For Benefits Managers: Protecting employee retirement, long term care

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protecting employee retirement: long term care insurance

Long term care insurance offers employees and their loved ones the opportunity to help protect themselves against the major costs¹ associated with nursing homes, assisted living facilities and home-based care services.

SignatureCare^Ž long term care insurance is a comprehensive and flexible individual policy that allows employees to tailor the benefits to fit their specific needs. SignatureCare is tax-qualified and, depending on how the product is offered, can provide the employer and employee with significant tax advantages².

Learn more about how SignatureCare can round out your employee benefit program and help protect their retirement savings in the event they should need long term care.

¹ Average annual cost for nursing home care (private room) is $75,190.00. Average daily cost for eight hours of home care is $206.00. Source: MetLife Mature Market Institute, Market Survey of Nursing Home and Home Care Costs, September 2006.

² The information provided is not written or intended as tax or legal advice and may not be relied on for purposes of avoiding any Federal tax penalties. MassMutual, its employees and representatives are not authorized to give tax or legal advice. Individuals are encouraged to seek advice from their own tax or legal counsel.

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