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ManhattanLife Upcoming Rate Adjustment in Idaho

Carrier Updates

ManhattanLife Insurance & Annuity Company is now announcing a new upcoming rate adjustment in the state of Idaho.

There is a 9.0 % increase for All Plans, effective as of March the 1st, 2024. This rate adjustment will be applied to all new and in-force business in Idaho.
Please refer to the points listed below to determine which rates should be applied.

  • Any Medicare Supplement application signed on March the 1st, 2024, and when requesting an effective date of March 1, 2024 or later, will receive the new March the 1st, 2024 rates.   
  • Any Medicare Supplement application signed after March the 1st, 2024, and when requesting an effective date of March 1, 2024 or later, will receive the new March the 1st, 2024 rates.   
  • Any Medicare Supplement application re-dated on March the 1st, 2024 will receive the new March the 1st, 2024 rates.
  • Any Medicare Supplement application re-dated after March the 1st, 2024 will receive the new March the 1st, 2024 rates.

 

Marketing Materials:

Created for your convenience, below is the new and applicable Rate Sheet. New applications can be ordered through the normal channels.

Click Here to Download the New Rate Sheet for the State of Idaho.

The Rate Sheet is 4 pages long, and you will see that it contains information about the following: 

  • The Annual Preferred Community Age Premiums - for use in all Idaho Zip Codes
  • The Annual Standard Community Age Premiums - for use in all Idaho Zip Codes
  • The Monthly Preferred Community Age Premiums - for use in all Idaho Zip Codes
  • The Monthly Standard Community Age Premiums - for use in all Idaho Zip Codes


If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your ManhattanLife Insurance & Annuity Company marketer.

Another viable option would be to contact ManhattanLife Insurance & Annuity Company's Agent Services team by calling their help number, at (866) 708-6194. 

Disaster SEPs in CA, OR, and TN

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This is an important announcement for agents with customers in California, Oregon, and Tennessee and for those with business in these states. The counties below are under a federal or state designated SEP due to an emergency.

Please note: A disaster SEP application is only valid while the SEP declaration is in effect. If an end date is not listed below, please refer to our Ongoing SEP tracker in Producers’ University for the most up-to-date information. Any SEP applications submitted outside of that SEP’s declaration date will be rejected.

New Death Benefit Illustration Solve for FlexLife

Carrier Updates

National Life Group announces that the Protection Focus results in lower premiums for specific face amounts!

FlexLife Indexed Universal Life (IUL) was designed to meet a wide range of client needs. Now, National Life Group has added a new face solve type for clients who are focused on the level of death benefit protection.

With the new Protection Focus face solve type, you now have five options to create a tailored policy for your clients!

Aetna Updating Heart Attack or Stroke Plus Plans in New Mexico

Carrier Updates

Due to new regulatory requirements from the New Mexico Department of Insurance, Aetna will be withdrawing the current Cancer and Heart Attack or Stroke Plus product in New Mexico. Existing policyholders are not impacted by this change.

Virginia Recovery Care Plans Coming This Week!

Carrier Updates

Coming soon to a state near you - it's Recovery Care Plans in the state of Virginia!

How to Assist Your Clients During Tax Season

Sales Tips

One way to nurture a good relationship with your clients is to help them with things throughout the year. An example of this would be helping them understand their taxes!

To ensure that you have everything you will need to best serve all of your clients in this tax season, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have developed numerous tax related resources for agents; as well as for brokers. 

During tax season, you may not assist clients with filing taxes. The exception to this, of course, would be if you are a licensed tax professional, in which case you may. If you aren't, you can still help them in other ways. For instance, you may do any of the following:

  • Help your clients understand what a Form 1095-A is and what it means as they prepare their taxes. 
  • Help your clients understand the timing for receiving a Form 1095-A, what to look for in the mail, and remind them that it is an important tax document. 
  • Show your clients how to access their Form 1095-A in their online accounts — or if you are using an approved EDE partner’s website, you can download a copy of your client’s tax forms and provide these to them directly. 
  • Ensure your clients are aware of the potential implications of not providing accurate and up-to-date information on their Marketplace application, and the implications of not reconciling advance payments of the premium tax credit (APTC) for prior years. 
  • Help your clients understand how to reconcile their APTC with the premium tax credit (PTC) allowed based on their earned income. 

To help you better assist your clients during tax season, CMS has prepared the following resources for Marketplace agents and brokers: 

Do you have any questions? Check out CMS's FAQs for Agents and Brokers website or contact the Agent/Broker Email Help Desk at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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