A Letter from Tess Grace: We Are Mutually Invested

WE ARE MUTUALLY INVESTED IN LONG-TERM CARE SOLUTIONS Mutual of Omaha remains committed to the long-term care insurance marketplace, to providing you a product portfolio that meets the needs of your clients and prospects, and to offering you the tools and resources that make it asy to do business with us. Here’s a look at what we’ve done throughout 2019: Innovative Solutions – As a leader in the long-term care insurance market, we’re always evaluating new solutions, new processes and value-added benefits to help you meet your clients’ unique needs. Better Processes – We’ve improved the speed on our new
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Updated Partnership Overview and Training Guide

For an LTC policy to be eligible for Partnership, it must: Be tax-qualifed (MutualCare® Solutions policies meet this requirement) Be purchased in a state where Partnership is approved Have inflation protection based on specific age brackets at time of purchase The Partnership Guide has been updated to reflect the New Mexico requirements for training as well as appropriate qualifications. Learn about state Partnership programs and how to structure an LTCi policy that’s Partnership qualified: Overview & Training Guide   If you have questions, please call Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at (800) 693-6083, or email sales.support@mutualofomaha.com.   Updated Partnership Overview
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

The Beauty of the Buy-Up Option

Did you know? There’s beauty in the buy-up option. Your clients want to know the long-term care policy they purchase today will be adequate to help them pay for the services they’ll need in the future. That’s whythe MutualCare® Custom Solution includes a buy-up option that allows them to increase their inflation protection percentage once a year. This important policy benefit also gives them the option to decrease their inflation percentage at any time. And here’s the beauty… any gains previously applied to the policy are theirs to keep. Offering a policy with the flexibility to adjust benefits to meet
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Medicare News – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: Upcoming Rate Adjustments View upcoming rate adjustments for Mississippi and Virginia. One Company/One State-MT and VA Effective January 1, 2020, only applications underwritten by Mutual of Omaha for Montana and Virginia will be accepted for new business and conversions.   Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans: AEP is Almost Over- What Next? While AEP May Soon be Over, There’s Still Work to Do. Understanding Rapid Disenrollments and Special Enrollment Periods.   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

New IUL Express Client Video Now Available

Our new client-approved video helps you explain how an IUL Express product works and the benefits an IUL Express policy has to offer. Watch it now and share it with your clients. The new video is available, along with other IUL Express materials, on our new simplified issue microsite, mutualofomaha.com/simple.    If you have any questions, please contact your Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at (800) 693-6083 or email sales.support@mutualofomaha.com.   New IUL Express Client Video Now Available   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha #iul
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Wrapping Up 2019: A Note from Steve Pike

A Note from Steve Pike It’s been a great year! Together, we’re fulfilling our shared mission to help people protect their families, their finances and their futures with long-term care insurance. Looking ahead to 2020, we remain committed to providing the products, services and support you and your agents need. Please accept our sincere thanks for the LTC business you placed with us in 2019. We look forward to helping you grow sales in the coming year. Have a safe and happy holiday season! Steve Pike National Sales Director – LTC, DI, CI   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha #stevepike #longtermcare
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Categories: Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

REMINDER Regarding Discontinuing New Sales of SureBridge Life Plans

REMINDER: Discontinuing New Sales of Final Expense and Term Life Plans With the date approaching for discontinuing new sales of the Life products, we want to send one last reminder. Effective December 16, 2019, SureBridge will no longer accept new sales of the Final Expense Whole Life and Term Life plans. If your customer is interested in purchasing the Term Life or Final Expense plan offered by SureBridge, the application MUST be completed, signed (by both the customer AND the agent) and submitted NO LATER than December 15, 2019. Applications submitted after this date will NOT be accepted. In addition,
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and SureBridge.

There’s still time to earn some extra holiday cash!

GTL’s 4th Quarter Bonus Programs! Hospital Indemnity, Precision Care™ Cancer Insurance & Medicare Supplement For qualified Hospital Indemnity and/or Precision Care™ Cancer Insurance applications submitted between October 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018.*   Submit 4-9 Applications Per Month Hospital Indemnity & Precision Care™ Bonus $25 per app For each Advantage Plus®, Indemnity Plus®, and/or Precision Care™ application submitted, signed and dated within the qualification period. Only 1 bonus payable per household per product. Submit 10+ Applications Per Month Hospital Indemnity & Precision Care™ Bonus $50 per app For each Advantage Plus®, Indemnity Plus®, and/or Precision Care™ application submitted, signed
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Categories: Critical Illness, Guarantee Trust Life, Hospital Indemnity Plan, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Coming soon! Two new IUL options

New products focused on accumulation and protection We’re launching two competitive Indexed Universal Life (IUL) solutions your clients can depend on – whether their goal is accumulation or protection. At Securian Financial, we’re known for our quality IUL products that demonstrate a strong commitment to policyholders. And our latest products, Eclipse Accumulator IUL and Eclipse Protector II IUL, continue this tradition. Below are some key benefits. Available December 14, 2019: Eclipse Accumulator IUL (accumulation focused) Straightforward, traditional IUL product design – offers some of the lowest policy charges in the industry Resiliency – Low charges allow for strong crediting in
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

External Replacement Guidelines

Since September 1, 2015, United of Omaha has not accepted external replacements on simplified issue life insurance applications in Kentucky, Kansas or West Virginia. Please make sure you are aware of the external replacement guidelines below. Products impacted Term Life Express Guaranteed Universal Life Express Living Promise Whole Life (Final Expense) Children’s Whole Life Indexed Universal Life Express Any simplified issue application taken in Kentucky, Kansas or West Virginia stating an external replacement is involved, will not be accepted. External replacements will be considered on fully underwritten products in these states on a case by case basis. It is required
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).