by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 23, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage medical costs dominated fourth-quarter discussions between health insurers and investors, after higher healthcare utilization popped up like weeds in some segments of each payers’ business. Yet health insurers’ forecasts for how higher utilization...
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 23, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
As medical claims continue to rise, having rate increase filings on Medicare Supplement have never been more important. Below is a listing of Telos Actuarial’s top rate filing tips for 2024. 1. Know the market. Gathering competitive intelligence before you...
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 21, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Life Insurance, news
Integrity Marketing Group announced the launch of its innovative LifeCENTER platform that offers life insurance-focused agents powerful and expansive technology solutions. The first-of-its-kind system is available at no cost to Integrity agents, and is designed to...
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 20, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement
CNO Financial Group (parent company of Bankers Life & Casualty, Washington National, and Colonial Penn) reported 4th quarter 2023 Medicare Supplement sales of $11.5 million, 11% higher than sales in 4th quarter 2022. For the past 12 months CNO Financial Group...
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 15, 2024 | Insurance Industry, news
Kaiser Permanente wrapped up its fiscal year with $329 million of operating income (0.3% operating income), net income of $4.1 billion and more than $100 billion in both operating revenues and expenses, the Oakland, California-based nonprofit announced Feb. 9. The...
by Carrie Haubensak | Feb 15, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, news
Private equity deals in Medicare Advantage have declined since 2021, likely due to high interest rates and a stricter regulatory environment, according to a report published Tuesday by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. There was a spike in PE investment between...
