New Contracting Forms for Mutual of Omaha

Mutual of Omaha Producer Services Department has made the decision to change our background check vendor to Business Information Group, Inc. Updates have been made to our contracts as well as to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Please note, this is not a version change, this is a change that reflects the new background vendor, as well as requirements shown here: Contract Information and Signature Form – Producer Information Section 1 Middle Name Required – if not applicable, a check box has been added to the producer information name section We encourage the producer to complete this as it
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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).

Condition-Related Marketing: Osteoporosis

Condition-Related Marketing: Osteoporosis Just because a client received a concerning health diagnosis, that doesn’t mean they won’t qualify for long-term care insurance. Our condition-related marketing series helps you understand what clients are going through so that you can assist them in successfully applying for an LTCi policy. Check out our osteoporosis flyer.   Condition-Related Marketing: Osteoporosis   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Medicare Solutions – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: Upcoming Rate Adjustments View upcoming rate adjustments for various states.   It’s Easy to Qualify for a Trip to Sunny San Diego Earn yourself a spot and join us on blissful trip to sunny San Diego, this fall.   Upcoming Rate Adjustments View upcoming rate adjustments for various states.   Do Your Medicare Clients Have Cancer or Heart Attack and Stroke Coverage? As the nation ages, the chances of people suffering from cancer or heart disease increases. Learn how you can help your clients fill the gap between coverage and out-of-pocket expenses.   Dental: Mutual of Omaha Increases
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Lumico Medicare Supplement Rate Adjustment (Minnesota)

Lumico received approval for a rate adjustment in Minnesota. There is a 5.0% rate increase for all plans except for the Part B deductible rider. The Part B deductible was updated to match what was set by CMS and is ~17% higher than our prior Part B deductible rate. Please refer to the points below to determine which rates should be applied. All Medicare Supplement applicants dated before July 1, 2022, regardless of effective date, will receive the current rates. Any application dated on or after July 1, 2022, requesting a policy effective date before August 1, 2022, will receive
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Categories: Industry News, Lumico, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

New Product Alert | Home Life Secure: Where Final Expense and Short Term Care Meet!

Home Life Secure – a new and innovative Whole Life Insurance product! Whole Life Insurance + Living Benefits + Final Expenses + Planning Tools and Services Now available on GTL’s Agent Portal and e-App! Introducing Home Life Secure: A unique combination of whole life insurance with chronic and terminal illness accelerated benefits, as well as a final expense feature. Couple those benefits with planning and care guidance support for your clients should they need care in their home or in a facility, and you can add another unique, niche product to your portfolio—now available on GTL’s Agent Portal and e-App!
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Categories: Guarantee Trust Life, Industry News, and Life Insurance.

SecureCare III coming soon to AZ, CT and IN

Give your LTC clients a boost SecureCareâ„¢ III, a long-term care and nonparticipating whole life insurance policy, is coming to Arizona, Connecticut and Indiana on Monday, June 27. It has all the things you love about its predecessor — a cash indemnity benefit for LTC with no fine print or restrictions about how it can be used — plus more flexibility. Now clients can choose the protection that matters most to them: Maximize protection on their premium dollars with full return of premium OR Maximize leverage on their premium dollars with LTC Boost1 Learn More   Key dates Monday, June
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

Termination notices mistakenly sent to some CA producers

Some California agents may have received a notice from Thrivent about their CA license being inactive and their appointments being terminated. In late May, the CA DOI system was down while they transitioned to a new system. This then caused downstream issues with reports that let the insurance carriers know who no longer has an active CA license. Thrivent is going through all the CA agents currently appointed to correct any issues. Please reassure agents that if their licenses are not inactive, that their appointments are okay and there is nothing they need to do at this time. We’re sorry
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.

Reminder: Microsoft Retiring Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer Retiring June 15, 2022   Reminder: Microsoft will discontinue Internet Explorer beginning June 15, 2022. As a result, the Gerber Life Agent Portal will no longer support the program effective June 15, 2022. To prepare for this transition and avoid any impact to your business, we recommend making Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome your default browser1 to access the portal. If you have any questions, please call our Gerber Agency Support Team at: 800-428-4947.   1 All other web browsers are also available for use.   #goldencareagent #gerber
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Categories: Gerber Life, Industry News, and Life Insurance.

Care Solutions News, May 2022

Care Solutions Sales & Support Teams Find your key sales contacts using our current territory map.   Tools and resources Our 2021 Financial Results The 2021 OneAmerica Annual Report is now available. If you are interested in further details about our financials, please refer to the following resources for additional information: About OneAmerica About OneAmerica Fact Sheet (C-26066) About Financial Ratings Financial Ratings Data Sheet (C-26210) About State Life About State Life (C-26169) About AUL About AUL Fact Sheet (C-26067) Spread the Word: OneAmerica Is Here For Your Clients The unexpected can change everything in the blink of an eye.
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Categories: Industry News, Linked Benefit/Hybrids, and OneAmerica.

Easy Just Got Easier

Our IUL Express e-Applications are pretty straightforward, but getting the illustration signed before submission has been anything but easy. Those days are a thing of the past. Now when you submit an IUL Express e-App using Easy Solve the illustration will automatically generate within the application. The best part? There’s no lengthy trainings or extra steps because we’ve taken care of the entire process for you. All you have to do is write the app. In the rare case that the illustration doesn’t automatically generate, Underwriting will reach out to you, as they currently do. And remember, IUL Express hasn’t
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).