Life Insurance Awareness Month is Coming to An End

Although Life Insurance Awareness Month is coming to an end, that doesn’t mean the need to talk about life insurance solutions with clients goes away. September serves as a great opportunity to highlight the need more so than in other months, and we encourage you to continue having these conversations. Life Insurance serves as an extremely important piece of an overall financial strategy that clients entrust you with implementing. There’s no time like the present to make sure clients and their loves ones are protected today. And we have various marketing tools and information available to help ensure you always
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Inforce LTCi Rate Adjustments Effective December 1, 2022

Mutual of Omaha actively monitors our inforce long-term care business, filing rate adjustments when necessary to ensure we keep our promises to policyholders and remain competitive in the marketplace. We will be implementing the following inforce rate adjustments effective December 1, 2022.* * The state of Virginia requires a 75-day notification period for all policyholders. Therefore, the effective date for the affected VA policies indicated below will be January 1, 2023. Impacted Policy Forms Impacted States LTC04G Alabama, Tennessee LTC04I Alabama, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and South Carolina LTC04I7 Alabama, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and South Carolina LTC09M Alabama, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and South Carolina
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month

Each September, the life insurance industry comes together to celebrate Life Insurance Awareness Month. This month makes it a great time to educate clients and prospects about the importance of life insurance and the role it plays in protecting their families’ financial futures. Whether it’s conducting an annual review or determining if there’s a need for clients, this month is good opportunity to have these important discussions and help clients achieve peace of mind in the present, so they can worry less in the future. Below are a few resources and tools we’d encourage you to use to guide discussions
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Now on Facebook AND LinkedIn!

Social media is an important facet in running your business and interacting with clients. We value your business and therefore want to provide you with top-notch content for the platforms you and your audience use the most. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn to stay up to date on all things Brokerage Sales including marketing materials, consumer content, announcements and more! If you have any questions, please refer to this FAQ or reach out to your usual Mutual of Omaha contact. Facebook — Click Here to join our Group. Please remember this group is for verified producers of Mutual of
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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).

Flexibility Helps Keep IULs Simple

With Indexed Universal Life policies from United of Omaha, we provide the utmost flexibility. Sure, we offer insurance policies with death benefit, cash value accumulation and tax advantages, BUT did you realize we also offer riders that truly impact clients lives, like: The Guaranteed Refund Option Rider The Long-Term Care Rider, and The Chronic Illness Rider All of these options can help clients with a variety of financial goals find the best solution that suits their unique needs.   If you have questions, please contact Mutual of Omaha’s Sales Support at (800) 693-6083 or sales.support@mutualofomaha.com   Flexibility Helps Keep IULs
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Inforce LTCi Rate Adjustments Effective November 1, 2022

Mutual of Omaha actively monitors our inforce long-term care business, filing rate adjustments when necessary to ensure we keep our promises to policyholders and remain competitive in the marketplace. We will be implementing the following inforce rate adjustments effective November 1, 2022: Impacted Policy Forms Impacted States LTC04G Mississippi, Wyoming LTC04I Mississippi, Washington, Wyoming LTC04I7 Mississippi, Washington, Wyoming LTC09M Mississippi, Washington, Wyoming LTC06UI Mississippi, Washington, Wyoming LTC09U Mississippi, Washington, Wyoming LT50, NH50, HCA, NHA & LTA North Carolina   For details on yearly rate adjustment percentages, view the supplemental grid here. Policyholder Notification Process Policyholders will receive a letter notifying
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Understanding your Exposure with Telephone Solicitations

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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Categories: Industry News and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Transparent IUL Performance

At Mutual of Omaha, we continue to publish our cap and participation rate history for all three of our IUL products each month. We proudly display our stability and continue to offer no hidden cap or participation rate changes. Providing you with another reason why our products can be a great choice for your clients. Life Protection Advantage IUL Historical Crediting Rates Income Advantage IUL Historical Crediting Rates IULE Historical Crediting Rates Find out even more about our IUL portfolio at discoveriul.com.   Transparent IUL Performance   #goldencareagent #mutualofomaha #iul
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Errors and Omissions Insurance

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 • Lifetime Protection Advantage IUL • Bonus Flexible Annuity • Ultra-Secure Plus • Ultra-Premier • Income Access • Ultra-Income • Critical Illness (aka Critical Advantage) • Disability Income • 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
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Categories: GoldenCare News, Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).

Back to School

There are all sorts of to-do list items when it’s back-to-school season, but one item that should be on your clients’ checklist is life insurance for their children or grandchildren. Our Children’s Whole Life product is affordable, easy to apply for and can be signed by a parent or a grandparent. It’s a great add on product to any sale you make if children are in the household. Our consumer brochure and customizable consumer postcard can help you start the conversation with your clients. To learn more about Children’s Whole Life Insurance, visit mutualofomaha.com/simple.   Back to School   #goldencareagent
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Categories: Industry News, Life Insurance, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).