<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:06:21:0G Response Letter.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:06:21:0G"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:06:21:0G Response Letter."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <title>DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND REGULATION</title> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times","serif";} h5 {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 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class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Chapter 20:06:21</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>APPENDIX G</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>SEE: &#167;</span></font><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>20:06:21:53.03</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New 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align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Source:</span></b> 28 SDR 157, effective May 19, 2002.</span></font></p> <b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-weight:bold'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'> </span></font></b> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Long-Term Care Insurance Suitability Letter</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Dear [Applicant]:</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Your recent application for long-term care insurance included a &quot;personal worksheet,&quot; which asked questions about your finances and your reasons for buying long-term care insurance. For your protection, state law requires us to consider this information when we review your application, to avoid selling a policy to those who may not need coverage.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>[Your answers indicate that long-term care insurance may not meet your financial needs. We suggest that you review the information provided along with your application, including the booklet &quot;Shopper's Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance&quot; and the page titled &quot;Things You Should Know Before Buying Long-Term Care Insurance.&quot; Your state insurance department also has information about long-term care insurance and may be able to refer you to a counselor free of charge who can help you decide whether to buy this policy.]</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>[You chose not to provide any financial information for us to review.]</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We have suspended our final review of your application. If, after careful consideration, you still believe this policy is what you want, check the appropriate box below and return this letter to us within the next 60 days. We will then continue reviewing your application and issue a policy if you meet our medical standards.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If we do not hear from you within the next 60 days, we will close your file and not issue you a policy. You should understand that you will not have any coverage until we hear back from you, approve your application, and issue you a policy.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-style:italic'>Please check one box and return in the enclosed envelope.</span></font></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.45in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.45in'><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9633;</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Yes</span></b>, [although my worksheet indicates that long-term care insurance may not be a suitable purchase,] I wish to purchase this coverage. Please resume review of my application.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9633;</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>No</span></b>. I have decided not to buy a policy at his time.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>__________________________________________&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;______________________________</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-style:italic'>Please return to [issuer] at [address] by [date].</span></font></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-weight:bold'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'> </span></font></b> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Times><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </div> </body> </html>