GWIC secure emails: New process and new look

GWIC secure emails: New process and new look For a few years, Great Western Insurance Company (GWIC®) has been using secure emails to share confidential information, like commission statements, with you to reduce the risk of sensitive data being distributed incorrectly. We recently updated the Secure Messaging Portal to use one-time passcodes to give you a more seamless access experience. The messages you will receive have a new design, and you will need to complete a few new steps. The new look Going forward, secure emails will look like the image below. Please click the “Read the message” button. The
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Categories: Great Western, Industry News, and Life Insurance.

Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” Float Wins Director Award in Tournament of Roses Parade

Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” Float Wins Director Award in Tournament of Roses Parade OMAHA, Neb. (Jan. 4, 2022) — As a first time Rose Parade float participant, Mutual of Omaha experienced many wonderful moments in the 133rd annual parade in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1. Perhaps the most exciting was the float being awarded the parade’s Director Award. The Director Award recognizes the most outstanding artistic design and use of floral and non-floral materials. Each year the parade selects three judges who are tasked with selecting award winners. The 55-foot Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom/RFD-TV float featured the king
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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).

Ready for next level digital illustration experiences?

The tools you need to close the sale-all in one spot What if every illustration included an interactive web-based client presentation? At Securian Financial, we’ve created an innovative digital illustration presentation page on both Eclipse Accumulator Indexed Universal Life (IUL) and Variable Universal Life (VUL) Defender illustrations. You’ll find this tool makes it simple to present, answer client questions, provide resources and submit cases by providing: an interactive graph based on illustrated values sections for easy product presentation added resources to help your client understand the product and track their policy status once they apply easy-to-access link to submit your
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

Get the Most For Clients with a Long-Term Care Rider

United of Omaha’s LTC Rider follows what is known as a reimbursement rider model, other life insurance companies have LTC riders that use an indemnity model. Knowing the difference is important. With our reimbursement rider, the client can take up to the full monthly benefit as long as they have qualifying expenses. We don’t restrict based on HIPAA limits. Your clients will have to prove expenses to get reimbursed, but because there is no HIPAA limit, they may be able to take more benefit from our rider than from a company with a 1x HIPAA limit. Read more about the
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

SPA Okta Registration Required

The final registration deadline for Okta is extended to February 24, 2022. We encourage you to register for Okta immediately, to avoid business disruption. Okta is a two-factor authentication process. SPA login credentials cannot be shared. Before registering for Okta make sure your contact information on SPA is current. The contact information on file will be used for authentication. Step 1: Verify Contact Information on SPA Log on to Sales Professional Access (www.mutualofomaha.com/broker) In the upper right-hand corner, select the image of the person Select “Profile” Review your information Update as needed your email address, mailing addresses and/or phone numbers
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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).

Important Update for Illinois IULE and TLE Applications

There is a new application form specific to the state of Illinois for IUL Express and Term Life Express products. The new paper application (form ICC21L676A) has already been updated and is currently available in Forms and Materials, or through your normal ordering channels. We are in the process of updating the iPipeline e-Application. Effective February 1, 2022, all IUL Express and Term Life Express applications must be submitted using the new application form ICC21L676A. New business will require a new application if the old application form is submitted. If you have questions, please reach out to a member of
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

New Okta Verification System

Effective February 24, 2022, Mutual of Omaha is modernizing the way producers and marketers securely access our network and applications by implementing a new platform called Okta. In order to prepare for this change, you must register prior to the transition. This change impacts the agent portal, Sales Professional Access (SPA). IMPORTANT: To register, go to https://login.mutualofomaha.com and follow the prompts. Review the Okta procedure document for more information. After migration you will need to use your username and not your email address to authenticate to these applications. If you do not know your username, you can see it by
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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).

Reminder: iPipeline Product Type Drop Down Changes

Effective December 23, 2021, all Indexed Universal Life products will now be listed under a new product type drop-down, Indexed Universal Life. The drop-down change will also affect the drop-downs in Forms and Materials. All forms and materials for IUL products will be located under Indexed Universal Life effective December 23, 2021. For a detailed look at the changes, including screenshots please refer to this overview. Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we complete this update and if you have questions, please reach out to a member of your Life Brokerage Sales Team.   Reminder: iPipeline Product Type
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Life Protection Advantage IUL Product Enhancement Available in California January 1, 2022

We are pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2022, the Life Protection Advantage IUL’s long-term, no-lapse protection guarantee will be extended from age 85 to 90 for the state of California. And, we are providing this additional 5-year guarantee at no additional cost for level-pay premium illustrations!* This exciting new enhancement helps make Life Protection Advantage even more competitive in the industry. In addition to providing protection that is guaranteed to age 90 at competitive premiums, Life Protection Advantage also offers: Competitive Protection Beyond Age 90 While the average 50-year-old in the U.S. has a life expectancy in the
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Good News in 2022: Living Promise Graded Reprice

Our Living Promise Graded Benefit Plan offers affordable coverage and competitive product features and now on January 1, 2022, you will also see rate decreases in many of the age bands. Here’s what you need to know: Rate Adjustments Rate adjustments will be a mix of decreases and increases and may vary by age and sex. You can view the new rates by referring to the quoting software beginning January 1, 2022. Transition Rules Applications signed prior to January 1, 2022, will receive the old rates. Applications signed on January 1, 2022, or after will receive the new rates. Quoting
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).