Health Insurance premium increase

[Dan Reed]

Mike,

This is the 3rd year. My carrier paid out $60 K plus  on my behalf last 
year...I guess they want to recoup some$$$. Now that I have a 
pre-existing condition, getting new coverage may be a little more iffy. 
  American National is the carrier. The rate went from $650 to $1,015.00 
per month. They said "I was not being signaled out"...(Just tramped on)

Dan


On May 6, 2008, at 9:48 AM, Mike Spalding wrote:

> Dan,
>
> This is something I experienced every two years during my last stint 
> in the corporate world.  My employer would engage an "insurance 
> consultant" to shop for competitive health insurance rates.  We would 
> then change insurers.  After the first year, the insurer would make a 
> drastic increase in our rates, because he couldn't afford to stay in 
> business at the rates he had used to lure us away from our prior 
> insurer.  At the end of the second year, my employer would engage an 
> "insurance consultant" to shop.....
> So, tell us, will this be your second year with this insurer?
>
> Mike
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Dan Reed
>> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 10:03 PM
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>> Subject: Health Insurance premium increase
>>
>> Fellow wire stretchers. My health insurance premiums' are going up 
>> 50% in a few months. The carrier is thru the folks who advertise with 
>> the PTG. I am told that I was not singled out...that "all people in 
>> my age range have the same increase".... I would like to hear from 
>> you, if you have experienced this increase....Please post me 
>> privately if you wish to discuss this.  Dan Reed pianoarts at tx.rr.com
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