Simplified Issue Life: Weekly Time Service Update (5/21)

From the Desk of Marty Johnson Simplified Issue Life: Weekly Time Service Update Thank you for your continued support and patience as we work diligently to return to normal time service levels. We continue to increase our staff and work overtime on nights and weekends to ensure your business is handled properly, and as quickly as possible. Our current time service levels are listed below. Please note, business days do NOT include weekends. Most of the new business reviews are being handled within 2 business days Policies are issued on average 1-5 days after application review, depending on requirements needed
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

SecureCare Video Resource Library

SecureCare Video Resource Library Why wait to become an expert? Each video in our SecureCare Video Resource Library is designed to help give you the product knowledge, prospecting tools and sales processes you need to get up to speed on SecureCare™ Universal Life and start closing cases. And we’ve recently added new videos and features to help make this library even more user-friendly than before! Now you can sort videos by topic so finding the content that’s relevant to you has never been easier. PLUS we’ve added new videos covering crucial topics such as: Some of our favorite sales ideas
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

Important Heritage Plan Graded Benefit Update

We appreciate your business and efforts in offering GTL’s Heritage Plan to your clients! Effective June 1, GTL is implementing a premium increase for new business and updated face amount limits for our Heritage Plan Life Insurance product. See below for more details. The e-App update will be available soon. Visit GTLink for Updated Rates and Underwriting Guide     New Face Amount Limits Ages 40-85 $2,500 – $20,000 Ages 86-90 $2,500 – $10,000 Replacement Update Replacement of another agent’s in-force Heritage Policy will not be permitted. Two (2) policy maximum per insured. Updated Rates Effective June 1, 2021 Example:
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Categories: Guarantee Trust Life, Hospital Indemnity Plan, and Industry News.

Important Life Underwriting Update

From the Desk of Marty Johnson Throughout the pandemic, Mutual of Omaha has been continuously evaluating our underwriting and new business practices to support business continuity, deliver a high level of service and maintain our financial strength. I am happy to announce we will be adjusting our temporary guideline changes effective May 24, 2021. These guidelines apply to all fully underwritten life insurance cases and includes all newly submitted and pending in-house cases, whether formal or informal. Acceptance Guidelines Based on Insured’s Issue Age: If the client is age 0-59: The client is eligible for our best risk class Underwriting
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Categories: COVID-19, Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Important Information Regarding GUL Express

From the Desk of Tess Grace At Mutual of Omaha, we know how important it is to provide product solutions that help customers achieve their financial goals. We also know it is imperative that we make prudent business decisions to help ensure we remain profitable so we can be here when it comes time to fulfill the promises we’ve made to our policyholders. We have made the difficult decision to no longer offer our Guaranteed Universal Life Express (GUL Express) product beginning June 1, 2021. I want to assure you that we remain committed to the simplified issue marketplace and
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Introducing Mutual Insights

This week we are debuting our brand-new video podcast web series, Mutual Insights. These videos will serve as an opportunity to hear from key home office employees at Mutual of Omaha; and a new way to get to know the faces of the people you may be talking to over the phone every day. Throughout the video series, you’ll hear from experts in the field of Underwriting, Marketing, Distribution, Sales Professional Access & Technology, and many more. These videos will be available to re-watch later on mutualofomaha.com/simple. In our first episode, you’ll meet Mandi Keller. Mandi is a manager in
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

We’ve Made it Easier to Help Clients Preserve Their Estate

Selling an indexed universal life insurance product with a Long-Term Care Rider has never been easier. The Long-Term Care Rider can now be submitted using our iPipeline e-App system! When you submit an e-App, you won’t have to worry about missing a question or form — the system ensures you submit your application in good order. The Long-Term Care Rider is a great way to help clients preserve their estate. Many people work a lifetime to accumulate assets to pave the way for a comfortable retirement and to leave an inheritance for their children. Long-Term Care services, however, can quickly
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Simplified Issue Life: Weekly Time Service Update (5/14)

From the Desk of Marty Johnson Simplified Issue Life: Weekly Time Service Update Thank you for your continued support and patience as we work diligently to return to normal time service levels. We continue to increase our staff and work overtime on nights and weekends to ensure your business is handled properly, and as quickly as possible. Our current time service levels are listed below. Please note, business days do NOT include weekends. Most of the new business reviews are being handled within 3 business days Policies are issued on average 1-5 days after application review, depending on requirements needed
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

NEW! Phone number for financial professionals

NEW! Phone number for financial professionals We heard you, loud and clear. We pride ourselves on being good listeners. It’s how we align our products and processes with your needs. That’s why we’re excited to announce a new dedicated phone number for you and your team. NEW! dedicated phone line for financial professionals: 833-365-0329 Now you can look forward to: One phone number to access all your annuity and life insurance servicing needs, from new business to claims and everything in between Simple phone menu options – only listen to options applicable to you! Prioritized queuing – get your call
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

Remember to enter effective dates in MyEnroller

Remember to enter effective dates in MyEnroller When you’re enrolling clients through Great Western Insurance Company’s (GWIC®) electronic application program, MyEnrollerSM, please remember to enter effective dates to make sure clients are not charged more than once in the first month. If an insured has requested a specified draft date, you have the ability in MyEnrollerSM to select a specific date — from the 1st through the 29th — to withdraw the premium every month. If a specified draft date is not selected, the default draft date will be the day of the effective date. Premiums are drafted in the
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Categories: Great Western, Industry News, and Life Insurance.