Prescreening LTCi Applicants is Always a Good Idea

Did You Know? No one wants to tell a client their LTCi application has been declined or their policy must be rated up. Let Mutual of Omaha help you avoid these awkward conversations. Prescreening your LTCi applications is the best way to know what rate class to quote or even whether the case should be submitted. Mutual of Omaha makes prescreening fast and easy. They offer this guarantee: send an email to ltcunderwriting@mutualofomaha.com and you’ll have a response in four hours. Be sure to include information like: Dates of doctors’ visits Specialty physicians the client may be seeing Pending surgeries
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Updated Premier Underwriting Guide

Updated Premier Underwriting Guide We have updated our Premier Underwriting Guide to include more information on Major Depression. The updated guide is now available on the Agent Resource Center under Reference Guides in the Sales & Marketing tab. Click below to download a PDF copy of the Premier Underwriting Guide and the Major Depression, Anxiety, and Long Term Care Underwriting flyer. Please note, the Premier Underwriting Guide is available for use in the following states: AK, AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ,
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Categories: Industry News and National Guardian Life.

EssentialLTC E-APP User Guide

E-APP User Guide If you’re a first-time user or want to brush up on your skills, the E-APP User Guide is an easy way to become an expert on the easy to use application tool. It will take you through how to register, locate and use the E-APP. Give yourself an error-free experience by trying NGL’s E-APP today. Find this guide and many more on the Agent Resource Center.     #goldencareagent #ngl #longtermcare
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Categories: Industry News and National Guardian Life.

Modified Underwriting Guidelines for Major Depression and Family History

Modified Underwriting Guidelines for Major Depression and Family History Just because your client has anxiety and/or depression does not mean they are ineligible for Long Term Care insurance. Each case will be considered based on the documented medical information including prescription history. Given the extent that we have seen Major Depression rise in our review of medical records, we are changing the way we approach our final decision. Before a case is declined for any psychiatric reason, the case will be reviewed by an underwriting committee. Each case will be evaluated on the available information. Review the new Major Depression,
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Categories: Industry News and National Guardian Life.

NGL EssentialLTC – Updated COVID-19 Underwriting Guidelines

Updated COVID-19 Underwriting Guidelines Based on the evolving COVID-19 situation it has been determined that certain COVID-19 positive individuals may only have to wait one month instead of three or six to apply for coverage. We also eliminated guidelines on negative testing and close contact exposure. The new guidelines focus on COVID-19 positive test results, symptoms and recovery. Effective immediately, the new underwriting guidelines for COVID-19 are as follows: These guidelines have been updated in the Premier Underwriting Guide. It will be available tomorrow in Reference Guides under the Sales & Marketing tab on the Agent Resource Center (ARC). The
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.

NGL EssentialLTC Underwriting Form and Flyer

Underwriting Prequalification Form Set yourself up for successful field underwriting using NGL’s Underwriting Prequalification Form. It is a great tool to gather a snapshot of your client’s health history that you can have reviewed by an underwriter. It will help give you an idea of whether or not NGL will be a good fit for this applicant from an underwriting perspective. Once your client applies, use the Consumer Underwriting Flyer to educate them on the underwriting process. It’s a great tool to show your clients “what’s next” once their application is submitted, and it helps them gather the information they’ll
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.