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’...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
