The multi-state HealthMarkets settlement was announced in July 2008 in which the company and its affiliated companies, MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company and Chesapeake Life Insurance Company agreed to pay $20 million for bad faith practices across the nation. So, how did the states share in the $20 million?
Who got what?
According to information we obtained from the Washington Insurance Commissioner’s office, 48 states plus Guam and Puerto Rico received a portion of the $20 million settlement. Only Massachusetts and Delaware did not participate. The states who received the highest amounts were:
Texas $2,420,427
California $2,122,438
Florida $1,848,983
Washington $1,228,509
Indiana $953,001
The complete list
Here is the complete list of how each state shared in the $20 million:
Alabama $185,933
Alaska $89,317
Arizona $418,363
Arkansas $194,368
California $2,122,438
Colorado $684,001
Connecticut $261,721
Delaware 0
D.C. $128,767
Florida $1,848,983
Georgia $516,806
Hawaii $4,554
Idaho $229,399
Illinois $953,001
Indiana $483,243
Iowa $111,530
Kansas $266,695
Kentucky $105,626
Louisiana $218,997
Maine $253,760
Maryland $288,025
Massachusetts 0
Michigan $447,301
Minnesota $63,722
Mississippi $376,145
Missouri $251,469
Montana $98,630
Nebraska $78,176
Nevada $176,317
New Hampshire $237,828
New Jersey $113,001
New Mexico $149,969
New York $56,045
North Carolina $774,666
North Dakota $5,503
Ohio $569,310
Oklahoma $327,396
Oregon $371,069
Pennsylvania $707,217
Rhode Island $200,257
South Carolina $372,911
South Dakota $17,970
Tennessee $464,422
Texas $2,420,427
Utah $139,779
Vermont $6,012
Virginia $355,138
Washington $1,228,509
West Virginia $100,207
Wisconsin $433,442
Wyoming $90,276
Guam $8
Puerto Rico $1,353
Not off the hook yet…
The insurers are not off the hook yet. In fact, they may be on the line for an additional $10 million if they don’t improve in the following areas by the end of 2009:
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