It has been critical for the Extended and Long-Term Care (LTC) Industry to weigh in on the publicly funded LTC program in Washington State (WA Cares). The industry has historically welcomed a public-private LTC option. And we are hopeful that the various state legislatures considering similar programs will embrace knowledgeable suggestions from industry insurers, business processing firms, distributors, agents, and advisors. In addition, there are proposals at the federal level that also could benefit from industry participation.
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The Limited and Extended Care Planning Center Sounds Off!
Topics: Legislation & Regulations State Advocacy Limited & Extended Care Planning Center Federal Advocacy
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Upcoming Webinar: Tech Tools to Grow Your Long-Term Care Practice
Whether you're a long-term care veteran or interested in expanding your practice, this webinar is for you!
Topics: Financial Planning Limited & Extended Care Planning Center Potential Partners for Advisors
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Meet Loyal NAIFA Member Angie Hughes
Angie Hughes, LTCP, is a 22-year insurance veteran and long-term care insurance expert with Producers XL in Salina, Kansas.
Hughes began her insurance career selling property and casualty insurance, but found her true calling in educating agents, advisors, and consumers about long-term care (LTC) planning. “No day is ever the same,” she says, and she thrives on sorting through the complexities of the LTC world to find solutions for her clients.
Topics: Podcast Limited & Extended Care Planning Center Loyal Member Profile
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NAIFA's Diane Boyle to Provide Policy Update For NAIFA's LECP Impact Week
Decisions made by policymakers from Washington, D.C., to Washington state are impacting the way insurance and financial professionals are helping consumers plan for their long-term care needs. NAIFA's advocacy team, working with the Limited and Extended Care Planning Center's Legislative Working Group, which consists of LECP sponsors, insurers, NAIFA members, third-party administrators, distributors, and other stakeholders, is exploring and enhancing policy positions for NAIFA through the association’s government relations capabilities as it engages directly with lawmakers and regulators. NAIFA is the only association of insurance and financial professionals making an advocacy impact at the federal, interstate, and state levels, including in every state capital around the country.
Topics: Long-Term Care Legislation & Regulations Limited & Extended Care Planning Center Federal Advocacy
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Play “The CLTC Game of Longevity” during LTC Awareness Month
Do you have the competency, confidence, and credibility to help your clients successfully plan for one of the greatest risks that come from living a long life – namely, the need for extended care?
Topics: Long-Term Care Limited & Extended Care Planning Center
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Leaders in Long Term Care Technology Present at Impact Week
NAIFA LECP Impact Week will feature industry leaders for a panel discussion on "Technology Shark Tank: Taking the Robot out of the Advisor/Agent.”
The panel will address how to use the right technology to increase your profit, outreach, and professionalism. Ken Leibow, Founder and CEO of InsurTech Express, will moderate the discussion.
The panelists will be LECP Impact Week sponsors:
- Charles Pedneault, Vice President of Insurance Distribution Solutions at Equisoft
- Ian Ryan, Brokerage Director at BackNine Insurance and Financial Services
- Todd Rovak, Co-Founder of Carefull
- Max Posner, Customer Success Manager at Proformex
Join us virtually on November 4, 2021 from 12 - 1 pm eastern.
NAIFA thanks our LECP Impact Week sponsors Equisoft, BackNine Insurance and Financial Services, Carefull, and Proformex.
Topics: Technology Limited & Extended Care Planning Center
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Success Is a Collaboration of Problems Solved at NAIFA's LECP Impact Week
NAIFA’s Limited and Extended Care Planning Center is hosting the second annual NAIFA LECP Impact Week, November 1st - 5th.
The virtual event, with the theme Success Is a Collaboration of Problems Solved, has been revamped for 2021. Each of the five days of Impact Week programming will drill down on a specific topic and feature multiple presenters in a packed one-hour presentation, 12 - 1 pm eastern.
Topics: Long-Term Care Limited Care Limited & Extended Care Planning Center
Earn Free CE at Special Webinar: The Newest Trends in Life Settlement
As American seniors find that their old life insurance policies may no longer suit their needs, there has been increased interest in life settlements.
Join Peter Hershon, CLU, ChFC, Senior Vice President of Account Services at Coventry, for a one-hour, free continuing education webinar to discuss rising demand and strategies to best serve clients.
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at 1 pm eastern.
Topics: Extended Care Continuing Education Webinar Limited & Extended Care Planning Center Potential Partners for Advisors
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Caroll Golden Discusses the Washington Cares Act and LTC on Podcast
On August 31st, NAIFA’s LECP Executive Director Carroll Golden, was on the Producers XL broadcast: The Long-Term, Angie's Advice for Agents with NAIFA member Angie Hughes.
Topics: Advocacy Long-Term Care State-Facilitated Retirement Plans Limited & Extended Care Planning Center
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A CLTC Teachable Moment… The Power of Starting a Conversation
Three Compelling Reasons Why Planning for Care is in Your Client's Best Interest:
- Impact on loved ones
- Lifestyle
- Financial Security
Having a plan for long-term care can help ensure that clients: don’t overburden loved ones; maintain their lifestyle, for themselves and their partner; and maintain future financial security.
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