by Taylor McDonald | Apr 19, 2019 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news | 0 Comments
UHC Reports Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage Enrollment for 1st Quarter 2019 Medicare Supplement market leader United Healthcare (UHC) released 1st quarter 2019 financials on April 16th and reported a 45,000 decrease in Medicare Supplement lives relative to... read more
by Taylor McDonald | Apr 12, 2019 | news | 0 Comments
This week we are reading about Integrity Marketing Group’s expansion, AmerilLife’s Executive Vice President, and the slowing U.S. Life Insurance trend in March. Integrity Marketing Group expands Acquisition of Michigan-based MultiState Insurance... read more
by Anna Patrick | Apr 5, 2019 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement | 0 Comments
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... read more
by Taylor McDonald | Apr 5, 2019 | Final Expense Life, Flash Report | 0 Comments
Our summary below outlines how Final Expense carriers are underwriting. Results are for a 70 year old female, non-tobacco, $10,000 Face Value, Level Benefit Heart Attack StrokeDiabetes Dependent on Insulin Crohn's Disease Leukemia Don't Ask0% 0% 10% 65% 10% 1-2... read more
by Anna Patrick | Apr 5, 2019 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement | 0 Comments
CompanyMonthly PremiumAverage Rank Lumico Life Insurance Company$102.30 5.0 Individual Assurance Company, Life, Health & Accident$104.1511.10 Southern Guaranty Insurance Company$104.1611.50 New Era Life Insurance Company$106.16 7.60 Western United Life Assurance... read more
by Anna Patrick | Apr 5, 2019 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement | 0 Comments
CompanyEffective Date Average Increase Comments American National Life Insurance Company of Texas 3/15/2019 - 4/1/20198.8% 4.6 -12.0% ; varies by state Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Virginia4/1/2019-0.6%Virginia Assured Life Association3/1/2019 -4/1/20194.3%-3.0... read more
by Anna Patrick | Apr 5, 2019 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement | 0 Comments
CSG Actuarial has added a new Medicare Supplement Health Condition and Medication Underwriting Filter to the MarketAdvisor quoting tool which will display carriers that will accept selected health conditions and medications. The table below is a sample of medications... read more
by Taylor McDonald | Mar 29, 2019 | Life Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news | 0 Comments
This week we are reading about Centene’s $15B Wellcare deal, term life insurance market predictions, and CMS’s 2019 Exchange Open Enrollment Period Final Report. Centene’s $15B WellCare Deal Takes a Bigger Share of The Booming Medicare Business |... read more
by Anna Patrick | Mar 22, 2019 | Life Insurance, Long Term Care, Medicare Advantage, news | 0 Comments
This week we are reading about how Humana is planning to price their Medicare drug plans for 2020, the positive growth in life sales, and changes to how Transamerica is administering its long term care business. Humana turns to game theory for new Medicare pricing as... read more
by Anna Patrick | Mar 15, 2019 | Dental, Medicare Advantage, news | 0 Comments
This week we are reading about the oral health of people on Medicare, the deadline for switching or ditching a Medicare Advantage Plan, and Humana expanding its value-based care options for Medicare Advantage. Drilling Down on Dental Coverage and Costs for Medicare... read more
by Anna Patrick | Mar 8, 2019 | Medicare, Medicare Supplement, news | 0 Comments
This week we are reading about controlling Medicare Part B drug prices, the roles in CVS-Aetna merger and Minnesotans forced from Medicare Cost health plans. Medicare advisors eye binding arbitration to control drug prices | Modern Healthcare | March 7, 2019 A key... read more
by Taylor McDonald | Mar 1, 2019 | Competitive Intelligence, Flash Report, Medicare Supplement | 0 Comments
CompanyEffective Date Average Increase Comments Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company 4/1/2019 9.20% Montana American Continental Insurance Company (Aetna) 3/1/2019 3.00% Georgia American Retirement Life Insurance Company (CIGNA) 4/1/2019 8.00% 0.0 - 9.9% ; varies... read more
