by Anna Patrick | Apr 3, 2020 | Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
Article by Jared Strock, FSA, MAAA In recent weeks, CSG Actuarial has been analyzing the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on the Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage markets. Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage products both play an important... read more
by Anna Patrick | Apr 3, 2020 | Flash Report
CompanyEffective Date Average Increase Comments Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company 5/1/2020 2.0% Missouri Assured Life Association 4/1/2020 6.7% 0.0 - 12.0% ; varies by state Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company 3/30 -6/1/2020 3.2% 0.0 - 6.0% ; varies by state... read more
by Anna Patrick | Apr 3, 2020 | Flash Report
CompanyMonthly Premium*Average Rank** State Mutual Insurance Company $103.55 N/A - new plan effective 7/1/2019 Shenandoah Life Insurance Company $107.68 4.10 Pekin Life Insurance Company $109.05 2.00 Lumico Life Insurance Company $109.83 2.90 Aetna Health Insurance... read more
by Anna Patrick | Apr 3, 2020 | 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 Anna Patrick | Apr 3, 2020 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement
Each month, CSG Actuarial releases a Medicare Supplement Rate Change Report detailing carrier rate adjustments and new market entries. The MarketEdge Rate Comparison tool helps you determine how these rate adjustments or new entries affect the competitive structure of... read more
by Anna Patrick | Apr 3, 2020 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement
Our summary below outlines how Medicare Supplement carriers are underwriting – based on our Medicare Supplement Application Health Questions Look-back Period Filter Diabetes Dependent on InsulinHepatitisCataract SurgeryAlcoholism or Drug AbuseArterial... read more
by Anna Patrick | Mar 27, 2020 | news
This week we are reading about Cigna’s new Medicare Advantage CMO discussing Medicare Advantage plans and Covid-19, the overwhelming number of seniors who want Medicare to add dental coverage, and how much Meidcare beneficiaries could expect to pay for a... read more
by Anna Patrick | Mar 20, 2020 | news
This week we are reading about Medicare coverage and costs related to COVID-19 testing and treatment, Integrity Marketing Group’s new partnership, Amerilife’s completion of recapitalization agreement, and Essence Healthcare’s acquisition of Mutual of... read more
by Anna Patrick | Mar 13, 2020 | Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Dental, Insurance Industry, news
CSG Actuarial recently updated quarterly premium results of some of the leading supplemental health carriers in the country. The supplemental health market has been a growing market and CSG Actuarial expects continued growth as carriers try to diversify their product... read more
by Anna Patrick | Mar 12, 2020 | Medicare Advantage, news
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking further action to ensure patients have access to the critical healthcare services they need in the wake of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Following a meeting with President Trump and... read more
by Anna Patrick | Mar 6, 2020 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement
CompanyMonthly Premium*Average Rank** New Era Life Insurance Company $149.38 N/A - new plan effective 9/27/2019 Continental Life Insurance Company of Brentwood, Tennessee (Aetna) $152.19 N/A - new plan effective 11/01/2019 USAA Life Insurance Company $153.85 9.30... read more
by Anna Patrick | Mar 6, 2020 | Flash Report, Medicare Supplement
Each month, CSG Actuarial releases a Medicare Supplement Rate Change Report detailing carrier rate adjustments and new market entries. The MarketEdge Rate Comparison tool helps you determine how these rate adjustments or new entries affect the competitive structure of... read more
