1960 United Healthcare Insurance Company; group policy no. G-36000-4; requesting authority to increase rates for group standardized Medicare supplement plans A--J for the AARP group; rate filing

United Healthcare Insurance Company; Group Policy No. G-36000-4; Requesting Authority to Increase Rates for Group Standardized Medicare Supplement Plans A--J for the AARP Group; Rate Filing

[33 Pa.B. 4989]

   United HealthCare Insurance Company has filed for approval of increased rates for the AARP group standardized Medicare supplement plans A--J. The filing requests an average increase of 7.2%, varying by standardized plan. The rate increase will impact about 82,390 certificateholders and produce additional annual Pennsylvania premium income of approximately $9.0 million. The requested effective date of the increase is March 1, 2004.

   The proposed rate increase percentages by plan for all ages and areas are as follows:

Plan	Percentage
A	0%
B	0%
C	7.8%
D	9.8%
E	9.8%
F	1.4%
G	3.6%
H	10.1%
I	9.6%
J	10.3%

   Copies of the filing are available for public inspection during normal working hours, by appointment, at the Insurance Department's regional offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Erie.

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Michael Gurgiolo, Actuary, Insurance Department, Insurance Product Regulation and Market Enforcement, Bureau of Accident and Health Insurance, 1311 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120 within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-1960. Filed for public inspection October 3, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]