by csgadmin | Jan 15, 2026 | Life Insurance, news
U.S. life insurance application activity finished 2025 with record-breaking growth of 6.8% compared with 2024, representing the highest annual growth rate on record, the MIB Index reported. The data represents a 6.7% increase over 2023 and 9.8% over 2022, while also...
by csgadmin | Jan 15, 2026 | Competitive Intelligence, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 22.8 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1,...
by csgadmin | Jan 15, 2026 | Competitive Intelligence, Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement
Insurance companies that operate in the brokerage Medicare Supplement market typically offer per policy bonuses to encourage agents to sell their products. These bonuses generally vary by underwriting type to assist in achieving an appropriate mix of business. Below...
by csgadmin | Jan 14, 2026 | Competitive Intelligence, 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 discussed in previous CSG Actuarial blog posts, increases since 2024 have trended higher as carriers continue to attempt to catch up...
by csgadmin | Jan 8, 2026 | Insurance Industry, news
The proposed rule aims to tamp down on unwieldy price data files and change how some prices are reported. Boosting price transparency requirements has been a priority of the Trump administration since its first term, when the HHS finalized rules requiring insurers and...
