Long-Term Care Insurance Case Monitoring Update

From the Desk of Allen Gregoire Mutual of Omaha has experienced a large influx of long-term care application submissions over the past several weeks due to the WA Cares Fund. This increase in submissions has caused a slight delay in entering LTC applications into our back-office systems and subsequently your case status appearing on Sales Professional Access (SPA). Our teams are working diligently to process LTCi cases as quickly as possible; however, until they are entered into our system, we are unable to confirm the application received date. We encourage you to check the website for updates rather than calling
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Categories: COVID-19, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

GoldenCare SPECIAL EVENT featuring LTC Expert Stephen Moses

Special GoldenCare Training Event With LTC Expert Steve Moses YOU ASKED. WE LISTENED! The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Washington LTSS Trust Act are among the top concerns noted by our agents. Join us for an LTCi Industry Impacts presentation with one of the most influential and respected people in long-term care:   Steve Moses! With so much changing so quickly, this event is one you do NOT want to miss!     Register now to reserve your space! Wed, June 30, 2021 11:00 AM  to  11:30 AM CDT         Questions or help registering? Call the
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Categories: COVID-19, GoldenCare News, and Industry News.

GoldenCare SPECIAL EVENT featuring LTC Expert Steven Moses

Special GoldenCare Training Event With LTC Expert Steve Moses YOU ASKED. WE LISTENED! The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Washington LTSS Trust Act are among the top concerns noted by our agents. Join us for an LTCi Industry Impacts presentation with one of the most influential and respected people in long-term care:   Steve Moses! With so much changing so quickly, this event is one you do NOT want to miss!     Register now to reserve your space! Wed, June 30, 2021 11:00 AM  to  11:30 AM CDT Remember, Mutual of Omaha recently announced WA-specific product offering changes,
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Categories: COVID-19, GoldenCare News, and Industry News.

“Time for government – not nursing homes – to shoulder collective COVID-19 blame”

“Time for government – not nursing homes – to shoulder collective COVID-19 blame,” by Brendan Williams, McKnight’s LTC News Quote:  “[W]e have seen the nursing home care sector suffer decades of governmental neglect that, inexorably, contributed to the tragedy inflicted by COVID-19. That neglect has not just manifested itself in the failure of governmental Medicaid reimbursement to keep facilities modern for the many residents for whom the government is the payor. This failure alone led to outmoded facilities being especially susceptible to respiratory virus spread due to shared rooms and cramped communal spaces. Nor has that neglect been limited to
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Categories: Clippings, COVID-19, and Industry News.

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.

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).

COVID-19 drives interest in life insurance

According to the 2021 Insurance Barometer Study from Life Happens and LIMRA, the Coronavirus pandemic has driven an increase in life insurance purchase intent, with 31% of consumers more likely to buy life insurance due to COVID-19. 1 The impact is even greater among distinct audiences, with the likelihood of buying increasing to 45% among millennials and 42% among respondents who have household incomes of $150K or more.1 This changing mindset seems to indicate that consumers are thinking of additional ways to protect themselves and their families and that life insurance has become more of a priority relative to other
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Categories: COVID-19, Gerber Life, Industry News, and Life Insurance.

Long-Term Care Virtual Assessment Update

From the Desk of Allen Gregoire 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
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Categories: COVID-19, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Important Life Underwriting Update

From the Desk of Marty Johnson Throughout the pandemic, Mutual of Omaha has been continuously evaluating our underwriting and new business practices to support business continuity, deliver a high level of service and maintain our financial strength. I am happy to announce we will be adjusting our temporary guideline changes effective May 24, 2021. These guidelines apply to all fully underwritten life insurance cases and includes all newly submitted and pending in-house cases, whether formal or informal. Acceptance Guidelines Based on Insured’s Issue Age: If the client is age 0-59: The client is eligible for our best risk class Underwriting
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Categories: COVID-19, Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

“Pandemic means 41,000 fewer senior housing units could be needed: analysis”

“Pandemic means 41,000 fewer senior housing units could be needed: analysis,” by Kathleen Steele Gaivin, McKnight’s Senior Living Quote:  “COVID-19 deaths have curtailed short-term supply needs for senior housing. The projected senior housing units needed to serve those 85 or older in 2021 are less than pre-pandemic estimates by as many as 41,000, according to National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care findings published last week. Seniors aged more than 85 years account for 30% of all COVID-19-related deaths in the United States to date. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s provisional numbers released April 21 showed that 169,545 people in
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Categories: Clippings, COVID-19, and Industry News.