“The big potential growth of private exchanges is not going unnoticed by major benefit consulting firms, who are investing “significant funds and management resources” to develop their exchanges, according to the report.”
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“The stop loss insurance business is an underwriter’s game. Their game plan is to avoid paying claims. They screen each prospect with claim review and disclosure requirements, and reject or rate-up anyone who may actually present a claim. The higher the deductible, the more effective this process, hence the bias to drive deductibles higher and higher. The carriers who have done best in this business have been the ones with average higher deductibles for this reason.”
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