--- title: Transamerica LTC News description: Transamerica long-term care insurance news for the week of September 17, 2015. --- ## Planning Tips and Carrier News for Advisors - [The Advisor's View of Long-Term Care Planning](https://www.ltcipartners.com/blog) - [Planning Tips and Carrier News for Advisors](https://www.ltcipartners.com/carriernews) - [Consumer Planning Blog](https://www.ltcipartners.com/planning-for-long-term-care-in-america) - [Group LTC Benefits Blog](https://www.ltcipartners.com/group-ltc) - [On-demand webinar library](https://www.gotostage.com/channel/ltcipartners) - [The Advisor's View of Long-Term Care Planning](https://www.ltcipartners.com/blog) - [Planning Tips and Carrier News for Advisors](https://www.ltcipartners.com/carriernews) - [Consumer Planning Blog](https://www.ltcipartners.com/planning-for-long-term-care-in-america) - [Group LTC Benefits Blog](https://www.ltcipartners.com/group-ltc) - [On-demand webinar library](https://www.gotostage.com/channel/ltcipartners) [Jun 29, 2026 ### John Hancock in-force rate action for select states ](https://www.ltcipartners.com/carriernews/john-hancock-in-force-rate-action-for-select-states) ## Never miss any update Subscribe to the Planning Tips and Carrier News for Advisors newsletter today to receive updates on the latest news from our carriers. 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We have developed a [Privacy Policy](https://www.ltcipartners.com/ltci-partners-privacy-policy) that covers how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store your information.  Sep 17, 2015 • [LTCI Partners](https://www.ltcipartners.com/carriernews/author/ltci-partners) ## Transamerica LTC News - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Transamerica Long Term Care News | ![newsletter_header_09172015.jpg](http://resources.transamericainsurance.com/rs/835-GAW-035/images/newsletter_header_09172015.jpg) | | --- | | ![](http://resources.transamericainsurance.com/rs/835-GAW-035/images/title09.jpg) | | --- | | ![icon01.jpg](http://resources.transamericainsurance.com/rs/835-GAW-035/images/icon01.jpg) |   | [BIO Sweet Spots: Which Clients Will Benefit?](http://info.transamericainsurance.com/ol/0xEFfYCNel9KtEpz-fWaI4voizTDb4u89u0rXqGrn4JvgB8pP_zdN0Wizt5CG5s2OLnYBQsUTsAn0wIFSqaQdYQd6vRJGUixU3X9kqDeY4hXUbhn38hx_rqx1mUXuZOBnVGKHEYKHSA5N1TEP_klnCn1Mc1lGUU,/1gwVMM7QNENcpkhj-f-cMef5jTTOaZmlvq50Cvbv3Nwry0lwcemBO07ix8FCU8phMKS5IDVdQ8M0jwVVG-eQb89O_-JOB0SmTD7tv_GDPtocIeUmktFl-feo03Q6vtKJzw_-AmIjakZbYiDEfqwSizPxMYYTZSi_9XXLHZcljxBd0qhcwKeAWrTnoyfzpHHg-zGNPnpN6cuJu2WVJaoyrYcAj1gVyVcpf8fmthyS5JkEmiQDzNshq097oMldGM4tszfMDQA,) - Share your BIO knowledge with your clients to help them better prepare for the rising costs of care. 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TLC NWS 09172015 Home Office Contact Information Transamerica Long Term Care 2700 W Plano Pkwy Plano, TX 75075 Phone: 888-545-2713 Fax: 855-309-5425 Email: LTCMkt@transamerica.com | | --- | --- | --- | | ![](http://resources.transamericainsurance.com/rs/835-GAW-035/images/newsletter_footer02.jpg) | | --- | ## Written by [LTCI Partners](https://www.ltcipartners.com/carriernews/author/ltci-partners) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "LTCI Partners", "url" : "https://www.ltcipartners.com/carriernews/author/ltci-partners" }, "datePublished" : "2015-09-17T16:54:00.000Z", "headline" : "Transamerica LTC News", "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.ltcipartners.com/carriernews/transamerica-ltc-news-september-17-2015", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.ltcipartners.com/hs-fs/hub/405630/file-1004497223.png" }, "name" : "LTCI Partners, LLC" } } ```