Inflation Benefit
What is the “Inflation Benefit” in a long-term care insurance policy?
The Inflation Benefit is how a long-term care insurance policy’s benefits grow in order to try to keep pace with the increasing costs of care. The Inflation Benefit is sometimes called “Inflation Protection” or “Benefit Increases” or “Benefit Increase Option”. Your Starting Daily Benefit will grow according to whichever Inflation Benefit you choose for your long-term [...]
What are some common choices you have for a “Type 2″ Inflation Benefit
Most long-term care insurance policies offer several choices for the Inflation Benefit. The most common “Type 2″ Inflation Benefit choices are: 3% Compound: the Daily Benefit you choose for your long-term care policy will automatically grow each year by 3% over each previous year’s Daily Benefit. 5% Simple: the Daily Benefit you choose for your [...]
Watch out for this “gotcha”: Inflation Benefits that stop growing!
Be aware that some long-term care insurance policies offer Inflation Benefit options that stop growing at a certain point. Another way to say this would be that the Daily Benefit (or Monthly Benefit) has a “cap” on it. For example, an Inflation Benefit might be described as “5% Compound 2X”. That means that the Inflation [...]
How does your choice of Inflation Benefit impact the Daily Benefit over the life of your long-term care policy?
How does the Inflation Benefit impact the Daily Benefit of your long-term care insurance policy? I noted in a previous post that the Daily Benefit is the single most important part of your long-term care policy. The Daily Benefit, however, is linked to the Inflation Benefit. How much your long-term care policy will pay for [...]
Little known secret about the Inflation Benefit in a long-term care policy
Depending upon your age, when buying your long-term care insurance policy, you may be better off buying a higher Daily Benefit with a 3% Compound Inflation Benefit rather than a lower Daily Benefit with a 5% Compound Inflation Benefit. In some situations, it might be possible to purchase a $220 Daily Benefit with a 3% Compound [...]
The biggest mistake made when shopping for long-term care insurance: confusing the two types of Inflation Benefit
Year Daily Benefit Policy Limit Company Q (rated A++) Premium: Company Z (rated A++) Premium: 1 $170 $372,300 $2,087 $1,655 5 $207 $453,002 $2,087 $2,011 10 $264 $578,160 $2,087 $2,567 15 $337 $738,030 $2,087 $3,276 20 $431 $945,094 $2,087 $4,182 25 $552 $1,208,880 $2,087 $5,337 KEY QUESTION TO ASK about any long-term care policy [...]
