Insurance companies will be required to provide the Commissioner advance notice of rate increases, and the Commissioner will reject increases which are “unreasonable or excessive.”

Just another skirmish in the never-ending war against skyrocketing health insurance premiums.

The Boston Globe reports that the Health Connector will be taking over administration of the program from the Small Business Service Bureau, resulting in a reduction in the per-employee administrative fee from $35 per month to $10 per month (the participating insurance companies will pay the other $25 per month to the Health Connector).

$25 per employee per month isn’t a huge amount in light of the high costs that small businesses incur in providing health care; but every little bit helps, no?