This article examines the implications of the positive correlation of mortality and disability for the benefits of combining an immediate income annuity with long-term care disability coverage at retirement ages. It also investigates the value of such a combined benefit to various subgroups of prospective purchasers and the implications of possible errors and moral hazard in the reporting of disability status and making claims. (The Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2001, Vol. 68, No. 2, 225-254)
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