Long Term Care

Last day to submit applications is March 25, 2022

Due to the existing regulatory environment in New York, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (Lincoln) is unable to maintain a modern portfolio of MoneyGuard® hybrid life insurance products in the state and will be suspending new MoneyGuard® sales in New York until further notice. These changes do not impact existing policyholders.

The following product currently sold in New York will be suspended after March 25, 2022:
▪ Lincoln MoneyGuard® II NY

Submission and placement deadline
▪ All New York applications for the product listed above must be received in-good-order at Lincoln by March 25, 2022, and
▪ All pipeline cases for the New York product listed above must be placed inforce, or 1035 exchange initiated by June 30, 2022
▪ Any case not placed inforce or 1035 exchange initiated by June 30, 2022 will be cancelled

As a reminder, New York Solicitation and Situs guidelines must continue to be followed. For any New York resident (Proposed Insured or Owner) applying for life insurance coverage outside of New York no part of the sale can take place in the state of New York. All sales activities including solicitation, paperwork signing, and policy delivery must be conducted in the state of situs, and all paperwork and forms must align to the state of situs. Additionally, the New York resident (Proposed Insured or Owner) must sign the Out of State Verification Form. An article with important New York Situs reminders is also available as a reference.

At this time, there is no date set for the future availability or reintroduction of MoneyGuard® products in New York. Any updates will be communicated through the Lincoln Life Leader. Please contact your Lincoln representative with any questions.

From Mutual of Omaha:

“As a leading long-term care insurance carrier, Mutual of Omaha has a responsibility to our policyholders and distribution partners to ensure our pricing strategy and product offerings are in line with industry trends, internal claims data and the economic environment.

Last year, Mutual of Omaha began implementing new rates and benefit option changes to the MutualCare® Solutions Portfolio in approved states. Effective August 1, 2021, we will be implementing these changes in three additional states. 

Impacted States

District of Columbia, Hawaii and New Jersey

Rate Adjustments

Premium adjustments may vary by age, sex and benefit selection. You may view the new rates by referring to the quoting software beginning August 1, 2021.

Cash Benefit Changes

• MutualCare® Custom: 25% of home health care benefit up to initial maximum of $2,000 per month
• MutualCare® Secure: 25% of home health care benefit up to initial maximum of $2,000 per month

Partner Premium Allowance Changes

• Both Issued: 15%
• One Issued: 5%

Transition rules and more information can be found HERE.

See this notice from Transamerica regarding their decision to once again exit the individual LTC marketplace.

Phase 2 of Mutual of Omaha’s rate refresh will be taking effect on November 1st in 5 states – Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Please note the following important dates for both paper and eApplications:

• All applications must be signed by October 31st and received at Mutual of Omaha’s Home Office no later than November 13th to receive the old rates and benefits.
• Applications signed November 1st or later will receive the new rates and benefits and will require new applications completed on the new application version
• Older application versions received in Mutual of Omaha’s Home Office after November 13th will be closed and will require new applications completed on the new application version to be processed
• Applications for the new rates will be made available on November 1st on Sales Professional Access (SPA).
• Backdating of applications is not allowed and will not be accepted

There will be no exceptions to the rules as outlined above and in the formal communication.

The original announcement can be found HERE.