TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. (Nasdaq:HIIQ) ("HII" or "Company"), a leading developer and administrator of affordable, cloud-based individual health insurance plans and ancillary products, today announced that it expects to report that growth in premium equivalents totaled 30% to 32% for the year ended December 31, 2013, which is in the upper end of the Company's guidance range. Premium equivalents are a non-GAAP financial measure used by the Company to manage its performance and are defined as the total collections from customers for all health and ancillary policy types, including premiums, enrollment fees and discount benefit charges.
Mike Kosloske, Chairman and CEO of the Company commented, "As expected, demand for our affordable insurance products continued to accelerate during the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period. For the entire fourth quarter, total submitted applications increased more than 50% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, which positions us favorably for 2014."
About Health Insurance Innovations, Inc.
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. creates customizable and affordable, high-quality health insurance products and supplemental services through partnerships with best-in-class carriers. We are an industry leader in the sale of 12-month short-term medical insurance plans, which provide an economical alternative to Individual Major Medical plans. HII pioneered and engineered its next-generation, cloud-based technology platform to provide licensed agents, brokers, and call centers with real-time health insurance solutions, allowing them to tailor plans to fit consumers' budgets and needs.
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