From the Desk of Marty Johnson We want to thank you for the amount of business we have received, and continue to receive, due to your commitment and partnership. Due to the unprecedented volume of new business, our Simplified Issue Life Underwriting team is experiencing delays in time service. To accommodate this, we are increasing our staff and working overtime on nights and weekends to ensure your business is handled properly, and as quickly as possible. As we work toward returning to expected service levels, we are committed to keeping you updated on our service times. Our current time service
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A Real Life Case: Winning a Protection-Focused IUL Sale
A member of our Sales Team was recently approached by a brokerage manager. They were in competition with another broker for a protection-focused IUL sale on a 61 year old Preferred Plus male. Here’s what the competitor was showing: The competitor policy had a $5,250,000 face amount and a single premium of $1,105,000. The competitor policy would carry to age 103 using their max illustrated rate of 6.60%. On the guaranteed side, the competitor’s policy carried to age 83. Here’s what our Life Protection Advantage IUL showed for the same face amount and single premium: Our policy would carry to
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Consider IUL Express as an Option for Clients Over Age 50
Many clients like the idea of getting their life insurance premiums back if they are still alive at the end of their term duration. We have a feature on our 30-year Term Life Express product that offers this refund to clients up to age 50. But, what if you have a client who wants this feature and is 51 or older? We encourage you to also consider an IUL Express policy as an alternative. Check out this sales idea. It provides an example showing how your clients may benefit from the permanent protection, as well as how they can benefit
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7702 – Product changes and transition rules
7702 changes Background With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 on December 27, 2020, a change was made to Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code. This change outlined several requirements permanent life insurance policies must meet in order to qualify as a life insurance contract for tax purposes The change affects the life insurance industry by replacing the statutory interest rate assumptions (from 1984) from a previously hard-coded 4% rate to a floating rate. These changes will impact the limits associated with definitions of life insurance in the Guideline Premium Test, Cash Value Accumulation Test and
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Securian: maximize your client’s LTC benefit pool
Pro tip: maximize your client’s LTC benefit pool When you’re trying to find the best LTC product for a client, there’s often a temptation to do an apples-to-apples comparison between different carriers. But when you design a SecureCare Universal Life policy to match a competitor’s, you may miss out on the sweet spots. SecureCare tends to offer clients the most value when it uses an even-year benefit duration – and our 6-year benefit duration does the best from there. Just to give you an idea, here’s a hypothetical example for a 62 y/o male (NT, single) showing a $100K single-pay
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Simplified Issue Life: Weekly Time Service Update
From the Desk of Marty Johnson Mutual of Omaha would like to thank you for your business! We are very appreciative of the amount of business we have received, and continue to receive, due to your commitment and partnership. Due to the unprecedented volume of new business, our Simplified Issue Life Underwriting team is experiencing delays in time service. However, we remain committed to providing you the quality service you have come to expect. To accommodate this, we are increasing our staff and working overtime on nights and weekends to ensure your business is handled properly, and as quickly as
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IUL Cost Comparison Flyer: New Carriers Added
Our IUL Cost Comparison Flyer has been updated with additional carriers! Why is the information on this flyer so important? When it comes to indexed universal life (IUL) products, it can seem like all products use the same general design which makes it tempting to choose a product based on which illustrates best. However, when you look closer at each product illustration, you’ll start to notice some important differences you and your clients should be aware of. These differences are in the product’s charge structure and in the value-added features the products come with. In our newly updated Cost Comparison
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AM Best upgrades GWIC’s rating to A (Excellent)
AM Best upgrades GWIC’s rating to A (Excellent) AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) of American Enterprise Group’s six insurance company subsidiaries. These subsidiaries operate under the brands of American Republic®, Medico®, and Great Western Insurance Company (GWIC®). With the upgrade, the outlook of these Credit Ratings has been revised to stable from positive. As an independent, non-government company, AM Best does not recommend products or services but does provide independent opinions of a company’s overall financial strength. For the latest ratings, access www.ambest.com. Read press release #goldencareagent #gwic #greatwestern
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Direct Deposit Update Process Change
Your security is important to us, so we are changing the way agents can update direct deposit information. Mutual of Omaha will no longer be taking change of bank/financial institution information over the phone. If you need to change your bank information for direct deposit in the future we will require this to be done on Sales Professional Access (SPA). For added security we recommend you setup a compensation pin on Sales Professional Access. When you log into SPA both the PIN addition and direct deposit update can be found under their “person” icon in the top right corner. If
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Ease Your Client’s Worries with Living Promise
Living Promise Whole Life Insurance is designed to help provide affordable protection that pays benefits directly to the person you choose to take care of your outstanding medical bills, unexpected expenses or debt that you may leave behind. Leaving you with nothing to worry about when you’re gone. Product Features Competitive premiums Simplified underwriting — no medical exam, coverage is based on answers to a few simple health questions Two coverage choices: Level Benefit Plan Policy issue ages: 45 – 85 Benefit amounts: $2,000 – $40,000 (in WA, $5,000 – $40,000) Accelerated Death Benefit for Terminal Illness or Nursing Home
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