SUSPENDED IMMEDIATELY: Thrivent Long-Term Care Changes In WA

June 17, 2021 | by | Comments Off on SUSPENDED IMMEDIATELY: Thrivent Long-Term Care Changes In WA

SUSPENDED IMMEDIATELY: Thrivent long-term care sales in WA through independent agents/third party advisors As a leading long-term care insurance carrier, Thrivent has a responsibility to our contract holders and distribution partners to ensure that product offerings are being used in a manner consistent with their original intent to protect clients against the risk of long-term care expenses. Effective 3 PM PDT / 5 PM CDT today (6/17/21), Thrivent will suspend long-term care sales in the state of Washington through independent agents/third party advisors. The details: This cessation of long-term care sales is limited to the state of Washington and to
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Thrivent.
Tags: insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, producer guide, rider compatibility, rider compatibility chart, Thrivent, Thrivent Financial, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, WA Cares Act, WA Cares Fund, WA LTSS Trust Act, WA State, and WA Trust Act.

Important Announcement Regarding Long-Term Care Insurance in the State of Washington

June 16, 2021 | by | Comments Off on Important Announcement Regarding Long-Term Care Insurance in the State of Washington

Details about Washington State’s mandated long-term care law and payroll tax are slowly emerging. Even so there are so many unknowns and the opt-out provisions are vague. With so much left unclear, the looming deadline and things changing so quickly, Mutual of Omaha is responding with caution, taking an observational approach.   From the Desk of Tess Grace Effective immediately, Mutual of Omaha is suspending long-term care sales in the state of Washington. Here’s what you need to know: Applications submitted on or before the end of the day June 16, 2021, will be processed as normal. All pending in-house
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
Tags: insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTC application, LTCi, mutual of omaha, MutualCare, MutualCare Solutions, omaha, paramed, Underwriting', WA Cares Act, WA LTSS Trust Act, and WA Trust Act.

Washington Cares Fund – Update

June 15, 2021 | by | Comments Off on Washington Cares Fund – Update

GoldenCare has received many questions related to the Washington Cares Fund, and want to help position you for success. We’ve gathered key details here, ranging from the informative consumer website, LTCi carrier news and updates, to news articles and related stories. WA Cares Fund consumer website http://www.wacaresfund.wa.gov/private-insurance/   Long-Term Care Insurance Case Monitoring Update June 24, 2021 Mutual of Omaha has experienced a large influx of long-term care application submissions over the past several weeks due to the WA Cares Fund. This increase in submissions has caused a slight delay in entering LTC applications into our back-office systems and subsequently
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
Tags: insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTC application, LTCi, mutual of omaha, MutualCare, MutualCare Solutions, National Guardian Life, National Guardian Life Insurance Company, NGL, omaha, paramed, Steve Moses, Thrivent, Thrivent Financial, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Underwriting', WA Cares Act, WA Cares Fund, WA LTSS Trust Act, and WA Trust Act.

Washington State Long-Term Care Insurance Product Offering Update

June 7, 2021 | by | Comments Off on Washington State Long-Term Care Insurance Product Offering Update

In efforts to support the Washington State Cares Fund initiative, Mutual of Omaha implemented underwriting and commission changes for applications received from the state of Washington, including: A 100% chargeback for policies issued May 19, 2021 – November 1, 2021 and lapsing within the first policy year. Declining applications for clients not seen by a physician in the last 24 months. However, due to continually increasing application volumes from the state, Mutual of Omaha must make additional modifications. Effective immediately, we are instituting the following adjustments to the MutualCare® Solutions product offerings for the state of Washington: Increasing minimum issue
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
Tags: insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTC application, LTCi, mutual of omaha, MutualCare, MutualCare Solutions, omaha, paramed, Underwriting', WA Cares Act, WA LTSS Trust Act, and WA Trust Act.

NGL EssentialLTC Washington State Trust Act Update

May 26, 2021 | by | Comments Off on NGL EssentialLTC Washington State Trust Act Update

Washington State Cares Fund Update The state of Washington recently passed the Washington Cares Fund with the intention of creating a limited benefit for long term care services. W2 employees will be directly impacted through a new payroll tax that takes effect on January 1, 2022. The state has allowed for an opt-out provision for employees who can attest to having an LTCi policy in force prior to November 1, 2021. As a result, National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) is beginning to see an influx of Washington LTC new business applications containing minimum benefit limits to avoid the payroll
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.
Tags: EssentialLTC, insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, National Guardian Life, National Guardian Life Insurance Company, NGL, WA State, and WA Trust Act.

Washington State Underwriting and Compensation Updates

May 20, 2021 | by | Comments Off on Washington State Underwriting and Compensation Updates

The state of Washington recently passed the WA LTC Trust Act, now renamed as the WA Cares Fund. This legislation is intended to provide a limited amount of long-term care coverage for qualified Washington residents by levying an uncapped payroll tax of .58% on all wages beginning January 1, 2022. The state is allowing residents to opt-out of this long-term care payroll tax; however, the employee must attest that he or she has a long-term care insurance policy in force on or before November 1, 2021. Due to the approaching deadline, we are experiencing a significant increase in application volumes.
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and Mutual of Omaha (& Affiliates).
Tags: insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTC application, LTCi, mutual of omaha, MutualCare, MutualCare Solutions, omaha, paramed, Underwriting', WA Cares Act, and WA Trust Act.

NGL – Washington State Long Term Care Trust Act

May 3, 2021 | by | Comments Off on NGL – Washington State Long Term Care Trust Act

Washington State Long Term Care Trust Act NGL would like to address the Washington State Long Term Care Trust Act and timing for application processing. The most recent date determined by the Washington legislature to meet the “opt out” provision by obtaining a private LTCi policy is November 1, 2021. There is a high probability that all LTCi carriers will see a large increase in applications from now until the fall. In order to process new business and offer an underwriting decision in a timely manner, we are suggesting any applications for applicants trying to meet the November 1 deadline
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Categories: Industry News, Long-Term Care, and National Guardian Life.
Tags: EssentialLTC, insurance, Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, LTC, LTCi, National Guardian Life, National Guardian Life Insurance Company, NGL, WA State, and WA Trust Act.