February 2022 Carrier Updates
Last Updated: February 28
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AIG
- Two Major AIG Underwriting Improvements. The following updates are effective immediately: 1. Foreign Travel: Restrictions Lifted. AIG is immediately reverting back to pre-covid country-by-country rating guidance. 2. Personal Health Statement (PHS) is No Longer Required. On case approvals that are within AIG retention, within 60 days of initial application date, and where PHS is the only delivery requirement outside of the initial premium.
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John Hancock
- Reach more clients with expanded term options. To help you meet the life insurance needs of even more term clients, John Hancock has reduced the minimum face amount for Vitality Term and Protection Term. See the details below, along with additional features that can help you place more term business:
- Expanded face amounts — now available as low as $250,000 (previously $750,000). Note: any applications with a face amount of $749,999 or less should be submitted via the John Hancock flex complete process on iPipeline iGO or through our JH eApp (not eligible for ticket submission; digital submissions not available in NY)
- Competitively priced protection — clients can select guaranteed-level premiums for 10, 15, 20 or 30 years (30-year term not available in NY)
- Potential to lower premiums through everyday healthy activities — clients can earn valuable rewards and discounts with John Hancock Vitality
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Lincoln
- Lincoln OptiBlend® fixed indexed annuity offers new indexed account strategy. We are pleased to announce that the 1 Year BlackRock Dynamic Allocation Participation Plus indexed account will be available with Lincoln OptiBlend contracts issued on or after February 22, 2022. This new strategy is tied to the performance of the BlackRock Dynamic Allocation Index. This index seeks to deliver diversified global multi-asset exposure via a combination of strategic and tactical insights, aiming to achieve a stable and consistent return profile. The Participation Plus indexed account offers clients a higher participation rate in exchange for a fee, giving them the potential for higher earnings than the nonfee version of the account.
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MassMutual
- Changes to MassMutual Underwriting Propel Competitiveness of Aviation Guidelines. The Aviation Exclusion Rider (AER) is no longer the only way for private pilots to qualify for Ultra class. Changes to private aviation guidelines for ages 20 to 70 are among the most competitive criteria in the industry for Ultra and Select Preferred classes with or without a flat extra premium.
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Mutual of Omaha
- Inforce Long-Term Care Insurance Rate Adjustments Effective May 1, 2022. Mutual of Omaha will be implementing inforce rate adjustments effective May 1, 2022 in Michigan, Nebraska, Alabama, South Carolina, and Utah. Please see link above for more details.
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Nationwide
- Acceleration Guidelines Keep Expanding for the Better. Nationwide has expanded its acceleration guidelines within the Nationwide Intelligent Underwriting process. Now, clients between the ages of 18 to 50 years old are eligible for acceleration up to $5 million in face amount. This specific age group was previously capped at a $2 million face amount.
- Nationwide is Resuming CareMatters II Sales in Washington State Effective February 4, 2022. Nationwide will resume Nationwide CareMatters II sales in Washington state beginning February 4, 2022. Please note that backdating is not available for this product. This update applies to only the Nationwide CareMatters II product.
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Pacific Life
- Revised Pricing for Pacific PremierCare® Advantage in California. Effective 2/7/2022, Pacific Life Insurance Company’s Pacific PremierCare® Advantage¹ universal life insurance with long-term care (LTC) benefits in California has been repriced. Product Highlights:
- Multiplies funds available to help pay for LTC expenses
- Surrender policy at any time for Return of Premium Benefit
- Pays tax-free3 death proceeds to beneficiaries
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Principal
- You Can Offer Your Clients a Smoother Underwriting Process For Cases of $5 Million and Greater. The Principal Business Solutions Enhanced Underwriting program helps your clients get more coverage with less hassle. This innovative program is an extension of Principal Accelerated Underwriting and enables qualifying cases up to $50 million to be underwritten without an insurance exam. This can be an ideal solution for busy business owners and their key employees, and it’s available with any of Principal's life insurance products.
- New Principal IDI Benefit Update Requirement to Begin April 1. Beginning April 1, 2022, Benefit Update applications received after the policy anniversary will not be accepted. Applications received between the target date (30 days prior to the anniversary) and the anniversary will still be honored on an exception basis.
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Protective
- Coming Soon: Protective Classic Choice Term in NY on iGo. Effective March 1, 2022, Protective Choice term in New York will join the iPipeline iGo platform.
- New Year, New Features for Protective Velocity. A new year means new improvements for Protective Velocity, making it easier and faster to do business with Protective. Learn more about upcoming EZ-App enhancements.
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Prudential
- Revised Build Guidelines – Coming Soon. Effective March 1, 2022, the maximum Body Mass Index (BMI) values for substandard classes and the Smoker/Nonsmoker categories for all ages, and the Nonsmoker Plus category for ages 60 and up will be reduced. There will be no changes to Preferred Best, Preferred Nontobacco, or Preferred Smoker values, nor to Nonsmoker Plus values for ages 18 – 59.
- Revised Absolute Assignment Form (ORD 88649) – Effective Monday, February 14, 2022. Effective Monday, February 14, 2022, the Absolute Assignment To Effect A Section 1035 Exchange (ORD 88649) has been revised to include questions regarding loans on the existing policy. The revised form will carry a revision date of 2021.
- Form Revisions for NY PruLife Custom Premier II – Effective Monday, February 14, 2022. Effective Monday, February 14, 2022, the New York state-specific Variable Supplement (ORD 96200VAR-2010_NY_2015) will revert to the 2015 form version, and the generic Suitability and Funds Listing (ORD 86218 0222) will be updated to support the removal of the Index Account Rider from the New York PruLife Custom Premier II product.
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Securian
- Premium Deposit Account (PDA) Rate Increase. Effective February 1, 2022, Securian is increasing their Premium Deposit Account (PDA) interest rates by .25%. New rates will be reflected on the financial professional site and in the illustration system on February 1, 2022.
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Symetra
- Symetra Allocation Index (AI) Strategies Now Available for In-Force Policies Issued Before June 12, 2021. Symetra AI Strategies is now available to your clients with in-force Symetra Accumulator and Protector IUL policies issued before June 12, 2021.
Need help with any of Symetra's products?
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