Updated Maryland CWL App Pack

Effective April 29, 2020 the Maryland Children’s Whole Life application packets were updated, please make sure you begin using the new application packet by checking the form number. App pack form numbers: Old: ICC17L663A New: ICC18L672A The new paper application packets are available and can be found on Sales Professional Access or ordered through your normal ordering channels. The electronic application is updated with the correct forms. Transition Rules: Children’s Whole Life applications submitted after June 1, 2020, must use the new Maryland application packet. Maryland application packets with the old form number will not be accepted after June 1,
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Fitch Ratings affirms Securian Financial’s AA rating and stable outlook

Cites our extremely strong capitalization, very strong investment asset and risk profile, and diverse earnings profile On Friday, May 8, 2020, Fitch Ratings affirmed the insurance financial strength rating for Securian Financial at AA (Very Strong) and maintained our Stable outlook. The AA (Very Strong) rating is Fitch’s third highest of 19 ratings. The rating and outlook apply to Securian Financial affiliates Minnesota Life Insurance Company and Securian Life Insurance Company. Major rating agencies are reevaluating insurance companies due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This announcement follows Fitch’s recent decision to revise their Rating Outlook on the U.S.
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Securian.

TLE e-Application Training and Helpful Hints

Our Term Life Express e-Application, featuring Automated Underwriting, allows you to efficiently submit your applications with the quickest outcome. Need a refresher or have questions regarding the TLE e-App? Refer to the producer training video below. The video walks you through the entire e-App. Sections indicating “NEW” in the title showcase the screens that changed when we added the Automated Underwriting feature. If you don’t want to watch the video in its’ entirety, simply click the section you need. Term Life Express e-App Training Video If you are experiencing any issues with the e-App, check out these helpful hints to
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Accelerate Your Business

Our Accelerated Underwriting program can speed up the underwriting process for your clients if they fit the program requirements. It’s an easy process that could provide an underwriting decision in 48-72 hours! Recently the program got even better: We made the program available for Income Advantage IUL and Life Protection Advantage IUL in addition to Term Life Answers. We increased the maximum face amount from $1 million to $2 million. Here are the basic program requirements: Application: Speed eTicket (Drop Ticket) Issue Ages: 18-55 Face Amounts: $100,000 – $2,000,000 Products Available: Term Life Answers (10-, 15-, 20- and 30- year),
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Email Address on Submitted Applications

This is a reminder to please fill-out your client’s applications completely before submitting for all Mutual of Omaha products. This includes capturing the customer’s email address. We encourage you to use an e-App if it is available for your products. e-Apps are an easy and fast way to submit business and have a field for email address. Most paper applications also have a field for an email address so if you prefer to use a paper application, please make sure you are including the client’s email address if applicable. Thank you for your business.   Email Address on Submitted Applications
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Categories: Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Automated Underwriting – Our Instant Decision Solution

The application process for our Term Life Express and Living Promise Whole Life Insurance products is simple – no medical exam and only a few health questions. But did you know when you complete the application using our e-Application you will receive an instant underwriting decision? Automated Underwriting, our instant decision solution, provides you an underwriting decision in minutes, if not seconds, while you are completing the application with your client. New to our e-Applications? Check our our producer training videos below. You can select just the chapters that you need assistance on, or if you are brand new, watch
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

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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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Prospecting Material Can Help You Reach Your Clients

We realize it may be challenging to reach potential and current customers during this time. Mutual of Omaha can help with our consumer prospecting materials. Personalized prospecting materials are available for ordering with your contact information so clients can contact you directly to help them with the coverage they need. Just click on the links below to see the all prospecting material that is available for you. Health Products Critical Advantage self-mailer and postcard Long-Term Care cost of waiting self-mailer and retirement planning self-mailer Priority Income Protection (PIP) self-mailer Life Products Term Life Express (TLE) self-mailer Indexed Universal Life Express
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Categories: Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Important information from Distribution Compensation

As our Distribution Compensation team members are working remotely due to the Coronavirus, it has given us an opportunity to review some of our processes and modernize our approach with our partners. Effective immediately, if you need to contact broker compensation for any reason, please use the following methods: Phone: 1-800-475-4465 Email: broker.compensation@mutualofomaha.com   NOTE: We are no longer able to receive or process any faxes. Please know we are here to support you and your business. Mutual of Omaha remains fully committed to the industry, to you and our customers. Thank you for your continued trust.   Important information
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Categories: COVID-19, Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

See How Life Protection Advantage IUL Compares

Life Protection Advantage IUL has competitive long-term no-lapse protection premiums and is also very competitive when solving for premiums that will carry to age 120 at conservative rates. Take a look at our newly-updated flyer that shows a comparison of premiums, as well as a comparison of how long each carriers’ coverage is projected to last at various hypothetical interest rates. Our Life Protection Advantage IUL product also comes with value-added features that many competitors don’t offer. A Guaranteed Refund Option Rider Unlike many other IULs, qualifying Life Protection Advantage IUL policies come with a premium refund option when clients
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).