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Connecticut House Passes Bill to Address Long Term Care Insurance Rate Hikes

By |May 5, 2014|Categories: Breaking News, Insurance Industry, States|Tags: , , , , |

The Connecticut House of Representatives recently passed a bill that is designed to mitigate the financial burden of Long Term Care Insurance rate increases on consumers.

Spreading Out the Cost

S.B. 199 would require insurers filing for a rate increase of 20% or more on any Long Term Care Insurance policy to spread the monetary increase out over a period of three years or more. The bill also requires insurers to provide policyholders with advanced notice of a premium rate increase before the increase is implemented, in addition to offering an option for policyholders to reduce their benefits and keep their[…]

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