Section 2012.EXHIBIT F Long-Term
Care Insurance Personal Worksheet
People buy long-term care
insurance for many reasons. Some don't want to use their own assets to pay for
long-term care. Some buy insurance to make sure they can choose the type of
care they get. Others don't want their family to have to pay for care or don't
want to go on Medicaid. But long-term care insurance may be expensive, and may
not be right for everyone.
The company will ask you to fill
out this worksheet to help you and the company decide if you should buy this
policy. By State law, the insurance company must fill out part of the
information on this worksheet.
Premium Information
Policy Form Number(s)
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The premium for the coverage
you are considering will be
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[$
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per month,
or
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$
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per year,] [a one-time single
premium of
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$
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]
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Type of Policy
(noncancellable/guaranteed renewable):
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The Company's Right to
Increase Premiums:
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[The company cannot raise your
rates on this policy.] [The company has a right to increase premiums on this
policy form in the future, provided it raises rates for all policies in the
same class in this State.] [Insurers shall use appropriate bracketed statement.
Rate guarantees shall not be shown on this form.]
Rate Increase History
The company has sold long-term
care insurance since [year] and has sold this policy since [year]. [The
company has never raised its rates for any long-term care policy it has sold in
this State or any other state.] [The company has not raised its rates for this
policy form or similar policy forms in this State or any other state in the
last 10 years.] [The company has raised its premium rates on this policy form
or similar policy forms in the last 10 years. Following is a summary of the
rate increases.]
[The issuer shall list each
premium increase it has instituted on this or similar policy forms in this
State or any other state during the last 10 years. The list shall provide the
policy form, the calendar years the form was available for sale, and the
calendar year and the amount (percentage) of each increase.]
[The insurer shall provide
minimum and maximum percentages if the rate increase is variable by rating characteristics.
The insurer may provide, in a fair manner, additional explanatory information
as appropriate.]
Questions
Related to Your Income
How will you pay each year's
premium?
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From my Income
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From my
Savings/Investments
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My Family will Pay
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[ Have you considered whether you could afford to
keep this policy if the premiums were raised substantially?]
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What is your annual income?
(check one)
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Under $10,000
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$[10-20,000]
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$[20-30,000]
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$[30-50,000]
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Over
$50,000
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How do you expect your income
to change over the next 10 years? (check one)
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No change
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Increase
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Decrease
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If you
will be paying premiums with money received only from your own income, a rule
of thumb is that you may not be able to afford this policy if the premiums
will be more than 7% of your income.
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Will you buy inflation
protection? (check one)
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Yes
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No
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If not, have you considered
how you will pay for the difference between future costs and your daily
benefit amount?
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From my Income
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From my Savings/Investments
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My Family will Pay
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The
national average annual cost of care in [insert year] was [insert $ amount],
but this figure varies across the country. In ten years the national average
annual cost would be about [insert $ amount] if costs increase 5% annually.
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What
elimination period are you considering? Number of day _____ Approximate cost
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$
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for that
period of care.
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How are you planning to pay
for your care during the elimination period? (check one)
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From my Income
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From my Savings/Investments
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My Family will Pay
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Questions Related
to Your Savings and Investments
Not counting your home, about
how much are all of your assets (your savings and investments) worth? (check
one)
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Under $20,000
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$20,000-$30,000
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$30,000-$50,000
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Over $50,000
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How do you expect your assets
to change over the next ten years? (check one)
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Stay
about the same
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Increase
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Decrease
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If you are buying this policy
to protect your assets and your assets are less than $30,000, you may wish to
consider other options for financing your long-term care.
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Disclosure
Statement
The
answers to the questions above describe my financial situation
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Or
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I
choose not to complete this information
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(Check
one.)
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I acknowledge that the carrier and/or its agent (below) has reviewed this form with me
including
the premium, premium rate increase history and potential for premium
increases in the future. [For direct mail situations, use the following: I
acknowledge that I have reviewed this form including their premium, premium
rate increase history and potential for premium increases in the future.] I
understand the above disclosures. I understand that the rates for this
policy may increase in the future. (This box must be checked).
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Signed:
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(Applicant)
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(Date)
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[ I explained to the applicant the importance of completing this information.
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Signed:
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(Insurance
Producer)
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(Date)
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Insurance Producer's Printed
Name:
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[Choose the appropriate
sentences depending on whether this is a direct mail or insurance producer
sale.]
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[In order for us to process
your application, please return this signed statement to [name of company],
along with your application.]
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[My insurance producer has
advised me that this policy does not appear to be suitable for me. However,
I still want the company to consider my application.]
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Signed:
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(Applicant)
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(Date)
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The company may contact you to
verify your answers.
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[When the Long-Term Care
Insurance Personal Worksheet is furnished to employees and their spouses
under employer group policies, the text from the heading "Disclosure
Statement" to the end of the page may be removed.]
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(Source: Amended at 42 Ill.
Reg. 4867, effective February 27, 2018)