Cost Benefit Analysis of
Long Term Care Insurance

 

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF Long-Term Care - Table 1  
Assumed: 

Benefit at Issue $150/day 
Elimination Period -- 20/30/50 Days 
100% Home Health Care 
Preferred Issue with Spousal Discount

BLENDED QUALIFIED RATES OF FIVE MAJOR INSURERS
(Rates as of 12/98)

Age At Issue:

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

Annual Benefit Increase:

5%CP

5%CP

5%CP

5% CP

5% CP

Age At Claim:

70

70

70

75

75

80

85

Benefit At Claim:

$398.00

$312.00

$244.00

$244.00

$191

$150.00

$150.00

 
(A) Benefit Period

2 Years

2 Years

2 Years

2 Years

2 Years

2 Years

2 Years

Premium Age at Issue

$806.69

$907.85

$1,197.05

$1,655.65

$2,401.72

$2,562.72

$4,228.00

Aggregate Premium to Claim

$16,133.88

$13,617.81

$11,970.48

$16,556.54

$12,008.59

$12,813.60

$21,139.60

Days to Even

41

44

49

69

63

85

141

Aggregate Premium @ 6%

$29,674.64

$21,131.20

$15,778.04

$21,822.84

$13,538.70

$14,446.29

$23,833.60

Days to Even

75

68

65

90

72

96

159

(B) Benefit Period

3 Years

3 Years

3 Years

3 Years

3 Years

3 Years

3 Years

Premium Age at Issue

$1,011.16

$1,150.05

$1,519.59

$2,087.63

$3,031.92

$3,251.60

$5,401.24

Aggregate Premium to Claim

$20,223.20

$17,250.81

$15,195.92

$20,876.26

$15,159.50

$16,258.02

$27,006.21

Days to Even

51

56

63

86

80

108

180

Aggregate Premium @ 6%

$37,196.12

$26,768.62

$20,029.44

$27,516.56

$17,091.20

$18,329.59

30447.30

Days to Even

94

87

83

114

90

122

203

(C) Benefit Period

4 Years

4 Years

4 Years

4 Years

4 Years

4 Years

4 Years

Premium Age at Issue

$1,196.19

$1,389.94

$1,863.47

$2,529.61

$3,723.23

$3,852.51

$6,533.31

Aggregate Premium to Claim

$23,923.80

$20,099.06

$18,634.70

$25,296.08

$18,616.14

$19,262.56

$32,666.53

Days to Even

61

65

77

105

99

128

218

Aggregate Premium @ 6%

$44,002.56

$32,352.15

$2,462.03

$33,342.25

$20,988.17

$21,716.97

$36,828.84

Days to Even

112

105

102

138

111

145

246

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF Long-Term Care - Table 2
Assumed:
 
Benefit at Issue $150/day 
Elimination Period -- 20/30/50 Days 
100% Home Health Care Preferred Issue with Spousal Discount

BLENDED QUALIFIED RATES OF FIVE MAJOR INSURERS  
(Rates as of 12/98)

Age At Issue:

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

Annual Benefit Increase:

5%CP

5%CP

5%CP

5% CP

5% CP

Age At Claim:

70

70

70

75

75

80

85

Benefit At Claim:

$398.00

$312.00

$244.00

$244.00

$191

$150.00

$150.00

(C) Benefit Period

5 Years

5 Years

5 Years

5 Years

5 Years

5 Years

5 Years

Premium Age at Issue

$1,365.74

$1,590.19

$2,140.45

$2,897.65

$4,240.75

$4,339.53

$7,906.75

Aggregate Premium to Claim

$27,314.73

$23,852.80

$21,404.47

$28,976.53

$21,203.73

$21,697.63

$39,533.75

Days to Even

69

76

88

119

111

145

264

Aggregate Premium @ 6%

$50,239.43

$37,013.13

$28,212.80

$38,193.37

$23,905.48

$24,462.31

$44,571.08

Days to Even

126

119

116

157

125

163

297

(D) Benefit Period

6 Years

6 Years

6 Years

6 Years

6 Years

6 Years

6 Years

Premium Age at Issue

$1,274.91

$1,384.11

$1,830.97

$2,530.65

$3,707.15

$3,963.33

$6,241.48

Aggregate Premium to Claim

$25,498.20

$20,761.65

$18,309.70

$25,306.50

$18,535.75

$19,816.63

$31,207.40

Days to Even

66

69

77

107

100

132

208

Aggregate Premium @ 6%

$46,898.32

$32,216.50

$24,133.65

$33,355.95

$20,897.55

$22,341.63

$35,183.80

Days to Even

121

107

102

141

113

149

235

(F) Benefit Period

Lifetime

Lifetime

Lifetime

Lifetime

Lifetime

Lifetime

Lifetime

Premium Age at Issue

$1,670.31

$1,882.98

$2,524.87

$3,460.48

$5,037.91

$5,202.85

$7,828.71

Aggregate Premium to Claim

$33,406.20

$28,244.73

$25,248.68

$34,604.84

$25,189.57

$26,014.24

$39,143.53

Days to Even

85

91

105

143

133

174

261

Aggregate Premium @ 6%

$61,443.34

$43,828.22

$33,279.76

$45,611.92

$28,399.18

$29,328.93

$44,131.14

Days to Even

125

114

111

152

121

155

294

 

 

 

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