New States Added for Dental Credit for Prior Coverage

PrimeStar® Updates Beginning March 29 The Value plan will be available in New York. Nine more states will offer credit for prior dental coverage. Click on the image to view the additional states.   Ameritas Named Top Dental Insurance for Seniors At Ameritas, we take pride in providing best-in-class products and services. And we’ve been recognized for those efforts. Forbes Advisor ranked Ameritas as the top dental insurance company for seniors with the PrimeStar Total plan. The PrimeStar Access plan was also ranked as a great plan for seniors. In a separate study, Forbes Advisor ranked Ameritas as 3rd best
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Categories: Ameritas/Security Life and Dental.

Mobile Quotes Updates Now Available

To provide you with the best quoting experience, we continue to improve and upgrade the features of our mobile quoting tool, Quotes for Sales Professionals. As of March 24th, 2023, the following updates have been made: Automatically synced rates: users no longer need to sync or re-sync rates Riders added via add button rather than a check box format Internet Connection Required references removed Open Web Version button and all former footer information is now available in the “About” tab Depending on your personal settings for device/app updates there are two ways to receive the update: The first time you
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Categories: Critical Illness, Dental, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Customer Access Transitioning to Okta Login

Mutual of Omaha is committed to keeping your customers’ information safe. We will be transitioning the Customer Access login screen to utilize Okta technology. When your customers access Customer Access, they will be asked to log in with their username instead of email address. In addition, the log in screen will also look different, but your customers will still have the same 24/7 online access to their information. Beginning April 19, 2023, your customers will be required to change their password on Customer Access. To assist in the transition, your customers will be receiving 3 separate emails, throughout the transition
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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).

Quotes on the Go

Quickly run quotes for your clients whenever, wherever with our easy mobile app. Available on all Android and Apple devices, it allows you to customize the product view to products you sell. Products Currently Available: Children’s Whole Life Critical Advantage Dental Guaranteed Advantage Indexed Universal Life Express Long-Term Care Insurance Medicare Supplement Term Life Answers Term Life Express Download and begin quoting today!   If you have any questions, please contact your Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at (800) 693-6083 or email sales.support@mutualofomaha.com.   Quotes on the Go   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Critical Illness, Dental, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Brand change coming soon – what you need to know

  UnitedHealthcare brand replacing SureBridge on Chesapeake supplemental products The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company will debut it’s new UnitedHealthcare brand association on March 24, 2023, starting with the release of its newest product AccidentWise. The UnitedHealthcare brand will replace the SureBridge brand on all Chesapeake products over the coming months. The new brand experience is expected to create a stronger presence in the market with a more recognizable name, allowing for better positioning of Chesapeake’s supplemental products offering. Noticeable changes on March 24 The first step of the brand transition began last fall with the introduction of the new customer
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Categories: Dental, Industry News, and SureBridge.

System Issue: Cancelation requests through SureBridge Self-Service Tool not processed

We recently identified a system issue with the SureBridge Self-Service tool (myportal.surebridgeinsurance.com) that prevented policy cancelation requests made through the portal from being processed between Nov. 23, 2022 and Jan. 7, 2023. This issue is isolated to cancelation requests only and updates have been made to correct the issue. The tool should be working as expected again. The policies affected are being identified and will be processed accordingly. Any refunds that may be due could take up to 10 days to be processed. This email is for information purposes only and requires no action by the agent. If you have
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Categories: Dental, Industry News, and SureBridge.

Premium change for SureBridge branded Prime DVH

Premium change for SureBridge branded Prime DVH After nearly three years of success in the Dental-Vision-Hearing market, the time has come to adjust pricing on The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company Prime DVH product. This premium change will better position the product against rising costs and help ensure its continued success in the DVH space. Effective January 6, 2023, rates for the SureBridge branded Prime DVH plan will be adjusted for new business and existing policies that have been in force for more than 12 months in the states of CO, IA, MS, NC, TN. Even with this upcoming adjustment, we
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Categories: Dental, Industry News, and SureBridge.

Ameritas Is Here to Help You Sell

Selling Made Simple AEP/OEP season is here! And there are so many things to think about when talking to your clients that it can be overwhelming. We’ve come to the rescue with a quick overview of Ameritas individual dental and vision plans to help you explain the benefits to your clients. PrimeStar® dental and vision plans Immediate savings: Coverage can start the next day, and there are no waiting periods on most PrimeStar plans so your clients can start saving on dental and vision services right away. Nationwide networks: Plan members can visit any dental or vision provider. They save
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Categories: Ameritas/Security Life and Dental.

Do current clients turning 65 need a new senior plan?

Understanding SureBridge branded “senior” products During the Annual Enrollment Period, you could be meeting with clients who have turned 65 and are now entering a new stage of life–Medicare eligibility. You may wonder if this means they need to have their SureBridge supplemental products re-written to the “senior” version. We have great, time-saving news for you: there is no need to rewrite! Many of The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company (CLICO) products, offered on the SureBridge brand, are designed for customers of nearly all ages. Once written to a CancerWise Plus, HeartWise, HospitalWise or Prime DVH plan, even as your customer
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Categories: Dental, Industry News, and SureBridge.

SureBridge Supplemental Product Incentive for Q4 2022

SureBridge Supplemental Product Incentive October 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022 Now is the time to build growth and gain momentum going into 2023! Present your clients with a variety of SureBridge branded supplemental products designed to help them close coverage gaps and round-out their overall health coverage. When you do, you could earn $25 in addition to your commissions for every eligible plan issued! Earn $25 for every eligible SureBridge supplemental product underwritten by The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company, when you submit eligible applications between Oct. 1, 2022 – Dec. 31, 2022, and meet your baseline of 5 qualifying
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Categories: Dental, Industry News, and SureBridge.