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Released: December 14, 2012
Getting the runaround on long-term care insurance
Source: David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)
Rita Corwin, 90, conscientiously paid her premiums for long-term care insurance for 21 years to make sure that if she needed help as she grew older and more fragile, she'd get it.
Yet now that she finds herself in a position to require such assistance, her insurer, Washington National Insurance Co., is denying her claims.
"She bought this insurance for the same reason anyone would," said Corwin's daughter, Leni, who has been representing her mother in their dealings with the company. "If you become disabled or need long-term care, it's just too expensive to pay for on your own."
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