Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Long-term care insurance premiums have climbed as much as 40% in five years, and picking the wrong top insurer can now cost ...

In addition to typically living longer than their husbands, women also are more likely to need long-term care, which can be ...

Question: Sorting out long-term care is a top concern as I approach retirement. However, I'm not sure how to best manage the ...

Henrico County-based Genworth Financial thinks it's found a way to help people finance long-term care that will avoid the regular double- and triple-digit premium rate increases for policies that ...

“We’ve been paying into long-term-care insurance since we were in our mid-50s,” said a friend, now in her late 60s. “But with all of the premium increases, we might have been better off just investing ...

Long-term care insurance can ensure you have the help you need for day-to-day living. There are three main types of long-term care insurance, and which one is best for you will depend on your ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Not long after her husband died in 2004, Alice Kempski, a retired nurse in her early 60s, bought an insurance policy designed to cover the costs she would ...

Long-term care insurance can help by covering some of the medical and support services that people with degenerative conditions, cognitive disorders or other long-term illnesses will need. Learn More: ...

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If your savings wouldn't be sufficient to cover these costs, long-term care insurance could help you bridge the gap. Not only ...

Our picks include Mutual of Omaha, Nationwide and New York Life.