Annual Survey on Health Insurance

BULLETIN B 02-09 TO: ALL INSURERS AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT HEALTH INSURANCE BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF ALASKA RE: ANNUAL SURVEY ON HEALTH INSURANCE AS 21.06.110 requires the director to report on an annual basis "statistical information regarding health insurance, including the number of individual and group policies sold or terminated in the state." In order to comply with this statutory requirement, all insurers licensed to transact health insurance business in Alaska must complete the survey and return it to the division by May 31, 2002. Please note that stop loss insurance is considered health insurance in Alaska. Therefore, stop loss insurance must be reported on this survey. In completing the survey please take care to review and follow the survey instructions. The information provided in this survey is used in analyzing the health insurance market in Alaska, and summary data from the survey is reported to the Alaska legislature and the public. It is critical that you provide accurate information. Before sending the completed form to the division, please verify that the premium and claim data balance to the premium and claim data reported in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Annual Statement State Page for Alaska, as described in the survey instructions. The bulletin and survey are available on the Internet. In order to access this survey on the Internet, go to the Alaska Division of Insurance web page at www.commerce.state.ak.us/insurance/bulletins/bulletins.htm Select Bulletin B 02-09 or "Survey on Health Insurance." The survey form can be completed on the web page in PDF format and sent directly to the division by: 1. Opening "2002 Survey.pdf" 2. Filling in the data requested on the survey form 3. Clicking on the "Submit" button The survey form can also be completed in Microsoft Excel as follows: 1. Open "2002 Survey.xls" and save to your hard drive 2. Open Microsoft Excel and the document you just saved 3. Fill in the data requested on the survey form and save the document 4. E-mail the completed document as an attachment to insinfo@commerce.state.ak.us If you are unable to send the survey electronically as described above, you may fax your response to Katie Campbell at 907-465-3422. If you have questions regarding the survey or instructions contact Katie Campbell by phone at (907) 465-4607 or by e-mail at katie_campbell@commerce.state.ak.us. Dated: April 23, 2002 Robert A. Lohr Director By: Stan Ridgeway Deputy Director