CIGNA Selling IFP In Illinois 2017

[AllenChicago]

July 26, 2016

Naturally, the details are sketchy at this point, but the Chicago Tribune says that CIGNA will sell ObamaCare plans on the Exchange in Illinois for the first time, effective January 1, 2017.

Story: Big news for Chicago-area Obamacare insurance exchange: Cigna seeks to join - Chicago Tribune

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[AllenChicago]

Anyone hearing more about this? I read yesterday (don't recall the source) that CIGNA will only be Cook County. But it's not even listed at ratereview.healthcare.gov as a company that filed to offer plans ANYWHERE in Illinois for 2017.

 

[SamIam]

This article mentions they will offer their plans in the Chicago area I hope that includes the suburbs to.

Blue Cross Ill. Seeks Premium Hikes Up To 45%, Citing ACA - Law360

 

[FRJ]

I picked up that contract a couple of weeks ago and told that they will be paying agent commissions but they don't yet know how much. General plan details or area of availability were also non-existent. Oh well, I figured that I'd double down on time wasted.

 

[AllenChicago]

wow, I've never seen a contract that does not have a commission addendum attached.

 

[russelltw]

Welcome to ACA...Where things can change in the blink of an eye..or the stroke of a DC pen...

 

[AllenChicago]

8.24.2016

Update on CIGNA...

"Cigna is new to the individual exchange in Illinois next year. Its HMO plan will be offered in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties, according to the Department of Insurance."

Source: Illinois submits Obamacare insurance premium increases to feds - Chicago Tribune

 

[ARus]

Looks as a good news?!

Here is a map I found online about the choices enrollee will face for 2017. The purple area is too large on this map:
Obamacare Options? - The Big Picture

 

[tjharris]

I am an Arizona agent and we are receiving announcements that Ambetter will be offering plans in Arizona. At first we thought it was Cigna that would be the only provider offering plans, but evidently what is going to take place is that Ambetter will be "partnering" with Cigna to use their Cigna provider network, which consists of 100 doctors and 50 nurse practioners. We will have 126,000 people in Maricopa County that will be needing new individual family insurance. So I am wondering if your situation will be the same thing, this being a partnership situation with Ambetter vs. Cigna offering their own plans. Also don't know anything about Ambetter, but am not happy about what I am reading on your Illinois forum. Also anyone know what kind of commissions Ambetter pays. Reading something about two tiers on their website and its based on volume.

 

[ARus]

8.24.2016

Update on CIGNA...

"Cigna is new to the individual exchange in Illinois next year. Its HMO plan will be offered in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties, according to the Department of Insurance."

Source: Illinois submits Obamacare insurance premium increases to feds - Chicago Tribune

I know that Cigna will not offer in Illinois. They decided in last moment not to.