by Kristin Steenson | Jun 4, 2018 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement
Our summary below outlines how Medicare Supplement carriers are underwriting. Heart Attack Stroke Crohn's Disease Alcoholism COPD Don’t Ask 0% 0% 90% 10% 10% 1-2 Years 60% 50% 0% 50% 20% 3-5 Years30% 40% 0% 40% 20% 6-10 Years0% 0% 0% 0% 10% Lifetime10% 10% 10%... read more
by Kristin Steenson | Jun 4, 2018 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement
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 Kristin Steenson | Jun 4, 2018 | Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
The American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance has released the 2018 program information for the 10th Medicare Supplement Industry Summit in St. Louis, Missouri on June 12-14, 2018. The summit includes a free day for agents on June 12, with no cost to... read more
by Kristin Steenson | May 25, 2018 | Medicare Supplement
Last month CSG Actuarial shared information from the NAIC and other sources and reported that total earned premiums in 2017 for the Medicare Supplement market totaled $31.0 billion, a 6.6% increase over 2016. A few other data points of interest: There are only eight... read more
by Kristin Steenson | May 18, 2018 | CSG Actuarial News
This week, we’re reading a summary on Medicare Part D in 2018, an update on the agent count at Bankers Life, and details on Alfac’s new Cancer Protection Assurance Plan. Medicare Part D in 2018: The Latest on Enrollment, Premiums, and Cost Sharing |... read more
by Kristin Steenson | May 11, 2018 | Medicare Supplement
Last month CSG Actuarial reported the 1st quarter 2018 Medicare Supplement enrollment results for UnitedHealthcare. We now have updates from other market leaders Aetna, Humana, CNO Financial, and Torchmark, summarized below. Aetna Reports Medicare Supplement Results... read more
by Kristin Steenson | May 4, 2018 | Critical Illness
Our summary below outlines how Critical Illness carriers are underwriting. Condition% of Carriers that Underwrite Condition Diabetes 93% Any Disease or Disorder of the Kidney 93% AIDS/AIDS Related Complex or HIV 93% Organ Transplant 89% Stroke 89% Hepatitis 41%... read more
by Kristin Steenson | May 4, 2018 | Medicare Supplement
CompanyEffective DateAvg IncreaseComments American Continental Insurance Company (Aetna) 6/1/2018 6% 0.0-9.0% ; Varies by State American Retirement Life Insurance Company (CIGNA) 6/1/2018-7/1/2018 7.9% 0.0-14.4% ; Varies by State Anthem Insurance Company 6/1/2018... read more
by Kristin Steenson | May 4, 2018 | Critical Illness
CompanyPolicy CountRate Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company230,897$1,356.00 Chesapeake Life Insurance Company129,222$470.88 American General Life Insurance Company93,610$616.00 Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company55,012Not Available The Western and Southern Life... read more
by Kristin Steenson | May 4, 2018 | Competitive Intelligence, NAIC Data
The 2017 NAIC Medicare Supplement data has been released and is now available across CSG Actuarial quoting tool and reporting platforms. By accessing this data, you’ll have insight into information including loss ratios, policy counts, and earn premium by plan... read more
by Kristin Steenson | Apr 27, 2018 | Medicare Supplement
CSG Actuarial has compiled information from the NAIC and other sources and is reporting that total earned premiums in the Medicare Supplement market in 2017 totaled $31.0 billion, a 6.6% increase over 2016. A few other notes of interest: The total Medicare Supplement... read more
by Kristin Steenson | Apr 20, 2018 | Competitive Intelligence, Medicare Supplement
Medicare Supplement market leader UnitedHealthcare (UHC) released 1st quarter 2018 financials on April 17th, adding 45,000 Medicare Supplement lives in the 1st quarter, an 43% decrease from the lives added during 1st quarter 2017. The UHC enrollment table features... read more
