Consider again the earlier example. The VAR for a single loan is $2 million. The expected shortfall from a single loan when the time horizon is one year and the confidence level is 99% is, therefore, the expected loss on the loan, conditional on a loss greater than $2 million.
Long-term care is a range of services and supports you may need to meet your personal care needs. Most long-term care is not medical care, but rather assistance with the basic personal tasks of everyday life, sometimes called Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) , such as: 1  Bathing. 2  Dressing. 3  Using the toilet. 4  Transferring (to or from bed or chair).
In 2007, the average long-term care insurance policy: 1  Cost about $2,207/year. 2  Covered 4.8 years of benefits, excluding the 20 percent of people who elected lifetime coverage.3  Had a daily benefit amount of $160. 4  Was a comprehensive policy covering both facility and at-home care.ong-term Care Insurance Costs. If you have a long-term care insurance policy, the buyer pays a pre-set premium. The policy then pays for the services you need, when you need them (up to its coverage limits).