The Cost-of-Care Study Results Are In

Can clients afford to self-fund a long-term care event? The Mutual of Omaha cost-of-care study is conducted annually in over 300 cities in all fifty states, and the results are in – cost of services continue to rise in every category. In fact, the national average for a private nursing home room is over $100,000 per year. To help you and your producers navigate the conversation about how clients intend to pay for their long-term care, we’ve updated and developed new cost-of-care tools: NEW Cost-of-Care Sales Ideas — Review the Cost-of-Care Overview and Home Health Care Sales Ideas to know
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Great news! Our Med supp Illinois rates are among the lowest

Our Med Supp Rates Shine Brightly Carriers periodically adjust Medicare supplement rates, so we recently shined a light on our rates to see where we stand. You’ll find it abundantly clear that rates on two of our most popular plans, Plans G and N, radiate as among the best in Illinois. You better put on your sunglasses before you look at these glowing rates! Carrier Plan G Plan N Omaha Insurance Company $97.76 $69.77 Average of Top Carriers $112.41 $90.39   As of 5/1/22: female, age 67, non-tobacco, lowest zip code area and 12% household discount. See all of our
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Memorial Day Office Closing 2022

Mutual of Omaha and its affiliates (United of Omaha and United World) will be closed on Monday, May 30th for Memorial Day. Below are the cut-off dates and times and the adjusted pay schedules. Holiday Pay Calculation Schedule Med Supp E-App & All Life Cutoff 3:00 PM Health Cutoff 3:00 PM Long Term Care Cutoff 3:00 PM Direct Deposit (EFT) Available Memorial Day, Monday 5/30/2022 Tuesday 5/31/2022 Tuesday 5/31/2022 Friday 5/27/2022 Friday 5/27/2022 Friday 6/3/2022   Weekly and holiday pay schedules are also available on the Sales Professional Access (SPA) website. If you have any questions, please contact your Sales
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Categories: Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Fresh Sales Idea for DIAM

Disability Insurance Awareness Month is the perfect time to show clients how disability income insurance coverage can help protect their lifestyles. To help refresh and drive conversations, we’re giving you a new sales idea for DIAM: Putting the ROP Benefit to Work: Put clients at ease about purchasing disability income insurance by demonstrating ways they can put the returned premium to work. View the sales idea and make the most out of Disability Insurance Awareness Month!   Fresh Sales Idea for DIAM   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha #disability #diam
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Categories: Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Critical Advantage as Part of a Financial Strategy

The need is clear. Almost everyone knows someone who has been diagnosed with one of the illnesses covered under the Critical Advantage Portfolio. If a client is diagnosed with one of these illnesses, are they prepared to cover the costs of: Lost income if out of work Home health services or care Travel-related costs Additional childcare Household assistance services such as cleaning or meal prep The Critical Advantage portfolio products help your clients prepare for the unexpected and protect their lifestyle. Learn more on the Critical Illness product page on Sales Professional Access.   Critical Advantage as Part of a
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Categories: Critical Illness, Industry News, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Prescreening LTCi Applicants is Always a Good Idea

Did You Know? No one wants to tell a client their LTCi application has been declined or their policy must be rated up. Let Mutual of Omaha help you avoid these awkward conversations. Prescreening your LTCi applications is the best way to know what rate class to quote or even whether the case should be submitted. Mutual of Omaha makes prescreening fast and easy. They offer this guarantee: send an email to ltcunderwriting@mutualofomaha.com and you’ll have a response in four hours. Be sure to include information like: Dates of doctors’ visits Specialty physicians the client may be seeing Pending surgeries
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Strength Through Teamwork: LTC Association Marketing Discounts

Strength Through Teamwork! Our new flyers and brochures are a great way for you tell the story about our how long-term care products can benefit association members. Getting Started This brochure provides some of the key reasons and ways you can grow your business by working with associations, including which products you can offer. The Guidelines This flyer lists association requirements and provides a step-by-step association approval process, from submitting a proposal to receiving approval.   For more details and additional materials, visit our dedicated Association Marketing page on Sales Professional Access.   Strength Through Teamwork: LTC Association Marketing Discounts
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Mutual of Omaha – Wild Kingdom Moment

Mutual of Omaha has been committed to protecting the natural world for decades with conservation efforts and our beloved “Wild Kingdom” television series. Our instinct to protect the Wild Kingdom lives on today. Check out this month’s Wild Kingdom Moment: Ili Pika The Seal. Ili Pika is a seal pup who was stranded on an oyster trestle on an Irish beach. She was rescued and returned to the ocean. Watch Video   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha #wildkingdom
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Categories: Industry News and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Medicare Solutions – Omaha Family of Companies

Medicare Supplement: Upcoming Rate Adjustments View upcoming rate adjustments for various states.   New Business Applications Available for Missouri Paper applications for Missouri are now available.   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Great news! Our Med supp South Carolina rates are among the lowest

Our Med Supp Rates Shine Brightly Carriers periodically adjust Medicare supplement rates, so we recently shined a light on our rates to see where we stand. You’ll find it abundantly clear that rates on two of our most popular plans, Plans G and N, radiate as among the best in South Carolina. You better put on your sunglasses before you look at these glowing rates! Carrier Plan G Plan N Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company $93.63 $68.09 Average of Top Carriers $94.95 $74.38   As of 4/1/22: female, age 67, non-tobacco, lowest zip code area and 12% household discount. See
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Categories: Industry News, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).