Top Reasons to

Attend

Below you will find top reasons to attend sessions in each of our tracks. Actuarial & Finance •  Get the inside track, directly from regulators and industry experts, on financial solutions for in force blocks; •  Learn about the latest technologies and practices for risk management and capital considerations for long-term care insurance;   •  Discover exciting possibilities for innovation in long-term care insurance; •  Challenge your preconceived notions and knowledge about the complex aspects of modeling; •  Keep up-to-date with important and critical morbidity and mortality assumptions that can make or break the financial outlook of the long-term care insurance products for which you are responsible. Claims & Underwriting •  Learn from industry experts on current trends in LTC underwriting and claims; •  Interact with Medical Directors on specific underwriting challenges and health conditions; •  Engage in meaningful dialogue and panel discussions for advancement of the industry; •  Discover how underwriting, claims and actuarial collaborate on a variety of topics; •  Learn how technology advancements are changing the world of underwriting and claims; •  Increase your knowledge and understanding of risk mitigation; •  Broaden your knowledge regarding application of industry best practices to drive claims and underwriting efficiency; •  Stay current with new emerging trends in claims and underwriting; •  Network with peers in the world of underwriting and claims. Legal, Compliance & Regulatory •  Tune into cutting edge issues that will impact the future of the long-term care insurance marketplace; •  Get a sneak peak of future litigation trends and how they may impact you; •  Learn the future direction of the regulatory environment directly from regulators and government relations professionals who are in the thick of it; •  Uncover the tips, tactics and best practices for dealing with the most complicated issues surrounding long-term care insurance compliance; •  Lawyers and compliance professionals have the most fun. Marketing, Sales & Distribution •  Learn from industry experts how to sort through the clutter of long-term care and chronic illness insurance planning choices; •  Discover how to navigate the growing spectrum of long-term care planning solutions to achieve maximum sales growth; •  Get a birds-eye view of what new product ideas are working their way through the development “python”; •  Is working with Broker Dealers and Financial Advisors the Holy Grail of new distribution opportunities? •  Harness the power of social media; •  Learn how to implement a process for creation and dissemination of content marketing and discover how technology can add to your agency’s profitability; •  Discover how to navigate the coming sea change in distribution and diversify your business by working with broker dealers, banks, and P&C agencies; •  New and innovative marketing strategies that will help you take your combo products business to the next level; •  Learn how more proactive field underwriting can boost your agency’s profitability; •  Who said worksite long-term care sales are dead?  Discover best practices from thought leaders in the group and worksite space; •  Avoid unnecessary law suits. How emerging trends in litigation could affect your agency and producers. Management and Operations  •  Uncover practices enabling you to implement your strategy in the changing world of long-term care insurance; •  Explore how technology will impact your approaches to risk management and operations; •  Understand the exciting and unique administrative environment of liquidated blocks; •  Gather actionable intelligence that you can implement immediately following the conference; •  Hear the perspectives of, and network with, experts from a variety of entities across the industry Producer & Advisor •  Attend workshops that will help you grow your business; •  Adapt to the changing world of long-term care insurance by learning how others have learned to thrive; •  Garner actionable intelligence and techniques that will immediately impact your practice in a positive manner; •  Maximize your time and effectiveness while implementing new, powerful sales techniques; •  Learn from producers and advisors who will share their most successful marketing techniques; •  Discover how to build and promote your brand; •  Build your business by creating strategic alliances Public Policy and Alternative Finance Solutions •  Understand innovative and “out-of-the-box” approaches to private financing options for long- term care; •  Look beyond traditional long-term care insurance with products that garner broader consumer appeal and greater financial stability; •  Attain greater knowledge of the many important external forces that impact product and industry success or failure; •  Discover the consumer mindset and the regulatory and public policy environment that impact our marketplace; •  Learn about important new trends in medical research, technology and caregiving that will dramatically impact our industry landscape in the future; •  Discover strategies for reducing costs-of-care and delaying or mitigating the need for care.