New! Text message notifications for SecureCare tele-interview

We are excited to announce an enhancement to the SecureCare Universal Life underwriting process: Beginning June 1, clients can receive text message notifications directing them to schedule their tele-interview. The tele-interview itself will still need to be completed over the phone, but the texts can be helpful reminders that a tele-interview is needed, making it easier to schedule an assessment and get in touch with an interviewer. How will this work? LTCG will still contact customers the same amount of times they do today, however, a contact attempt will now be defined as either a phone call or text message.
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

How COVID vaccination affects underwriting decisions

How we’re approaching COVID-19 vaccination Securian Financial remains focused on delivering high levels of service, helping customers with their insurance needs, and maintaining our financial strength. Your support in delivering on this focus has provided valuable insights to best navigate the unpredictable nature of a pandemic, while addressing the additional risks it presents. Over the past few months, much of our attention has turned to COVID-19 vaccinations. Not surprisingly, many questions have arisen on use of vaccination information in underwriting. In response, our Medical & Applied Research Services team has been actively monitoring vaccine efficacy, safety, availability and uptake, which
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Categories: COVID-19, Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

New! Text messaging feature to help customers start their tele-interview

Life Insurance, Technology, Securian Financial | May 13, 2021 New! Text messaging feature to help customers start their tele-interview To make the underwriting process more convenient for our customers than ever before, we are excited to announce the introduction of text message notifications. In partnership with APPS, we are piloting text messages to customers who need to complete a tele-interview. The tele-interview will still need to be completed over the phone, but the text can be a helpful reminder that a tele-interview is needed, making it easy for your clients, to get in touch with an interviewer. How will this
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

New and Updated Consumer Materials

New and Updated Consumer Materials We are excited to announce that we have new and updated materials for use with consumers. These materials are designed to make explaining the benefits of National Guardian Life Insurance Company’s (NGL) EssentialLTC to your clients easier Beginning Friday, May 28, these materials will be available under the consumer section of the Sales and Marketing tab on the Agent Resource Center (ARC) or by clicking the links in the descriptions below to download. These materials are not approved for use in AZ, CA, CT, DE, DC, FL, HI, IN, NJ, ND, SD. You will be
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.

S&P Rating Affirmation

S&P Global has re-affirmed Mutual of Omaha’s A+ (Strong) rating with a stable ratings outlook. The A+ rating is the second highest of 16 ratings issued by S&P Global, which assesses overall financial strength and ability to meet ongoing obligations to policyholders. If you have any questions, please contact Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support Team at (800) 693-6083 or e-mail sales.support@mutualofomaha.com.   S&P Rating Affirmation     #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha #fortune500
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Categories: Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Dental, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Income Advantage IUL allows for a client to accumulate cash value

Income Advantage IUL can provide your clients with valuable life insurance protection. It also offers the opportunity to accumulate cash value* for future needs, such as supplementing the client’s retirement income. Teaming an Income Advantage policy up with a term life insurance policy may be an ideal solution for clients who want to plan ahead for retirement, but also have a larger temporary life insurance need. Learn more about how this works by looking at our Satisfy the Need for Accumulation and Protection flyer. It includes: A case study showing how this concept works A comparison of taking income immediately
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

IUL Express – A great fit for Simplified Issue Life Insurance

Do you have clients who are looking for a simplified issue permanent and affordable life insurance coverage? Indexed Universal Life Express can fit many situations where your client needs coverage to help protect their lifestyles and their family. Ideal clients are: Pre-retirees who are beginning to plan for final expenses Parents with young children at home to replace lost income Clients who have just purchased a new home Clients who need their coverage issued quickly People who want permanent coverage but done like getting their blood drawn Clients who have Term Life Express and are ready to convert their policy
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Mutual Income Solutions Underwriting & Eligibility

Mutual Income Solutions Underwriting Our goal is to provide the best possible offer of disability income insurance to help protect your client’s income. Below are the points of criteria we base each application on: Occupation — Depending on your client’s job duties, we’ll designate an occupation risk class. Health — A health interview and medical tests may be required depending on benefits applied for. Income — Financial underwriting determines your client’s income in order to set the policy’s maximum monthly benefit.   For more details, review the Mutual Income Solutions Underwriting Guide.   Mutual Income Solutions Underwriting   Mutual Income
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Categories: Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Critical Advantage – Tools for Success

Mutual of Omaha has created a flyer that features all of the available marketing materials to promote and sell the plans within the Critical Advantage Portfolio. This flyer includes both producer use only material as well as consumer approved material. These marketing materials for success can be found on Sales Professional Access or on our Forms & Materials site.   Tools for Success   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Critical Illness, Industry News, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Long-Term Care Virtual Assessment Update

Throughout the pandemic, Mutual of Omaha has been evaluating our underwriting and new business practices in efforts to support business continuity, deliver a high level of service and maintain our financial strength. In February, we announced a temporary transition to virtual assessments for applicants age 65 and over with favorable medical records. However, due to the increasing number of Americans being vaccinated, we will be moving back to face-to-face assessments. Effective June 1, 2021, virtual assessments will only be conducted when a nurse is not available or due to geographic location. *Reminder:  Underwriting will initiate scheduling assessments for LTC applicants
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Categories: COVID-19, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).