OneAmerica Care Solutions News

Quick reads SECURE Act: Changes and opportunities abound You’ve heard the news: The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019. But do you know how it will impact Americans planning for retirement? The act tackles the gap between what Americans have for retirement and what they will actually need, and it includes these key changes: Support for new parents through penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts, including IRAs, for qualified births and adoptions Elimination of the IRA contribution age limit and extension of the required minimum distribution start date to age
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Care Solutions Sales Desk hours of operation this week

Care Solutions Sales Desk hours of operation this week To accommodate annual training, the OneAmerica® Care Solutions Sales desk will operate at reduced hours this week as follows: Care Solutions Sales Desk Hours Monday, Jan. 20: 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET (normal hours) Tuesday, Jan. 21: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 22: 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 23: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET Friday, Jan. 24: 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET (normal hours) As noted above, the sales teams will maintain normal hours on Monday and Friday. You may experience longer
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Getting clicks and likes while generating leads and sales

Prepare for What’s Next Getting clicks and likes while generating leads and sales. The latest Care Solutions multimedia campaign portrays common long-term care situations, giving you a place to start the conversation with potential clients. A Promise for a Lifetime follows the stories of four potential client personas: Lisa, Michael, Thorpe, and Andy & Becky. By posting their captioned pictures and videos, you can open the long-term care discussion to your online community and beyond. They can be posted on your social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn) or used in presentations, lobby slides or emails to clients Be sure
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Care Solutions News, December 2019

Help clients prepare for the future Have you seen our latest multimedia campaign yet? Prepare for What’s Next uses contemporary infographics and persona-based marketing to capitalize on social media pages. The captioned pictures and videos will help you drive traffic, leads and sales. All assets are ready to be downloaded and shared at AssetBasedLTC.com.   Operations updates Asset Care® underwriting guidelines for age and amount change at the start of the new year Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the age and amount requirements for traditional underwriting of Asset Care® cases will be changing. The revised guidelines require all applicants age 60
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New Marketing Campaign: ​​​​​​​Prepare for What’s Next

New Campaign: Prepare for What’s Next The new multimedia marketing campaign for Care Solutions is ready for you to share! The assets in this campaign will help you share content with producers or clients, flexibly aligning with your marketing strategy.   Protection for Life Six digital assets illustrate what makes OneAmerica different in the long-term care marketplace. Start Posting A Promise for a Lifetime This set has story-based photos, emotional videos, and engaging texting videos. The assets portray common long-term care situations, helping you connect with clients on a more personal level. Build Connections   Preparing for What’s Next This
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Ensure a successful year-end: Review key dates and holiday hours

Ensure a successful year-end: Review key dates and holiday hours We are dedicated to helping you have a smooth and successful year end. Please review our holiday hours, new business processing guidelines for 2019 production, product transition dates and required minimum distribution deadlines below to ensure you’re prepared.   OneAmerica® holiday hours Find details on when the home office will be closed during the holiday season. We’ve also included hours for our Care Solutions interview vendor, LTCG, for your reference. Review our holiday hours.   New Business processing Our New Business processing year-end guidelines will help you get cases paid
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Care Solutions News from OneAmerica

Quick reads Have you heard? Asset Care® is now available in more states As of Sept. 23, our updated Asset Care® product is now available in Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, New Jersey, North Dakota and South Dakota. We’ve also made changes in Montana, Washington D.C., and California. Read on for full details. Now available: Online scheduling for LTCG interviews Our Care Solutions interview vendor, LTCG, has launched a new scheduling function so clients can now easily schedule interviews online. Once the agent has contacted LTCG and ordered the interview, the client can go to https://scheduling.ltcg.com/OneAmerica to schedule their interview at
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Asset Care® Update from OneAmerica

Bringing Value to More States We’re pleased to announce that our updated Asset Care® product will be available starting Sept. 23, in Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, New Jersey, North Dakota and South Dakota as we continue to launch the product across the country. Review the full transition rules for newly launching states, noting these key dates: Paper applications for the current product and rates (premium expense charges) must be received in the Home Office by EOB Sept. 20, 2019. eApps must be locked and sent for signature by EOB Sept. 20, 2019 and must be received in the Home Office
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Asset Care Campaign: Meet Thorpe

Using Thorpe’s Story Since being appointed power of attorney for his ailing father, Thorpe has faced increasingly difficult decisions about how to best provide care. His dad wants to stay in a house that is no longer safe for him and needs more care than Thorpe is able to provide by himself. This experience has made Thorpe consider the situation he might find himself in one day. Thorpe’s story can help you connect with those living in retirement while also caring for an aging parent. Asset Care can help families be there for each other without the difficulties of becoming
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Asset Care Campaign: Meet Michael

Using Michael’s Story Michael learned about long-term care the way many people in middle age do; he saw the effects his father’s lengthy illness had on his mother when she became a caregiver. His outlook for his own retirement changed as he watched his mother dip into her financial assets to pay for his dad’s illness. This story will help you connect with younger people who have aging parents. It shows the value of starting early to avoid the challenges paying for long-term care in retirement can create. For Michael, we highlight how Asset Care Recurring Premium Whole Life can
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