Information for Rates and Forms
Colorado
Small Group Market
Activity and Rating
Flexibility Report 2010
Released May, 2011
The Colorado Division of Insurance is surveying the health insurance industry to deternine the cost of health insurance in Colorado. In accordance with Colorado Revised Statute 10-16-111(4) carriers are required to report a variety of health insurance cost information to the Commissioner of Insurance annually by June 1. The data collected will be aggregated and published on the Division's website. For more information please refer to Colorado Regulation 4-2-31.
HB 1389 "Prior Approval" Frequently Asked Questions
HB 1389 requires insurance companies to obtain
Division of Insurance approval before implementing rate increases.
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The Division receives approximately 12,000 rate, rule and form filings from insurance companies annually in paper and electronic (SERFF) form. Please refer to the SERFF home page for more information regarding SERFF at www.serff.org.
The Division's Rates and Forms section saved Colorado consumers more than $44 million in fiscal year 2010-11.
Colorado’s legislature passed House Bill 07-1234 requiring type II property and casualty rate filings and health rate filings subject to Title 10, Article 16, parts 1 through 4, be filed electronically effective January 1, 2008. Please see Colorado Bulletin B-1.19
Colorado will require filings be submitted via SERFF (System for Electronic Rate & Form Filing). Insurance companies may contact SERFF at www.serff.org or email them at serffmktg@naic.org for more information regarding registering and training information through Integro Training.
Tips for Electronically Filing Using SERFF
If you are having difficulty filing electronically, have had your SERFF filing rejected, are receiving objection letters or would just like some filing tips please refer to our document titled Tips For Electronically Filing Rates and Forms using SERFF. Click here to view.
Annual Health Cost Report
The Colorado Division of Insurance is surveying the health insurance industry to deternine the cost of health insurance in Colorado. In accordance with Colorado Revised Statute 10-16-111(4) carriers are required to report a variety of health insurance cost information to the Commissioner of Insurance annually by June 1. The data collected will be aggregated and published on the Division's website. For more information please refer to Colorado Regulation 4-2-31.
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