Jump on the Express

Our Express  life insurance products offer simplified underwriting and application processes, which means policies are issued faster and you get paid quicker. Plus, you can easily track your cases online anytime on our Sales Professional Access website (www.mutualofomaha.com/broker). Here’s how our Express  products can help your clients and increase your sales.   Jump on the Express   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Help Your Clients Plan for Health Care Risks in Retirement

Over the years, your clients have likely spent time planning for their future. They’ve saved, they’ve taken care of themselves and they’re ready to enjoy the result of all that planning – a comfortable retirement. Have your clients considered what would happen to their plans should they become chronically ill? Costs of care, treatments and medication are expensive. Medicare and Medicare supplement insurance typically don’t pay for all of the care because many times people choose custodial care provided by nonmedical individuals. A Potential Strategy Here’s a solution your clients may want to consider: In addition to other retirement savings
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Important Information Regarding Gerber Life’s Pre-Appointment States

Gerber Life Operations Update Important Update to Gerber Life’s Pre-Appointment States Effective June 1, 2019   Dear Valued Partner, Gerber Life Insurance Company received notification that Texas will no longer allow appointment backdating. As a result, Texas will be considered a pre-appointment state effective June 1, 2019. Agents submitting business in Texas must be appointed with Gerber Life in advance. Thank you for your continued support!   Gerber Life’s Pre-Appointment State Include: AL, LA, OK, PA, TX and Puerto Rico     Important Information Regarding Gerber Life’s Pre-Appointment States   #goldencareagent #gerber
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Important Update for the Apptical Mobile App (Living Promise)

Apptical launched a new version of its Mobile App on Friday, May 3, 2019. The new version will have a single button home screen as Start with Rate Calculator. This button enables access to a rate calculator by which you can use to identify the ideal benefit/premium levels for your customer, and you will be able to continue processing the application from there. For more details, Apptical has created a demo video of the new app. If your cell phone setting is not turned on for an auto-update you will need to update from the Apple Store/Google Play by searching
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

What If Your Client Wants to Stop Paying Premiums?

Life is full of unknowns. That’s why our Guaranteed Universal Life (GUL) product is designed to offer flexibility to deal with life’s changes whether big or small. What if your client no longer wants to pay premiums, but still wants to keep a death benefit? Did you know that your client has the option to stop paying his or her premiums and lower their death benefit amount while keeping their original guarantee duration? This reduced death benefit would then be guaranteed for the remainder of their guarantee period with no additional payments. Our ‘What If’ Illustration report highlights this flexibility
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Life Insurance Prescription Rule Update

Recently we discovered stand-alone medications were being included in the combination medication rules with our vendors. This mainly affected high blood pressure medications, such as Losartan and Lisinopril, as well as around the use of diuretics such as Furosemide. We have adjusted our prescription rules with our vendors to correct this issue. If you have any questions, please contact your Sales Director or Account Executive.   Life Insurance Prescription Rule Update   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha >   Related: Life Insurance Prescription Rule Update Life Insurance Prescription Rule Update
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Protection, Growth Potential and Flexibility – All In One Product

No doubt you have clients and prospects who need life insurance protection. Many people interested in life insurance also want the potential to grow-tax-deferred cash values they can access later for things like retirement, college tuition or emergencies. Our Income Advantage Indexed Universal Life Insurance is an attractive solution to cover those needs. It’s a great product for clients who want: Strong potential for cash value growth from our three indexed crediting strategies Permanent death benefit protection Low policy costs Flexibility for the future with our no-cost Guaranteed Refund Option, Accelerated Death Benefit and Lapse Guard riders Income-tax-free loans and
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Speed Up Underwriting on Term Life Answers

Accelerated Underwriting for Term Life Answers® provides you and your clients with a fully underwritten decision in 48-72 hours. Best of all, there is NO paramed exam. Here are the basic program parameters for our Accelerated Underwriting program for TLA. Below you will see how the interview has changed and where the extra confirmation has been removed. Products: Term Life Answers (10-, 15-, 20-, 30- year) Risk Class: Standard, Standard Plus, Preferred, Preferred Plus Applications: Speed eTicket (Drop Ticket) Issue Ages: 18-55 Face Amounts: $100,000 – $1,000,000 For more information, this flyer outlines the process and program details. New to
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Apptical Interview Update (Living Promise)

We are happy to announce we have removed a step in the Apptical point-of-sale interview. Effective immediately, we no longer confirm your customer’s information twice at the beginning of the interview. Below you will see how the interview has changed and where the extra confirmation has been removed. Old Process The Apptical representative asks the agent for the customer information, confirms the information with the agent, then the agent hands the phone over to the customer When the customer gets on the phone, the Apptical representative reconfirms the information with the customer New Process The Apptical representative asks the agent
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Gerber Life’s new Field Underwriting Guide helps you streamline the sales process

SAME TIME AND BE MORE PRODUCTIVE WITH GERBER LIFE’S FIELD UNDERWRITING GUIDE   As part of Gerber Life’s continued commitment to providing agents with the tools and resources they need to save time and be more productive, we have recently introduced our new Field Underwriting Guide for our Simplified Senior Life and Whole Life Insurance policies. This Guide provides general underwriting guidelines and important tips and information to help you evaluate your clients’ potential to be approved for a Gerber Life Simplified Senior Life or Whole Life policy. Topics include Prescreening Questions, Ineligible Medical Conditions for Coverage, Ineligible Drugs for
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