A possible settlement agreement has fallen through in a suit between CalPERS and a group of policyholders over a 2013 proposed 85 percent rate hike. The agreement would have covered approximately 60,000 policyholders.
The suit was filed by California policyholders that elected to pay for inflation protection benefits in their long-term care insurance (LTCi) policies, ranging from policies purchased in the 1990s through 2004. The Plaintiffs alleged that CalPERS proposed rate hike violated their policy agreements. They contended that CalPERS marketing materials promised that the policies’ optional benefit would not increase their premiums, while CalPERS asserted that it had the authority to raise rates to keep plans funded.
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