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).

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).

Important Updates from Customer Service

At Mutual of Omaha, we exist for our customers. That’s why we want you to know that we’re closely monitoring the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and taking precautionary measures to promote the health and safety of our customers and associates. Although our physical location is closed, we have implemented measures so that business remains as usual for customers. Our associates are working remotely taking calls and processing customer requests. This article includes information regarding: Extending grace periods Processing of policy claims during an extended grace period Life insurance policy coverage during a pandemic Changes to duplicate policy request processing Self-service
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Categories: COVID-19, Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

2020 Med Supp Buyer’s Guides

The 2020 buyer’s guides, Choosing a Medigap Policy: A Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare and the Wisconsin Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare have been released. Regarding the Wisconsin buyers guide (337129_2020) The guide is print-on-demand and is available today for ordering. It may be ordered individually or in the Wisconsin Med supp sales kit. It will be updated in the e-App documents on March 26 It is also available now on Sales Professional Access (SPA) mutualofomaha.com/broker Forms and Materials to view and download. Regarding the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Med supp
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

2nd Quarter Broker Bonus Incentive Program

You can make even more bucks on your Medicare supplement underwritten business through our 2020 2nd Quarter Broker Bonus Program. Here are the nuts and bolts: Qualification Period: Bonus Program period is from April 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020. Eligible states: Payment will be made on qualified applications in the following states: Alabama Illinois Nebraska Ohio Texas Arizona Iowa Nevada Oklahoma Utah Colorado Kentucky New Jersey Oregon Virginia Florida Louisiana New Mexico Pennsylvania West Virginia Georgia Maryland North Carolina South Dakota Wyoming Idaho Mississippi North Dakota Tennessee     Qualifying Apps: All Medicare supp applications, any state, any Plan
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Medicare Supplement Insurance Premium Rate Changes

Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company will be implementing Medicare Supplement insurance premium rate changes in the following states for new sales and in force policies. The in force policies that are impacted were originally underwritten by Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company. State Plan Adjusted Percentage Upload Date New Rate Effective Date District of Columbia A, F, G, N 7.5% increase 2/20/2020 4/1/2020 Delaware A, F G N 9% increase 7% increase 0% increase 2/20/2020 5/1/2020 Idaho A, F, G, N 15% increase 2/20/2020 5/1/2020 Kansas A, F, G, N 10% increase 2/20/2020 5/1/2020 Maryland A, F, G N 7.5% increase
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Categories: Industry News and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Medicare Supplement Now Available for Wisconsin

Available on Paper Only – e-App coming soon! Extremely competitive rates  •  Great household discounts 3-4 day turnaround time  •  Over 40 years in the market Available on our e-App  •  Get paid weekly ORDER SUPPLIES   Available in 31 and more coming soon! Be sure you have the most recent Medicare Supplement Underwriting Guide as this has been revised.   Medicare Supplement Now Available for Wisconsin   #goldencareagent #gtl #medsupp
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Categories: Guarantee Trust Life, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Attention All New Jersey Agents | Important Notice

MEMORANDUM To: From: Date: Subject: ALL NEW JERSEY AGENTS Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company (GTL) 01/09/2020 MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT IN NEW JERSEY Due to regulatory requirements, effective immediately we are temporarily suspending Medicare Supplement Sales in New Jersey. We will notify you when the suspension has been lifted. You can access and order the Medicare Supplement rates and forms for other states online through GTLINK, from GTL’s website (www.gtlic.com) by selecting Agents and the GTL Agent Login, under your own user name/password. Once logged in, select Access GTLINK (Download/Order Forms). If you have any questions, or need assistance with ordering forms,
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Categories: Guarantee Trust Life, Industry News, and Medicare Supp./Adv..

Union Security Rate Adjustment – Wisconsin

Medicare Supplement Rate Adjustment in Wisconsin The following rate adjustments are effective March 1, 2020 for new and in-force business in Wisconsin: WI Base Plan All Ages: 5.0% WI Part A Ded Rider All Ages: 5.0% WI Part B Ded Rider All Ages: 1.1% WI Part B Excess Rider All Ages: 5.0% WI Foreign Travel Rider All Ages: 5.0% WI Home Health Rider All Ages: 5.0% WI Part B Coins/Copay Rider All Ages: 5.0% Applications signed on or before January 31, 2020 will receive the current rates. Application signed on February 1, 2020, or later, will receive the new 3-1-20
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Categories: Industry News and Medicare Supp./Adv..