by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 14, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
CSG Actuarial has compiled key enrollment information on Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement from SelectQuote, Inc.’s financial results for Calendar 4th Quarter 2022. SelectQuote Medicare Segment Calendar 4th Quarter 2022 Enrollment Highlights: Medicare... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 10, 2023 | Insurance Industry, news
U.S. individual life insurance application activity looked healthier in January, according to new MIB Group survey data. The insurance data-sharing consortium saw the number of applications flowing through its application-checking systems increase 8.6% from the number... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 10, 2023 | Insurance Industry, news
At the end of 2021, CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch laid out a strategic vision for the drugstore retail chain to expand beyond pharmacy services. During the company’s investor day more than a year ago, Lynch and company executives detailed plans to enhance the... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 10, 2023 | Insurance Industry, news
Total U.S. death counts, from all causes, may still be considerably higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic started. Preliminary death figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the CDC had recorded 178,769 deaths occurring... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 8, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement, news
CNO Financial Group (parent company of Bankers Life & Casualty, Washington National, and Colonial Penn) reported 4th quarter 2022 Medicare Supplement sales of $10.4 million, 14% higher than sales in 4th quarter 2021. For the past 12 months CNO Financial Group... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 8, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
For 4th quarter 2022, CVS Health reported Medicare Supplement member in-force counts of 1,363,000, up 18,000 from 3rd quarter 2022 and 78,000 over the past 12 months. The 78,000 increase in membership in 2022 is down more than 60% from the membership growth in 2021. ... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 2, 2023 | Medicare Advantage, news
Medicare Advantage plan rates will increase by 2.09% next year, largely in line with analyst expectations but likely lower than payers had hoped. The 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice released Wednesday also includes some technical changes to the risk... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 2, 2023 | Insurance Industry, 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 Carrie Haubensak | Feb 1, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
Humana reported 4th quarter 2022 Medicare Supplement lives of 313,600, down 0.9% from the result at 3rd quarter 2022 and a 5.5% decrease compared to 4th quarter 2021. The table below shows Humana’s Medicare Supplement enrollment counts by quarter since 1st quarter... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 30, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement, news
CompanyDateAverage IncreaseComments Accendo Insurance Company 3/1/2023 - 5/1/20237.5%Varies by state & plan Aetna Health Insurance Company 3/1/20237.8%Kansas Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company 2/1/202310.8%Wisconsin Allstate Health Solutions... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
AIMCOR Consolidated LLC (“ICON”), a joint venture between AIMCOR Group, LLC (“AIMCOR”) and AmeriLife Group, LLC (“AmeriLife”), announced it has acquired Hansen Brokerage Services (“HBS”). Per the agreement, terms of the deal were not disclosed “With the pace that our... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Elevance Health has inked a deal to acquire Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, with the Pelican State insurer joining the Anthem Blue Cross affiliated plans. The acquisition builds on an existing partnership between the two insurers, according to... read more
