Thanksgiving Office Closing 2021

Mutual of Omaha and its affiliates (United of Omaha and United World) will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, for the Thanksgiving holiday.   Thanksgiving Office Closing   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha #happythanksgiving
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Categories: Critical Illness, Dental, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

MIS Dashboard: New Payer Flow Functionality

Mutual of Omaha has added an additional payer flow for Mutual Income Solutions applicants. Applicants now have the option to provide their payment information at the time of policy acceptance as well as at the time of application. After completing Parts A and deciding to complete Part B now or send to the client, you’ll have the option to select whether you’ll complete the payment information now (during the application) or complete at policy acceptance. If you select ‘Complete Now’, the payor screen will appear in the producer e-App and the flow will match what you’re used to seeing. If
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Categories: Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Medicare Solutions – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: Upcoming Rate Adjustments View upcoming rate adjustments for various states.   Save Time. Go Online. Save yourself time and use our eApplications for Medicare supplement, Dental, PDP, or Cancer & Heart Attack/Stroke policies!   Enhanced Automated Underwriting for Med supp e-Applications Another great reason to use Mutual of Omaha’s Med supp e-Application.   Upcoming Rate Adjustments View upcoming rate adjustments for various states.   Illinois and Nevada Open Enrollment Periods New Open Enrollment periods available in Illinois and Nevada starting in 2022.   2022 Copay and Deductibles The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Additional LTCi benefit riders approved for Missouri Partnership

Missouri: Additional LTCi benefit riders approved for Partnership For financial advisors licensed in Missouri Since the launch of Thrivent’s long-term care insurance (LTCi) product, we’ve been working with many state regulators to pursue Partnership eligibility for our increase benefit riders. Missouri has approved Thrivent’s 1% and 2% Annual Increase Benefit (AIB) riders as Partnership qualified for ages 61 to 75, effective Aug. 18, 2021. Thrivent will apply Partnership status to all Missouri LTCi contracts that currently have the 1% and 2% AIB riders for ages 61 to 75. Any contract holders whose contracts were issued with the 1% or 2%
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.

Aetna SilverScript – Important Reminder

IMPORTANT REMINDER! When submitting SilverScript E Apps and paper applications it is very important to use your NPN and not your Continental Life writing number in order to receive commissions.   SilverScript Enrollment Agent and Admin User Guide     #goldencareagent #aetna
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Categories: Aetna, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Adjustment to charge back of commission in months 7-12

Schedule Adjustments on charge back of commission   Effective 12-1-2021, GLICO is making an adjustment to its commission schedules as they pertain to the charge back of commission in months 7-12. 100% of commission will be charged back should a surrender happen within six (6) months of date of issue and 50% for surrenders within 7-12 months of issue. This is not a change to the commission rate, only the charge back in months 7-12. This change will affect all annuity products and year durations. It will be effective on all policies that fund after 1-1-2022. Questions? Call GILICO’s Agent
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Categories: Guaranty Income, Industry News, and Linked Benefit/Hybrids.

Minimum funding, maximum LTC protection

LTC sales lagging? Reinvigorate your sales process with this SecureCare Universal Life sales strategy. Here’s how it works: Understand when a client should get Long-Term Care (LTC) coverage Use that knowledge to kick start the LTC conversation Show your client that maximized protection is possible with a minimally funded policy It can be a simple and transformative strategy. Check it out   Contact us Questions? Call our Securian SecureCare Sales Support Team at 1-888-900-1962.   #goldencareagent #securian
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

TUESDAY! This is the Consumer Presentation that has sold MILLIONS in LTCi

Listen as our Expert goes through our field-proven Consumer Presentation. You’ll learn tips and strategies to make the most out of each and every meeting! Tues, Nov 23, 2021 2:00 PM  to  2:45 PM CST Written for seminars or individuals, this proven presentation has helped thousands make a decision about LTCi coverage.   Questions or help registering? Call the GoldenCare Marketing Team at 800-842-7799! Don’t forget to subscribe to our News Digest for all the latest announcements from the Top Carriers! Check out GoldenCare News  
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.

“BREAKING NEWS: OSHA suspends implementation of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses”

“BREAKING NEWS: OSHA suspends implementation of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses,” by Lois A. Bowers, McKnight’s Senior Living   Quote: “The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it is suspending enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard after a court ordered that the agency ‘take no steps to implement or enforce” the standard “until further court order.’” LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: As usual, government has one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brakes.             Subscribe to GoldenCare
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Categories: Clippings and Industry News.

“What works for long-term care and what doesn’t”

“What works for long-term care and what doesn’t,” by Stephen A. Moses, McKnight’s LTC News   Quote: “The history of long-term care is best understood as a tension between public and private financing. Over and over again, the private sector has intervened to fix or improve unfortunate conditions created by the public sector. We should learn from this history and capitalize on its lessons. … The lessons of long-term care history are clear. Public programs have diverted the public from responsible planning and left too many people dependent on welfare-financed nursing home care. The private sector has interceded repeatedly with
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Categories: Clippings and Industry News.