to my pre-existing condition. I was one of the fortunate ones who took out LTC in the early years prior to my symptoms or diagnosis.
As for State Farm’s LTC plan. I was actually surprised to find out they have the same benefits as John Hancock, are a qualified plan and their premiums are directly in line with them. Like you, I didn’t know and would have never thought the number one car insurer in America had one of the best LTC plans around. You should really research them. As a former Life and Health underwriter, I highly recommend State Farm’s LTC qualified plan.
As for Banker’s. I didn’t know about their parent company because I haven’t look at their product in the last two years. I just knew lots and lots of people who carried Banker’s and when I did look at their coverages and options, they were very comparable. Of course, who in the world would go with a company who couldn’t back their coverages? With that update, I retract my referral of Banker’s.
To respond to Ginger…John Hancock, yes, State Farm (for car insurance, sure…not ltc), and Bankers!? (don’t think so – their parent was in bankruptcy not too long ago.
Add, GE, Metlife to that.
A lot of questions about LTC huh Jonathan?
John Hancock and Genworth control the largest shares of the market (John Hancock alone is almost 50%). Those would be the better of the options. Other ones would be MetLife and maybe TransAmerica. Those would be considered the top LTC insurance providers nationwide.
John Hancock typically has the cheaper rates than the other companies, and they offer heavy discounts. Contact a local broker to help you with it since LTC is complicated and not typically something that anybody can do on their own.
I guess I’d want to know your definition of “Best?”
Financially?
Benefits?
Claims paying?
I’ll assume you mean Best of all those worlds…
You need A rated companies. (the only time we recommend going lesser would be for someone who can’t qualify for coverage at an A rated company and needs other options)
You need a carrier that isn’t in and out of the market.
You need a carrier that hasn’t had a history of huge rate increases.
You need a carrier that will actually pay claims.
I recommend: John Hancock, MetLife, Prudential, Mutual Omaha, Genworth, and TransAmerica.
I have some short videos on my website where I answer this and other questions.
http://www.discoverlongtermcareinsurance.com
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