Help Clients Plan for the Long-Term Care Needs with Life Insurance

Do your clients realize how expensive long-term care services can be? The costs can easily average more than six figures annually and only continue to rise. Help clients understand why it’s so important to have a plan in place for their long-term care needs, whether it’s through a Long-Term Care Insurance policy or our Long-Term Care Rider on our IULs. A long-term care rider on a life insurance policy is a good way for your clients to: Protect their loved ones in case of unexpected long-term care needs, Plan for their long-term care funding needs, and Provide a legacy for
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Work with a financially strong company

Our financial strength was affirmed The independent credit rating agency AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Ratings of A (Excellent) and the stable outlook for six insurance company subsidiaries of American Enterprise Group, Inc. (AEG), including Great Western Insurance Company (GWIC®). “At AEG, we are dedicated to providing solutions focused on enhancing the health and financial well-being of our customers,” said Tom Swank, chief executive officer of AEG. “This affirmation acknowledges our ongoing excellent financial strength, strategic business execution, solid operating performance, and unwavering commitment to innovation and helping our customers be well.” Read more     The countdown
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Categories: Great Western, Industry News, and Life Insurance.

Strength and Stability You Can Count On

Over the past month you have probably seen a lot of product announcements from many carriers who are required to adjust their illustrations and products to comply with the new AG-49 revisions. You may be wondering when the Mutual of Omaha announcement would show up and here it is: “no changes required.” We do not need to make any changes to our indexed universal life (IUL) product portfolio or illustration software, we are already compliant. From the very beginning, we structured our IUL products to stand the test of time by building them with the lowest cost structure – no
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

New Underwriting Updates for TLE and IUL Express

We are excited to announce updates to our Underwriting Guidelines and application forms for Term Life Express and IUL Express. Effective April 22, 2023, the following changes will be implemented to help make our policies more accessible for your clients. We have lowered the age for Diabetes automatic declines. Diabetes will be automatically declined when diagnosed prior to age 45 (except in CA, the age is 50) Marijuana is no longer considered an “unlawful drug” for the purposes of the application and underwriting The lookback period for hospitalization due to High Blood Pressure or Mental Health has been reduced from
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Your Life, Simplified

Our Simplified Issue insurance products are exactly that – simple. They offer simplified underwriting and application processes, which means policies are issued faster, and you get paid sooner. With any of the products in our Simplified Issue product portfolio your clients won’t need to worry about blood draws, urine testing or paramed exams and you can easily submit applications online. Download the updated Simplified Issue product portfolio and find even more information on mutualofomaha.com/simple. No need to log in, just click and go!   If you have any questions, please contact your Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at (800) 693-6083
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Announcing GTL’s Special Cross-Selling Bonus Program!

View PDF for Bonus Details Get to know GTL’s full portfolio of products! GTL is announcing a Special Spring & Summer Bonus Program where you can earn $20 per application on our Cancer, Short-Term Care and Life insurance products! For qualified applications submitted between May 1, 2023 and July 31, 2023.* View PDF for Bonus Details         $20 per application for all Cancer, Short-Term Care & Life Insurance products signed and dated within the qualification period. »   To receive the $20 per application payout, submit GTL’s Cancer, Short-Term Care and Life Insurance product applications during the
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Categories: Critical Illness, Guarantee Trust Life, Industry News, Life Insurance, and Short-Term Care.

MyEnroller has a new feature

Solve for premium in MyEnroller Next time you open MyEnroller®, you’ll notice a change to the Quote step. The “Calculate plan by” field will no longer default to Face Amount. Instead, you’ll be required to choose either “Face Amount” or “Premium” from the dropdown menu before you can see plan premiums. When you meet with clients who know how much they want to spend on monthly premiums, you want to be able to offer them a policy they can afford, no matter what the face amount is. Choosing to “Calculate plan by premium” can save you time and ensure your
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Categories: Great Western, Industry News, and Life Insurance.

4 Quarters Club: Get in the Game

It’s hard to believe it, but the first quarter of 2023 has come to end. Thank you all for your hard work and business. We will be announcing the first-quarter winners via email in April so be on the lookout. And don’t worry if you didn’t quite make the cut in first quarter you have another opportunity at a 10% cash bonus in second quarter! For the qualification flyer, promo video and weekly standings check out our incentive page on Sales Professional Access (SPA).   4 Quarters Club: Get in the Game   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Mutual of Omaha Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Vendor Updates

Effective immediately, Mutual of Omaha will now accept Anti-Money Laundering (AML) training certificates completed through SuranceBay and Securities Training Corporations (STC). Mutual of Omaha accepts AML training from the following vendors: RegEd Sandi Kruise WebCE Kaplan SuranceBay Securities Training Corporations (STC) STC has other AML-related courses available, but we will only accept the certificate for the course “AML for Insurance Professionals”. Any certificates for other courses or certificates that appear to be altered in any way, will not be accepted. LIMRA (Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association) Once you have completed the course, LIMRA will automatically send Mutual of Omaha
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Important Information Regarding Gerber Life’s Pre-Appointment States

Gerber Life Operations Update Important Update to Gerber Life’s Pre-Appointment States Effective April 14, 2023   Dear Valued Partner, Gerber Life Insurance Company received notification that Washington will no longer allow appointment backdating. As a result, Washington will be considered a pre-appointment state effective April 14, 2023. Agents submitting business in Washington must be appointed with Gerber Life in advance. If you have questions, please call Gerber Life’s Agent Support Team at: 800-428-4947. Thank you for your continued support!   Gerber Life’s Pre-Appointment State Include: AL, LA, MT, PA, TX and WA     Important Information Regarding Gerber Life’s Pre-Appointment
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Categories: Gerber Life, Industry News, and Life Insurance.