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Critical Illness—Fit for the Elderly?

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Health & Ageing Newsletter 31: Tim Eppert offers an analysis of how critical illness insurance can be an adequate insurance product to fit the needs of an ageing population faced with the risk of being diagnosed with a severe disease.

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and its Impact on Health Insurance Markets

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Health & Ageing Newsletter 31: William Encinosa et al. examine whether Direct-to-Consumer advertising raises costs in health insurance markets or makes these markets more efficient in drug pricing.

Combo Long-Term-Care Products: A Solution to Address Market Needs

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Health & Ageing Newsletter 30: This article reviews the history of the private long-term care market and suggests a near-term solution to address this need.

The Development of an Aged Care Insurance Market in Spain

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Health & Ageing Newsletter 30: The authors take a look at the situation of the long-term care insurance market in Spain.

Public/Private Partnerships: The Role of Private Health Plans Providing Coverage to Medicare Social Insurance Enrolees - U.S.

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Health & Ageing Newsletter 30: Medicare beneficiaries generally have two choices under the Medicare programme...

Funding Healthcare for an Ageing Population

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Health & Ageing Newsletter 30: The costs of funding health care for the elderly are continually changing due to increasing life expectancy coupled with higher health care costs.

Private Pension Plans in Brazil as an Alternative for Funding of Medical Expenses

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Health & Ageing Newsletter 30: Private Pension Plans in Brazil as an Alternative for Funding of Medical Expenses

The Development of the Underwritten Annuity Market in the U.K. and Elsewhere

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Health & Ageing Newsletter 30: This article describes the development of the U.K. underwriten annuity market and then considers the factors leading to the demand for these products and the market potential outside of U.K.

U.S. and Japan Life Insurers Insolvencies Case Studies

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This report presents case studies including three U.S. and eight Japanese life insurance insolvencies. The main objective in examining these cases is to identify the best practices for ensuring smooth, non-disruptive resolutions, with a focus on policyholder protection and the overall stability of financial markets and economies.