Hawaii HealthCare
Alliance, SAI Plus Health Insurance, and TRG Marketing Plan, the list
reads like a who's who of bad boys accused of selling bogus health insurance plans.
They are just some of the unlicensed health insurers that have cropped
up in Hawaii and in many other states, preying on consumers'
pocketbooks and saddling them with unpaid claims. (Read How to spot an unlicensed insurer.)
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As
soon as one unlicensed insurer is shut down, it seems another one is
waiting in the wings. Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Wayne Metcalf has
warned former customers of defunct health insurer TRG Marketing that
are now being targeted by direct mail by another unauthorized health
plan. The unlicensed plan is being offered under various names,
including Consumer Health Education Association (CHEA), based in El
Cajon, Calif.; STAT-CARE, also of El Cajon; EOS Health LLC of Tempe,
Ariz.; Benefits Group Inc. of Everett, Wash.; and Peak Benefits Group
Inc. of Henderson, Nev. "I strongly recommend that [consumers] reject this offer,"
says Metcalf. "As they saying goes: 'If it sounds to good to be true,
it probably is.'" The CHEA plan is the latest unauthorized health insurance
plan being marketed to Hawaii residents. TRG Marketing voluntarily shut
down its Hawaii operations in November 2001 after state regulators
found the company was selling insurance illegally. In 2000, state
insurance regulators seized the Hawaii HealthCare Alliance, another
unauthorized health insurer targeting small Hawaii businesses and the
self-employed. Consumers can find a list of properly authorized insurers in Hawaii by visiting the Hawaii Insurance Department's Web site.
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