Next week is a busy training week with national learning opportunities on the web and live training sessions in several states covering products from Medicare Advantage to Individual Insurance products. Registration is “one click” away at Ritter Insurance’s “Event’s Calendar”! (You must be logged in to register!) Monday (5/3): Learn about Genworth Continental Life Insurance [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Insurance Product Training 5/3/10 – 5/7/10
Posted in All, Baltimore Life, Education/Training, Genworth Life Insurance Company, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Molina Medicare, States, Uncategorized, Website on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Regulators Give Health Insurers Good News
Posted in News, Uncategorized on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is from the Wall Street Journal. The good news is on the large and small group. The jury is still out on individual health. NAIC will define medical loss ratio by June 1st.
Craig Ritter to Appear as a Panelist at 4th Annual Medicare Supplement Conference
Posted in About Ritter Insurance Marketing on April 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been invited again to appear as a Panelist at the 4th Annual Medicare Supplement Conference in Scottsdale, AZ on October 11-13th, 2010. I’ll be helping with the presentation of “Med Supp Marketing 2.0: Using Technology to Build Distribution”. I’d love to participate in some of the other presentations as well, as a number look [...]
How National Health Care Reform is Going to Affect Seniors
Posted in News, Uncategorized on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This video seminar was conducted by the Society of Certified Senior Advisors. You can watch a recording of the seminar here. Thanks to Rick for the link!
Democrats Seek National Control over Health Insurance Premium Rate Increases
Posted in News, Uncategorized on April 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Generally, approving rate increases was a State matter. As some of the new mandates kick in, there are likely to be higher rate increases which accompany that. It seems that from a populist viewpoint, the Feds would like to exert tighter controls over premium increases. Of course, there are consequences to not allowing premiums to [...]
NAHU Washington Updates for the week ending 4/23/2010
Posted in News, Uncategorized on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a link to updates from NAHU!
CMS Actuary’s Report on Health Care Reform Costs Predicts Increase in Costs
Posted in News, Uncategorized on April 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here is more from the Opinion pages of the WSJ. The intent of Health Care Reform was to “bend the cost curve”. It seems that the cost curve will bend, but in the wrong direction, according to Medicare’s chief actuary. Additionally, many of the cost cutting will hit Medicare and will be politically difficult to [...]
Insurance Product Training – 04/26/2010 – 4/30/2010
Posted in Aetna, All, Baltimore Life, Continental Life, Coventry, Education/Training, Final Expense Life, Genworth Companies, Genworth Life Insurance Company, Health America, Individual Major Med, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Medigap Modernization, Part D, SilverScript, United Health Care on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Next week is a busy training week with national learning opportunities on the web and live training sessions in several states covering products from Medicare Advantage to Individual Insurance products. Registration is “one click” away at Ritter Insurance’s “Event’s Calendar”! (You must be logged in to register!) Monday, Genworth Continental Life Insurance Company’s Final Expense Products [...]
Update on Massachusetts Health Insurer’s Legal Suit over Premium Rate Increases
Posted in News on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Although the Health Insurers are still appealing the process, a court ordered Harvard Pilgrim and Fallon Community to continue selling Health Insurance at their 2009 rates. The story was covered by the Boston Globe. This is an interested case study, since Massachusetts is a little like a test lab for health care nationally. The current [...]
Legislature Mulls Tougher Oversight on Health Insurance Premium Increases
Posted in All, News on April 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Senate is introducing a new bill to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to block a Health Insurer’s premium increase found to be “unreasonable”. The story is reported by Robert Pear of the New York Times. The bill has been introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein. Feinstein is quoted as [...]
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