by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 12, 2024 | Insurance Industry
Indexed life and annuity products are the subject of many regulator meetings and class-action lawsuits. Despite that negative publicity, indexed life and annuity sales are booming. Wink, Inc. reported third-quarter annuity sales of $115.2 billion, up 6.6% compared to... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 12, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Life Insurance
After a strong third quarter that saw life insurance new premium rise 6%, LIMRA executives are ready to declare a fourth consecutive year of record-high new premium. Total new annualized premium jumped 6% to $3.9 billion in the quarter, according to LIMRA’s third... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 12, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Senior Hospital Indemnity
Hospital Indemnity products are designed to pay a fixed dollar amount when an individual is confined to a hospital, and many products also add fixed dollar benefits for additional services. Premium volume for these products has been consistent, steady, and growing... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 11, 2024 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, has been ranked one of the country’s top 100 companies for Career Growth. Integrity received the Best Companies for... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 6, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
After both insurers challenged the agency in court, the CMS improved scores for 12 UnitedHealth contracts and seven Centene contracts. UnitedHealth and Centene have received a valuable boost in their Medicare Advantage star ratings for 2025 after squaring up against... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 6, 2024 | Insurance Industry
Insurance Services, a family-run agency providing health, Medicare, and life insurance, and an affiliate of AmeriLife Group, has acquired One Health Benefits (“OHB”), a full-service independent insurance agency specializing in individual, group and senior insurance... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 6, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement
Medicare Supplement plans are a popular health insurance option for seniors. These plans are designed to fill the gaps in Medicare coverage, helping to cover costs that Medicare Parts A and B do not, such as copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles. However, the... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 4, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
CSG Actuarial has compiled key enrollment information on Medicare Advantage from SelectQuote, Inc.’s financial results for Calendar 3rd Quarter 2024. SelectQuote Medicare Segment Calendar 3rd Quarter 2024 Enrollment Highlights: Medicare Advantage new approved... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 3, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced it has partnered with Senior Med. Solutions, an independent marketing organization based in Snowflake,... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 27, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
A Texas federal judge has sided with UnitedHealthcare in determining regulators messed up calculating its Medicare Advantage quality scores for next year. Dozens of quality, access and customer satisfaction metrics factor into a plan’s final star rating, scores that... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 27, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, 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 | Nov 27, 2024 | Insurance Industry
Integrity Marketing Group announced the launch of its 4th annual “Integrity Gives Back” Toy Drive to benefit pediatric hospitals and child-focused organizations across the nation. With the need for donations increasing, Integrity employees have set a remarkable goal... read more
