A printed email to Ken Kollmeyer outlines a request from his insurance company for a 70 percent rate increase. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror Members of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee ...

Bankers Life in Farmington. The company maintains long-term care insurance policies through Connecticut's state partnership plan. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror Editor’s note: For more coverage ...

The price hikes began in 2007, modest at first, then exploding in size. By last summer, the long-term care insurance plan Steve Krasinski paid $750 a year for in 1994 had ballooned to $6,400. And that ...

Eric George, president of the Insurance Association of Connecticut, has noticed the increase in weather affecting home insurance costs, especially flooding. "There’s an unfortunate thought that if you ...

For more coverage of the long-term care insurance industry, please click here. In January, just weeks into the legislative session, key lawmakers — frustrated with soaring rate increases on long-term ...

Original reporting by Jenna Carlesso, Dave Altimari, Katy Golvala and Andrew Brown. Compiled by Kat Struhar. Editor’s Note: This article is part of CT Mirror’s Spanish-language news coverage developed ...

In January, just weeks into the legislative session, key lawmakers — frustrated with soaring rate increases on long-term care insurance plans — pledged urgent reform to bring relief to Connecticut’s ...

Insurance provides financial protection by covering risks like accidents, health issues, or property loss, helping ...

Rob Trafford and Adriana Falcón Trafford. Adriana took out a long-term care insurance policy in 2001. When she signed up for the plan, the annual premium was $2,608. Now, it’s close to $7,000.