GoldenCare Newsletter | July 22, 2024

  Read Full GoldenCare Newsletter,  July 22, 2024 Edition In this GoldenCare Newsletter Edition Webinars:       Plan Details & Advantages of Affinity by True Freedom Wed, July 24, 2024 10:00 AM  to  10:30 AM CDT   Live StrateCision Comparison Tool Demo   Thurs, July 11, 2024 2:00 PM  to  2:30 PM CDT GoldenCare’s new “Words.Of.Wisdom”  Register for the Next Wow Event: Thursday, August, 22 11 AM Eastern Short-Term Care Plan Design & e-App Tom Randall’s “Words.Of.Wisdom” webinar series offers expert sales strategies, product planning insights, and insider tips on various topics. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your
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Categories: Aetna, GoldenCare News, Industry News, Long-Term Care, Manhattan Life, Medicare Supp./Adv., Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates), National Guardian Life, OmniFlex, Short-Term Care, and Thrivent.

Reminder: Illumifin Has Updated Their Email Address Domain

Reminder: Please note that Illumifin has changed its email address domain from ltcg.com to illumifin.com. All emails sent to illumifin employees using “@ltcg.com” will be forwarded to the illumifin.com domain until August 21st, 2024. On this date, the ltcg.com email domain will shut down permanently and emails will no longer be forwarded. The format of illumifin employee email addresses has also changed. There will no longer be a period in-between the first and last name within the email address. For example, any email that would originally be sent to firstname.lastname@ltcg.com should now be addressed to firstnamelastname@illumifin.com. Helpful Tip: A helpful
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Unlocking the Return of Premium Value

Have you ever sat down with a client and heard, “What if I pay all those premiums but don’t use the benefits?” How do you overcome this question when talking with your clients? The return of premium rider is the perfect option. This flyer discusses the need for coverage and lays out a few return of premium options available to your client. Be sure to bring it up during your next conversation as a practical solution to whether your client should purchase a long-term care insurance policy! ICC – Flyer Non-ICC Flyer   If you have any questions, please contact
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Simple ways to discuss extended care planning

Discussing long-term care planning doesn’t need to be challenging. Establishing the need to have a strategy, and an affordable way to fund that strategy, can be done through simple conversations. Thrivent has created simple scripts that establish the need to create a Written Plan for Extended Care and introduce the concept of co-funding that plan. Download the scripts and watch for future emails sharing how the scripts and the written plan fit into our new Foundational Plan approach to extended care. This resource can be downloaded below, or it can be found on TFLTCStore.com or on iPipeline’s FormsPipe.   Download
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.

Stop Talking About Nursing Homes!

Stop Talking About Nursing Homes! Focusing extended care planning discussions on home care works better, a veteran trainer says. In a recent article in ThinkAdvisor, Bill Comfort shares that when planning for extended care, many consumers and their advisors make the mistake of starting from the end. They assume and project the highest possible cost of care in a private-pay, private skilled nursing home room. Yet nursing homes are the last place anyone wants to receive care. Learn why a new approach is needed. Bill Comfort is the Director of Training for the CLTC Certification and leads CLTC Master Class
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.

Introducing NGL ClientConnect

Introducing NGL ClientConnect We are excited to announce NGL Client Connect powered by iCover, a new e-App designed with you and the consumer in mind! With its intuitive flow, visually pleasing layout, and medical records ordering efficiencies, it provides a clean and fast way to submit business. Here’s what you need to know: NGL ClientConnect will replace the current E-APP beginning August 2, 2024, for the majority of states. The states of AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IN, MT, ND, NJ, SC and SD will continue to use our current E-APP system. We urge you to finalize any
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.

National Guardian Life Insurance Company A (Excellent) Rating Affirmed by AM Best

National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) is pleased to announce AM Best has affirmed its A (Excellent) rating effective July 02, 2024. This rating reflects the excellent ability of NGL to meet its ongoing insurance policy and contract obligations and further attests to its financial strength. As a longtime leader in the insurance industry, NGL is dedicated to serving policyholders and partners by offering high-quality products that are among the safest and most stable in the industry. “We are proud to have our A rating affirmed by AM Best as a measure of balance sheet strength and capital position. NGL’s
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.

GoldenCare Newsletter | July 8, 2024

  Read Full GoldenCare Newsletter,  July 8, 2024 Edition In this GoldenCare Newsletter Edition Webinars: GoldenCare’s Suite of STC Plan Options   Wed, July 10, 2024 2:00 PM  to  2:30 PM CDT   Live StrateCision Comparison Tool Demo   Thurs, July 11, 2024 2:00 PM  to  2:30 PM CDT GoldenCare’s new “Words.Of.Wisdom” Webinar Series Pre-Recorded Video Showcase Register for the Next Wow Event: Thursday, July 17, 11 AM Eastern Short-Term Care Plan Design & e-App Tom Randall’s “Words.Of.Wisdom” webinar series offers expert sales strategies, product planning insights, and insider tips on various topics. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your
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Categories: Aetna, GoldenCare News, Industry News, Long-Term Care, Manhattan Life, Medicare Supp./Adv., Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates), OmniFlex, Short-Term Care, and Thrivent.

Important: Disregard Email from ServiceNow (Thrivent)

Monday, July 8th, Thrivent’s IT ticketing system (ServiceNow) sent some appointed reps an email that was intended for a different group, and we apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused. At this moment, we are unsure of how many advisors were sent this announcement. The subject line was “Digital Client Servicing Support dashboard has been shared with you” and was meant for an internal Thrivent IT team. The dashboard referenced is not a long-term care insurance system and cannot be accessed outside of Thrivent. If you received that message in error, there is nothing you need to
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.

Upcoming Fourth of July Office Closing

Reminder that Mutual of Omaha and its affiliates (United of Omaha and United World) will be closed on Thursday July 4th and Friday, July 5th & in honor of the Independence Day holiday. Below are the cut-off dates and times and the adjusted pay schedules. Holiday Pay Calculation Schedule Med Supp E-App & All Life Cutoff 3:00 PM Health Cutoff 3:00 PM Long Term Care Cutoff 3:00 PM Direct Deposit (EFT) Available Independence Day, Thursday & Friday 7/04/24 – 7/05/24 Monday 7/01/2024 Monday 7/01/2024 Friday 6/28/2024 Friday 6/28/2024 Friday 7/05/2024   Weekly and holiday pay schedules are also available on
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Categories: Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).