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Published monthly by United American
Insurance Company for the dissemination of information to its Agents. Home
Office permission must obtained prior to reproduction or other use of
this material.
© Copyright 2004, United
American Insurance Company, McKinney, Texas
All rights reserved.
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ProCare
Rate Approvals
A special mailing regarding
ProCare Medicare Supplement rate approvals for new business and
renewals has been mailed to General Agents in Maryland
and Nevada.
Effective immediately, Agents in
Indiana, Nevada,
and Pennsylvania
will be selling Attained Age rates on ProCare Plans B, C, and
D and Issue Age rates on Plans A, F, and G. Plan
availability varies slightly in these states. United American offers
choices of premium structures on selected Medicare Supplement plans
in order to give Agents more flexibility and clients more choices.
Updated supplies have been sent. For additional materials, please
contact Agent Supply.
Great news in Vermont!
UA has received approval for no rate increases for 2004 on ProCare
plans available in this state.
Check your state(s) ProCare rate memo for
complete effective date information and cut-off dates for business
written with old rates. If you did not receive this notice, please
contact the Agent Service Center at 800-925-7355.
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GSP
Approvals
A special mailing regarding Good Sense Plan rate approvals for new
business and renewals has been mailed to General Agents in Alaska,
Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Georgia,
Hawaii, Idaho,
Illinois, Louisiana,
Michigan, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska,
New Mexico, North
Carolina, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Texas,
Wisconsin, West
Virginia and Wyoming.
New rates in these states are effective April 1, 2004.
For additional materials, please contact Agent Supply. |
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HealthGuard
Approvals
Effective immediately, UA’s Critical Illness plan,
HealthGuard, is approved for sale in Colorado. A mailing including
state special materials has been sent to Agents working in Colorado.
For additional materials, please contact Agent Supply. |
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DFR
Approvals
Effective immediately, the Deposit Fund Rider
is now available for sale in Alaska,
Georgia, Louisiana,
Maryland, Minnesota
and Utah. The new business minimum interest
rate is 3%.
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Interest
Rates Set
The Lifestyle Annuity new money interest rate for the month
of February is 3.25
percent. Rates will continue to be reviewed and adjusted
accordingly.
The Deposit Fund Rider new business
interest rate for 2004 has been set at 3.00
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Marketing Tools Update
The Medicare Supplement Sales Presentation (MSP-02) CD-ROMs have been updated for 2004 and are now available through Agent Supply. CDs are $3 each. Order yours today! |
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Attn:
New Jersey Agents
Effective immediately, the Lifestyle Annuity is
available for sale in New Jersey.
The new business guaranteed minimum interest rate is 3%. Supplies
have been sent. Please contact Agent Supply for additional
materials.
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Attn:
California Agents
California law has changed. The 24-hour notice required for
Annuity and Life sales has changed from Seniors
60 and older to Seniors 65 and older.
Please be aware of this change and make appropriate adjustments.
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Attn:
Alabama & Mississippi Agents
An Arbitration Provision has been added to all United American
policies sold in Alabama
and Mississippi.
At the time of application, please use Form
UARP03, Acknowledgement of Arbitration Agreement, to explain
the arbitration provision. Supplies have been sent. For
additional materials, please contact Agent Supply.
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Attn:
Colorado Agents
The one-time, open enrollment for individuals on disability which
began Sept. 1, 2003 has been extended to May
31, 2004. Qualified individuals may obtain coverage,
regardless of health, through United American’s Underage
Disability Plan A, B, C, D, F, or G.
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Do
Not Call Reminder
Please remember that all referrals and leads are subject to Do Not
Call (DNC) legislation and UA regulation policies. All phone numbers
should be sent to the Home Office to be “scrubbed” against the
Federal and Company DNC registries. Agents are responsible for
checking State DNC lists independently.
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Congratulations!
United American is pleased to extend our heartfelt congratulations
to Amy-Nicole Perkins-Frank on her newborn daughter, Mikah-Nicole
Frank. We look forward to her one day joining the next generation of
UA Agents!
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February
2004
The Measure of Success 