Term Life Answers Conversion Comp Update

Effective February 7, 2018, replacement compensation will be paid when converting from Term Life Answers to one of our permanent Life insurance products. For more information on the updated compensation rules, please refer to our Compensation Administrative Rules. If you have questions, please contact your Mutual of Omaha Sales Director or Account Executive.   Term Life Answers Conversion Comp Update   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Quick Tip: Quoting with MutualCare® Solutions Software

Scenario: You’ve met with a prospect showing great interest in Omaha’s Custom Solution long-term care insurance. She is set on a plan design, but wants to meet again to discuss cost, explaining her husband will be there and is also interested. But she never disclosed her husband’s age. Knowing how much the marital discount can impact premiums, how do you go to the meeting prepared with accurate pricing? Did You Know: The MutualCare® Solutions software includes the option to show All-Ages quotes using premium tables? To turn this option on, click the Tools button in the upper-left corner and click
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Good News | A.M. Best Reaffirms Mutual of Omaha’s A+ Rating

  A.M. Best Reaffirmed Mutual of Omaha’s A+ (Superior) Rating A.M. Best performed their annual rating committee review on Mutual of Omaha and affirmed our financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) with a stable ratings outlook. The ratings reflect our balance sheet strength, which A.M. Best categorizes as very strong, as well as our strong operating performance, favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management. Click here for Mutual of Omaha’s announcement. Read Full Good News Article #Omaha #goldencareagent
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Accelerated Benefit Rider Materials Updated for 2018

We offer Accelerated Death Benefits for Terminal Illness and Chronic Illness which give clients an option to access a portion of their death benefit early. This money can provide a little more comfort during a difficult time or can be used to help cover the costs of long-term care. For the Chronic Illness Rider, the benefit amount is capped each year by the IRS per diem limit. For 2018, this limit has remained at $360 per day (or $131,400 for the year). The following materials have been updated to reflect the extension of the per diem limit into 2018: Accelerated
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

LTCi Protecting Your Client’s Retirement Assets

When the need for long-term care services arises, having an insurance policy in place to help cover the cost of care may help ensure your client’s retirement assets can remain intact. This added measure of protection may also provide: Control Helps your client avoid the need to liquidate assets to pay for long-term care services, leaving their retirement assets intact for their intended purpose. Flexibility Helps allow your client to maintain the retirement lifestyle they planned while also receiving policy benefits to help pay for the care they need. A Legacy Helps ensure sufficient assets remain in their estate to
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Visit the New Life Learning Center on SPA

If you are looking for product information and sales ideas, turn to our new Life Learning Center section on the Sales Professional Access website. The Learning Center includes flyers, as well as a number of short videos so you can quickly learn more about our products and how they can benefit your clients Simply go to Sales Professional Access (www.mutualofomaha.com/broker), go to the Life Sales Tools page and choose from Product Education, Sales Ideas and Competitive Information.   Visit the New Life Learning Center on SPA   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

A.M. Best Affirms Mutual of Omaha’s Financial Rating

A.M. Best performed their annual rating committee review on Mutual of Omaha and affirmed our financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) with a stable ratings outlook. The ratings reflect our balance sheet strength, which A.M. Best categorizes as very strong, as well as our strong operating performance, favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management. Mutual of Omaha’s favorable business profile is anchored by its diversification of products, as well as distribution channels and our capitalization level is very strong and is considered favorable relative to our peers. Randy Mousel National Sales Director (952) 239-9865   A.M. Best Affirms Mutual
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Omaha: Mobile Quotes Updates

In order to provide you with the best quoting experience, we continue to improve and upgrade the features of our Quotes for Sales Professionals mobile quoting app. Unfortunately, if you are running an old version of the mobile app, you may be missing out on some of our great new functionality. In January 2018, the following versions of the mobile app will no longer be supported: 0.0.5 0.0.6 1.0.5 1.23 1.2.25 1.2.39 1.3.40 1.3.58 1.3.70 1.3.97 1.3.107 2.0.11 2.0.24 2.0.35 2.0.48 2.0.53 2.0.57 2.0.66 2.0.76 The mobile app will only be compatible with the following operating systems: iPhone® – 10.0
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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).

Holiday Telephone Solicitation Bans for the Month of February 2018

Please be aware of the following holiday telephone solicitation bans for the month of February. On Tuesday, February 13, 2018: Alabama and Louisiana prohibit unsolicited marketing calls to residents in observance of Mardi Gras On Monday, February 19, 2018: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Rhode Island and Utah prohibit unsolicited marketing calls to residents in observance of President’s Day Holiday Telephone Solicitation Bans for the Month of February 2018 #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

LTCi Care Coordination

The need for long-term care services can come on slowly or happen overnight. No matter when the need for care arises, a care coordinator can help. Once an insured files a claim, a care coordinator is assigned to help manage their long-term care needs. The care coordinator becomes the point of contact to help arrange services and ensure all needs are met. Educate your clients on the care coordination benefit. It can be the lifeline they need when they don’t know where to turn for help. For more information on care coordination, click here. If you have any questions, please
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).