We have received questions regarding our temporary underwriting guideline changes effective April 16, 2020. In response, we have developed a Frequently Asked Questions document. Mutual of Omaha remains committed to the long-term care insurance marketplace. Please continue to reach out to your Sales Directors if you have any questions. Thank you for your flexibility and understanding. LTC Underwriting Issue Age FAQ #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha > Related: Important LTC Underwriting Update
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Important Life Underwriting Update
Throughout the rapidly evolving pandemic, Mutual of Omaha has been continuously evaluating our underwriting and new business practices to support business continuity, deliver a consistently high level of service, and maintain our financial strength. As a result, effective Wednesday, April 15, 2020, we are implementing the following temporary changes to our life insurance underwriting guidelines. These changes apply to all fully-underwritten life insurance cases that are not already approved or issued. This includes any newly submitted and pending in-house cases, whether formal or informal. Postponements Due to International Travel All fully-underwritten life insurance cases where the proposed insured has plans
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Policyholder Rerate Letter Update
Mutual of Omaha and its affiliates provide notification to our Medicare supplement policyholders of their upcoming rate adjustments. Notification letters are sent in accordance with state regulations 30 or more days in advance of the effective date of the rate change. As we adjust business practices in response to the Covid-19 virus, we want to assure our Medicare supplement policyholders we are aware that many may be economically impacted. Currently, we are adding the following copy to our re-rate notification letters. “If you are experiencing hardship due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and need additional time to pay your
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Increased Simplified Underwriting Amounts for Disability Income
Mutual of Omaha is committed to helping you continue to meet the income protection needs of your clients. We have good news to share, to make it easier to sell disability income insurance. Effective immediately, we are making the following enhancement to new applications for simplified underwriting guidelines: Increasing the amount from $3,000 to $6,000 of monthly benefit Advantages of Simplified Underwriting: Ages 18-45, no labs up to and including $6,000 Age 46+ blood urine, physical data No financial requirements up to and including $6,000 monthly benefit, all benefit periods* *If requesting the self-employed discount, two-year financial documentation will be
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Life Underwriting Updates: Accelerated Underwriting and Statements of Good Health
As Mutual of Omaha carefully reviews our underwriting processes and procedures, which continue to evolve during this current situation, we would like to announce the following changes for Life Underwriting effective immediately. Accelerated Underwriting Program We are increasing the maximum face amount limit to $2 million. Qualifications Requirements: Issue Ages 18-55 Face Amounts: $100,000 – $2,000,000 Available Products: Term Life Answers 10-, 15-, 20- and 30-years, Income Advantage IUL and Life Protection Advantage IUL Speed eTicket (Drop Ticket) process only Use Speed eTicket, our easy drop ticket process to take advantage of this program. Simply submit a drop ticket via
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Important Information on DI, CI and AD Policy Output Procedures
State government social distancing responses change daily, and it is increasingly difficult to know which of our distribution partners have the ability to maintain back office support for policy receipt and delivery. We also understand that any back-office support you have available today may be forced to discontinue tomorrow as the situation continues to evolve. Therefore, as an interim solution, we will begin mailing all Disability, Critical Illness and Accidental Death insurance policies direct to our customers effective April 11, 2020. This change is being implemented with the best interests of our customers and distribution partners in mind to ensure
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Important information from Distribution Compensation
As our Distribution Compensation team members are working remotely due to the Coronavirus, it has given us an opportunity to review some of our processes and modernize our approach with our partners. Effective immediately, if you need to contact broker compensation for any reason, please use the following methods: Phone: 1-800-475-4465 Email: broker.compensation@mutualofomaha.com NOTE: We are no longer able to receive or process any faxes. Please know we are here to support you and your business. Mutual of Omaha remains fully committed to the industry, to you and our customers. Thank you for your continued trust. Important information
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COVID-19, Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
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Integrity Marketing Group “Inspire” Series | Episode 8
A little inspiration can take you a long way. Join Integrity Co-Founder & CEO Bryan W. Adams for the “Inspire” daily podcast, featuring experienced and talented leaders and guests from Integrity’s family of partners. “Succeeding Through Change” Episode 8 Ryan Kimble Agent Pipeline President Ryan Kimble discusses strategies to work through changes that will inevitably arise in business.
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Integrity Marketing Group “Inspire” Series | Episode 7
A little inspiration can take you a long way. Join Integrity Co-Founder & CEO Bryan W. Adams for the “Inspire” daily podcast, featuring experienced and talented leaders and guests from Integrity’s family of partners. “Driving Success While Working Remotely” Episode 7 Guests Kasey Doud & Angie Steadham Integrity leaders Kasey Doud and Angie Steadham provide timely guidance for effective out-of-office work.
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COVID-19: Lapsed Policies and Grace Period Extensions
COVID-19: Lapsed Policies and Grace Period Extensions At OneAmerica, we believe in being there when our customers need us most. We recognize that due to the far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, some life insurance policyowners currently may struggle to pay their premiums on time. To help those who have a real need during this time and to address the various state requests and directives, the following procedures are being implemented: For policies that have lapsed If a life insurance policy lapsed AFTER the policyowner’s resident state issued a moratorium on lapses, then: OneAmerica is automatically extending coverage on these
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COVID-19, Industry News, Linked Benefit/Hybrids, and OneAmerica.
Asset Care, Coronavirus, COVID-19, hybrid, insurance, linked benefit, LTC, oneamerica, pandemic, State Life, training, and virus.
Asset Care, Coronavirus, COVID-19, hybrid, insurance, linked benefit, LTC, oneamerica, pandemic, State Life, training, and virus.
