This bulletin announces a call for rate information for the Texas Medicare Supplement Handbook and Rate Guide. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is revising the Rate Guide for all Medicare Supplement and Medicare Select plans that have been approved for use and are currently offered for sale in the state.
To ensure that your company is accurately represented in the Rate Guide, we request, under the authority of Section 38.001 of the Texas Insurance Code, that you provide us with the premium information described in the attached instruction sheet.
The deadline for submission of the information is December 22, 2003.
Companies must enter their rates directly into a password-protected Web page on the TDI Web site. The Web address for the rate collection form is
https://www.tdi.state.tx.us/apps/asproot/s_cp_msrgcall/msrgcall.asp
The attached instructions provide more detailed information about entering the requested information. Remember that you are responsible for the accuracy of the data submitted. Please direct any questions you have about the survey to Carol Ann Carl at 512-475-1944, e-mail carol.ann.carl@tdi.state.tx.us, or Steve Hunton at 512-305-8196, e-mail ConsumerProtection@tdi.state.tx.us. We appreciate your prompt response to this request.
Sincerely,
[ORIGINAL SIGNED BY JOSE MONTEMAYOR]
Jose Montemayor
Commissioner of Insurance