Rate Adjustments Effective October 1, 2020

Long-Term Care insurance (LTCi) is a core product for Mutual of Omaha, and we intend to remain a key player in this market for years to come. To fulfill this commitment, we actively monitor emerging industry trends and make any adjustments necessary that enable us to keep our promises to policyholders and remain competitive in the marketplace. For this reason, we will be implementing the following rate adjustments effective October 1, 2020: Block of Business Impacted States LTC04I and LTC04G Colorado   For a complete rate history, see the state approval grid on Sales Professional Access. Policyholder Notification Process Policyholders
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Policyowner Services and Claims Phone Lines

On Thursday, July 30, 2020, our Policyowner Services and Claims departments will be having an all-employee meeting from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. CST, and will be unavailable for phone calls during this time. We will be available on July 30th from 7:00 – 9:30 CST and from 10:30 – 5:30 CST and can be reached by calling 800-775-1000. We apologize for any inconvenience, and appreciate your understanding as we give our employees an opportunity to attend this live meeting. As a reminder, we provide a number of online self-service* capabilities: Life claims can now be filed online. Just go to
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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).

Speed up Your Fully-Underwritten IUL Sales

Over the past few months, we’ve introduced two enhancements on Income Advantage IUL and Life Protection Advantage IUL that will help speed up your IUL sales: IUL on Speed eTicket and improved IUL illustrations. IUL on Speed eTicket and using Accelerated Underwriting: Speed eTicket Parameters: Face Amounts up to $5 million; Ages 18+ See the Speed eTicket flyer for additional parameters Please note: Lab requirements will be needed for cases outside Accelerated Underwriting parameters Accelerated Underwriting Parameters: Face amounts up to $1 million; ages 18-55; standard, standard plus, preferred and preferred plus classes See the Accelerated Underwriting flyer for additional
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

NEW Life of an LTC Application Brainshark

A new training video is available for agents! Mutual of Omaha has created an agent-use video which reviews the steps an application takes through the underwriting process. Click below to view:   If you have any questions, please contact your Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at (800) 693-6083 or email sales.support@mutualofomaha.com.   NEW Life of an LTC Application Brainshark   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Updated Transmittal Forms are Now Available

Beginning July 14, 2020, the Transmittal Forms on our Sales Professional Access producer website have been updated to include a Call Center checkbox. Call centers are becoming more prevalent in the insurance and financial services industry, and it’s important for Mutual of Omaha to know which of our agencies are operating as Call Centers. It’s also important to recognize that not all agencies conducting business over the phone are considered a Call Center. Use our Call Center Guidelines flyer to help determine if your agency or an agency in your downline would qualify as a Call Center. If you have
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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).

Medicare Solutions – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: August 2020 Rate Release View rate releases, effective August 1, 2020 for the following states: Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, Washington, and Wisconsin.   2020 Med Supp & Dental Marketing Credits Program Want more for your Med supp and dental sales? Check out our Marketing Credits program.   Upcoming Rate Adjustments–Maine and Texas View upcoming rate adjustments for ME and TX.   Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans: PDP Case Status Report Enhancements Enhanced status description on your PDP Case Status reports now provide more detail regarding an RFI.   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Dental, Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Learn the In’s and Out’s of Our e-App

Submitting your application online streamlines the application process, so your clients get coverage faster and you get paid sooner. We now offer all the products below on iPipeline e-Application. Products Available on Full e-App IUL Express GUL Express Living Promise Whole Life (Final Expense) Term Life Express Children’s Whole Life Guaranteed ADvantage (Accidental Death) In addition, on IUL Express, GUL Express, Living Promise and Term Life Express we process the application information in real time and provide an instant underwriting decision. Watch the complete training videos below to get full training, or skip to the specific section you need. IUL
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Rate Adjustments Effective October 1, 2020

Long-Term Care insurance (LTCi) is a core product for Mutual of Omaha, and we intend to remain a key player in this market for years to come. To fulfill this commitment, we actively monitor emerging industry trends and make any adjustments necessary that enable us to keep our promises to policyholders and remain competitive in the marketplace. For this reason, we will be implementing the following rate adjustments effective October 1, 2020: Block of Business Impacted States LTC06UI Arizona   For a complete rate history, see the state approval grid on Sales Professional Access. Policyholder Notification Process Policyholders will receive
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

The Extras on Life Protection Advantage IUL

Life Protection Advantage IUL has competitive long-term no-lapse guarantee premiums. But that’s not all. The product also comes with value-added features that many competitors don’t offer. A Guaranteed Refund Option Rider Unlike many other IULs, qualifying Life Protection Advantage IUL policies come with a premium refund option when clients pay the ‘guarantee to 85’ premium level. With this feature, if your clients no longer need their life insurance coverage, they have seven 60-day windows in which they can surrender their policy and receive their premiums back. A Terminal and Chronic Illness Rider — at no additional cost Life Protection Advantage
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Know the Basics of DI Underwriting

When you are helping clients think about income protection, you should make sure you have theses three essential pieces of information to share with underwriting. Occupation — You need to know your client’s occupation to help underwriters know the level of risk associated with the job Medical History — Knowing your client’s medical history can help underwriters make accurate and quick decisions Income — Your client’s income is the primary factor in determining the right maximum benefit amount To learn more, view the underwriting basics flyer.   Know the Basics of DI Underwriting   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).