Long Term Care

Elsie, 54, is a secretary for a big law firm in the City. She is covered by her employer's group income protection scheme. However, the scheme will only cover her until she reaches retirement age - 60. While she will receive a substantial pension she...

BUPA's decision to withdraw from the pre-funded long term care (LTC) market has further reduced the size of the already dwindling sector. Does the market still have a future?

The Pension Annuity Friendly Society (PAFS) recently launched a new pre-funded long term care (LTC) solution. Will this wave of innovation continue and is the market likely to see more new products?

Too many people wait to buy long term care insurance until it becomes unaffordable. A new generation of hybrid products could help buck this trend, says Wojciech Dochan

Too many people wait to buy long term care insurance until it becomes unaffordable. A new generation of hybrid products could help buck this trend, says Wojciech Dochan

The fourth Think Tank debates the future of the long term care insurance market, Kirstie Redford reports

LTC insurance is complex and if advisers want to net the rewards the market has to offer, they should take the time to specialise, says Graham Fidoe

Immediate needs LTC plans are often attractive to the elderly in need of care. But Peter Fisher warns that advisers must research policies thoroughly, or suffer the consequences

Regulation will no doubt bring clarity to the LTC market, but will it bring the increase in sales that providers so desperately need? Adele Burton finds out

Long term care insurance is set to become an important product in an IFA's portfolio as the UK becomes home to an ageing population, writes Phil Barton