Preparing for the Health Interview

Preparation is the key to a successful health interview. You just completed a long-term care application. Before you head out the door, make sure your clients know what happens next. Preparing clients for the underwriting process can go a long way toward ensuring their applications get issued. Why? An interviewer may mistakenly assume confused applicants have cognitive issues that make them uninsurable. In reality, an applicant may simply be distracted or not fully prepared to answer questions about their health, their doctors and their medications. Mutual of Omaha has a handy leave-behind brochure you can use to walk your clients
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

LTC Sales Idea: Inflation Protection

There’s no one-size-fits-all long-term care insurance policy. Instead, you and your clients tailor a policy to meet their unique needs. That means they can select from a variety of optional benefits, like an inflation protection rider that allows policy benefits to grow over time. Historically, the cost of long-term care services has increased approximately 5 percent per year, and that trend is expected to continue. Adding an inflation protection rider is a good way to ensure the policy your clients purchase today provides adequate coverage 20 years down the road when they’re likely to need care. Read how it works
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Good News | Securian Life Insurance Initial Premium Payments Available Online

  Securian Life Insurance Initial Premium Payments Available Online Your clients can now easily pay their initial premium for a new life insurance policy online – when and where they want. Paying an initial life insurance premium can be done in three easy steps: Go to securian.com/initial-premium Enter a few pieces of information Review and submit Securian has created an email template and flyer to help you spread the good news. To access, click below for the full announcement. Initial premium payments now available online   Read Full Good News Article   Questions? Call our Marketing Team at 800-842-7799! Don’t
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Securian.

This is THE Event! LTC vs Hybrid – The Gloves are Coming Off!

Join Regional Director, Jeff Clark, as these two insurance products go blow-by-blow! We’ll show why traditional long-term care insurance is still the best option in many cases, supported with premium comparisons! Wed, July 22, 2020 12-12:30 p.m. CDT   Questions or help registering? Call the GoldenCare Marketing Team at 800-842-7799! Don’t forget to subscribe to our News Digest for all the latest announcements from the Top Carriers! Check out GoldenCare News  
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.

“Federal Government Will Send Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing Units, Kits to All Nursing Homes in U.S. [Updated]”

“Federal Government Will Send Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing Units, Kits to All Nursing Homes in U.S. [Updated],” by Maggie Flynn, Skilled Nursing News   Quote: “The federal government on Tuesday announced that it would send point-of-care testing supplies for COVID-19 to all skilled nursing facilities in the country, starting next week, according to Admiral Brett Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.” LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform): Where would you rather reside? In a mostly Medicaid
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Categories: Clippings, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.

Lifting LTC Restrictions in Ten Additional States

Lifting LTC Restrictions in Ten Additional States Effective July 20, 2020, Mutual of Omaha is pleased to announce additional states where the age restriction will be lifted for LTC applications age 65 and over. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions document for a current list of all states and effective dates. Kentucky Maine Minnesota New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Vermont Virginia We continue to evaluate lifting restrictions for the remaining states of California, Oregon and Washington. Until then, these states must follow the guidelines and processes outlined in our temporary underwriting guideline communication. Reminder: Underwriters will
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Categories: COVID-19, GoldenCare News, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Thrivent LTCI: July 2020 Updates

July 2020 Updates Please be aware of the following administrative or new business updates. Cost of Care tool temporarily removed from illustration software Thrivent’s Cost of Care calculator is currently being updated. The link to this tool in the Illustration software and the eApp Illustrations has been temporarily disabled. If you currently click on this link, you will receive an error page. Thrivent hopes to have this functionality restored before the end of the month. Policy Issue Age – Clarification To ensure that the issue age of an approved LTC policy for a client with a recent birthday is that
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.

Thrivent launches national ad campaign

National awareness campaign launches July 6 On July 6, Thrivent is kicking off its first-ever national advertising campaign with a media blitz that will include advertisements around the TODAY Show, The Wall Street Journal and much more. This comprehensive campaign will continue through the end of the year and will help raise awareness with consumers around Thrivent. Some highlights: National TV placements (see the ad below) On July 7, ads appeared on the TODAY show, LIVE with Kelly & Ryan and The Wall. After July 7, the commercial airs on: Network programs: Dateline, 20/20, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours and more.
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.