The 2007 LTCIF 2008 Program
Session Presentations Are Available for Download
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| Session | Time | Program Session |
| 5/2/2007 | ||
| Registration | 1:00pm-5:00pm | |
| Claims Early Bird Roger Desjardin, New York Life Insurance Company Underwriting Early Bird Jeff Frericks, Combined Insurance Company of America |
3:00pm-5:00pm | Our ‘Early Bird Sessions’ kick things off with open forum discussions. Bring your own topics or work with us on the topics presented by the sesson leader. Come prepared for energetic, interactive discussions on relative industry topics . . . you won't be disappointed! |
| Welcome Reception | 6:00pm-7:00pm | |
| Dinner | 7:00pm-9:00pm | |
| 5/3/2007 | ||
| Breakfast | 7:00am-8:00 am | |
| President's Welcome David Swaim, AEGON LTC |
8:00am-8:15am | |
| Psychiatric Conditions & Impacts on Claims & Underwriting
Dr. Dean Knudson, Nations Care Link Pat Zimmerman, MetLife Pat Bliujus, Medico | 8:15am-9:45am | Psychiatric conditions are one of the most challenging conditions to underwrite and assess from a claims perspective. How do we get the best information possible for a fair and thorough assessment? What are the top psychiatric questions being asked by underwriting and claims? |
| Break | 9:45am-10:00am | |
| LifePlans Underwriting Survey Denise Liston, LifePlans |
10:00am- 10:40am |
LifePlans has been working in partnership with various carriers to collect information related to underwriting. What are the results? Denise will be sharing the information at this session. |
| The LTC Section of The National Underwriter Linda Koco, The National Underwriter | 10:45am-11:45am | What are the latest trends in the industry? Is Long Term Care growing? …why or why not? As a Senior Editor, Products, and Managing Editor, e-Publications, for National Underwriter Life & Health she writes about cutting edge insurance product trends and also writes NU’s monthly “Inside Products” column and will share her expertise. |
| Lunch | 11:45am-12:45pm | |
| Fraud/Rescissions Becky Freeman, Thrivant Financial Linda Herlihy, Genworth Financial |
12:45pm-2:00pm | What are the challenges with early claims? What is the impact to underwriting? What are the potential 'red flags' for vendors and insurance carriers? We will find out the latest findings from the LTC Claims Advisory Committee. |
| Underwriting Younger Ages Margaret Chance, Milliman Deborah Grant, Milliman |
2:00pm-3:00pm | With an increase in applicants under age 40 we need to better understand how this age group was priced, what we should be concerned about from a risk perspective and what are the concerns in the claims area. Amy and Deborah will share their experience and observations. |
| Break | 3:00pm-3:15pm | |
| Licensing Assisted Living Facilities & Nursing Homes Stephen R. La Pierre, Penn Treaty Network America |
3:15pm-4:15pm | We'll discuss the evolving industry of assisted living facilities - are they impacting claim utilization? - What's the difference between an assisted living facility and a nursing home? Do your policies cover both, some or none? Do all states license these facilities? Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! |
| 5/4/2007 | ||
| Breakfast | 7:00am-8:00am | |
| Physicians Panel: Underwriting Cancer Cancer Claims in LTCI Dr. Bruce Margolis, Genworth Dr. Stephen Holland, Long Term Care Group |
8:00am-9:30am | What is the impact of a diagnosis of cancer on underwriting and claims? Are their some forms of cancer that are less of a risk than others due to the prognosis and treatments? What considerations are important as we evaluate cancer for underwriting? What are the trends in claims related to cancer? |
| The Times They Are a Changing! Mary Ann Wilkinson, GenRe Cam Cooke, AEGON LTC Dr. David Engleking, AEGON LTC |
9:30am-10:30am | This session will explore the external changes that will require significant rethinking of how we do and use assessments for both claims and underwriting on the immediate horizon as well as what LTC vendors will need to prepare for now. |
| Seminar Recap Elderly All presenters and panelists |
10:30am-11:15am | As we review the conference and attend the sessions many times we wish we had the opportunity to ask that ‘one more question’. Well, this is your opportunity to do just that. The presenters will be available to answer your questions or clarify information you obtained through the sessions or informal discussions during the conference. What a great opportunity! |
| Closing Remarks | 11:15am- 11:30am |