GoldenCare Newsletter | March 21, 2022

Read Full GoldenCare Newsletter, March 22, 2022 Edition In this GoldenCare Newsletter Edition From GoldenCare:     The Unique Tax Advantages of Traditional LTCi   Wed, Mar 23, 2022 10:00 AM  to  10:45 AM CDT   Diversify your portfolio for greater sales success! Join us for product and sales live and prerecorded training.  Stay up-to-date on the latest products and sales strategies.   We’re making it easier than ever to get a hold of us and have your favorite tools available at your fingertips! Click here to DOWNLOAD our electronic business card, and enter to win a $100 Amazon.com Gift
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Guarantee Trust Life, Industry News, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates), National Guardian Life, and OneAmerica.

NGL’s spring production contest starts soon!

Earn extra cash with NGL! Sell EssentialLTC, National Guardian Life Insurance Company’s (NGL) Long Term Care insurance product, to earn extra cash! Starting March 21 you can earn a $100 Amazon gift card for each qualified EssentialLTC application submitted. Promotion details: Each qualified application submitted between 03/21/2022 and 04/30/2022 will earn the writing producer a $100 Amazon gift card. Applications must be received at the LTC Administrative Office by mail, E-APP, or eUpload within the 03/21/2022 – 04/30/2022 time period. Joint applications count as one application. Credit will only be given to the writing producer. Credit will only be given
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Categories: Long-Term Care and National Guardian Life.

Inforce Long-Term Care Insurance Rate Adjustments Effective June 1, 2022

Mutual of Omaha actively monitors our inforce long-term care business, filing rate adjustments when necessary to ensure we keep our promises to policyholders and remain competitive in the marketplace. We will be implementing the following inforce rate adjustments effective June 1, 2022: Impacted Policy Forms Impacted States LTC04I Kentucky and Missouri LTC04G Kentucky LTC04I7 Kentucky and Missouri LTC09M Kentucky and Missouri LTC06UI Kentucky, Massachusetts and Missouri LTC09U Kentucky and Missouri LT50, NH50, HCA, NHA & LTA Iowa and Illinois   For details on yearly rate adjustment percentages, view the supplemental grid here. Policyholder Notification Process Policyholders will receive a letter
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Good News | New: Text Message Scheduling For LTCi Telephone Interviews

New: Text Message Scheduling For LTCi Telephone Interviews Mutual of Omaha is pleased to announce that effective March 21, 2022, long-term care applicants will be able to conveniently schedule telephone interviews via text message. As long as a mobile number is provided on the initial application, the text message enhancement will occur concurrently with the standard email and telephone notification process. For details on the scheduling process, click below: Scheduling LTCi Telephone Interviews Via Text Message If you are not yet contracted, get started now. If you’re already appointed through GoldenCare, but are not yet taking advantage of all we
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

New Sales Idea: Help Clients Stay at Home

Some clients considering an LTCi policy believe the benefits would only cover services provided in care facilities. And since they don’t plan to go to a care facility, they may think they don’t need to purchase long-term care insurance. By walking through how LTCi provides in-home services, you can help clients feel more secure in their purchase of an LTCi policy … and, possibly help keep them in their home longer. Download the Sales Idea to learn more!   If you have any questions, please contact Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at (800) 693-6083 or e-mail sales.support@mutualofomaha.com.   New Sales
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Underwriting Update: Scheduling LTCi Telephone Interviews Via Text Message

Mutual of Omaha is pleased to announce that effective March 21, 2022, long-term care applicants will be able to conveniently schedule telephone interviews via text message. As long as a mobile number is provided on the initial application, the text message enhancement will occur concurrently with the standard email and telephone notification process. New Telephone Interview Scheduling Process First Contact: Email sent in conjunction with text message directing applicant to schedule online Second Contact: Reminder text message sent Third and Fourth Contact: Phone call made to applicant, with online scheduling information left in voicemail Fifth Contact: Reminder text message sent
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Reminders for Adding Authorized Users on Sales Professional Access

Recently, Mutual of Omaha modernized the way producers and marketers securely access our network and applications by implementing a new platform called Okta. In addition to providing instruction on how to set up Okta, we also provided instruction on adding authorized users to your Sales Professional Access (SPA) account. Because Mutual of Omaha has seen an increase in authorized user requests, we wanted to communicate some reminders, as well as provide a time service estimate, for these requests. If you missed the instructions on how to add an authorized user, click here. Reminders: Once a request to add an authorized
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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).

Updated Partnership Overview Guide

The LTC Partnership Overview Guide has been updated and is now available on SPA. Following is a summary of the changes that were made to the LTC Training Guide. The long-term care training requirements for all states were updated to reflect consistent requirement language throughout the guide. The following section was added for all states for ease of use and to allow users to quickly locate training requirements in the same place Initial Training Requirement Non-Resident Training Requirement Refresher Training Requirement Reciprocity Training Requirement Please discontinue use of the old version and download the new brochure now.   If you
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

The Unique Tax Advantages of Traditional LTCi – Webinar with special guest, Stephen Alloy

3/23/2022: A Special Presentation On The Unique Tax Advantages of Traditional LTCi Join us for as Mutual of Omaha’s Advanced Markets Specialist, Stephen Alloy, discusses the tax-saving potential of a traditional LTCi policy. Learn how you can help individuals and business owners reduce their tax bill while planning for their future long-term care needs. Wed, Mar 23, 2022 10:00 AM  to  10:45 AM CDT   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Good News | Competitive E & O Rates Now Available For 2022/2023 Renewals

NGL EssentialLTC Consumer Presentation Show your clients the importance of Long Term Care insurance with the EssentialLTC Consumer Presentation. Pricing for GoldenCare’s Discounted E & O Now Available The pricing for our 2022/2023 Errors & Omissions coverage with Arthur J. Gallagher is now available! If you haven’t renewed yet, now is the time! Already enrolled in our program? You may have qualified for GoldenCare’s Renewal Discount for a reduced rate. Watch your inbox for an enrollment reminder from AJ Gallagher.  How do I earn the Renewal Discount? Considering a change? Agents who newly enroll in our E & O Program
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.