Annuity Care
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Claims Concierge – Making It Easier
We are in the business of providing a financial solution to a family when they most need it. And, when an extended healthcare event occurs, there is no more important time during our relationship. That is why the OneAmerica® Care Solutions Claims Concierge program was developed. Hear about the impact of our Claims Concierge in… Continue reading
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Pre-Underwriting Improves Process
One thing that most of us complain about is the “cycle time” for a policy to be issued. An area that experiences more than their share of criticism is underwriting. Here is a tip that will certainly improve not just the underwriting experience but the consumer experience in terms of the initial client conversation, expectation… Continue reading
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Application Submission Options
There are two ways to submit applications for OneAmerica’s Care Solutions products -traditional paper process or electronically. With the “shelter in place” requirements in many of our communities, electronic submission is the safest (and quickest) route to go. The e-Application option is available on the following platforms: OneSource Online OneAmerica Care Solutions Calculator iGo AnnuityNet… Continue reading
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Annuity Care Advantage
Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared with you some statistics about why people purchase and retain their non-qualified deferred annuities, the opportunities to transfer existing annuities into tax-free LTC benefits, and how adding a continuation of benefit rider can create a larger tax-free LTC funding pool. As you will recall, the primary advantage of… Continue reading
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More Than Tax-Free Benefits
Last week, I shared with you the basic concept of how to transform the taxable gains in a non-qualified deferred annuity into tax-free long term care funding resources. To review that article, CLICK HERE. On April 9 at 11 am (eastern), you can join my webcast to learn more about this innovative way of funding… Continue reading
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Repurpose a Deferred Annuity
If you haven’t figured it out, I am focusing on the opportunity that non-qualified deferred annuities offer in the long term care funding conversation. All of this is in preparation for my April 9 webcast at 11 am (eastern) where I discuss how to transform tax-deferred accumulation inside non-qualified deferred annuities into tax-free long term… Continue reading
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Deferred Annuity Opportunities
Every year about this time, I start talking about nonqualified deferred annuities and transforming their tax deferred accumulation into tax-free long term care benefits. You may be sick of hearing about Annuity Care, but this represents a tremendous long term care funding solution. Why? Consider this – according to Gallup’s 2013 Survey of Individual Annuity Contracts …… Continue reading
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The Pre-Underwriting Inquiry
Everyone is not in perfect health – we know that. We also recognize that the market for our extended healthcare (LTC) funding solutions is not young (the typical client is over 62 and Care Solutions can be written up to age 85). All this means that health challenges exist. Take a look at the Underwriting… Continue reading
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Your Clients Aren’t Average
Some carriers like to claim that your clients don’t need LTC protection beyond the average length of a care need. But preparing for only the average length of a care need can leave a large gap. The Story of Averages The average length of an LTC need is typically longer for women than men (3.7… Continue reading
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It’s About The Claim
Our purpose is to provide the funding resources for our policyholders when their health is compromised and they require long term care services. Last year, I shared some claims information with you. Today, I plan to share a little information that will be tremendously helpful when a client contacts you to initiate a claim. The… Continue reading
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E-Application Advantage
On thing that we’ve found is that submitting business using electronic application (eApp) has provided advisors with a few advantages. Along with the an assurance that an application submitted electronically is “in good order” (aka IGO), there are four additional benefits: Comp is paid faster Business cycle by 5-7 days A smoother client experience Reduction… Continue reading
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Self-Funding isn’t Self-Insurance
Last week, I shared my opinion about self-insurance. In reality, self-insurance is pure risk retention. Said another way, it is self-funding without any “stop-loss” provisions. At a minimum, reviewing the extended healthcare self-funding / risk retention strategy in conjunction with the client’s income plan is imperative to making it as solid as possible. Most importantly,… Continue reading
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