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Insurance Department Will Conduct Public Information Sessions Regarding 2017 Health Insurance Rate Requests

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2016



DOVER, DE  – Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart reminds Delawareans that next week the Insurance Department will conduct public information sessions to receive comment on the proposed health insurance rate increases for 2017. The sessions will take place at the following locations in the three counties:

Monday, June 20th at 6:00 pm

Carvel State Office Building
Auditorium/Mezzanine Level
820 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

Tuesday, June 21st at 11:00 am

Delaware Tech Owens Campus
College Theater, Arts & Science Center
21179 College Drive
Georgetown, DE 19947

Tuesday, June 21st at 6:30 pm

Delaware Department of Insurance
Sussex Conference Room, First Floor
841 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904

Representatives from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware, Aetna Health and Aetna Life will be present at each session.

Consumers and interested parties can also submit written comments to the Department at ratedivision@delaware.gov until July 15, 2016, or by traditional mail addressed to:

Delaware Department of Insurance
Attn: Health Insurance Rate Comments
841 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904

Please note that submitted comments become part of the public record. All of the comments that the Department of Insurance receives will be compiled and posted on the Department of Insurance website. Therefore, we recommend you use discretion when including personal information that you would not want publicly disclosed. To ensure accuracy only written comments will be accepted.

The staff at DOI reviews rate filings and independent actuaries retained by DOI review the supporting data to see if the rate changes are justified by the circumstances as presented by the insurance companies. The rate requests and the insurers’ justifications are posted, along with additional information about the public comment process, at

http://www.delawareinsurance.gov/departments/rates/ratefilings.shtml

If you have any questions in advance of the sessions, please call DOI Consumer Services at 800-282-8611.

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The Delaware Department of Insurance | www.delawareinsurance.gov | Main Office: 302-674-7300

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Insurance Department Will Conduct Public Information Sessions Regarding 2017 Health Insurance Rate Requests

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2016



DOVER, DE  – Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart reminds Delawareans that next week the Insurance Department will conduct public information sessions to receive comment on the proposed health insurance rate increases for 2017. The sessions will take place at the following locations in the three counties:

Monday, June 20th at 6:00 pm

Carvel State Office Building
Auditorium/Mezzanine Level
820 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

Tuesday, June 21st at 11:00 am

Delaware Tech Owens Campus
College Theater, Arts & Science Center
21179 College Drive
Georgetown, DE 19947

Tuesday, June 21st at 6:30 pm

Delaware Department of Insurance
Sussex Conference Room, First Floor
841 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904

Representatives from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware, Aetna Health and Aetna Life will be present at each session.

Consumers and interested parties can also submit written comments to the Department at ratedivision@delaware.gov until July 15, 2016, or by traditional mail addressed to:

Delaware Department of Insurance
Attn: Health Insurance Rate Comments
841 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904

Please note that submitted comments become part of the public record. All of the comments that the Department of Insurance receives will be compiled and posted on the Department of Insurance website. Therefore, we recommend you use discretion when including personal information that you would not want publicly disclosed. To ensure accuracy only written comments will be accepted.

The staff at DOI reviews rate filings and independent actuaries retained by DOI review the supporting data to see if the rate changes are justified by the circumstances as presented by the insurance companies. The rate requests and the insurers’ justifications are posted, along with additional information about the public comment process, at

http://www.delawareinsurance.gov/departments/rates/ratefilings.shtml

If you have any questions in advance of the sessions, please call DOI Consumer Services at 800-282-8611.

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The Delaware Department of Insurance | www.delawareinsurance.gov | Main Office: 302-674-7300

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