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Entries Tagged as 'Long-Term Disability'

Increased Long Term Care Insurance Tax Deduction Limits For 2013 Announced

November 3rd, 2012 · 1 Comment

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced increased deductibility levels for individuals with long term care insurance policies in 2013.  According to Revenue Procedure 2012-41, the deductible limits range from a low of $360 to as much as $4,550 per person. The limits represent an increase from 2012, as follows: Attained Age Before Close of Taxable Year [...]

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Tags: Insurance · Long-Term Care Insurance · Long-Term Disability

Supreme Court Rules on Long Term Disability Conflict of Interest

February 12th, 2009 · No Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed earlier holdings that a conflict of interest exists in long term disability (LTD) cases when the same entity (such as an employer or an insurance company) determines whether an employee is eligible for benefits and also pays these benefits to the employee.  In metropolitan-life-insurance-company-v-glenn, 128 S.Ct. 2343 (2008), the [...]

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Tags: Insurance · Long-Term Disability