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
by Kristin Steenson | Apr 13, 2018 | CSG Actuarial News, Life Insurance
This week we have an update on life insurance application activity from the MIB Life Index, a study from LIMRA and Life Happens on the presence of social media creating success for agents and advisors, and a release from Oxford Life on their InstaWrite process. U.S.... read more
by Kristin Steenson | Apr 6, 2018 | CSG Actuarial News
This week, we are reading an update about Simplicity Financial Marketing’s acquisition of InsurMark and news regarding Walmart’s early discussions to acquire Humana. Simplicity Financial Marketing Acquires InsurMark | InsuranceNewsNet | April 3, 2018... read more
by Kristin Steenson | Mar 30, 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 MarketAdvisor™... read more
by Kristin Steenson | Mar 30, 2018 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement
CompanyCurrent Monthly Premium*Average Rank** Anthem Blue Cross Life And Health Insurance Company $135.29 2.70 AARP - Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company $139.45 3.50 American National Life Insurance Company Of Texas (Two-Party Rates) $147.51 7.00 Transamerica Premier... read more
by Kristin Steenson | Mar 30, 2018 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement
CompanyEffective DateAvg IncreaseComments Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company 5/1/2018 9% Colorado Aetna Health Insurance Company 5/1/2018 0.6% Ohio American Retirement Life Insurance Company (CIGNA) 5/1/2018 4.5% Tennessee Assured Life Association4/1/2018 -0.3%... read more
by Kristin Steenson | Mar 30, 2018 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement
Our summary below outlines how Medicare Supplement carriers are underwriting. CRITERIACONDITIONS Addison's DiseaseMyasthenia GravisSenile Dementia/Alzheimer's DiseaseHeart or Valve Surgery Including Bypass & StentsOrgan Transplant Don't... read more
by Kristin Steenson | Mar 30, 2018 | Flash Report
MarketReach™ Agent Database has been helping companies find and recruit new agents by the products they sell and the carriers they are appointed with. Below, see our breakdown of agent appointments by carrier for Life and Health agents. Below is a breakdown of agents... read more