Your Clients Can Save on LTCi Premiums

In order to make LTCi premiums as affordable as possible, MutualCare Solutions policies offer a variety of premium allowances. Your clients may qualify for one or more of the following allowances: Partner (both issued)* — if both partners are issued under the same policy form/product, they are eligible for a 15% allowance Partner (one issued)* — if just one partner is issued they are eligible for a 5% allowance Preferred — if your clients are in good health, there is a 15% allowance Association/Sponsored Group — clients who are members of a qualifying association or Sponsored Group are eligible for
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

NGL EssentialLTC Washington State Cares Fund Reminder

Washington State Cares Fund Reminder As a reminder NGL has instituted new policy minimum benefits, underwriting requirements and administrative changes in Washington State only. To provide coverage similar to the benefits available through the Washington Cares Fund: The minimum Daily Benefit Amount available is $100. Applications with $50 – $90 Daily Benefit Amounts will not be accepted. The applicant must choose an inflation option. Applications with no inflation will not be accepted. Facility only applications will not be accepted. Underwriting: If an applicant in Washington has not been seen by a physician in the last 24 months, they will be
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.

Long-Term Care Insurance Case Monitoring Update

From the Desk of Allen Gregoire Mutual of Omaha has experienced a large influx of long-term care application submissions over the past several weeks due to the WA Cares Fund. This increase in submissions has caused a slight delay in entering LTC applications into our back-office systems and subsequently your case status appearing on Sales Professional Access (SPA). Our teams are working diligently to process LTCi cases as quickly as possible; however, until they are entered into our system, we are unable to confirm the application received date. We encourage you to check the website for updates rather than calling
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Categories: COVID-19, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Updated MutualCare® Solutions Product Guide

The MutualCare® Solutions Product Guide has been updated to offer clarification on several items, including: Page 19, General Guidelines: Added subsequent applications to page under “Watch the Date.” Page 33, Long-Term Care Training: Updated copy language. Page 37, Care Coordination Services: Updated copy language. The new guide is now available. Please discontinue use of old versions and order new through normal ordering channels.   Updated MutualCare® Solutions Product Guide   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Independence Day Office Closing 2021

Mutual of Omaha and its affiliates (United of Omaha and United World) will be closed on Monday, July 5th for Independence Day. Additionally, our Client Interview Team will not have Saturday hours on July 3rd due to the holiday weekend. 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, Observed Monday 7/5/2021 Tuesday 7/6/2021 Tuesday 7/6/2021 Friday 7/2/2021 Friday 7/2/2021 Friday 7/9/2021   Weekly and holiday pay schedules
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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).

Good News | Take A Moment And Share Your Thoughts & Concerns With Us

Good News! Share Your Thoughts & Concerns About The WA Cares Fund How concerned are you about the Washington Trust Act and its effect on the Long-Term Care industry? Especially given the rapid-fire changes related to the WA Cares Fund, we want to hear from you!   Provide your comments and concerns, because your feedback may be discussed during our LTCi Industry Impacts webinar Wednesday, June 30th with special guest, Steven Moses! Wed, June 30, 2021 11:00 AM  to  12:00 PM CDT   Click Here to add additional carriers & products to your appointments. Questions? Call our Marketing Team at
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.

Washington Cares Fund – CURRENT AND UPDATED NEWS

GoldenCare has received many questions related to the Washington Cares Fund, and want to help position you for success. We’ve gathered key details here, ranging from the informative consumer website, LTCi carrier news and updates, to news articles and related stories. WA Cares Fund consumer website http://www.wacaresfund.wa.gov/private-insurance/ Special GoldenCare Training Event With LTC Expert Steve Moses YOU ASKED. WE LISTENED!  The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Washington LTSS Trust Act are among the top concerns noted by our agents. Join us for an LTCi Industry Impacts presentation with one of the most influential and respected people in long-term
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

GoldenCare Newsletter | June 21, 2021

Read Full GoldenCare Newsletter, June 21, 2021 Edition In this GoldenCare Newsletter Edition From GoldenCare:   THURSDAY! Mutual of Omaha LTCi Product & Software Training Thurs, June 24, 2021 2:00 PM  to  2:30 PM 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. PROMO TIME! Earn BIG on GTL and Mutual of Omaha applications!  Click below for promo details! HAPPY SELLING!  GoldenCare’s Q2 Sales Incentive True Freedom Scoreboard Incentive   Guest Articles: “Most Americans Remain Unprepared For The Possibility Of Extended
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, Long-Term Care, Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates), National Guardian Life, and Thrivent.

NGL EssentialLTC Updates

Updated State Variation Listing The State Variation Listing has been updated on the Agent Resource Center. Make sure you check the listing from time to time to keep informed on NGL EssentialLTC’s availability. Click here to download the most recent version.   LTC Social Media Infographics NGL EssentialLTC has downloadable social media infographics for you to use to increase the awareness of the need to plan for long term care. There are 14 separate posts that you can use on any social media platform. Each infographic contains statistics centered around why agents should consider LTCi to help protect their clients
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.

Thrivent LTC: Temporary app processing delays

Expect temporary LTC application processing delays Work is underway to process unprecedented influx of LTC applications One of Thrivent’s commitments is to provide a consistently high-quality service experience. We’re honoring this commitment by communicating with you transparently about a current service disruption. Since late May, Long Term Care Group (LTCG) has received an unprecedented volume of long-term care (LTC) applications. This volume is causing delays in the processing of LTC applications and the ability to respond promptly to inquiries. What’s causing the influx The Washington State Legislature established a long-term care insurance benefit for all eligible workers funded by a
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.