by Carrie Haubensak | Sep 7, 2023 | Long Term Care, news
As the senior insurance market continues to grow, we have seen many carriers look for ways to expand their presence within the market. One niche that continues to generate activity is the “recovery care” market. Recovery Care is a term that is often used to describe... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Sep 7, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, news
Research shows that Medicare spending has leveled off for the past decade, morphing from something that experts worried might break the federal budget to an unexpected bright spot. The New York Times spotlighted this trend in an article this week, digging into a 2019... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Sep 6, 2023 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced it has partnered with INS Marketing Systems, a distinguished independent marketing organization... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Sep 1, 2023 | Insurance Industry, news
Led by monster sales of fixed-indexed and income annuities, overall annuity sales hit $181.1 billion in the first half of 2023, increasing 27% and setting a new record, LIMRA reported. While second quarter sales didn’t match the record high set in the first quarter,... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Sep 1, 2023 | Medicare, news
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servicesy announced the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act. Under the act, Medicare will be able to directly negotiate with drugmakers over prices for... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 29, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement
CompanyDateIncrease AmountComments AARP - UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company 9/1/20231.3%Hawaii Allstate Health Solutions 10/1/20232.9%Arkansas, Louisiana & Ohio American Benefit Life Insurance Company 9/1/20233.0%Indiana American Financial Security Life Insurance... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 29, 2023 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced it has partnered with Community Care Agency, an independent marketing organization (“IMO”)... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 24, 2023 | Insurance Industry, Life Insurance, news
Consumers in the U.S. showed a preference for a combination of benefits growth potential and benefits guarantees when they bought individual life insurance policies in the second quarter. The number of indexed universal policies sold was 22% higher in the latest... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 24, 2023 | Medicare Advantage, news
Insurers often negotiate hospital prices for their commercial health plans that are up to five times the Medicare Advantage price, a study published in Health Affairs found. It was already a well-established pattern that commercial plans pay more than Medicare... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 24, 2023 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that the Medicare Shared Savings Program saved money for Medicare while continuing to support high-quality care. Specifically, the program saved Medicare $1.8 billion in 2022 compared to spending... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 24, 2023 | news
As the Medicare industry gears up for AEP (Annual Enrollment Period) season, there’s a significant increase in marketing and educational activity. No doubt this time of year your inbox is full of invitations to webinars and trainings along with fresh marketing buzz... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Aug 24, 2023 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity Marketing Group, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced the Integrity Foundation has completed the first of many community legacy and support initiatives to... read more
