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About Eileen J. Tell
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I can help inform and educate people about long term care insurance and whether it is a product they should be considering. I can help them evaluate different policies or answer basic questions about long term care needs and costs. I have over 15 years experience developing and evaluating long term care insurance products and services and have worked with most of the leading companies in the field. I do not receive any commissions or fees from any companies, so my views are independent and neutral.

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Eileen J. Tell 
In Category  Life & Health Insurance

SubjectDate Asked

Long term care8/13/2009
  Q: Given the following scenario, would you advise the purchase of long term care insurance? Husband ...
  A: I believe strongly in buying LTC insurance to protect the assets that you have for your heirs - to ...
LTC6/10/2009
  Q: My grandmother will be in LTC for awhile. Someone was telling me we would not be charged for certain ...
  A: I'm not sure if you are talking about your grandmother needing LTC in a facility like a nursing home ...
Quick Question4/12/2009
  Q: I received a life insurance policy for my fathers death, of 10,000. Are there any taxes that need to ...
  A: This is out of my expertise since I focus only on long term care insurance and not life but my guess ...
Missing Long Term Care Policy1/8/2009
  Q: While going through some important papers today, I realized that I cannot find the actual signed ...
  A: If John Hancock took it over, then it was most likely a policy with Time Insurance. If you are ...
LTC11/19/2008
  Q: My husband and I have recently applied for LTC insurance through a company endorsed by AARP in early ...
  A: First, my apologies for misunderstanding where you were in the process. When you said "review ...
LTC11/18/2008
  Q: My husband and I have recently applied for LTC insurance through a company endorsed by AARP in early ...
  A: I believe the AARP policy is offered through MetLife and they are a very good company. You should ...
Long Term Care10/19/2008
  Q: ......I'm 57 and my wife is 56 and we're beginning to think about retirement when we get into our ...
  A: I cannot give advice on life insurance as that is not my area of expertise. Given the average ...
Existing Insurancw7/14/2008
  Q: Can you please tell me if my policy # ooe576929 is till in affect?
  A: The only way to answer that question would be for you to contact either the agent that sold you the ...
Health Ins6/4/2008
  Q: I used to have group health insurance through my job. I have quit my job and my health insurance ...
  A: This is not my area of expertise so I'd try other folks but as you probably know, the best way to ...
Life Insurance Policy3/27/2008
  Q: This may be a legal question, but I hope you can help! My ex-husband is required to carry a life ...
  A: This is NOT my area of expertise so you should ask your lawyer, however I have the exact same ...
Long term health insurance1/22/2008
  Q: My wife and I (48 & 49, no children) are looking into personal long-term health insurance. I ...
  A: You are smart to be thinking about long term care insurance. And the younger you are, you lock in ...
LTC Insurance for a 32-Year old couple?1/2/2008
  Q: Eileen: My employer is offering a new Long Term Care insurance package to its employees. This ...
  A: I looked at the proposal and it seems reasonable. I could not see all of it (formatted funny) but ...
LTC Insurance for a 32-Year old couple?11/28/2007
  Q: Eileen: My employer is offering a new Long Term Care insurance package to its employees. This ...
  A: You are not long winded. You are very articulate and thorough and thoughtful about an important ...
insurance refunds11/9/2007
  Q: If i had an policy and let it lapse cause i didnt need it any more can i get a refund for the ...
  A: I can only speak to Long Term Care insurance policies so if that is what you have, you would only ...
LONG TERM HEALTH INS.10/20/2007
  Q: Im am thinking about getting Long term Health insurance for my mom, she is 84. Im looking for ...
  A: I'm not sure if you are talking about health insurance (hospitals and doctors and drugs) or if you ...
companies7/30/2007
  Q: I am wondering if you might be able to answer a question concerning the reliability of Globe Life ...
  A: This is not totally in my expertise but you should call your state's Department of Insurance (in ...
long term care insurance premiums7/21/2007
  Q: are long term care insurance premiums tax deductible
  A: Go to www.longtermcare.gov and look in the left hand corner under What's New and it will bring up ...
investigate7/11/2007
  Q: i have an opportunity to buy some health insurance from a company called health market, based in ...
  A: This question is outside of my expertise but in general you can call your state's Department of ...
long term care insurance5/21/2007
  Q: My husband had a stroke last year and is completely recovered. At the time he was 39 years old. ...
  A: You are smart to be thinking about long term care insurance in any regard but especially if there ...
Higher Deductible, lower premium for Long-Term policy?4/26/2007
  Q: Are there long-term (nursing home) policies that have deductibles? If my wife or I needed long-term ...
  A: Sorry for the delay in responding. It was college selection time at our household. LTC insurance ...
LTC Rate Increases12/23/2006
  Q: Are there federal laws now that cap how much a LTC Policy can go up? I was told there is a maximum ...
  A: There is no maximum but there are new regulations that states are encouraged to adopt (and many ...
Can LTC Premiums be Increased ?7/25/2006
  Q: Once a Long Term Care Insurance policy is issued, can the insurer with the approval of a government ...
  A: The insurer has a limited right to raise premiums only a group or class basis (for all similar ...
Re: Long Term Health Care Insurance7/4/2005
  Q: I am 77 and my wife is 75, We are both in good health- no major problems- and our bodies are in good ...
  A: Whether you need LTC insurance depends upon how you feel about leaving some or most of your estate ...
Long Term Insurance - Is it worth it2/9/2005
  Q: I appreciate your prompt response.It is a group plan. I'm employed at Ahold Usa and it is through ...
  A: Just making sure you got my reply from the other ejtell@yahoo.com account. I did finally get this ...
Long Term Insurance - Is it worth it2/8/2005
  Q: I am 27 years old with a college education. I have an opportunity to purchase a LTC policy for ...
  A: The MOST important factor in the decision of whether to buy this is who the insurance company is. ...
Decision about ltc insurance5/2/2004
  Q: I am 62, on a fixed income, in good health. I have looked into different ltc options but they all ...
  A: Sorry to be slow to respond - my internet access was broken for quite a while. Reasons to buy LTC ...

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