Medicare Solutions – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: Upcoming Rate Adjustments-AL, GA, IL, IN, IA View upcoming rate adjustments for the states of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa.   2020 Brokerage Health Webinar Series-Why Med Supp Clients Need Cancer Insurance Kyle Gardner, Sales Director for Mutual of Omaha’s Critical Illness, will walk you through the importance of adding Cancer Insurance to your Medicare supplement client’s portfolio.   Med Supp Policyholder e-Newsletter Learn about the Quarter 3 e-Newsletter, that will be distributed to Medicare supplement policyholders, the month of July.   5 Tips for Conducting Business Online Check out these helpful tips to assist you in
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Categories: Dental, Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulation

The state of California requires that insurers communicate standards for the prompt handling of claims to all individuals that may be in contact with our customers and could receive notice of a claim. On an annual basis, the company’s Chief Compliance Officer must certify compliance with the California Fair Claims Settlement Practices regulations. Although you do not process claims, you play a very important role in supporting the Claims area to meet the standards set by California. This communication is intended to serve as a reminder of the California requirements, which state: Upon receiving notice of claim (written or oral)
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Categories: Industry News and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

WI Medicare Supplement Now Available on the e-App

Now available on Paper, e-App, Agent Portal, Windows 10 App! Please update your e-App to the most current version. UPDATE APPLE DEVICES  UPDATE ANDROID DEVICES Extremely competitive rates  •  Great household discounts 3-4 day turnaround time  •  Over 40 years in the market Available on our e-App  •  Get paid weekly ORDER SUPPLIES   Available in 31 and more coming soon!   WI Medicare Supplement Now Available on the e-App   #goldencareagent #gtl #medsupp
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Categories: Guarantee Trust Life, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Thrivent LTCI: July 2020 Updates

July 2020 Updates Please be aware of the following administrative or new business updates. Cost of Care tool temporarily removed from illustration software Thrivent’s Cost of Care calculator is currently being updated. The link to this tool in the Illustration software and the eApp Illustrations has been temporarily disabled. If you currently click on this link, you will receive an error page. Thrivent hopes to have this functionality restored before the end of the month. Policy Issue Age – Clarification To ensure that the issue age of an approved LTC policy for a client with a recent birthday is that
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.

SureBridge Medical Record Vendor (EMSI) Out of Business

SureBridge Medical Record Vendor Out of Business SureBridge has received notification that the medical record vendor (EMSI) has permanently closed the business as of Friday July 3, 2020. This means SureBridge may experience delays in receipt of medical records associated with current claims. We appreciate your patience as we navigate transition to a new vendor. If there are any issues or concerns please contact Producer Support at (888) 797-4447. Questions? Contact SureBridge Producer Support by calling 888-797-4447, or by emailing: AgentCommunications@SureBridgeInsurance.com.   #goldencareagent #surebridge
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Categories: Dental, Industry News, and SureBridge.

Thrivent launches national ad campaign

National awareness campaign launches July 6 On July 6, Thrivent is kicking off its first-ever national advertising campaign with a media blitz that will include advertisements around the TODAY Show, The Wall Street Journal and much more. This comprehensive campaign will continue through the end of the year and will help raise awareness with consumers around Thrivent. Some highlights: National TV placements (see the ad below) On July 7, ads appeared on the TODAY show, LIVE with Kelly & Ryan and The Wall. After July 7, the commercial airs on: Network programs: Dateline, 20/20, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours and more.
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.

Care Solutions News

Product News Changes to Asset-Care® in California launching on July 25 OneAmerica is committed to the asset-based long-term care market and to offering products that bring value to both our agents and their clients. To maintain the viability of Asset-Care® in California and continue offering it until the enhanced product is available in this state, we are making key updates starting July 25.   Coming soon: Asset Care quotes are getting an upgrade Your Asset Care quote outputs will soon be much easier to understand. We heard your feedback, and we’re adding a page to Asset Care quotes that breaks
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Categories: COVID-19, Industry News, Linked Benefit/Hybrids, and OneAmerica.

Closing of New Sales for Agent Sold Medicare Supplement

CLOSING OF NEW SALES FOR AGENT SOLD MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT BUSINESS Our commitment to you and your customers has always been to provide quality protection, products, and services to individuals and families that they can count on. With this in mind, we’ve decided to streamline our focus and product portfolio by closing new sales of our agent sold Medicare Supplement Insurance business. Effective September 28, 2020, we will stop all new sales for this line of business. This includes all new sales for Agent Sold (MSH1) Medicare Supplement Insurance plans A, B, C, D, F, G, and N. DATES OF TRANSITION
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Transamerica.

Independence Day Office Closing 2020

Mutual of Omaha and its affiliates (United of Omaha and United World) will be closed on Friday, July 3rd for Independence Day. Below are the cut-off dates and times and the adjusted pay schedules. Holiday Pay Calculation Schedule Med Supp E-App & All Life Cutoff 3:00 PM Health Cutoff 3:00 PM Long Term Care Cutoff 3:00 PM Direct Deposit (EFT) Available Independence Day, Friday 7/3/2020 Tuesday, 6/30/2020 Tuesday, 6/30/2020 Monday, 6/29/2020 Monday, 6/29/2020 Friday, 7/3/2020 Weekly and holiday pay schedules are also available on the Sales Professional Access (SPA) website. If you have any questions, please contact your Sales Director
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Categories: Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Sales Ideas for Critical Advantage Portfolio

If you need some help selling Critical Illness insurance, Cancer insurance or Heart Attack/Stroke insurance, check out our sales ideas on Sales Professional Access (SPA). On the Critical Advantage sales tools page, you can find helpful sales ideas: Cross-selling Cancer insurance to your Med Sup clients Filling Coverage Gaps Built-in Return of Premium on Critical Illness insurance High Deductible Health Insurance and more. Visit the Critical Advantage sales tools page on Sales Professional Access for more information.   If you have any questions, please contact your Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at (800) 693-6083 or email sales.support@mutualofomaha.com.   Sales Ideas
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Categories: Critical Illness, Industry News, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).