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As we've mentioned before (here, for example), well-nigh carriers select ceased paying commissions for folks signing upwards during the off-season (those who qualify for Special Open Enrollments). Now, Premier Health has upped the ante.

From electronic shipping this morning:

"previously stated position.

And 1 fourth dimension again, the serenity from both the Department of Insurance together alongside the NAHU are deafening. I'm especially puzzled every chip to why lawmakers expiry along to permit carriers defraud their insureds inward this agency (where are the rebate checks for unpaid commissions they keep?).

I realize that the paltry $15 or $20 isn't much, but multiply that over hundreds of thousands (or even out millions) of policyholders.

Not just peanuts.

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From our friends at the Insurance Information Institute:

Save this link! The Texas Department of Insurance (@TexasTDI) offers a listing of "Help after #Harvey" resources: https://t.co/EZH7xHDa1T

— I.I.I. website (@iiiorg) August 25, 2017

And prayers for all those inwards its path.

Welcome to Insurance Lovers InsuranceBaru.blogspot.com Restoration Project

Last month, we reported on the increasing laid upward out of counties across the fruited plainly that testament bring no carriers from which to buy insurance.

Now comes news, via FoIB Ʀєfùsєηíκ, that folks here inward the Buckeye State may final getting a slight reprieve:

"Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment today joined five major Ohio health attending insurers to announce that health insurance options bring been restored on the federal telephone exchange inward 19 Ohio counties side past times side the withdrawal of other insurers earlier this year."

The carriers include Buckeye Health Plan, CareSource, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Molina Health Care of Ohio too equally Paramount Health Care, which is neat discussion for folks inward those counties, for for certain values of "great." As co-blogger Patrick reminds us:

"Molina's nearest MD inward Findlay, OH (Hancock County) is 22 miles away. Closest clinic 23 miles away. Great 'option'."

And a reminder, every fleck well, that these plans are available only on the Exchange, which is overnice if i is eligible for a subsidy, non too equally together with thus much if not.

So, i mensuration forward....

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■ Our friends at Cornerstone select an update also explanation of the Social Security Number removal get-go (SSNRI), concern purpose of 2015's "“Turns out SHOP enrollment is extremely cumbersome, inward that location are less excogitation options compared to the off cry upwardly exchange market, also that taxation credit, proficient it hasn't been worthwhile for most employers"

Ooops.

Well, the folks at Medical Mutual only emailed us to state "adios,muchachos:"

"Beginning January 1, 2018, Medical Mutual testament no longer offering plans through the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) marketplace. Coverage testament terminate for affected groups on their renewal date."

But hey, if you lot lot like your grouping health plan...

■ From the "You Don't See This Every Day" Department:

"Zurich American Life Insurance Company is offering to purchase dorsum to a greater extent than or less of its annuity contracts ...  it is making the offering partly because it believes to a greater extent than or less annuity holders' needs may select changed over time, also partly because it wants to pop off this segment of the variable annuity business"

To sweeten the deal, they're offering an "enhancement amount."

Hunh.