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Aetna Small Group - Updated Employer and Employee Applications

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...

Q2 2018 Updates from CaliforniaChoice®

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...

Blue Shield of California Q2 Update

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...

UnitedHealthcare Owner Only Guideline Change 2/1/18

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...

Q2 2018 Updates from Aetna

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...

Second-quarter 2018 Rate Adjustments from Blue Shield of California

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. Gr...

Kaiser Permanente® Promotions Extended Through February 2018

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...

Heat up the Competition with CoPower

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...

Q2 2018 Updates from Sharp Health Plan

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...

Q2 2018 Updates from UnitedHealthcare

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...

Q2 2018 Updates from Health Net

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...

Q2 2018 Updates from Anthem Blue Cross

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...