786 GE Life and Annuity Assurance Company; requesting authority to increase rates for individual standardized Medicare supplement plan D; rate filing

GE Life and Annuity Assurance Company; Requesting Authority to Increase Rates for Individual Standardized Medicare Supplement Plan D; Rate Filing

[34 Pa.B. 2406]

   GE Life and Annuity Assurance Company has filed for approval increased rates for its individual standardized Medicare supplement Plan D, form no. HMSPD96 PA. The filing requests an increase of 20% for all ages. The rate increase will impact about 4,567 policyholders in this Commonwealth, and produce additional annual Commonwealth premium income of approximately $1.2 million. The requested effective date is as soon as administratively possible following approval.

   Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to July 1, 2004, the subject filing may be deemed approved by operation of law.

   A copy of the filing is available on the Department's website:  www.ins.state.pa.us. To access the filing, select ''Consumer Information'' on the left side. Under ''General Information,'' click on ''Notices.'' The PDF copy is at the ''Filing.pdf'' link following the name of the filing.

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

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Michael Gurgiolo, Insurance Department, Insurance Product Regulation and Market Enforcement, Room 1311, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, [e-mail] within 15 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-786. Filed for public inspection April 30, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]