Medicare News – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: Upcoming Rate Adjustments-March 2020 View upcoming rate adjustments for IL, IA, MI, SD and WV.   Spotlight on Dental- The Need If you are not selling dental to your Medicare supplement clients, you may be missing the opportunity to help meet one of their important healthcare needs.   2020 Marketing Credits Program Learn how you can earn extra cash for your Medicare supplement and dental sales.   Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans: MA/PDP Reminders Some reminders regarding comp, case monitoring and contact information for our Medicare Advantage and PDP products.   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

New Replacement Notice for DI & Critical Advantage Products (LA)

A replacement form is now required for your customers in Louisiana who wish to replace their existing Disability Income or Critical Advantage coverage with a policy from Mutual of Omaha. Please see the chart below for important effective dates. Product Name Policy Numbers Application Format Effective Date DI Choice-Long-Term Disability/Short Term Disability/Accident Only D81, D82, D83 Paper application 1-15-2020 DI Choice at Work D81M, D82M, D83M Paper application 1-15-2020 Priority Income Protection ICC15DT2 Paper application 1-15-2020 Priority Income Protection ICC15DT2 E-application 1-20-2020 Critical Advantage CP1, CP2, CP3, CP4 Paper and e-application 1-20-2020   The replacement form will be included in
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Categories: Critical Illness, Industry News, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Update on Policy Delivery for your Critical Advantage Customers

Good News! We are happy to announce effective January 20, 2020, applications for your Critical Advantage clients will include an option for the policy to be mailed directly to your customers. This will eliminate the need for you to use your time and expense on policy delivery. It can also ensure accurate and faster policy delivery for your customers. You can find this delivery option on the updated Agent/Producer Statement, which is located in the application packets for both paper and e-applications.   If you have any questions, please contact your Sales Director.   Update on Policy Delivery for your
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Categories: Critical Illness, Industry News, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Updated Critical Advantage® Portfolio Material is Coming

It’s a new year! To celebrate we’ve redesigned marketing material for the Critical Advantage Portfolio which will be available on January 21st, 2020. The Critical Advantage products; Critical Illness insurance, Cancer insurance & Heart Attack/Stroke insurance, pay the expenses health insurance does not cover. Things like copays, deductibles and any other out-of-pocket expense. For a sneak peek of some of the new material, click here.   If you have any questions, please contact your Sales Director.   Updated Critical Advantage® Portfolio Material is Coming   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Critical Illness, Industry News, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Prepaid Debit Card Refresher

Some clients request to use a prepaid debit card or account to pay for their life insurance policy. While these cards can be convenient for the client, they can be tricky when processing recurring premium payments. Want to learn more about how prepaid debit cards work? Take a look at our FAQ below. Q: What is a prepaid debit card? A: A prepaid debit card is an alternative to a banking debit card. You load money onto the card and are only allowed to spend the money you have loaded. Q: Does Mutual of Omaha accept prepaid debit cards? A:
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Care Solutions Sales Desk hours of operation this week

Care Solutions Sales Desk hours of operation this week To accommodate annual training, the OneAmerica® Care Solutions Sales desk will operate at reduced hours this week as follows: Care Solutions Sales Desk Hours Monday, Jan. 20: 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET (normal hours) Tuesday, Jan. 21: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 22: 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 23: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET Friday, Jan. 24: 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET (normal hours) As noted above, the sales teams will maintain normal hours on Monday and Friday. You may experience longer
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Categories: Industry News, Linked Benefit/Hybrids, and OneAmerica.

New minimums apply for partnership policies for 2020

New minimums apply for partnership policies for 2020 Connecticut Partnership: Daily Minimum Benefit of $291 for TransCare II. For older plans (see attached memo), it is $291 for Nursing Home Benefit, $145.50 for Home and Community Based Benefit. Indiana Partnership: Daily Minimum is still $115, Pool of Money Minimum of $409,537 in order to earn total asset protection (see page 18 of INP-2H-22410 IN.3).   Questions? Please contact the Transamerica sales desk at 888-545-2713.   New minimums apply for partnership policies for 2020   #goldencareagent #transamerica
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Transamerica.

New, Rebranded Transamerica Assets Now Available

We have new rebranded assets available on online! We have new rebranded assets available on online! The rebrand includes headlines that pop, lively images, and eye-catching call outs. Agent Only: Description Item # Benefit Increase Options Flyer 121103 LTC Partnership Reference Guide 125031   Consumer Pieces: Description Item # Cash Benefit Flyer 120502 Tailored BIO Flyer 119718 LTC Insurance Protection Consumer Guide 115717   To download, click the links provided above, or log in to www.taltc.com and click “Order Supplies” under the Tools menu.   Questions? Please contact the Transamerica sales desk at 888-545-2713.   We have new rebranded assets
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Transamerica.

Attention All New Jersey Agents | Important Notice

MEMORANDUM To: From: Date: Subject: ALL NEW JERSEY AGENTS Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company (GTL) 01/09/2020 MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT IN NEW JERSEY Due to regulatory requirements, effective immediately we are temporarily suspending Medicare Supplement Sales in New Jersey. We will notify you when the suspension has been lifted. You can access and order the Medicare Supplement rates and forms for other states online through GTLINK, from GTL’s website (www.gtlic.com) by selecting Agents and the GTL Agent Login, under your own user name/password. Once logged in, select Access GTLINK (Download/Order Forms). If you have any questions, or need assistance with ordering forms,
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Categories: Guarantee Trust Life, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Automated Underwriting for TLE is Here

Effective Saturday, January 4, 2020, Automated Underwriting, our instant decision tool, was added to Term Life Express e-Applications. Now all your TLE e-Apps will receive an instant underwriting decision after the health questions are completed. That’s not all, you will also see streamlined e-App screens along with great new features including bank validation, address lookup and touch to sign capability. We walk you through the updated TLE e-App in the training videos below. And for more detailed information, be sure to check out our automated underwriting program flyer and frequently asked questions document. Email Signature Training In-Person Signature Training Protect
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).