Thank you for selling Great Western Insurance Company’s (GWIC®) Final Expense. Your continued support is appreciated. GWIC is committed to the Final Expense market and providing quality products to clients. After completing a thorough review of the Final Expense product, we have decided to change the commission chargeback rule in the event of death. If the death of the policyowner occurs within the first 12 months of the policy being issued, 100% of commissions will be charged back. In accordance with your Agent Agreement and Commissions Schedule, GWIC will apply the changes to the chargeback rule on May 1, 2021.
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Check out our new producer-focused brand video
Mutual of Omaha … in 30 seconds We created our new producer-focused brand video, to share with your colleagues and associates, to show what makes Mutual of Omaha their carrier for life. Best of all, the entire video can be viewed in less time than it takes to get a cup of coffee. Watch Video Producer Use Only. Not For Use With The General Public #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Be Sure to Discuss the Living Benefits of IUL Express
Indexed Universal Life Express (IUL Express) provides a host of benefits to your clients’ loved ones. The most important one is that their beneficiaries will receive a one-time death benefit in the amount your clients choose, ranging from $25,000 to $300,000.* This death benefit is paid directly to their beneficiaries to replace lost income and maintain their standard of living. In addition to the death benefit, IUL Express policies come with living benefits at no additional cost. The Accelerated Death Benefit Riders for terminal, chronic and critical illness**, may allow your clients to access a portion of the death benefit
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Children’s Whole Life Case Study Flyers
There are several important reasons for parents and grandparents to buy life insurance for their children. It can cover costs associated with an unexpected loss and it can help protect a child’s future insurability. Plus, it’s affordable! Here are some key features of Children’s Whole Life: Available for ages 14 days to 17 years Available in face amounts of $5,000 to $50,000 Simplified application No medical underwriting and limited health questions Rates never increase with age and benefits never decrease Builds cash value Allows additional policies to be purchased in the future without evidence of insurability Use our Protect Future
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Are Your Clients Looking for Accumulation, Protection or Both?
Income Advantage IUL can provide your clients with valuable life insurance protection. It also offers the opportunity to accumulate cash value* for future needs, such as supplementing the client’s retirement income. Teaming an Income Advantage policy up with a term life insurance policy may be an ideal solution for clients who want to plan ahead for retirement, but also have a larger temporary life insurance need. Learn more about how this works by looking at our Satisfy the Need for Accumulation and Protection flyer. It includes: A case study showing how this concept works A comparison of taking income immediately
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GWIC updates Final Expense portfolio
GWIC updates Final Expense portfolio On May 1, 2021, Great Western Insurance Company (GWIC®) will adjust the Final Expense product portfolio. What is changing The minimum age on the Assurance Plus product will change from age 40 to age 50. The minimum face amount will increase to $2,500 on the Assurance Plus product. The chargeback period on deaths will now be 12 months on both Assurance Plus and Guaranteed Assurance products. Updated Agent Field Guide Manual is now available The “Agent Field Manual: Final Expense Whole Life” has been updated to align with the new changes. Click here to view
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Simplified Issue Life: Weekly Time Service Update (4/8)
From the Desk of Marty Johnson We want to thank you for the amount of business we have received, and continue to receive, due to your commitment and partnership. Due to the unprecedented volume of new business, our Simplified Issue Life Underwriting team is experiencing delays in time service. To accommodate this, we are increasing our staff and working overtime on nights and weekends to ensure your business is handled properly, and as quickly as possible. As we work toward returning to expected service levels, we are committed to keeping you updated on our service times. Our current time service
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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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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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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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