December 23, 2013


Please note: There will be no Newslink on December 30th. Happy
holidays from our family to yours!

 

PRODUCT NEWS


IRS announces eligible Long-Term Care insurance premium deductions for 2014 

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has announced its annual
cost-of-living and inflation adjustments for 2014. Tax laws require
the IRS to adjust the dollar amounts of dozens of tax provisions each
year to account for inflation, including adjustments for eligible
long-term care insurance (“LTCI”) premium deductions. Read the full 
article for more information.


Updated 2014 edition of Connecticut Partnership’s “Before You Buy” publication will be available December 27th

The updated “Before You Buy” publication will be available to
download from www.jhltc.com on December 27th and will be updated in the
Connecticut Partnership application on the same date.


New personal worksheet for Florida applications and New York Partnership Consumer Participation Agreements (CPA) update

The personal worksheets for Florida applications are changing
as a result of new requirements from the Florida DOI to include rate
increase history sections. The updated application for Florida will be
available to order on January 6, 2014.

The New York CPAs are also being updated, and will be available to
order on January 6, 2014.


2014 minimum benefits for Partnership in CA*, CT, IN and NY 

The 2014 minimum benefit levels are now available for California, Connecticut, Indiana and New York Partnerships. Read the article for
complete details.

*Please note: John Hancock discontinued sales of its California

Partnership Long-Term Care insurance product effective September 16,
2013.

 

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