Claude Thau

Meet Claude Thau

Many people identify Claude as a preeminent LTCi expert; others see him as an actuary. But Claude identifies as a teacher. He taught in the inner city prior to his actuarial career and teaches in all his roles. That background reflects his passion for education, accuracy, and evaluating and mitigating risk for advisors' clients — be they individuals, businesses, or affinity groups — by carefully considering their unique circumstances to pinpoint the best stand-alone LTCi, linked-benefit (e.g., life/LTCi) or other program and design for that particular client. In 2007, he was named one of the 10 Power People in the LTCi industry by Senior Market Advisor. Click the link below to learn more about Claude as well as see consumer testimonials.

Claude's Experience

• Wholesaling LTCi and other insurance.
• Helping advisors develop the best strategy and tactics to grow their business.
• Creating tools to stimulate and identify client interest and proprietary software to help advisors have conclusive LTC planning conversations with clients.
• Tools that reduce the “ping pong” in employer-sponsored sales.
• Teaching CE classes to 1000+ brokers (ave. rating: 9.4 out of 10).
• Running the most-read individual and multi-life LTCi surveys annually since 2005.
• Consulting for insurers, employers (including the Federal government), regulators, service providers, major consulting firms, etc..
• Running a major company’s LTCi division. It grew 5 times as fast as the total LTCi industry each of 3 consecutive years (not based on low price or easy underwriting).
• His critique of a GAO report was independently sent to both the Obama and McCain campaigns in 2008. He was a strong critic of the CLASS Act and published positions on acute health care and Medicaid reform.
• Pro bono work in LTC, as well as LTCi, including LTC needs in his family and as a DPOA for a friend.

Claude's Bio

Claude’s perfectionism justifies his motto. Contact him to “kick his tires” or for testimonials. Claude has writtten numerous articles and is a highly rated speaker. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and Kiplinger’s many times and interviewed on a dozen radio shows, including NPR. His wide home office responsibilites included starting a branch in Taiwan, running a travel insurance business, designing leading edge products in several lines of business, etc. He was Transamerica’s first winner of its TLC award for teamwork, leadership and commitment. Claude and Tina have been married since 1970. They have two children, acquired two others through marriage, and have three grandsons. Claude’s many non-profit activities focus primarily on education, environment, and international efforts, but he surprised himself by helping, on a non-profit basis, to fund a movie.