MONTHLY CASH BONUSES from Lumico!

Don’t miss out on your best quarter yet with Lumico’s new Med Supp bonuses. Contact GoldenCare to learn more. 800-842-7799   July, August and September 2022 All sliding bonuses are evaluated and paid on a monthly basis. For Agent Use Only. Not For Public Distribution.   MONTHLY CASH BONUSES from Lumico! (Q3 2022)   Lumico — Insurance Made Clear.   #goldencareagent #lumico
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, Lumico, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

EssentialLTC E-APP Update & Juneteenth Office Closing

E-APP User Guide Beginning June 17, you now have the option of completing the agent statement and new business transmittal before the client portion of the E-APP. This step, which used to be contained in Step 2, will be moved into its own Pre-Step. This step can be completed at any time before moving on to Step 3. Click here to download the E-APP User Guide for more information.   Office Closed Monday, June 20 In observance of Juneteenth, NGL’s EssentialLTC administration office will be closed on Monday, June 20, 2022. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, June 21.
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Categories: Industry News and National Guardian Life.

MedicareCENTER – Humana & Anthem Update

We have been notified of issues with MedicareCENTER not displaying agents’ Humana & Anthem plans properly and I wanted to give you an update on what we know. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused. Humana — this should be fixed by 06/02 in Connecture, but Sunfire does tend to take a bit longer. For Sunfire, it could be 48-72 hrs. Anthem & Subsidiaries — Please use Anthem’s enrollment tools until a fix is implemented. We do not have an ETA for this company at this time. MedicareCENTER is working on a larger fix for all Anthem RTS files
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

New Way to Connect to Okta to Update Your Authentication Methods

Mutual of Omaha has modernized the way producers and marketers securely access our network and applications by implementing a new platform called Okta. Once you have successfully created an account in Okta, you can set up or update multi-factor authentication methods (MFA) through your Sales Professional Access (SPA) account. We have made it easier to update or add additional MFA methods by adding a link directly to your Okta MFA settings, on your SPA Profile page (https://login.mutualofomaha.com/enduser/settings). Click here to see step-by-step screen shot instructions. If you have further questions, please contact the service desk at 800-847-9785.   New Way
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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).

NEW CASH BONUS from Lumico!

Don’t miss out on your best quarter yet with Lumico’s new Med Supp bonuses. Contact GoldenCare to learn more. 800-842-7799   All sliding bonuses are evaluated and paid on a monthly basis. For Agent Use Only. Not For Public Distribution.   NEW CASH BONUS from Lumico! (Q2 2022)   Lumico — Insurance Made Clear.   #goldencareagent #lumico
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, Lumico, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

LTC New Business Rate Refresh and Benefit Changes in California

As a leading long-term care insurance carrier, Mutual of Omaha has a responsibility to our policyholders and distribution partners to ensure our pricing strategy and product offerings are in line with industry trends, internal claims data and the economic environment. In 2020, Mutual of Omaha began implementing new rates and benefit option changes to the MutualCare® Solutions Portfolio in approved states. Effective April 1, 2022, we will be implementing these changes in California. Rate Adjustments Premium adjustments may vary by age, sex and benefit selection. You may view the new rates by referring to the quoting software beginning April 1,
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

NGL EssentialLTC – Important E-APP Update

Important E-APP Update In order to be compliant with recent legislative changes surrounding electronic payments, the option to submit payment through E-APP will be removed after end of the business day on March 17, 2022. The update includes the removal of both one-time ACH and the mail check options for E-APP, and the credit card option for uploading a paper application. Please complete the signatures of your E-APP applications that are requesting an initial payment via one-time ACH by 5 p.m. PST on March 17. Any E-APPs left unsigned after the update will not have the option to submit a
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Categories: Consumer Marketing Materials and National Guardian Life.

Reminders for Adding Authorized Users on Sales Professional Access

Recently, Mutual of Omaha modernized the way producers and marketers securely access our network and applications by implementing a new platform called Okta. In addition to providing instruction on how to set up Okta, we also provided instruction on adding authorized users to your Sales Professional Access (SPA) account. Because Mutual of Omaha has seen an increase in authorized user requests, we wanted to communicate some reminders, as well as provide a time service estimate, for these requests. If you missed the instructions on how to add an authorized user, click here. Reminders: Once a request to add an authorized
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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).

Okta Registration for SPA Reminder

Final Reminder: Effective February 24, 2022, Mutual of Omaha is modernizing the way producers and marketers securely access our network and applications by implementing a new platform called Okta. We encourage you to register for Okta immediately, to avoid business disruption. NOTE: SPA login credentials cannot be shared. This change impacts the agent portal, Sales Professional Access (SPA). Before registering for Okta, make sure your contact information on SPA is current. The contact information on file will be used for authentication. If you are unsure of your contact information on file, click here for instructions on how to check or
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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).

Upcoming Lumico Med Supp rate adjustment on 3/1

Rate adjustments for Lumico Med Supp policies Effective March 1, there will be a rate adjustment for Lumico’s Med Supp Plans A, F, G and N in 17 states, and basic plan and riders in Wisconsin. This will affect existing policyholders in the following states: AL, FL, IA, KS, KY, MD, MO, ND, NM, NV, OR, PA, SD, UT, VA, WI, WV and WY. Communications are being sent to existing policyholders based on their upcoming rate adjustment date. We recommend agents contact their clients in these states who may be impacted. For new sales: The rate adjustment will also be
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Categories: Industry News, Lumico, and Medicare Supp./Adv..