MutualCare® Solutions policies give your clients two options on receiving long-term care benefits – cash or reimbursement. Cash Benefit The cash benefit can be used for any services that supports the plan of care. Plus, there is no elimination period to meet before receiving the cash. Reimbursement Benefit After the elimination period is met, the reimbursement benefit allows your client to access covered long-term care services, reimbursed up to the selected amount each month. Best of all, your clients have the flexibility to switch between the cash or reimbursement benefit at any time. For more details on the MutualCare® Solutions
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Thrivent 101 – Understanding the basics of a fraternal benefit society
Being a fraternal benefit society makes Thrivent unique in the LTCi space, but how does one explain a fraternal insurer to their clients? This producer reference piece breaks it down so you can help clients understand the fraternal difference. Thrivent is a fraternal benefit society. How do you explain that to a client? The importance of verifying that a client is Christian (or is married to one) before they apply, and how to have that conversation. Does a producer have to be Christian to offer this product? Is Thrivent a Christian organization? How strong is Thrivent? Download Thrivent 101
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LTC: What are Fraternal Benefits Societies?
A new consumer-approved video helps explain how a fraternal benefits society like Thrivent is different from other types of insurers. This video will also help you with some talking points as you discuss who Thrivent is and how the company is built to serve our policyholders, not shareholders. The shareable link is: https://video.thrivent.com/view/2EKQQJcg59pl8qeUdZTmWb Watch video #goldencareagent #thrivent #ltc
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New Personal Worksheets
Effective August 31, 2023, new personal worksheets will be available for New York and North Dakota. Here’s what you need to know. Updates include: Rate Increase History Grid Two new questions (#2 & #6) Rewording of questions and additional answer options California will be implemented at a later date. Previous worksheets will no longer be accepted after September 30, 2023. New Personal Worksheets #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha #longtermcare
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The Reality of Long-Term Care Services
We all know the need for long-term care services, but the reality is that costs are going up year after year. The national average cost for a private room in a nursing home is over $100,000 per year. Arm yourself with the tools needed to educate your clients on the rising costs and provide a solution with an LTCi policy. The Reality of Long-Term Care Services #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha #longtermcare
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Show your clients the value of NGL LTC
Show your clients the value of NGL LTC Show your clients the value Long Term Care insurance (LTCi) with the EssentialLTC Consumer Presentation. The presentation explains to consumers why they should consider LTCi, the cost of long term care and how not having LTCi can impact their family. It uses easy to understand language and visual charts to help your clients make an informed decision about their long term care needs. Visit the Agent Resource Center to download a PDF copy under Consumer Materials. Available for use in the following states: AK, AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS,
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Protection When You Need It
We sold our first long-term care insurance policy in 1987, and since then, we’ve paid over $1.3 billion in benefits to long-term care policyholders. On average, we pay over $11 million per month in long-term care claims. The need for a long-term care can arise at any time. When your clients believe they may need to file a long-term care claim, they can contact you directly or reach out to the Long-Term Care Claims Department. That means the promise we make to be here when your clients need us has not, and will not change. For more information on how
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Two Policies, Same Great Features
Both policies in the MutualCare Solutions portfolio provide coverage for home health care, as well as care received in an assisted living facility and nursing home. They also contain many of the same features and benefits. Cash Benefit with No Elimination Period • Provides cash to pay for any cost associated with LTC expenses Monthly Benefit Amount • Allows greater flexibility to maximize policy benefits Calendar-Day Elimination Period • Provides reimbursement benefits sooner Stay-at-Home Benefit • Includes multiple benefits to help people stay at home as long as possible Low Inflation Protection
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OneAmerica® Expands Joint Asset Care Offering
OneAmerica® Expands Joint Asset Care Offering Effective July 26, 2023, the joint option on OneAmerica Asset Care will include the 4% acceleration option. Just like the clients we mutually serve, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to long-term care protection. The addition of a 75-month shared benefit pool expands our ability to provide meaningful and flexible benefit options for cost-conscious clients, and our unique lifetime benefit will now be more affordable in many situations. For details, please review I-31591 Care Solutions Product Guide. (The 75-month option currently is not available in California, however.) OneAmerica is committed to continually improving the new
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Thrivent and LTCG/illumifin Labor Day holiday closures
Thrivent will be closed Monday, Sept. 4 Thrivent (and our underwriting partners at illumifin) will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday the 5th. #goldencareagent #thrivent #ltc
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