by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 6, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
After both insurers challenged the agency in court, the CMS improved scores for 12 UnitedHealth contracts and seven Centene contracts. UnitedHealth and Centene have received a valuable boost in their Medicare Advantage star ratings for 2025 after squaring up against... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 6, 2024 | Insurance Industry
Insurance Services, a family-run agency providing health, Medicare, and life insurance, and an affiliate of AmeriLife Group, has acquired One Health Benefits (“OHB”), a full-service independent insurance agency specializing in individual, group and senior insurance... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 6, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement
Medicare Supplement plans are a popular health insurance option for seniors. These plans are designed to fill the gaps in Medicare coverage, helping to cover costs that Medicare Parts A and B do not, such as copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles. However, the... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 4, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
CSG Actuarial has compiled key enrollment information on Medicare Advantage from SelectQuote, Inc.’s financial results for Calendar 3rd Quarter 2024. SelectQuote Medicare Segment Calendar 3rd Quarter 2024 Enrollment Highlights: Medicare Advantage new approved... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 3, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare
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 Senior Med. Solutions, an independent marketing organization based in Snowflake,... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 27, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
A Texas federal judge has sided with UnitedHealthcare in determining regulators messed up calculating its Medicare Advantage quality scores for next year. Dozens of quality, access and customer satisfaction metrics factor into a plan’s final star rating, scores that... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 27, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Supplement
The CSG Actuarial Premium Rate Scorecard™ provides an overall premium rate competitiveness ranking by company across all states, plans, ages, genders, households, and zip codes, based on actual Medicare Supplement quotes completed on CSG Actuarial’s Market Advisor... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 27, 2024 | Insurance Industry
Integrity Marketing Group announced the launch of its 4th annual “Integrity Gives Back” Toy Drive to benefit pediatric hospitals and child-focused organizations across the nation. With the need for donations increasing, Integrity employees have set a remarkable goal... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 26, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
CSG Actuarial has compiled key enrollment information on Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement from eHealth Inc.’s 3rd Quarter 2024 Financial results. eHealth Medicare Segment 3rd Quarter 2024 Enrollment Highlights: Medicare Advantage new approved members... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 25, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement
CompanyDateRate IncreaseComments AARP - UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company 1/1/202514.6%Oregon Aetna Health and Life Insurance Company 1/1/202516.7%New Hampshire American Benefit Life Insurance Company 12/1/2024 - 1/1/20259.5%New Mexico & Virginia Bankers Life Ins... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 21, 2024 | Insurance Industry
The next wave of retirees is fast approaching, and they’re digital natives who likely won’t settle for their parents’ paper-based processes. As Generation X moves toward retirement, the life and annuities industry faces an urgent imperative: build... read more
by Carrie Haubensak | Nov 21, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Life Insurance
Total new annualized premium jumped 8% to $3.9 billion in the third quarter 2024, according to preliminary results from LIMRA’s retail individual life insurance sales survey. The number of policies sold rose 3% year over year in the third quarter. Year to date, new... read more
