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Costs and Benefits of Transamerica Long Term Care Insurance


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Transamerica Corporation is the holding company for several investment firms and life insurance companies operating under the Transamerica brand since 1928. The corporation's insurance companies have received high ratings from all major U.S. credit rating services, including an A+ (Superior) financial strength rating with A.M. Best.

How is Transamerica rated?

Breakdown

4.5/5
Benefit Limits
4.5/5
Policies & Coverage
4.5/5
Customer Service

Overall Rating: 4.5 / 5 (Excellent)

Transamerica insurance companies are financially stable U.S.-based enterprises operating under the management of multinational life insurer AEGON N.V. Their products, which include everything from life and long term care insurance policies to annuities and retirement solutions, are backed by extensive industry experience as well as unbeatable financial strength and creditworthiness. Among their most flexible insurance options is the TransCare III LTCI policy, which can be customized through a comprehensive list of plan riders and several benefit options. The policy is simple and straightforward, featuring every existing care alternative as well as a pool of money approach for lifelong benefits. Anyone looking for a dependable long-term care insurance policy from a trusted provider may want to look into Transamerica's customizable LTCI options.

Policies & Coverage

Policies & Coverage - 4.5 / 5

Transamerica Life Insurance offers an individual long-term care insurance plan clients can customize through several benefit options and elimination periods. Although they do not market state partnership or group policies, Transamerica's TransCare III LTC insurance covers all available care options from in-home services to services rendered in qualified facilities such as adult daycares and nursing homes. TransCare also features an excellent selection of plan riders, with several inflation protection alternatives, as well as waiver of premium, return of premium, alternate care, shared care, full restoration of benefits, joint waiver of premium, and elimination period credit options.
Policy Types
Individual / Standard
Types of Covered Care
In-Home Care
Assisted Living / Adult Day Care
Nursing Home
Hospice Care
Medical Help Systems
Facility Coverage
Any Facility
Available Policy Riders
Inflation Protection
Shared Care
Return of Premium
Waiver of Premium
Alternate Care
Available Discounts
Partner / Household
Preferred Health

Inflation Protection

*Compound Benefit Increase Option: Provides for an annual 3% or 5% increase of the benefit amount minus paid claims *Tailored Benefit Increase Option: - A 5% compound benefit increase for individuals under 61 years of age - A 3% compound benefit increase available for those between the ages 61 and 75 - No more benefit increases after the policyholder's 76th birthday *Step-Rated Compound Benefit Increase Option: Premiums increase by 3% or 5% of the current premium as the benefit increases by 3% or 5% of the current benefit amount minus paid claims.

Claims & Benefits

Benefit Limits - 4.5 / 5

Daily benefit amounts offered through Transamerica Insurance Company can range from $50 to $500, with maximum policy amounts ranging from $18,250 to $1,095,000. There are also several elimination period options, from zero waiting periods to 365 days. To qualify for coverage, the policyholder must require substantial assistance to perform at least two of the six daily living activity requirements, or need constant supervision due to severe cognitive impairment. Since the company also extends a pool of benefits approach that allows customers to keep using available benefits past the policy's intended term, there is no limit to the benefit period, and policyholders may continue to receive payments for as long as there are funds available in the plan.
Maximum Daily Benefit Limit
$500 per day
Unlimited Lifetime Benefit Period?
Yes
Elimination Period
0, 30, 60, 90, 180 or 365
Eligibility Requirements
Activities of Daily Living Limitations
Alzheimer's or Cognitive Impairment

Financial Strength & Ratings

Financial Strength - 4.5 / 5

Transamerica's life insurance companies have been awarded stable long-term financial strength ratings from all major U.S. credit rating services and are deemed to have a superior ability to meet their ongoing financial obligations. Having been in operation for over a century, these businesses also offer vast industry experience which, paired with the unbeatable creditworthiness of its parent company AEGON International, ensures their life insurance products are of the highest quality.
Underwriter
Transamerica Life Insurance Company
Moody's Financial Rating
A1
AM Best Financial Rating
A+
Standard & Poor's Financial Rating
AA-
*The above information reflects the financial strength of the underwriter of the Transamerica long term care insurance policies: Transamerica Life Insurance Company.

Transamerica Reputation

Customer Service - 4.5 / 5

Transamerica Corporation is not accredited by the Better Business Bureau, and holds a C- rating with the organization based on 26, mostly negative, customer reviews. Although they have received a small number of complaints for an enterprise of their size, they remain well bellow the national median complain ratio for individual life insurance products as reported by the NAIC in 2016.
BBB Rating
C-
Number of BBB Positive Reviews
4
Number of BBB Neutral Reviews
1
Number of BBB Negative Reviews
26
Date Collected
2017-12-29

Contact & Additional Information

Company Type
Underwriter
Year Founded
1928
Homepage URL
Company Phone
(800) 797-2643
Headquarters Address
4333 Edgewood Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52499

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Barrie L
11/3/2017
My comment is very simple. I have been told numerous times that payments are being deferred as I live in a town affected by Hurricane Irma. As I travel for most of the year I have requested my payment be deducted, unfortunately this has not happened. When contacting the company you are put on hold, and then eventually cut off. After the seventh call this evening and waiting over an hour I have given up. I get the impression that Transamerica Long Term Care thinks I am a nuisance caller. Each time I call Ian asked to give my details, a few moments ago I talked to a very nice lady, and when I told her the issue, I was disconnected. I would be very concerned if I had an issue with... Read More
9 People found this helpful.


ccthearle
9/19/2019
My mother has TransAmerica LTC and paid for a full policy over the past 20 years. They recently bought Monumental Life LTC policies and house them under their company now. My mother now needs her policy and here is how it has gone so far in the past 5 days since we have tried to file a claim: Calls: 1. We need to start my mother policy; She is going into assisted care living because she can no longer take care of herself. She has been in the hospital for the past 3 months and will be released this week, but as per the doctors, she can not live alone. Needs full time custodial care. RESPONSE: Called and had to wait 1.5 hours for someone to pick up the phone. If you hang up, you... Read More
8 People found this helpful.


actonup65
7/19/2019
This company is a joke! I'd love to get a class action lawsuit against this company! I see that my mother is not the only one getting screwed around here. It's incredibly frustrating the fact that I have to call pretty much daily to find out where my mother's money is. They have said you'll get the money in "15 -20 days", which lifetime are they speaking of?
8 People found this helpful.


Jean G
5/6/2019
We have helped two aunt's make claims to Transamerica LTC insurance. One was a nightmare getting payments, the other received after elimination period, and though we have had several battles, they paid on the merit of three ADLs. With the change in AL providers due to sale of building and change of management, a nurse did not include one of the ADLs that had no break in service to our aunt. The Transamerica nurse came at that time and denied the claim. Rather than call the AL, we had to appeal, the doctor had to fill out a questionnaire, and we made multiple calls to customer service explaining what happened. The AL nurse could have quickly identified the problem and corrected it and... Read More
8 People found this helpful.


Anita R
4/28/2019
Having a terrible time with getting payments now 4 months behind. Say it will process in 15 days and nothing happens. Very frustrating
8 People found this helpful.


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Diane C
3/25/2019
Dealing with TransAmerica long term insurance is a true nightmare. Incompetent seems to be the name of the game. My mom has paid I to this company since she was a young working woman. She is now 98, in a nursing home and TA pays her erratically. She hasn’t seen a dime since December. I have spent hours on the phone to them, faxed them papers multiple times that they claim they never received. I am at my wits end! Diane C. 03/25/2019
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Diane W
12/28/2018
My parents has paid into this company for 22 years and are paying $11,000 a year to keep it activated. In order to file a claim with them you have to move into the Assisted Living facility first. Then they will do their Assessment to see if they qualify for Benefits. That is the dumbest thing I have heard. My Dad has Parkisons so I guess I will have to wait until it gets worse so I know for sure that he will definitely qualify by failing 2 of the 5 qualifications.
8 People found this helpful.


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Karla O
10/10/2019
This company is terrible. What a waste of my mom's money and my time having to deal with them. My mom has been paying her monthly premiums since 1995 but Transamerica has only paid out 1.5 months of claims that have been submitted. I started the claim in Sept 2017 right before my mom moved from her assisted living room into a memory care room at the same facility. She has severe dementia. and needs help with everything. It is now October 2019. I spend hours on the phone with them every couple of months. Every time I call for an update they can't find the paperwork that I have submitted. Even though I have received letters from them saying they have received the paperwork but need... Read More
7 People found this helpful.


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Mary B
9/4/2019
I have contacted Transamerica five times over the last 2 months in an efforto get a quote on reducing the elimination period for my long term care policy, thus reducing the premium that has DOUBLED in two years. I have spoken to five Customer Lack-of-Service agents, four of whom acted like they could care less about helping me. I've been told over and over, "we handle the requests for new quotes in the order in which they were received". The 5th agent agreed that my wait of several weeks was unacceptable and she would resend it, marked PRIORITY. Two weeks later, still no quote. Called Transamerica again today and asked to speak to a Supervisor, but was told none are available. The... Read More
7 People found this helpful.


luannwest7
8/28/2019
Dealing with Transamerica is a nightmare! My mother, 87 years old, went into assisted living February, 2018. Now, TA decided she no longer qualifies and stopped paying benefits. We waited 14 months to sell her home (just in case something happened) and now they quit paying. The customer service is absolutely horrible, and they won't allow you to talk with anyone else (i.e., supervisor). I filed an appeal 4 months ago, still no decision. Gathering all my info to file a complaint with the insurance commissioner. I consider what they've done ELDER ABUSE! PLEASE, DO NOT CONSIDER TRANSAMERICA FOR LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE, or any other type policy!
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