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November 2002 Issue

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 2002, United American Insurance Company,  McKinney, Texas
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 Editor's Notes:
4 ProCare Rate Approvals
A special mailing regarding 2002 ProCare Medicare Supplement rates for new business and renewal rate information has been sent to General Agents in Pennsylvania.  

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.


4 2003 Medicare Premiums
The Part B premium payment automatically deducted from Medicare recipients’ monthly Social Security check for 2003 will be $58.70, and the Part B deductible will remain $100. For a review of the new 2003 Medicare deductibles refer to the A/B chart on Pages 9 and 10.

4 Holiday Schedule
This is a reminder that the Home Office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, 2002 for the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

The Home Office will be also be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002 for the Christmas holiday.


4 Attn: Utah Med-Supp Agents
Due to overwhelming requests from the field, United American is switching from attained age pricing to issue age pricing on new business ProCare Medicare Supplement plans in Utah.

Effective immediately, Agents should begin writing issue age business. No attained age applications will be accepted in the Home Office after Dec. 1, 2002.

A special mailing regarding these rates has been mailed to General Agents in this state. You can order your updated supplies by contacting Agent Supply.

Please discard all Utah ProCare attained age rate cards and brochures.


4 Interest Rate Set
The Lifestyle Annuity new money interest rate for the month of November is 4.00 percent. Rates will continue to be reviewed and adjusted accordingly.

4 New General Underwriting Instructions
UA’s General Underwriting Instructions have been updated. You can order your supplies by contacting Agent Supply at (800)285-3676. Also, a full copy of these guidelines can be viewed or downloaded from the UA General Agency Web site. Just log on to www.uageneralagency.com/office and click on Underwriting Guidelines.
 

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