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2025 Medicare Supplement Market Premium Grows 8.5% 

CSG Actuarial has compiled information from the NAIC and other sources and is reporting that total earned premiums in the Medicare Supplement market in 2025 totaled $41.9 billion, an 8.5% increase over 2024. 

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Record Medicare Supplement Sales in 2025

Driven by a softening in Medicare Advantage competition and higher average premiums per policy, the estimated 2025 Medicare Supplement sales of $4.7 billion ANBP is an all-time record for the Medicare Supplement market. 

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Elevance Health Announces 1st Quarter 2026 Results

Elevance Health (formerly Anthem, Inc.) released 1st quarter 2026 financials on April 22nd, reporting an increase of 6,000 Medicare Supplement lives in the 1st quarter and an increase of 12,000 Medicare Supplement lives over the past 12 months. 

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UHC Reports Enrollment for 1st Quarter 2026

Medicare Supplement market leader United Healthcare (UHC) released 1st quarter 2026 financials on April 21st, reporting a 15,000 decrease in Medicare Supplement lives in 1st quarter. 

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Newsweek Names Integrity One of America’s Greatest Workplaces

Integrity announced it has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community. This prestigious award honors the company’s emphasis on creating an environment where employees feel valued, heard and connected. Other winners include American Express, Google, GE, Starbucks, 3M, Accenture and Adobe. 

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Life Insurance Application Activity Sees Record-Breaking Q1

U.S. life insurance application activity showed double-digit growth of +14.3% year-to-date in Q1-2026, representing the highest Q1 growth on record and achieving the highest total volume for any quarter on record, according to the MIB Life Index.

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Broker Incentives for Ancillary Products – April 2026 Update

Insurance companies that operate in the brokerage ancillary market typically offer per policy bonuses to encourage agents to sell their products. These bonuses go beyond traditional commission schedules and often apply to a carrier’s suite of ancillary product offerings.

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JK Financial Expands Holistic Life, Health and Wealth Services

Working with Integrity partner and health insurance leader McNerney Management Group, JK Financial has refined a beneficial cross referral process offering clients end-to-end service that comprehensively supports their wellbeing across life, health and wealth.

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Med Supp Plan G Average Premiums Continue Spike into 2026

The Plan G average premiums for the five most competitive carriers were flat around $1,400 for 2020 through early 2024 but have steadily increased the past 24 months and now average almost $1,900 as of 3/31/2026, which is a 35% increase over the past two years.

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March - CSG Actuarial Premium Rate Scorecard

The CSG Actuarial Premium Rate Scorecard™ provides an overall premium rate competitiveness ranking by company across all states, plans, ages, genders, households, and zip codes, based on actual Medicare Supplement quotes completed on CSG Actuarial’s Market Advisor quoting tools.

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CMS Gives Medicare Advantage Rates a 2.48% Bump for 2027 Plan Year

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services initially proposed a 0.09% increase in rates as part of the MA and Part D Advance Notice. In the final rule, the increase is instead set at 2.48%, which CMS said equates to about $13 billion in additional payments to plans for the coming plan year.

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Dental Insurance Regulatory Activity

During 2025, Telos tracked 25 bills in state legislatures related to dental insurance, plus two more bulletins issued by insurance departments to provide direction on the application of dental insurance regulations.

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