Reminder: End of Year Pay Schedule

December 17, 2019 | by | Comments Off on Reminder: End of Year Pay Schedule

As the holiday season quickly approaches, it’s easy to forget important dates with all the hustle and bustle. Don’t forget to mark our end of year pay dates in your calendar. Mutual of Omaha and its affiliates (United of Omaha and United World) will be closed on the following days: Christmas: Wednesday, December 25, 2019 New Year’s Day: Wednesday, January 1, 2020 The past pay cutoff in 2019 for Life is December 30 and for Health is December 27. This is the last pay cycle to be paid in 2019. Life Cutoff Dates Holiday Date Holiday Observed Cutoff – New
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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).
Tags: holiday, insurance, life, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, mutual of omaha, omaha, pay schedule, United of Omaha, and United World.

A Letter from Tess Grace: We Are Mutually Invested

December 9, 2019 | by | Comments Off on A Letter from Tess Grace: We Are Mutually Invested

WE ARE MUTUALLY INVESTED IN LONG-TERM CARE SOLUTIONS Mutual of Omaha remains committed to the long-term care insurance marketplace, to providing you a product portfolio that meets the needs of your clients and prospects, and to offering you the tools and resources that make it asy to do business with us. Here’s a look at what we’ve done throughout 2019: Innovative Solutions – As a leader in the long-term care insurance market, we’re always evaluating new solutions, new processes and value-added benefits to help you meet your clients’ unique needs. Better Processes – We’ve improved the speed on our new
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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, LTC Partnership, LTCi, mutual of omaha, MutualCare Solutions, Mutually Invested, and omaha.

Updated Partnership Overview and Training Guide

December 9, 2019 | by | Comments Off on Updated Partnership Overview and Training Guide

For an LTC policy to be eligible for Partnership, it must: Be tax-qualifed (MutualCare® Solutions policies meet this requirement) Be purchased in a state where Partnership is approved Have inflation protection based on specific age brackets at time of purchase The Partnership Guide has been updated to reflect the New Mexico requirements for training as well as appropriate qualifications. Learn about state Partnership programs and how to structure an LTCi policy that’s Partnership qualified: Overview & Training Guide   If you have questions, please call Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at (800) 693-6083, or email sales.support@mutualofomaha.com.   Updated Partnership Overview
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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, LTC Partnership, LTCi, mutual of omaha, omaha, Partnership, and Partnership Overview & Training Guide.

The Beauty of the Buy-Up Option

December 9, 2019 | by | Comments Off on The Beauty of the Buy-Up Option

Did you know? There’s beauty in the buy-up option. Your clients want to know the long-term care policy they purchase today will be adequate to help them pay for the services they’ll need in the future. That’s whythe MutualCare® Custom Solution includes a buy-up option that allows them to increase their inflation protection percentage once a year. This important policy benefit also gives them the option to decrease their inflation percentage at any time. And here’s the beauty… any gains previously applied to the policy are theirs to keep. Offering a policy with the flexibility to adjust benefits to meet
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
Tags: buy-up, insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, mutual of omaha, and omaha.

Wrapping Up 2019: A Note from Steve Pike

December 9, 2019 | by | Comments Off on Wrapping Up 2019: A Note from Steve Pike

A Note from Steve Pike It’s been a great year! Together, we’re fulfilling our shared mission to help people protect their families, their finances and their futures with long-term care insurance. Looking ahead to 2020, we remain committed to providing the products, services and support you and your agents need. Please accept our sincere thanks for the LTC business you placed with us in 2019. We look forward to helping you grow sales in the coming year. Have a safe and happy holiday season! Steve Pike National Sales Director – LTC, DI, CI   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha #stevepike #longtermcare
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Categories: Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
Tags: CI, critical illness, DI, disability income, happy holidays, holiday, holiday message, holiday season, insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, mutual of omaha, omaha, and United of Omaha.

December 19th LTC Underwriting Teleconference: Other Than Applied

December 4, 2019 | by | Comments Off on December 19th LTC Underwriting Teleconference: Other Than Applied

Have you added the next LTC Underwriting Teleconference to your calendar yet? Don’t miss December’s Topic: What Happens With Other Than Applied Our Final Underwriting Teleconference is scheduled for Thursday, December 19, 2019, 10 a.m. CST When: Thursday, December 19th at 10 am Central Conference Number: 1-866-220-3018 Conference ID: 9182458 Check out this flyer for all the details.   Do you have questions on the topic, or do you have something you’d like to discuss? Email distribution.marketing@mutualofomaha.com prior to the teleconference.   December 19th LTC Underwriting Teleconference: Other Than Applied   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
Tags: Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, mutual of omaha, omaha, and Underwriting'.

Custom and Secure Brochures Now Available in California

December 4, 2019 | by | Comments Off on Custom and Secure Brochures Now Available in California

The redesigned MutualCare® Custom and Secure consumer brochures are now available for the state of California. Please discontinue use of old materials. To view/print the redesigned CA MutualCare® Custom Solution brochure, click the image to the left or click here. The new pieces are also available to order through your normal ordering channels.   Custom and Secure Brochures Now Available in California   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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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, and omaha.

Be the First to See Our New LTC Consumer Video

December 3, 2019 | by | Comments Off on Be the First to See Our New LTC Consumer Video

We’re excited to debut something you’ve been asking for: a new consumer video designed to help you introduce the need for LTCi. Show it in a face-to-face setting. Include it as the kick-off for an LTC seminar. Attach it to an email prior to meeting with a client. Use it to generate interest so people will want to meet with you. Despite LTC Awareness Month being behind us, put this video to work for you and keep the momentum going!   Be the First to See Our New LTC Consumer Video   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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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, and omaha.

In-Force Rate Action Announcement: Idaho (Pre-PCS, PCS I, PCS II, Choice 1)

December 3, 2019 | by | Comments Off on In-Force Rate Action Announcement: Idaho (Pre-PCS, PCS I, PCS II, Choice 1)

> Choice 1 with Stable Premium Option As part of the strategy for our long-term care insurance business, we continue pursuing initiatives to improve the risk and profitability profile of our business, including premium increases on our in-force policies, as needed. Idaho has now allowed the following increases: Idaho Product Series Increase for Policies with Limited Benefit Periods Increase for Policies with Lifetime Benefit Periods Pre-PCS 10% 30% PCS I 10% 25% PCS II 10% 20% Choice 1 15% 20%   Communications Timeline Servicing agents will receive a list of their impacted policyholders in this state one week prior to
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Categories: Genworth, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.
Tags: Genworth, Genworth Life Insurance Company, insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, and premium increase.

In-Force Rate Action Announcement: Idaho (Privileged Choice® and Classic Select®)

December 3, 2019 | by | Comments Off on In-Force Rate Action Announcement: Idaho (Privileged Choice® and Classic Select®)

As part of the strategy for our long-term care insurance business, we continue pursuing initiatives to improve the risk and profitability profile of our business, including premium increases on our in-force policies, as needed. Idaho has now allowed the following increases: Idaho non-AARP Product Series Increase Percentage Privileged Choice 15% Classic Select 15%   Idaho AARP Product Series Increase Percentage Privileged Choice 15%   Communications Timeline Servicing agents will receive a list of their impacted policyholders in this state one week prior to the start of policyholder notifications. Policyholder notifications will begin December 3, 2019 and will continue throughout the
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Categories: Genworth, Industry News, and Long-Term Care.
Tags: Genworth, Genworth Life Insurance Company, insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTC Rate Increases, LTCi, and premium increase.