If you purchased a Long-Term Care rider on your life insurance policy and are in need of services because you have experienced a loss of functionality making it difficult to manage daily living activities1 or a loss of cognitive function, you should consider making a claim against your rider to cover long-term care expenses. 

Once you receive the claim initiation kit, you can access our online portal to view coverage details and submit documentation relevant to your case. If you are the insured, you can complete your claim initiation paperwork online. If you are the insured’s Power of Attorney/legal representative, upload the most recent copy of the Power of Attorney or Guardianship paperwork here and John Hancock will email an account registration link to get you started.

Here’s an overview of the claims process

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1. Notification

What steps do you need to take?
To initiate a Long-Term Care rider claim on your life insurance policy, please contact John Hancock at 1-800-387-2747 (USA) or 1-888-267-7784 (NY) as soon as you require long-term care assistance.
 
What will John Hancock do?
John Hancock will mail you a claim initiation kit and HIPPA form.
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Step 2: Submission

What steps do you need to take?
Please complete paperwork and return via mail or fax.
Or you can create an online account here and complete documents online.
 
Learn more about starting your claim online here. 
 
NOTE:  You will not be able to create an online account until you receive the claim initiation kit.
 
What will John Hancock do?
Upon receipt of the claim initiation paperwork, John Hancock will review the service providers for eligibility and schedule an onsite assessment, or collect medical documentation to determine benefit eligibility.

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Step 3: Determine Eligibility

What steps do you need to take?
Work with our vendor to schedule an onside assessment. Upon completion, the vendor will submit findings to John Hancock Long-Term Care unit for review.
 
What will John Hancock do?
The assessment will be reviewed to determine if you are eligible for benefits. This review usually takes about 10 business days once John Hancock Long-Term Care unit receives the assessment from our vendor.
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Step 4: Satisfy Elimination Period and Benefit Reimbursement

What steps do you need to take?
Once you receive approval for benefit eligibility, in order to receive credit for your Elimination Period2, you must submit all your bills for long-term care services received to date to John Hancock. This typically refers to a bill from your provider that outlines dates, types and cost of services received.
 
Once your Elimination Period has been satisfied, these bills will generate your reimbursement payments. You may assign benefits to your care provider, allowing John Hancock to receive and pay bills directly.
 
What will John Hancock do?
Upon receipt, your invoices will be reviewed. Only services provided by an approved provider on a date that the insured is deemed benefit eligible will be processed. Initial dates of service will be credited against the Elimination Period until this requirement is satisfied, then future bills will generate your claim payment.

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Step 5: Ongoing Management

What steps do you need to take?
Notify John Hancock if there are any changes in your circumstance, whether recovery or change in care provider.
 
What will John Hancock do?
John Hancock will continue to manage your claim, review new providers and perform routine benefit eligibility assessments throughout the life of your claim.

 

 

1Activities of Daily Living —Personal care activities that may include bathing, dressing, eating, transferring, toileting, continence, and mobility.

2Elimination Period (Qualification Period) — The Elimination Period is like a deductible. Before your policy will begin paying benefits, you must first pay for your own long-term care costs for a certain number of days. In some policies, the Elimination Period is dates of service, and in others, it is calendar days. Please refer to your policy’s definition.

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John Hancock Life and Long-term care insurance products are issued by: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), Boston, MA 02116 (not licensed in New York); and in New York by John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York, Valhalla, NY 10595 (Life insurance) and John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Company, Boston, MA 02116 (Long-term care insurance). Vitality is the provider of the John Hancock Vitality Program in connection with Life insurance policies issued by John Hancock. 

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Accessing a policy's potential cash value via loans and withdrawals will reduce the death benefit and the cash surrender value, and may cause the policy to lapse. Lapse or surrender of a policy with a loan may cause the recognition of taxable income. Withdrawals in excess of the cost basis (premiums paid) will be subject to tax and certain withdrawals within the first 15 years may be subject to recapture tax. Additionally, policies classified as modified endowment contracts may be subject to tax when a loan or withdrawal is made. A federal tax penalty of 10% may also apply if the loan or withdrawal is taken prior to age 59 1/2. 

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