Be Sure to Discuss the Living Benefits of IUL Express

Indexed Universal Life Express (IUL Express) provides a host of benefits to your clients’ loved ones. The most important one is that their beneficiaries will receive a one-time death benefit in the amount your clients choose, ranging from $25,000 to $300,000.* This death benefit is paid directly to their beneficiaries to replace lost income and maintain their standard of living. In addition to the death benefit, IUL Express policies come with living benefits at no additional cost. The Accelerated Death Benefit Riders for terminal, chronic and critical illness**, may allow your clients to access a portion of the death benefit
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

New ‘Help Finder’ Makes Policy Self-Service Easier

At Mutual of Omaha, we are committed to helping customers through life’s transitions by providing an array of insurance and financial products. We also want to make sure we continue to provide a superior customer experience long after the initial sale is made. We’ve recently released a new Help Finder feature on mutualofomaha.com. This new resource empowers customers to receive self-service on their policies. It also makes it easier for customers to find the correct contact information for their particular policy or service need.   Where to Access the Help Finder To use the Help Finder feature, customers will go
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Categories: Critical Illness, Dental, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Children’s Whole Life Case Study Flyers

There are several important reasons for parents and grandparents to buy life insurance for their children. It can cover costs associated with an unexpected loss and it can help protect a child’s future insurability. Plus, it’s affordable! Here are some key features of Children’s Whole Life: Available for ages 14 days to 17 years Available in face amounts of $5,000 to $50,000 Simplified application No medical underwriting and limited health questions Rates never increase with age and benefits never decrease Builds cash value Allows additional policies to be purchased in the future without evidence of insurability Use our Protect Future
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Improvements to the Underwriting Call Center Prompts

Beginning Thursday, April 15th, you will hear new prompts when you contact our Underwriting Call Center. One of the most notable enhancements is if you are calling for an Underwriting Risk Assessment (pre-screening). You will now be able to bypass the Underwriting Call Center and go directly to the appropriate underwriting team for Express Life, Fully-Underwritten Life, Disability Income and Express Health. Why are these changes being made? Mutual of Omaha began introducing the Amazon Web Services phone platform just over two years ago; and, this platform has opened up additional capabilities for our company’s call routing strategies. It also
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Categories: Critical Illness, Dental, Disability Income Insurance, Industry News, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care, Medicare Supp./Adv., and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Simplified Issue Life: Weekly Time Service Update (4/8)

From the Desk of Marty Johnson We want to thank you for the amount of business we have received, and continue to receive, due to your commitment and partnership. Due to the unprecedented volume of new business, our Simplified Issue Life Underwriting team is experiencing delays in time service. To accommodate this, we are increasing our staff and working overtime on nights and weekends to ensure your business is handled properly, and as quickly as possible. As we work toward returning to expected service levels, we are committed to keeping you updated on our service times. Our current time service
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

A Real Life Case: Winning a Protection-Focused IUL Sale

A member of our Sales Team was recently approached by a brokerage manager. They were in competition with another broker for a protection-focused IUL sale on a 61 year old Preferred Plus male. Here’s what the competitor was showing: The competitor policy had a $5,250,000 face amount and a single premium of $1,105,000. The competitor policy would carry to age 103 using their max illustrated rate of 6.60%. On the guaranteed side, the competitor’s policy carried to age 83. Here’s what our Life Protection Advantage IUL showed for the same face amount and single premium: Our policy would carry to
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Consider IUL Express as an Option for Clients Over Age 50

Many clients like the idea of getting their life insurance premiums back if they are still alive at the end of their term duration. We have a feature on our 30-year Term Life Express product that offers this refund to clients up to age 50. But, what if you have a client who wants this feature and is 51 or older? We encourage you to also consider an IUL Express policy as an alternative. Check out this sales idea. It provides an example showing how your clients may benefit from the permanent protection, as well as how they can benefit
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Simplified Issue Life: Weekly Time Service Update

From the Desk of Marty Johnson Mutual of Omaha would like to thank you for your business! We are very appreciative of the amount of business we have received, and continue to receive, due to your commitment and partnership. Due to the unprecedented volume of new business, our Simplified Issue Life Underwriting team is experiencing delays in time service. However, we remain committed to providing you the quality service you have come to expect. To accommodate this, we are increasing our staff and working overtime on nights and weekends to ensure your business is handled properly, and as quickly as
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

IUL Cost Comparison Flyer: New Carriers Added

Our IUL Cost Comparison Flyer has been updated with additional carriers! Why is the information on this flyer so important? When it comes to indexed universal life (IUL) products, it can seem like all products use the same general design which makes it tempting to choose a product based on which illustrates best. However, when you look closer at each product illustration, you’ll start to notice some important differences you and your clients should be aware of. These differences are in the product’s charge structure and in the value-added features the products come with. In our newly updated Cost Comparison
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).