Insurance

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- In February 2007, "President Bush signed into law a significant piece of legislation, the Deficit Reduction Act," says Todd Grove, Maine-based Partner of LTC Financial Partners LLC, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance agency. "This one act is causing the majority of small business owners to seriously evaluate the financial risks posed by an extended illness -- to themselves, their families, their assets and their companies."

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- In uncertain times, older, experienced employees are the ones companies want to keep. But these seasoned people may leave of their own accord. Or they may start taking time off. Why? "A large percentage have aging parents who break a hip or develop dementia, suddenly needing constant attention," says Mario Sestito, Director of Business Development for LTC Financial Partners, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance agency.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- "A failing mind, not body, is the biggest reason people need long term care today," says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance agency. "That shouldn't be, so we're going to give our clients information to help stay mentally fit." To that end, the company is offering a free guidebook and web links to helpful resources.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- LTC Financial Partners, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, has more than quadrupled in size since 2005, to more than 400 field underwriters and support staff. That just one sign of what's happening in the long term care insurance field, in the company's experience.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- As Americans increase their life spans, many eyeing 100-plus, the odds of needing long term care increase. One solution is long term care insurance to pay the care bills. "A better solution," says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners (LTCFP), "is the insurance plus health habits to keep yourself on your feet as long as possible."

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- On December 4 at 1:00 PM, LTC Financial Partners (LTCFP), the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, will host a seminar for executives, human resource managers, and business reporters. The event will focus on an issue of growing urgency for companies of all sizes: how to get the most from their most experienced people, their older employees.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Now there's a week, November 4-10, devoted to thinking about an issue many Americans put out of mind: the possibility of needing long term care someday. "Nobody likes the idea of being incapacitated for an extended period," says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Now there's a newsletter for people who will probably need long term care someday, but want to stay healthy, happy, and solvent as long as possible. The first issue of "Caring is Sharing," to be published quarterly, debuts November 1. By promoting healthy lifestyles and good planning, the 8-page newsletter seeks to extend the vital years while protecting financial assets subject to healthcare drainage.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- CSA Travel Protection, a leading provider of travel insurance, has teamed up with Cheapoair.com, a top budget travel website to provide Cheapoair consumers with affordable travel insurance. This partnership gives travelers immediate access to purchase travel protection at time of booking flight arrangements with Cheapoair.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- For the first time, comprehensive information on long term care providers plus information on how to pay for it will be available from a single source: a national network of 380-plus long term care specialists. Today, LTC Financial Partners (LTCFP), the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, announced a partnership with CareScout, creator of the first quality-of-care ratings on nursing homes and home health agencies in America.

DENVER, Colo. -- Parent companies Van Gilder Insurance Corporation, of Denver, and EnRisk Services Inc. of Fort Worth, have created a new firm, vangilder | enrisk, which will specialize exclusively in risk mitigation and insurance for the energy industry in the western United States.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Long term care insurance, once a bit player in the health insurance field, is now entering center stage thanks to influential backers: states like California, Connecticut, Indiana and New York. These four are the original long term care "partnership" states, now joined by many others.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Currently, when visitors enter "long term care insurance" into Google Video - Google's new video search engine - three of the top ten "hits" feature information from a single source: LTC Financial Partners (LTCFP), the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage. "We're finding that many people get the facts quicker and better when then can see an expert speaking," says Cameron Truesdell, LTCFP's CEO.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- As longer-living Americans face escalating care expenses, "there's a lot of ignorance about how to pay for it," says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage. "So it's refreshing," he continues, "to see authoritative advice from Kiplinger's, perhaps the most respected financial publication in the nation."

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Seekers of long term care insurance need to make three key decisions: (1) whether the insurance is right for them in the first place, (2) what company they should buy it from, and (3) what specific policy best fits their needs. "When most people make these decisions, they go about it all wrong," says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- An updated national web site with new satellite sites, spanning America, will help seekers of long term care insurance sidestep two problems: unnecessary expense, and less desirable carriers with a record of precipitous rate increases or poor customer service. The updated national site is ltcfp.com, run by LTC Financial Partners LLC, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Most American companies provide health and other benefits including retirement savings programs. But many employees may not enjoy their retirement for long. "When they or a family member encounter a long term care need, it can eat into their 401K's fast," says Mario Sestito, MultiLife Specialist for LTC Financial Partners LLC.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Improving one's golf game has a lot in common with improving one's life, especially in the senior years, according to golf legend Billy Casper. The pro has teamed with the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, LTC Financial Partners LLC, to spread his views. And he's offering a free online golf lesson to drive the point home.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Will you or a family member need expensive long term care someday? Almost for sure, and you could pay big-time if you're not properly insured. You probably know you should look into long term care insurance, but if you're like most people, you don't want to think about it just yet.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- When people start shopping for long term care insurance, they invariably ask, how much does it cost? "It's an excellent question," says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners LLC, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, "but it's off-target and could lead you astray."

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Hurricane season is fast approaching and JELCE.com, a 20-year old insurance training school, is at the ready to provide practical, adjuster-training classes that will help save property owners thousands of dollars in unpaid damage costs.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Can long term care insurance indirectly improve the lives of AIDS-plagued Africans? Many in the LTC industry seem to think so. Five organizations have pledged contributions to the Rabuor Village Project, a comeback model for villages throughout Africa. They join LTC Financial Partners (LTCFP), the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, which announced on December 1 that it would contribute 2% of its profits each year to the Rabuor Village Project.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- On April 24th, LTC Financial Partners, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, will sponsor a webcast titled "Helping Employees and Pre-Retirees: Managing Productivity and Finances." As the American workforce continues to mature, the inevitable increase in the need for long term care services threatens to undermine the productivity of many of our nation's employers.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- On March 15th LTC Financial Partners, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, paid its owners over $1,000,000 in dividends. So? Consider who the owners are: the agents who place the business! "Our producers not only have a say in running the operation, they get dividends," says Cameron Truesdell, CEO.

MILL VALLEY, Calif. -- AutoHomeHealthLife.com, a third party insurance quote provider, has released results comparing 21 aspects of the nation's top 18 insurance providers. For the most part, nationally-based insurance providers can be broken down into the following buckets.