For the past month, I’ve shared with you the enhancements to the OneAmerica Financial Asset Care underwriting process called Flex. If you want more, here is a link to last week’s FWF. Flex underwriting is intended to make the process quicker. The ideal way to do this is submitting the application via eApp. Here is a... Continue Reading →
Flex Underwriting is here!
Coming your way on October 6 in more than 35 states is Flex Underwriting for the Asset Care® product. Flex Underwriting will be delivering added speed, enhanced intelligence and a more streamlined experience to even more of your cases. The launch of Flex Underwriting marks another important step forward in our commitment to leveraging technology while delivering... Continue Reading →
You can afford that
I read an article in the Journal of Accountancy recently that made me scratch my head and ponder the possibilities. In the article called “The long term care quandary: helping clients prepare”, a statement was made that I am not fully convinced is a solid “rule of thumb” (their words not mine). “There’s a long-standing... Continue Reading →
My Leverage Conversation
I had a conversation a short time ago with an advisor asked him to prove to me his allocation strategy was solid enough to meet my two basic retirement objectives – income in retirement I will not outlive as well as leave some money for my children and grandchildren. It all went really well until... Continue Reading →
Leverage or Self-Funding
Here is a little nugget that is often overshadowed with false optimism. It comes in a few different forms but ultimately boils down to people thinking that it will not happen to them. Regardless of the reason – people believe that they are exempt from a long-term care situation. Worse yet is the cluster of... Continue Reading →
Funding Flexibility
One thing that makes Asset Care unique in the Asset Based long term care space is its funding flexibility. One of the more “famous” approaches is utilizing the only turnkey solution for funding using qualified money. That’s not what I am going to discuss today. As you are hopefully aware, Asset Care accommodates both single... Continue Reading →
Asset Care & Inflation
Last week while I was in New Jersey sharing the Asset Care 2024 story, I shared an opinion about inflation versus no inflation for an older age applicant. I said, “typically, I do not recommend adding inflation for someone age 70 or older because at a 3% compound rate, it will take XX years to... Continue Reading →
A Planning Problem
Quoting Bill Comfort, “A POLICY IS NOT A PLAN!” A policy is a means for funding a future obligation. That is the purpose for an insurance policy is to help people mitigate financial loss as a result of a certain event occurring. It is a risk management tool. That is all – it is a... Continue Reading →
The Burr Under My Saddle
There are fundamentally two ways for clients to receive benefits from a long term care insurance policy – as cash (indemnity) or via reimbursement. Which is better? Well, that depends upon which company you are listening to. Carriers who only offer cash tout it as the ultimate in control and flexibility. “You don’t need to... Continue Reading →
Tale of the Tape 2
Last week, I compared Asset Care 2024 with another carrier for a single female. Today, it's a couple.
Tale of the Tape
Every now and then, I decide to dip my toes in the water to see how things compare with our peers in the industry. And, every now and then it surprises me what I find.
Consider the Funding Source
In last week’s Fridays with Fisher, I spoke about “self-directing” money from a qualified account into Asset Care premiums. I also advocated establishing a “protection bucket” as a dedicated pool to provide your primary resources for paying for long-term care services. I want to jump back into the “self-directed” funding discussion again. I believe that... Continue Reading →
Fridays with Fisher 
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