Ohio Suspends Individual Health Insurer - Regulatory,Legislative ...

Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson says a health insurer operating in the state failed to comply with a new state open enrollment law.

Ohio now requires individual health insurers in the state to offer open enrollment coverage available to people with pre-existing health conditions at premium rates limited by law.
 
Chesapeake Life Insurance Company, a unit of HealthMarkets Inc., North Richland Hills, Texas, "has failed to meet this legal requirement,” Hudson says.

Hudson has issued an order that suspends Chesapeake Life's ability to write new business in Ohio. The order requires Chesapeake to

Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson says a health insurer operating in the state failed to comply with a new state open enrollment law.

Ohio now requires individual health insurers in the state to offer open enrollment coverage available to people with pre-existing health conditions at premium rates limited by law.
 
Chesapeake Life Insurance Company, a unit of HealthMarkets Inc., North Richland Hills, Texas, "has failed to meet this legal requirement,” Hudson says.

Hudson has issued an order that suspends Chesapeake Life's ability to write new business in Ohio. The order requires Chesapeake to

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