Colonial Penn Health Insurance Company
Colonial Penn Health Insurance may be a familiar name, but how can you determine if this provider has the coverage you need? With so many options in terms of health insurance providers today, the prospect of choosing the right company from which to purchase your health insurance can be overwhelming.
Gaining understanding of a prospective insurer can make your choice easier. You may be interested in finding out about the company’s history and scope. What types of health insurance plans and products the company offers will also be of interest. Finally, the biggest question of all, how much can I expect to pay for health care coverage I need? All of this information taken together can go a long way toward helping you to know whether Colonial Penn Health Insurance is the best health care provider for you.
Read through this Colonial Penn Health Insurance review, take a look at the various reviews of Colonial Penn by Colonial Penn customers at the bottom of this page (complete with star ratings), and then compare your Colonial Penn health insurance quotes with quotes from many different health insurance companies by entering your zip code into the box at the top right of this page.
History of Colonial Penn Insurance
While Colonial Penn has more than 850,000 life insurance policies on the books Colonial Penn Health Insurance offers their health insurance plans through an agreement with Banker’s Life and Casualty. This organization was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Illinois. Licensed in every state except New York, Banker’s Life and Casualty specializes exclusively in providing for the needs of seniors. The products they offer include a Medicare Supplement Plan, life insurance, annuities, Long Term Care/Home Health Care plans, a Medicare Advantage Plan and a Medicare Prescription Drug plan.
Colonial Penn Health Insurance Plans
The Medicare Supplement Plan is designed to pay for some of the out of pocket costs that Medicare does not cover. Examples of this type of expense would be ambulance trips, extended hospital stays, Medicare deductibles and co-insurance for doctors and hospitals. This plan allows you to choose your own doctor and does not require referrals to see a specialist. You do not need to file your own claim forms when you participate in this plan. The Medicare Supplement Plan is guaranteed renewable, meaning that your policy can’t be cancelled or your premiums change if your policy is paid in full.
Medicare Advantage is a very low cost Medicare health plan because there is a private fee for service type plan. There are no deductibles and you can choose your doctor. There are no co-payments for regular exams and screenings and there are set rate co-payments for other services. The downside of a fee for service plan is that care providers must agree to the terms of payment prior to treating you, unless you are in need of emergency care. That means that there is a chance that you could be denied care. In order to qualify for this plan you must be receiving Medicare Part A and be enrolled in Part B, you can’t have end stage renal disease. In addition, you will be expected to continue to pay Part B unless is it already being covered by Medicare or by someone else.
Banker’s Life and Casualty does not provide the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan directly but rather offers this coverage through the AdvantraRx Plan from Coventry Health Care. AdvantraRx is a national Medicare Part D plan. Different plan variations are offered in different areas of the country. Some plans will offer delivery of a 90 day supply of some medications. This plan is available to those who are eligible for Medicare. There are some restrictions on enrollment. You may enroll during the first month that you become eligible for Medicare. If you are currently participating in some other Medicare prescription plan and want to switch, you may enroll between November 15th and December 31st.
Long Term Care/Home Health Care is another product that Banker’s offers. It is designed to cover expenses that exceed Medicare allowances when someone is rendered unable to perform daily living activities on their own due to illness or disability. Examples of daily living activities are things like eating, dressing, and bathing. Coverage can be geared toward nursing home care, home health care or comprehensive which would cover both. This benefit is not exclusively offered to elderly. Pre-existing conditions may not be covered by this plan.
Banker’s Life and Casualty offer their customers whole, term, and universal life insurance products. They also offer several types of annuities which are investment type funds. Among these are deferred annuities, immediate annuities and equity indexed annuities. Deferred annuities are the type of funds that are tax deferrable. That is, the government doesn’t collect income tax on those monies until they are withdrawn. They can be flexible meaning that you can add money whenever you want or single premium for a one time lump sum. Immediate annuities provide income payments that begin as soon as the fund is opened. Equity indexed annuities are fixed funds that promise greater rate of return than you might receive in a standard savings account.
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14 Comments to “Colonial Penn Health Insurance Company”
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Ruth Agerton says:
Need to speak to someone, regarding health ins for a relative. Can be reached at phone # 630-257-6847.
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M Sagar says:
“It’s very frustrating to look at their entire site and cannot find a phone #. Need to speak to a CSR concerning Health ins. for a relative. Need a “”live Person””!.
Lowest star rating for their site!”
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Rose Foster says:
“My husband and I have been with Colonial Penn since 1986. We sent a large amount of money to cover several months of payments for myself and husband. They applied the entire amount to wife’s policy and nothing toward husbands. The policy lapsed and we did not know it.
When a statement arrived, it showed the wife’s name only and with the amount received, the policy was paid up until June of 2013. We were never able to get them to credit my husband’s policy and reinstate him.
We talked to several representatives for many days. All were very rude and unprofessional. We are extremely disappointed and looking for another company.”
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If you want good customer svc...don't choose Colonial Penn says:
“I spoke to Customer Service Rep concerning my now cancelled Life Insurance. I called with questions, and she was very rude, impatient, obnoxious, and unprofessional. I asked for a supervisor’s number. She then gave me the extension with hesitation. I then left a message on voicemail with no return phone call from the supervisor.
I will not recommend Colonial Penn to family or friends and have chosen another Life Insurance Agency.”
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michael says:
Great plan and no unexpected price increases after 6 months and 1 year. Can say the same about others.
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michael t says:
BEWARE. If you join this company you WILL get a rate increase after the 2nd month. I promise you! They are great for life insurance but NO GOOD for health!!!!!!!
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DENISE says:
“MY FATHER HAD THIS COMPANY FOR OVER 5 YEARS, PAID ALL HIS PREMIUMS ON TIME. HE GOT SICK AND MISSED 3 PAYMENTS. HE DID SEND THEM 2 PAYMENTS. BEFORE HE COULD SEND THE 3RD PAYMENTS AND SOME PAPERWORK THAT WAS DUE ON 12/29/2012. HE PASSED ON 12/24/2012.
NOW THEY DONT WANT TO PAY THE DEATH BENEFIT, THEY ONLY WANT TO SEND ME THAT LAST PAYMENTS $ 72.00. I WILLBE REPORTING THEM TO THE INSURANCE BUREAU. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY TO NO ONE.”
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Karen says:
I have a Medigap plan N policy with them since June 2013 and I am very happy so far. They paid everything they were supposed to pay. I have had no problems having my questions answered by phone.
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ronald brooks says:
“So far terrible on paying claims. I have paid $133.14 for my wife for three months, now going into April, another payment due on 04/01/2014. They stated when I spoke to them on my claims, we had not paid our deductible to Medicare. We have paid our $147.00 deductible at our chiropractor, in January and February.
We have contacted Medicare and they have paid the claim already. We will see if these clowns pay any on the bill, besides the $7.57 they paid. Another bill arrived today, they have paid nothing so far.
The person (Beth Barbara) who sold us our policy is no longer with this company, she was let go. All I have had so far is a bunch of lies. We will give them until April, if they do not start paying better, I will cancel my wifes policy. Time will tell.”
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Barb Wooters says:
“I have just cancelled my policy. Phone customer service terrible!
A government agency has been waiting to hear from them for a month! The first time I called, it took 2 tries, I spoke to 6 people and after 45 minutes, they finally find me in their system Customer service rate 0”
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Ann H Miller says:
“On 10/14/14 I submitted an application through your representative, Jason Woods, for Health Insurance under Colonial Penn, in the state of WA. At that time, Mr. Woods assured me that Colonial was accepted by my doctors and St. Francis Hospital here in Federal Way, WA.
On speaking personally to my medical caretakers, I was told that they did NOT take such insurance. I had already paid Mr. Woods $263.87 (Mr. Woods insisted this was due immediately to ascertain my enrollment as of 1/1/15.
When advised that St. Francis et al did not accept Colonial Penn, I immediately contacted Mr. Woods and asked for cancellation and refund of my check (which had already been cashed by you).
To this date, I have never received any refund, nor any acceptance of enrollment, nor any type of CURRENT information on such Health Insurance.
I certainly would not recommend your company or Mr. Woods to anyone!!!!”
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Meredith Ramona Mata says:
I was very unhappy with the way my coverage was ended, as I was the one who ended it because I found a much less expensive coverage by $220.00. Thank You. Meredith Ramona Mata
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Robert W. Smith says:
I am in the same boat as another person above in that Colonial Penn upped my premium $15.50 the second month. I have attempted to find a number to call with no luck. I contacted my supposed agent, Sean Kelly with Bankers Life. He was no help at all. Told me I was the first one to ever have a complaint. I told him I guess everyone else just takes it, not me. They seem to think they can do whatever they like. Not gonna happen. Have already contacted the Kansas Insurance Comm Office and am thinking of contacting the local news agencies. I will be if they received some press coverage, I will get a phone call. Guess we will see.
I need to talk to someone at Colonial Penn Health Ins Company. I can’t find a phone number anywhere.