by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 23, 2025 | Insurance Industry, news
Healthcare merger and acquisition activity in 2024 signaled uneven financial recovery for healthcare providers. Kaufman Hall’s latest analysis of healthcare M&A activity found that 72 hospitals and health systems were involved in a deal in 2024. Of those... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 23, 2025 | Insurance Industry
The Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC), a non-profit think tank, has released its 2025 forecast of key retirement-industry trends. The forecast highlights the evolution of defined contribution (DC) plans to improve their support of American workers’... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 23, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (the CY 2026 Advance Notice). CMS will... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 23, 2025 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
Elevance Health (formerly Anthem, Inc.) released 4th quarter 2024 financials on January 23rd, reporting a decrease of 3,000 Medicare Supplement lives in the 4th quarter and a decrease of 32,000 Medicare Supplement lives over the past 12 months. The Elevance Health... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 16, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Life Insurance, news
Variable universal life and registered index linked annuities are expected to see the highest percentage of growth across life and annuity products in 2025, two LIMRA executives said during a recent webcast. Bryan Hodgens, head of LIMRA research, and John Carroll,... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 16, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement
CSG Actuarial has compiled all of the new business rate increases implemented on Medicare Supplement blocks of business since 2011. As previously shared, the overall average rate increases for 2024 trended higher than recent years. Based on data provided to CSG... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 16, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
Medicare Supplement market leader United Healthcare (UHC) released 4th quarter 2024 financials on January 16th, reporting a 5,000 decrease in Medicare Supplement lives in 4th quarter. The UHC enrollment table below features Standardized and Modernized policy in-force... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 14, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
Integrity Marketing Group, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced it has partnered with Reversus Insurance Solutions, an independent marketing organization based in the greater... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 9, 2025 | Insurance Industry, news
AmeriLife Group, LLC, a national organization that develops, markets, and distributes life and health insurance, annuities, and retirement planning solutions, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Crump Life Insurance Services and Hanleigh Management... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 9, 2025 | Competitive Intelligence, Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement
As reported in 2024 by Telos Actuarial, Medicare supplement rate increases have been increasing relative to prior years. Now, results through year-end are in. In general, Medicare claim trends have been elevated since 2023 and carriers have begun implementing larger... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 9, 2025 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, announced it has been named one of the top 100 companies in the U.S. for Best Company Leadership. Joining Integrity on the list are exceptional brands such as Adobe, Uber, Topgolf, ADP and Instacart. This award was given by Comparably, a... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 6, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement
CompanyDate Rate IncreaseComments Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company 3/1/202520.8%Arizona Aetna Health Insurance Company 2/1/202513.9%Oklahoma, Texas & Wisconsin AFLAC 1/1/202514.3%New Hampshire Anthem BlueCross - California 3/1/20258.7%California Avalon... read more
