Purpose of article.

The purpose of this article is to promote the public interest, to promote the availability of long-term care insurance policies, to protect applicants for long-term care insurance, as defined, from unfair or deceptive sales or enrollment practices, to establish standards for long-term care insurance, to facilitate public understanding and comparison of long-term care insurance policies, and to facilitate flexibility and innovation in the development of long-term care insurance coverage. The Legislature recognizes the viability of a long-term care product funded through a life insurance vehicle, and this article is not intended to prohibit approval of this product.

(Act 2000-795, p. 1876, §5.)