Great news! Our Med supp Kentucky rates are among the lowest

We did the research so you don’t have to. It’s hard to keep track of which carrier is lowest in Kentucky when Med supp rates change monthly. To help you stay as up-to-date as possible, we ran rates for two of the most popular plans, Plans G and N. And what we saw was great news. What’s the news, you say? Our Medicare supplement comes in at a competitive position in Kentucky. Check it out*! Carrier Plan G Plan N United World Life Insurance Company $106.28 $85.07 Average of Top Carriers $119.43 $101.84   * Sample rates as of 4/1/21
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Updated EssentialLTC Materials

Updated EssentialLTC Materials Keep yourself up to date with all that NGL EssentialLTC has to offer with updated training materials on the Agent Resource Center. Each item is designed to help you share the benefit of this invaluable product with your clients! Here are the updated pieces: Agent Guide LTCi for Almost Any Business Premier Underwriting Guide Product Comparison Product Features and Sales Ideas Production Introduction Guide Product Summary Sales Guide State Variation Listing Worksite Process and Resources 1035 Exchange Flyer NGL is committed to the LTCi market and will continue to bring you updated training materials and consumer pieces.
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.

Thrivent LTC: Annual Report & Updated Producer Guide

Thrivent 2020 Annual Report Every business decision is made with our current and future clients in mind, in fulfillment of Our Purpose and Our Promise. Share the story of Thrivent’s strength and stability: 2020 Financial results overview AM Best Rating Fortune 500 Ranking Assets under management/advisement Total adjusted surplus Thrivent’s response to COVID-19 with resilience and care Download Now   Revised Producer Guide The product reference piece has been re-branded. Most changes were brand-related. The only main change was to remove the Preliminary Declaration of Insurability section at the end (as this form is state specific and could change), and
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.

Medicare Solutions – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: Upcoming Rate Adjustments View upcoming rate adjustments in multiple states.   New Medicare Supplement Plans in South Carolina We are pleased to announce new competitive rates in South Carolina.   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Dental, Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

The Advantage of the Cash Benefit – Bruce’s Story

Real People. Real Stories. Bruce’s Story The Advantage of Cash Benefit The best way to understand how long-term care insurance can benefit your clients is through stories from our policyholders. Here’s how having a policy made a real difference for Bruce and his wife, Beth. Bruce’s Story – View the Flyer   If you have any questions, please contact Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at (800) 693-6083 or e-mail sales.support@mutualofomaha.com.   The Advantage of the Cash Benefit – Bruce’s Story   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

A Real Life Case: Winning a Protection-Focused IUL Sale

A member of our Sales Team was recently approached by a brokerage manager. They were in competition with another broker for a protection-focused IUL sale on a 61 year old Preferred Plus male. Here’s what the competitor was showing: The competitor policy had a $5,250,000 face amount and a single premium of $1,105,000. The competitor policy would carry to age 103 using their max illustrated rate of 6.60%. On the guaranteed side, the competitor’s policy carried to age 83. Here’s what our Life Protection Advantage IUL showed for the same face amount and single premium: Our policy would carry to
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Consider IUL Express as an Option for Clients Over Age 50

Many clients like the idea of getting their life insurance premiums back if they are still alive at the end of their term duration. We have a feature on our 30-year Term Life Express product that offers this refund to clients up to age 50. But, what if you have a client who wants this feature and is 51 or older? We encourage you to also consider an IUL Express policy as an alternative. Check out this sales idea. It provides an example showing how your clients may benefit from the permanent protection, as well as how they can benefit
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

7702 – Product changes and transition rules

7702 changes Background With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 on December 27, 2020, a change was made to Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code. This change outlined several requirements permanent life insurance policies must meet in order to qualify as a life insurance contract for tax purposes The change affects the life insurance industry by replacing the statutory interest rate assumptions (from 1984) from a previously hard-coded 4% rate to a floating rate. These changes will impact the limits associated with definitions of life insurance in the Guideline Premium Test, Cash Value Accumulation Test and
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

Securian: maximize your client’s LTC benefit pool

Pro tip: maximize your client’s LTC benefit pool When you’re trying to find the best LTC product for a client, there’s often a temptation to do an apples-to-apples comparison between different carriers. But when you design a SecureCare Universal Life policy to match a competitor’s, you may miss out on the sweet spots. SecureCare tends to offer clients the most value when it uses an even-year benefit duration – and our 6-year benefit duration does the best from there. Just to give you an idea, here’s a hypothetical example for a 62 y/o male (NT, single) showing a $100K single-pay
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

Genworth Announces Termination of Merger Agreement with Oceanwide

RICHMOND, Va., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW) (Genworth, the Company) today announced that it has exercised its right to terminate its merger agreement with China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., Ltd. (Oceanwide) as of April 6, 2021. Terminating the agreement allows Genworth to pursue its revised strategic plan without restrictions and without uncertainty regarding its ultimate ownership, which might impact the Company’s ability to successfully execute the plan. The Company’s revised strategic plan includes a potential partial initial public offering (IPO) of its U.S. MI business (subject to market conditions as well as the satisfaction of
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Categories: Genworth, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.