Start Using the LTC e-Application Today!

Time is money. Save both by completing and submitting long-term care insurance applications online. The e-App is fast and convenient. Best of all, it ensures everything is complete in its entirety before the application is submitted. That helps to eliminate unnecessary delays so policies can be issued quickly. Still haven’t tried it? Here are the tools to get you started: > LTC e-App Quick Start Guide > LTC e-App Training Video > LTC e-App FAQ Try the e-App on your next sale and you may never go back to paper. To access the LTC e-App now, click here (login required).
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Phase 2 LTC New Business Rate Refresh and Benefit Changes

On September 1, 2020, Mutual of Omaha implemented new business rate refresh and benefit option changes to the MutualCare® Solutions Portfolio in 32 states. Effective November 1, 2020, we will be implementing 5 additional states for the rate refresh and benefit changes. The details are outlined below: Impacted States Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Transition Rules New paper and e-Applications for MutualCare Solutions will be required beginning November 1, 2020. The new application pack cover series will end in _1120. Please discontinue use of all old applications based on the transition rules below. The following transition rules will apply:
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Lumico looks forward to supporting you during AEP!

Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) has kicked off! Yesterday marked the start of the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP). We wish you good luck and much success. We have created a Top 5 Frequently Asked Questions guide for your reference for the new Lumico e-Application. It includes short step-by-step instructions to help you successfully navigate the following areas: eSignature process Review screen/missing information (yellow triangles) Uploading additional documentation How to make a change on the application Printing completed applications You can find the helpful guide here: Med supp e-App Top 5 FAQs   If you have any additional questions, we are here
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Categories: Industry News, Lumico, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Preparing for Lumico’s new and improved e-Application!

As you may have heard already, we are launching a brand new e-App on Monday, September 14. To access our new application, you will need to register on our new agent portal. Remember to register for the portal – registration can be completed in just a few short minutes. The new e-App will be accessible at www.LumicoAgentCenter.com. Some of it’s new features include: Instant Decision Underwriting – Ability to auto-approve open enrollment and underwritten cases when applicable Dual Applicant Enrollment Capability – Allows for a spouse and partner to apply simultaneously Integrated Voice Signature – Reducing the effort to set-up
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Categories: Industry News, Lumico, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Agent Registration Required for the new Lumico e-Application

Lumico’s new e-Application will be hosted on a brand new portal. Registration for this new portal is REQUIRED to start a Lumico Med Supp application. Below is a step-by-step approach to get your agents registered and ready to go! Agents can begin registering today through this link: Lumico Agent Center (agents should have received an email from noreply_test@lumico.com inviting them to register) Agents are encouraged to review new e-Application reference materials, including our updated state availability map and IVR process, and test out the new e-Application Starting on 9/14, Lumico’s new e-Application will be available in the portal and the
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Categories: Industry News, Lumico, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Calling All Medicare Advantage Agents! Medicare Center New Features!

Medicare Center: Multi-Carrier Online Enrollment Tool Click the link below to reserve your space! Tues, Sept 15, 2020 1:00 PM  to  2:00 PM CDT     To learn more about Medicare Center, contact GoldenCare at 800-842-7799 or email marketing@goldencareusa.com. #goldencareagent #medicarecenter
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

System Maintenance This Weekend

Beginning this Saturday evening we will be completing required system maintenance to our servers. During the maintenance window Sales Professional Access and iPipeline e-Application will be inaccessible. The planned outage will last 7:00 p.m. (CST) Saturday, August 29, 2020 through 7:00 a.m. (CST) Sunday, August 30, 2020. For consideration of additional time zones, the outage window will be: Eastern – 8:00 p.m. Saturday through 8:00 a.m. Sunday Mountain – 6:00 p.m. Saturday through 6:00 a.m. Sunday West Coast – 5:00 p.m. Saturday through 5:00 a.m. Sunday After the brief outage you will be able to access Sales Professional Access and
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

LTC New Business Rate Refresh and Benefit Changes

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 effective. We have been monitoring industry trends, internal claims data and the economic environment over the past several years. As a result, we are refreshing our rates and implementing benefit option changes to the MutualCare® Solutions Portfolio effective September 1, 2020. The details are outlined below: Impacted States Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio,
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

System Maintenance This Weekend

Beginning this Saturday evening we will be completing required system maintenance to our servers. During the maintenance window Sales Professional Access and iPipeline e-Application will be inaccessible. The planned outage will last 7:00 p.m. (CST) Saturday, August 15, 2020 through 7:00 a.m. (CST) Sunday, August 16, 2020. For consideration of additional time zones, the outage window will be: Eastern – 8:00 p.m. Saturday through 8:00 a.m. Sunday Mountain – 6:00 p.m. Saturday through 6:00 a.m. Sunday West Coast – 5:00 p.m. Saturday through 5:00 a.m. Sunday After the brief outage you will be able to access Sales Professional Access and
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

You Can Avoid LTCi Application Pitfalls

Did You Know? You can avoid these LTCi application pitfalls It’s a jungle out there. There’s a lot for you to remember, and LTCi is a complicated product. And you certainly don’t want to get through the sales process only to have the application declined, postponed, or withdrawn. Mutual of Omaha’s underwriting team offers these tips to help you avoid LTCi application pitfalls: If clients haven’t had a physical and lab work in the past 2 years, there’s no way to know if they’re healthy. Mutual of Omaha will not be able to insure someone who has not met this
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).