Holiday Telephone Solicitation Bans for September 2020

Please be aware of the following US holiday telephone solicitation bans for the month of September 2020: On Monday, September 7, 2020: the following states prohibit unsolicited marketing calls to residents in observance of Labor Day. Alabama Louisiana Mississippi Pennsylvania Rhode Island Utah Holiday Telephone Solicitation Bans for September 2020   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Updated Marketing Materials Now Available

Updated marketing materials are now available for states with rate and benefit changes effective September 1, 2020. The details are outlined below. Impacted States: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming   Updated Materials Product Guide MutualCare Custom Brochure MutualCare Secure Brochure Please discontinue use of old materials and order through your normal ordering channels.   Need to order supplies? Contact GoldenCare’s Supply Team directly by calling 888-410-7766
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Medicare Solutions – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: Upcoming Rate Adjustments-DE View upcoming rate adjustments for Delaware.   Dental: Dental Rate Adjustment and Multi Policy Discount View upcoming Dental rate reductions and multi-policy discounts in Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wyoming.   Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans: AHIP Certification or Compliance Training: Which One Should You Take? Looking forward to the 2021 PDP Plan Year, have you completed the 3 steps to be considered Ready to Sell? We eliminate the confusion around step #2, AHIP Certification vs. Mutual of Omaha Rx Compliance Training.   Enrollment Periods Explained Annual Enrollment Period, General Enrollment Period, Initial Enrollment
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Categories: Dental, Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Important Update | Reminder: Omaha LTCi Pricing & Benefit Changes Take Effect 9/1

Important Update REMINDER: LTC New Business Rate Refresh and Benefit Changes Mutual of Omaha will be refreshing our rates and implementing benefit option changes to the MutualCare® Solutions Portfolio effective September 1, 2020. IMPACTED STATES: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming RATE ADJUSTMENTS – Premium adjustments may vary by age, sex and benefit selection. You may view the new rates by referring to the quoting software beginning
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

GoldenCare Newsletter | August 24, 2020

Read Full GoldenCare Newsletter, August 24, 2020 Edition In this GoldenCare Newsletter Edition   From GoldenCare: Diversify your portfolio for greater sales success! Join us for product and sales live and prerecorded training.  Stay up-to-date on all the latest and greatest in the industry.    For a list of current topics and to get in on the discussion Click Here. Appoint with all the Top Carriers   LTCCEO Updates: NEW UPDATE!  If you haven’t updated yet or you haven’t got your copy, contact us today to find out how! Current installs: Double click “Check for Updates” on your desktop to receive
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Guarantee Trust Life, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Rate Adjustments Effective November 1, 2020

Long-Term Care insurance (LTCi) is a core product for Mutual of Omaha, and we intend to remain a key player in this market for years to come. To fulfill this commitment, we actively monitor emerging industry trends and make any adjustments necessary that enable us to keep our promises to policyholders and remain competitive in the marketplace. For this reason, we will be implementing the following rate adjustments effective November 1, 2020: Block of Business Impacted States LTC04G North Carolina and Illinois   For a complete rate history, see the state approval grid on Sales Professional Access. Policyholder Notification Process
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Rate Adjustment Effective December 1, 2020

Long-Term Care insurance (LTCi) is a core product for Mutual of Omaha, and we intend to remain a key player in this market for years to come. To fulfill this commitment, we actively monitor emerging industry trends and make any adjustments necessary that enable us to keep our promises to policyholders and remain competitive in the marketplace. For this reason, we will be implementing the following rate adjustments effective December 1, 2020: Block of Business Impacted States LTC04G Rhode Island   For a complete rate history, see the state approval grid on Sales Professional Access. Policyholder Notification Process Policyholders will
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

System Maintenance This Weekend

Beginning this Saturday evening we will be completing required system maintenance to our servers. During the maintenance window Sales Professional Access and iPipeline e-Application will be inaccessible. The planned outage will last 7:00 p.m. (CST) Saturday, August 29, 2020 through 7:00 a.m. (CST) Sunday, August 30, 2020. For consideration of additional time zones, the outage window will be: Eastern – 8:00 p.m. Saturday through 8:00 a.m. Sunday Mountain – 6:00 p.m. Saturday through 6:00 a.m. Sunday West Coast – 5:00 p.m. Saturday through 5:00 a.m. Sunday After the brief outage you will be able to access Sales Professional Access and
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

WinFlex Tip: Navigating an IUL Illustration Using the New Illustration Contents Menu

Have you spent time looking at the new IUL illustrations that were introduced in July? There were many new features, including a complete redesign to improve the look, updates to the language to make it more client-friendly, a Your Policy Highlights section that gives clients a quick overview of the key benefits, and new table layouts to make the ledgers easier to read. One enhancement that you may not have noticed is the new Table of Contents. While a Table of Contents may not seem like a ‘wow’ feature, it can definitely help you quickly navigate to where you need
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

LTC Sales Ideas

Mutual of Omaha is laser-focused on helping you understand the features that set our products apart from the competition. Be prepared to discuss these important differences with your clients by reviewing the sales ideas below: Care Coordination We include a care coordination benefit to make it easy for policyholders to develop a plan of care and access LTC services. Cash Benefit Our policies include built-in cash benefit option that gives the insured greater flexibility in how policy benefits can be used. Calendar-Day Elimination Period Our policies include a calendar-day elimination period that allows people to access benefits of their policy
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).