Jesse Slome is one of the nation's leading long-term care insurance experts. Executive Director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (www.aaltci.org), the industry trade group, Slome is the author of 20 books, booklets and consumer guides on the subject of long term care planning. Slome directs annual LTC insurance research studies which are published in the Association's annual Long-Term Care Insurance Sourcebook. Slome is also director of the recently formed American Association for Critical Illness Insurance (www.aacii.org).