763 Bankers Life and Casualty Insurance Company requesting authority to increase rates for in- dividual standardized Medicare supplement plans A, B, C, D, E and H policy form num- bers GR-A05A, GR-A05B, GR-A05C, GR-A05D,GRA-05E and GR-A05H; rate ...

Bankers Life and Casualty Insurance Company Requesting Authority to Increase Rates for Individual Standardized Medicare Supplement Plans A, B, C, D, E and H Policy Form Numbers GR-A05A, GR-A05B, GR-A05C, GR-A05D, GR-A05E and GR-A05H; Rate Filing

[30 Pa.B. 2324]

   Bankers Life and Casualty Insurance Company has filed for approval increased rates for its individual Medicare supplement plans, listed above. The filing requests an average increase of 14.3%, varying by benefit plan. The rate increase will impact about 12,384 policyholders, and produce additional annual Pennsylvania premium income of approximately $2.85 million. The requested effective date of the increase is September 3, 2000.

   The proposed rate increase percentages by plan are as follows:

Form No.	Plan	Increase %
GR-A05A	A	20.0%
GR-A05B	B	15.5%
GR-A05C	C	14.0%
GR-A05D	D	20.0%
GR-A05E	E	20.0%
GR-A05H	H	0.0%

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

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Michael Gurgiolo, Actuary, Insurance Department, Office of Rate and Policy Regulation, 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. 00-763. Filed for public inspection May 5, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]