Mutual of Omaha Named One of the “100 Best Companies to Work For®” by Fortune® Magazine and Great Place to Work®

April 18, 2022 | by | Comments Off on Mutual of Omaha Named One of the “100 Best Companies to Work For®” by Fortune® Magazine and Great Place to Work®

OMAHA, Neb. (April 11, 2022) — Mutual of Omaha is pleased to announce it has been named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For®” in 2022 by Fortune® magazine, and global research and consulting firm, Great Place to Work®. The company is ranked 84 out of 100. “We are honored to be recognized by Fortune® as a leading national employer,” said Liz Mazzotta, Chief Administrative Officer at Mutual of Omaha. “This award reflects the many ways we support and invest in our associates, as well as the continued positive feedback they provide on our workplace and culture.” The
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
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Long-Term Care Time Service Update

April 18, 2022 | by | Comments Off on Long-Term Care Time Service Update

In January, we notified you that we were experiencing delays in the processing of long-term care insurance applications. In our commitment to provide you with the quality of service you have come to expect, we have hired and trained additional case managers to ensure your business is handled properly and as quickly as possible. We are pleased to announce that our long-term care insurance application service levels have returned to normal operating times, including face-to-face assessments and telephone interviews. Currently, we are seeing nearly 90% of telephone interviews being scheduled through our newly released text messaging process. Thank you for
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
Tags: insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, mutual of omaha, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, omaha, processing, time-service, and Underwriting'.

Condition-Related Marketing: Cancer

April 18, 2022 | by | Comments Off on Condition-Related Marketing: Cancer

Condition-Related Marketing: Cancer Just because a client has a history of cancer, that doesn’t mean they can’t qualify for long-term care insurance. View our newest condition-related marketing flyer on prostate and breast cancer to learn more: Download it now!   Condition-Related Marketing: Cancer   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Tags: cancer, insurance, insurance company, long-term, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, Mutual, mutual of omaha, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, omaha, policy, and Underwriting'.

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom partners with National Wildlife Federation

April 18, 2022 | by | Comments Off on Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom partners with National Wildlife Federation

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom is partnering with one of the most well-known national wildlife organizations to help inspire people to conserve and preserve the planet. National Wildlife Week and its Keep it Wild campaign runs April 4th through the 8th. It encourages people all over the country to commit to recovering America’s wildlife and wild places. The campaign features a custom website, digital content, social engagement, wildlife pledge, sweepstakes, supporter activation and national and local market media. It also strives to educate the public on how one third of U.S. wildlife species are at heightened risk of extinction in
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
Tags: animal, animals, Keep it Wild, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, mutual of omaha, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, National Wildlife Federation, omaha, Peter Gros, and Wild Kingdom.

LTCi Spring Sales Contest

April 14, 2022 | by | Comments Off on LTCi Spring Sales Contest

From the Desk of Michael Sladek and Corri Campbell When it comes to planning for long-term care, today’s consumers have more choices than ever before. However, we still believe a traditional LTCi policy remains the best solution for many clients because: It can be less expensive and provide better leverage than other funding options, making it the best value. Coverage is more comprehensive compared to other funding vehicles. Benefits, like a built-in cash option, provide greater flexibility throughout the progression of care. So… Are you ready to heat up your LTCi Sales? The top 20 LTCi producers in May and
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
Tags: agent incentive, brokerage, brokerage sales, incentive, insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, Michael Sladek, mutual of omaha, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, omaha, and sales incentive.

Modified Underwriting Guidelines for Major Depression and Family History

April 11, 2022 | by | Comments Off on Modified Underwriting Guidelines for Major Depression and Family History

Modified Underwriting Guidelines for Major Depression and Family History Just because your client has anxiety and/or depression does not mean they are ineligible for Long Term Care insurance. Each case will be considered based on the documented medical information including prescription history. Given the extent that we have seen Major Depression rise in our review of medical records, we are changing the way we approach our final decision. Before a case is declined for any psychiatric reason, the case will be reviewed by an underwriting committee. Each case will be evaluated on the available information. Review the new Major Depression,
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Categories: Industry News and National Guardian Life.
Tags: EssentialLTC, field underwrite, field underwriting, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, National Guardian Life, National Guardian Life Insurance Company, NGL, and Underwriting'.

Introducing CareForward, Thrivent’s new linked-benefit LTCi solution

April 11, 2022 | by | Comments Off on Introducing CareForward, Thrivent’s new linked-benefit LTCi solution

CareForward™ positions Thrivent as an industry leader in extended care planning At Thrivent, we believe everyone deserves a financial strategy. And a strategy is only as good as the solutions—products, services or tools—that put that strategy into action. That’s why we’re excited to introduce CareForward™ — our new combination long-term care (LTC) and life insurance solution that launches April 25th in all states except California and New York. CareForward is a combination of LTC insurance and life insurance. Clients can pay a one-time lump sum premium or pay a premium over a period of years. As LTC benefits are used,
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Categories: Industry News, Linked Benefit/Hybrids, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.
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Update to Massachusetts Medicare Documents

March 31, 2022 | by | Comments Off on Update to Massachusetts Medicare Documents

The commonwealth (state) of Massachusetts has revised the Medicare documents that must be left with applicants prior to completing the application. Effective April 1, 2022, the following changes are being made for Massachusetts Application documents. New Replaces A Massachusetts Consumer’s Guide to Medicare (2022) A Massachusetts Consumer’s Guide to Medicare (2021) Guide to Choosing a Medigap Policy (2022) Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare (2021)   The updated documents will be available on the EssentialLTC Agent Resource Center beginning April 1, 2022. These can be found by selecting Massachusetts from the State-Specific Applications and Forms dropdown under the
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.
Tags: EssentialLTC, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, National Guardian Life, National Guardian Life Insurance Company, and NGL.

ACH payment at delivery option

March 31, 2022 | by | Comments Off on ACH payment at delivery option

Beginning April 1, your clients will have the option to pay their first premium required upon delivery of the policy by a one-time ACH transaction on NGL-EssentialLTC.com. This is only for the first premium payment when the LTCi policy is delivered to your client and it will not work for any other type of payment or policy. The payor of a policy can access the payment system by visiting NGL-EssentialLTC.com and selecting the Pay Premium button. After selecting the button, the payor will then be taken to the following screen: Once the policy information is submitted, the payor will be
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.
Tags: EssentialLTC, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, National Guardian Life, National Guardian Life Insurance Company, and NGL.

The Download: Your New Quarterly LTC Newsletter

March 31, 2022 | by | Comments Off on The Download: Your New Quarterly LTC Newsletter

Introducing The Download: Your Quarterly LTC Newsletter The Download is your resource for all Mutual of Omaha long-term care insurance news. You can expect this quarterly e-Newsletter to provide you the newest and most important LTCi sales ideas, product updates, tools and resources. Make sure to keep an eye out for opportunities to give direct feedback on what you want to see from us as well as chances to win prizes in our contests!   Condition-Related Marketing: Cancer Just because a client has a history of cancer, that doesn’t mean they can’t qualify for long-term care insurance. View our newest
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