by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 9, 2025 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, announced it has been named one of the top 100 companies in the U.S. for Best Company Leadership. Joining Integrity on the list are exceptional brands such as Adobe, Uber, Topgolf, ADP and Instacart. This award was given by Comparably, a...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 6, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement
CompanyDate Rate IncreaseComments Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company 3/1/202520.8%Arizona Aetna Health Insurance Company 2/1/202513.9%Oklahoma, Texas & Wisconsin AFLAC 1/1/202514.3%New Hampshire Anthem BlueCross - California 3/1/20258.7%California Avalon...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
The Medicare Advantage program is undergoing its biggest shifts in more than two decades. Payers can take steps now to mount a strategic, agile response as the changes unfold. Brokers are vital to the Medicare Advantage (MA) ecosystem, representing 70 percent of MA...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, news
Swiss Re’s business unit CEOs have outlined key themes they expect to shape the re/insurance industry in 2025, with a focus on geopolitical instability, rising natural catastrophe losses, and evolving market dynamics. According to Swiss Re Institute, 2024 marked...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, news
The past couple of years have seen the sharp ascendancy of Medicare Advantage to now include more than half of all beneficiaries with Medicare coverage. The alternative to the traditional fee-for-service Medicare has proven popular with consumers due to...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, news
Virtually all enrollees in Medicare Advantage (99%) are required to obtain prior authorization for some services – most commonly, higher cost services, such as inpatient hospital stays, skilled nursing facility stays, and chemotherapy. This contrasts with traditional...
