For your immediate use, Aetna has updated their Employer and Employee Applications for 2018. All plan names are now updated with the CA SB 137-compliant medical product names. Underwriting will acce...
CaliforniaChoice® has released rates for effective dates April to June 2018. Five of the seven health plans received a rate pass. Be sure to talk to your LISI Regional Sales Manager for region-specifi...
Second-quarter 2018 rate adjustments
There will be a second-quarter rate action of 1.9% for all PPO medical plans and 1.0% for all HMO medical plans. All portfolio dental, vision, and life insuranc...
A change has been made to the Owner Only Guidelines effective February 1, 2018. UnitedHealthcare will no longer write a group that is owner only, where the common-law employee is waiving coverage. The...
Aetna has released new rates for effective dates April to June 2018. PPO plans have received a rate pass, while HMO plans will increase 5.9% (statewide average). Quoting is now available in HealthConn...
There will be a second-quarter rate action of 1.9% for all PPO medical plans and 1.0% for all HMO medical plans. All portfolio dental, vision and life insurance plan rates will remain unchanged.
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Great news from Kaiser Permanente®! The following underwriting promotions from Q4 2017 have been extended to December 1, 2018 effective dates:
A DE 9C is not required for new groups with 6 or mo...
The technology boom brought with it fierce competition to attract and retain top talent. Forward-thinking companies are reimagining the compensation package by offering perks like a paid year of paren...
Sharp Health Plan has released new HMO rates for effective dates April–June 2018. HMO plans will increase 0.6%. If you are looking at PPO options with Sharp, keep in mind that the rates released Janua...
UnitedHealthcare has released new rates for effective dates April–June 2018. HMO plans have received a rate pass, while PPO plans will increase 5% (statewide average). Be sure to talk to your LISI Reg...
There are no plan benefit changes, and PPOs receive a rate pass. For HMO/HSP plans, Health Net reports an annual renewal change of -2.2%. However, we report a statewide average increase of 0.9% for Fu...
Anthem Blue Cross reports no rate or benefit changes for Q2 2018. With a rate pass and underwriting promotions extended through June 15, 2018, Anthem is a good carrier to consider including in your qu...