In This Issue:

Welcome - from the CUO

Legislative Victories

2008 Partnership Summit

Managed Care Excess of Loss Products

Established Reimbursement Schedule

Oncology Management

Regional Report

 

 

Did You Know...

HCC Life has a Group Term Life program designed specifically for state and local government employee groups up to 250 lives?  Contact your HCC Life representative for more information.

 

 

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Welcomea message from Larry Stewart, CUO
Here we go again... The January renewal season is upon us. It seems to begin earlier every year. The HCC Life underwriting and marketing teams have cleared their desks and are ready to get your 2008 year off to a successful startRead more


HCC Life fights for self-funding in multiple state legislatures
Through the years, politics has become recognized as a negative connotation in our industry. How many times have we grimaced as someone says everything looked great for the prospect, but due to politics, the account decided to place its business elsewhere? The truth is, 90 percent of lawmakers have the best intentions; they simply do not understand how self-insurance works. This is one of the main reasons HCC Life is constantly watching Federal and State legislation and the effects they have on our industry. Read more
HCC Life announces location for 2008 Partnership Summit

Every year, HCC Life Insurance Company brings a group of our valued producers together with a few of our esteemed employees at a unique location and labels it the Partnership Summit. But those who have attended know it goes deeper than a get-together at a great resort. The Partnership Summit cultivates two key strengths that HCC Life finds essential to our business: networking and education.  Read more
New product offerings give brokers opportunity to expand product portfolio
When most producers hear "HCC Life," they most likely think of stop loss insurance. However, HCC Life Insurance Company has recently expanded its product offerings, giving brokers the opportunity to expand their portfolio of products to offer to their clients. These new excess of loss products, HMO Reinsurance, Medical Excess and Provider Excess, are designed to help HMOs, healthcare providers, and insurance companies protect their bottom line from fluctuation by converting their volatile catastrophic claim expenses into a stable budgetable expense. Read More
An HCC Life preferred vendor develops established reimbursement schedule

An HCC Life preferred cost containment vendor, Coalition America, Inc. (CAI) has partnered with Navigant Consulting, Inc. to develop a reimbursement fee schedule for physician services, as well as hospital in-patient and out-patient medical encounters. Read More
Oncology management programs continue to generate results for self-funded plans
The latest statistics for the costs of cancer care are staggering. A recent study conducted by IMS Health indicates that cancer care accounts for about 15% of payors' healthcare costs. The National Institutes of Health estimate overall annual costs total $189.5 billion. Read More
  
HCC Life's recurring series entitled "Regional Report" includes news pertaining to your HCC Life medical stop loss region. Read More

 
       

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