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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 Approvals
A special
mailing regarding ProCare Medicare Supplement rate approvals for new
business and renewals has been mailed to General Agents in Georgia,
Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Rhode Island,
and Wisconsin.
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.
Interest Rates Set
The Lifestyle
Annuity new money interest rate for the month of March is 4.00
percent. Rates will continue to be reviewed and adjusted
accordingly. The Deposit Fund Rider new business interest rate for 2006
has been set at 3.00
percent.
UA Part D Reminder
All General
Agents with Writing Agents selling UA’s Medicare Part D must
complete a Contract Addendum. GA’s who need a copy of the Addendum
should contact Agency Service, and they will fax or e-mail the
Addendum to you.
The Home Office is
not able to process any enrollments submitted by Writing Agents
whose GA has not completed the Addendum. The Addendums should be
sent to the attention of Agent Licensing or faxed to 972-569-3721 or
972-569-4079. These fax numbers are for Addendums only. Please do
not send enrollments to these fax numbers.
MA14/DMA14 Approvals
As of March
2006, the new ProCare applications, the MA14 and disability
application DMA14, are approved in the following states:
Product mailings with
memos and sample applications will begin mid-March and stagger
through April for approved states. When the new MA14 product
mailing is received, you may order supplies and begin using them
immediately. For states listed above, the cut-off
date for the old MA13 application is May
15, 2006.
Attn: All Agents
Due to
important privacy issues, United American cannot attempt to answer
questions regarding benefits from Agents. In order to provide better
service to our policyholders, we request that you direct the
customer to our Customer Service department at 1-800-331-2512
with any claims questions.
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4Advertising Reminders
Any type of sales or advertising materials, including print ads, TV
or radio scripts, flyers, or direct mail pieces must be submitted to
the Home Office for written approval prior
to publication or use. Please allow two to three weeks for the
review and evaluation of your piece. If state approval is required,
expect additional delays. Some tips for getting your piece approved:
1. Clearly identify the full name of the Company, United American
Insurance Company, at least once in the body of the
advertisement, preferably near the top.
2. If the advertisement is for a Medicare Supplement policy, you
must also include the
Medicare disclaimer at the end of the piece in no smaller than
10-point type. The disclaimer should read: United American
Insurance Company is not associated with Medicare, Social Security,
or any other government agency.
3. Clearly identify the products and services mentioned in the sales
piece.
4. Use words and concepts that your intended audience can clearly
understand. Avoid "industry" terms that the average person
would not know. Also, avoid using ambiguous terms such as
"comprehensive," "the best," or "the
only."
5. Use only the most recent facts and figures available when citing
general financial information or statistics about the Company, its
products, or its ratings. Always provide the source and date for any
statistic, and source dates should not be more than two years old. |
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March
2006
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