247 Wallst
10 Sept 2026, 09:31 UTC · 23h ago
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Legacy long-term care insurance policies were underpriced due to inaccurate actuarial assumptions regarding lapse rates, interest rates, and claim durations. — This highlights systemic pricing failures in a specific insurance sector, suggesting long-term liability risks for providers of these legacy products.
-0.40Genworth policyholders specifically have seen serious premium increases due to failures in calculating true costs. — Directly names a specific corporate entity (Genworth) as having struggled with actuarial accuracy and premium stability.
-0.30Insurers are implementing significant premium increases (e.g., 60%) to offset actuarial losses, often requiring state insurance department approval. — While this helps insurers recover losses, it creates a 'death spiral' where healthy policyholders exit, potentially increasing the risk pool and costs further.
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247 Wallst
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