This bulletin announces a call for rate information for the Texas Long-Term Care Rate Guide published by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI).
All companies writing long-term care insurance for new customers in Texas after March 1, 2004, are required to respond to this request. The information collected through this data call will be published in a rate guide to allow consumers to compare annual premiums for sample long-term care policies, as well as a policy that the carrier identifies as its "most popular" plan.
You must provide the required information under authority of Section 38.001 of the Texas Insurance Code.
The deadline for submitting rate information is April 16, 2004.
Companies will enter their rates directly into a password-protected web page on the TDI website. The web address for the rate collection form is
https://www.tdi.state.tx.us/apps/asproot/s_cp_ltcrgcall/ltcrgcall.asp
All rate information should be for rates in effect on March 1, 2004. The website provides detailed instructions on entering the requested information. Please remember that you are responsible for the accuracy of the data submitted.
If you have additional questions, please call Steve Hunton at 512-305-8196, or you may e-mail him at steve.hunton@tdi.state.tx.us.
[ORIGINAL SIGNED BY JOSE MONTEMAYOR]
Jose Montemayor
Commissioner of Insurance