The Maryland Insurance Administration will conduct a public hearing on specific rate increase requests being made by certain Long-Term Care Insurance carriers operating in Maryland. The hearing will focus on several rate increase requests before the Maryland Insurance Administration. In the individual long-term care market, these include requests from The Prudential Insurance Company of America and John Hancock Life Insurance Company. In the group long-term care market, these include requests from Unum Life Insurance Company of America. The purpose of the hearing is for insurance company officials to explain their reasons for the rate increases. Interested stakeholders will also have the opportunity to provide comments at the hearing. Prior to the hearing, copies of each company’s actuarial memorandum will be posted to the Maryland Insurance Administration’s website.

 

Form numbers impacted by the rate requests are outlined below:

 

The Prudential Insurance Company of America: GRP 113252REV, GRP 113252, GRP 113252ED 05/2010, GRP 112608, GRP 99507, GRP 99508, GRP 99509

John Hancock Life Insurance Company: LTC-03 MD, BSC-03 MD, LTC-03 MD (2007), LTC-MD-91, NH-MD-91, LTC-94 MD, LTC-94-MD 9/94 , NH-94-MD, LTC-96 MD 9/96, LTC-96 MD 3/97, LTC-96CL MD 9/96, LTC-96CL MD3/97, NH-99 MD 4/99, LTC2000 MD 4/00, LTC-02 MD, BSC-02 MD

Unum Life Insurance Company of America: B.LTC, TQB.LTC, GLTC95, TQGLTC95, GLTC04, RGLTC04

The hearing will be held at the following time and location:

 

Tuesday August 20, 2019
9:00A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Maryland Insurance Administration, 24th Floor, Hearing Room
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202

 

For those individuals who are unable to attend, the Administration will be live-streaming the hearing via Facebook Live on the Administration’s Facebook page and will also provide a conference call dial-in.  See the information below:

 

Live-streaming of the hearing can be viewed on the Maryland Insurance Administration’s Facebook page:

 

Conference Call Line:
Number: 978-434-2245
Code: 147727003#

 

If you plan on attending, please RSVP to Nancy Muehlberger. If you will be dialing into the public hearing, and wish to provide oral testimony, please RSVP to Nancy Muehlberger.  Testimony will only be heard via the telephone to those who have RSVP’d in advance of the public hearing.  Interested parties are also encouraged to submit written comments. Written comments and RSVPs should be sent to Nancy Muehlberger by August 13, 2019, either by email to longtermcare.mia@maryland.gov or by mail to 200 St. Paul Place, Suite 2700, Baltimore, MD 21202 or by fax to 410-468-2038. 
Questions regarding this hearing should be directed to Nancy Muehlberger by phone to 410-468-2050, or by e-mail to nancy.muehlberger@maryland.gov.

Complaints regarding individual policy premium rates, premium increases or particular policy provisions should be directed to the Consumer Complaints Unit. Please call 410-468-2244 or visit the following website for more information on how to file a complaint: http://insurance.maryland.gov/Consumer/pages/FileAComplaint.aspx.