Medicare Supplement News – Omaha Family of Companies

One Company/One State – MI, MO, NC and SC Please remind your sales teams that effective October 1, 2017 only Medicare supplement in Michigan, North Carolina and South Carolina underwritten by United World and Missouri underwritten by Omaha Insurance Company will be available for new business and conversions through individual agents. Only United World Medicare supplement applications in Michigan, North Carolina and South Carolina and only Omaha Insurance Company Medicare Supplement applications in Missouri dated on or after the effective date will be accepted for new business. Upcoming Rate Adjustments Please view the upcoming rate adjustments in KS and VT.
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

September: It’s the Perfect Time to Protect Your Clients

When it comes to protecting clients’ loved ones, we have the products you can count on. As you head into Life Insurance Awareness Month, here are a few reasons for you to choose Mutual of Omaha. Income Advantage IUL offers clients death benefit protection with income potential. It features competitive cap rates and strong index loan provisions Our new Life Protection Advantage IUL dominates much of the full-pay IUL market when carrying the product to age 120 at conservative interest rates. And, if the client chooses to pay slightly more than the premium projected to carry the policy to age
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

September: Life Insurance Awareness Month

September is life insurance awareness month September is life insurance awareness month and a great reason to educate current and potential clients about the importance of life insurance. Check out our new LIAM page with our life insurance needs analysis calculator to help your clients determine how much coverage they need to adequately protect their families. Learn More >   Check out Securian’s Facebook page for LIAM updates in September!   Learn More >   2017 Life Happens spokesperson Danica Patrick is this year’s LIAM spokesperson. Learn more about her story and why she is encouraging everyone to get financially fit with
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, Linked Benefit/Hybrids, and Securian.

NGL: New, Simplified Policy Summary Pages now Available!

A New, Simplified Policy Summary Page is Now Available on the Correspondence Portal To make things easier for you, a policy summary page has been created and is delivered as a separate document in your Correspondence Portal. The policy summary page will continue to be included in the full policy packets viewed in the portal and in the policy packets mailed to you.   Newer to the Correspondence Portal? Your individualized NGL Correspondence Portal allows you to: View, download and print current and previous documents; and, Easily search for documents by Policy Number or Insured Name. A NGL Correspondence Portal
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.

Genworth eSuite: Faster Under 60

Faster Under 60 Genworth’s eSuite of new business sales tools cuts cycle time so your clients get coverage sooner and you can get paid faster. Why is it Faster Under 60? Minimal underwriting requirements eApp is received the day you hit submit Click-to-Sign means you can submit the same day Couple the speed of eSuite with applicants under age 60 and you could see cycle times drop to as few as 15 days. Now that’s FAST. LEARN MORE BTW… we are working on ePolicy Delivery which will make your experience ever FASTER.   Genworth eSuite: Faster Under 60   #goldencareagent
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Categories: Genworth, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.

Sentinel – New Agent Portal

New Agent Portal – Scheduled to Launch September 11, 2017! We are updating our Agent Portal to provide better services for you! Soon you will be able to access your client files, commission statements, illustration software, electronic applications and product forms all from one website using one login. Stay tuned for more information. #goldencareagent #sentinel >   Related: Sentinel Independence Day Holiday Office Hours
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Sentinel Security Life.

CORRECTED Harvey Update: Important Information for Insureds Living in Texas

Corrected: Important Information for Insureds Living in Texas Note: This email was distributed earlier with incorrect dates for the temporary suspension period. Please see corrected dates below. We apologize for the inconvenience. Effective immediately, a temporary suspension is in effect on lapses, terminations, cancellations and other time-sensitive provision requirements of the insurance policies or annuity contracts for insured customers residing in a county declared a federal or state disaster area in Texas. This is to protect the policyholders from accidental termination. We will process other requests to help them in as timely a manner as possible. The temporary suspension applies
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Categories: Accident Insurance, American General, and Critical Illness.

Compliance: AETNA – COVENTRY — NPN on all Medicare Enrollments Sept 1

Use your NPN on all Medicare enrollments starting September 1 Starting September 1, you must use your National Producer Number (NPN) when submitting enrollment applications for Aetna and Coventry Individual Medicare products (MA/MAPD, PDP). We’re discontinuing use of the Coventry Agents Writing Number (AWN). Here’s what to expect You must use your NPN on all Aetna and Coventry MA/MAPD and PDP enrollments starting September 1. An NPN is required for all producers to receive credit. You can look up your NPN at https://www.nipr.com/pacNpnSearch.htm. Even though 2017 Coventry enrollment forms reference the AWN, you must start using your NPN on all
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Categories: Aetna and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Medicare Supplement News – Omaha Family of Companies

Upcoming Rate Adjustments Please view the upcoming rate adjustments in CO, GA, ID, IL, KS, MT, NE OR, PA and VT. •  Modernized Rate Adjustment – CO and VT •  In-force Only Rate Adjustment – IL •  Plan N Rate Adjustment – KS, NE, and OR •  Standardized Rate Adjustment – CO, GA, ID, IL, MT and PA Mix of Business Bonus Program Ending The Medicare Supplement Mix of Business Enhanced Renewal Compensation Program is being discontinued effective October 1, 2017.   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Disaster Relief Notification – Hurricane Harvey

Mutual of Omaha is in the process of identifying the customers affected by Hurricane Harvey, and a note will be added to the customer accounts. The grace period will be extended by 30 days on affected policies as well as a special message being added on eService. For plans providing prescription benefits, the state is requesting us to authorize payments to pharmacies for up to a 90 day supply. We need to exercise leniency in dealing with our customers that have been affected and allow exceptions to contract requirements when our customers are displaced from their homes. Please keep this
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Categories: Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).