Medica will stop paying brokers commission on sales of newly issued individual health policies next year, the insurer confirmed Monday.
The Minnetonka-based company also will only sell individual policies through MNsure. Previously, people could buy those plans without shopping on the exchange. It will still pay commissions on policies that are renewing for 2017.
Medica's moves mirror commission-policy changes made by other insurers nationally. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, for instance,…
Medica will stop paying brokers commission on sales of newly issued individual health policies next year, the insurer confirmed Monday.
The Minnetonka-based company also will only sell individual policies through MNsure. Previously, people could buy those plans without shopping on the exchange. It will still pay commissions on policies that are renewing for 2017.
Medica's moves mirror commission-policy changes made by other insurers nationally. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, for instance,…