Telephone solicitations are an important aspect of insurance marketing. Unfortunately, this has become a high-risk endeavor. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, better known as the TCPA, was enacted to protect consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls and faxes. It imposes liability in the form of regulatory fines and incentivizes private plaintiffs to pursue claims with statutory damages of $500 to $1,500 per call, with no limit. Attorneys’ fees for defending TCPA actions can easily reach hundreds of thousands of dollars and multi-million dollar settlements are, unfortunately, a common occurrence. Agents and brokers are expected, and contractually required, to act
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Errors and Omissions Insurance Reminders
Mutual of Omaha and its affiliates (United of Omaha and United World) require Errors and Omissions Insurance in the amount of $1 million (per claim) prior to selling the following insurance products: • AccumUL Answers • Term Life Answers • Income Advantage IUL • Life Protection Advantage IUL • Bonus Flexible Annuity • Ultra Secure Plus • Income Access • Ultra-Income product • Critical Illness (aka Critical Advantage) • Disability • Long-Term Care • Prescription Drug Plans As a GoldenCare producer, you have the ability to get this valuable coverage at a discount! Check out our Errors and Omissions and
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Foreign National Questionnaire Now on iPipeline e-Apps
You are no longer required to submit a paper application if your client is a non-US citizen. The required Foreign National Questionnaire is now built into our iPipeline e-App for most products! Here’s what you need to know: Available on iPipeline e-App’s for: Indexed Universal Life Express (IULE) Term Life Express (TLE) Guaranteed Universal Life Express (GULE) Term Life Answers (TLA) AccumUL Answers Income Advantage IUL Life Protection Advantage IUL Who does this affect: Clients who are non-US citizens Make sure your client has the following ready in order to complete the Foreign National Questions: Visa Permanent Resident Card If
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New Underwriting Guidelines Booklet – Now Available
The Life Insurance Underwriting Guidelines booklet has been updated for January 1, 2021 and is now available to order. Changes effective January 1, 2021 include: The IRS Tax Transcript form number that was previously 4506T-EZ has been updated and is now 4506-C. The new 4506-C tax transcript form is available to download on SPA. The generally acceptable maximum face amount for juveniles has been increased from $100,000 to $250,000; and the maximum we will consider has been increased from $250,000 to $500,000 We will now request a pharmaceutical check (Rx) for all Juvenile policies The updated guide is available to
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LTC06UI Rate Adjustments Effective March 1, 2021
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 March 1, 2021: Block of Business Impacted States LTC06UI Delaware For a complete rate history, see the state approval grid on Sales Professional Access. Policyholder Notification Process Policyholders will receive
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LTC04I, LTC04G and LTC06UI Rate Adjustments Effective April 1, 2021
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 April 1, 2021: Block of Business Impacted States LTC04I, LTC04G and LTC06UI Maine For a complete rate history, see the state approval grid on Sales Professional Access. Policyholder Notification Process
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IUL Historical Performance is Now Available for IUL Express
At Mutual of Omaha, our goal is to be as transparent as possible in our IUL renewal rate setting process. That’s why we continue to provide you with our historical index interest rates, as well as our renewal participation rates and caps. These flyers have been available for our fully-underwritten IULS; and, now that IUL Express has been available for a full year and inforce policies are hitting their anniversary, we also have a brand new flyer showing our IUL Express Historical Rates. IUL Express Historical Rate Flyer Income Advantage Historical Rates Flyer Life Protection Advantage Historical Rates Flyer These
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Learn the Basics: Living Promise
If you are a new agent or would just like to learn more about Living Promise (Final Expense) Whole Life Insurance, we’ve made it simple for you. We created this quick, informative video to teach you about the product features and some of the selling points of Living Promise. Or to view in a separate window, click here. If you have any questions, please contact your Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at (800) 693-6083 or email sales.support@mutualofomaha.com. Learn the Basics: Living Promise #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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Help Your Clients Map Their Course to Retirement
Even when your clients have been smart about planning and saving, there are still risks they face during retirement. Some can’t be managed, but others can – with appropriate planning. An Income Advantage IUL policy can help clients by providing life insurance protection today, and options for the future to help clients minimize their retirement risks. Our Map Your Course materials include consumer-facing brochures that will help you cover both the risks and the “how” behind the IUL solution to those risks. They will help you knowledgeably speak to the value IUL brings to retirement planning. The main Retirement Risks
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Simplified Issue – Prescription Drug Exclusion List
Prescription drug names can be confusing and the list of prescriptions is far too long to memorize. Our Prescription Drug Exclusion flyer can be used as a quick reference guide for knock out drugs for: Indexed Universal Life Express (IULE), Term Life Express (TLE), Guaranteed Universal Life Express (GULE) and Living Promise Whole Life (Final Expense). * Please note this list is not all-inclusive. If you have questions, please contact Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at 800-693-6083 or email sales.support@mutualofomaha.com. Simplified Issue – Prescription Drug Exclusion List #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha
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