Mutual of Omaha Life Insurance Review 2024

Mutual of Omaha was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

You may recognize the Mutual name through its Wild Kingdom television series.

As a Fortune 500 company,

Mutual of Omaha and its subsidiary United of Omaha are great life insurance companies to consider.

• AM Best – “A+”
• Moody’s – “A1”
• S&P – “A+”

Ratings as of 08/2022 and subject to change

United of Omaha Life Insurance Company underwrites life insurance policies.

United offers underwriting options, including fully underwritten, accelerated underwriting, and simplified issue depending on your chosen product.

The Fit Underwriting Credit Program provides opportunities for individuals with mild health impairments.

Individuals who typically receive a table rating may receive credits that lower the rate.

For example, if you meet some of the following medical and lifestyle characteristics,

you may receive life insurance underwriting credits.

Medical Examples include:

• No family history of death before age 70
• Cholesterol ratio less than 5.0
• A1c test less than 5.7
• Serum Albumin greater than 4.2 for ages 61-75
• Favorable cardiac testing
• GXT exercise performance more significant than 10
• Blood pressure average of 135/85 or better
• Preferred – Preferred Plus build for ages 18-60
• Standard Plus or better build for ages 61-75
• BNP less than 100 ages 61-75
• Average CBC ages 61-75

Lifestyle Examples Include:

• Regular preventative medical care
• No tobacco use for ten years
• Income greater than $100,000
• Net Worth greater than $1,000,000
• Preferred or better driving record

Mutual of Omaha has several height weight charts depending on the product and underwriting process you apply.

If you apply for the fully underwritten Term Life Answers product – You can find the height-weight chart here:

Accelerated life insurance underwriting is available with these products:

• Term Life Answers
• Income Advantage IUL
• Life Protection Advantage IUL

With Mutual of Omaha’s accelerated underwriting, the application process consists of the following steps:

1. Completing a basic application
2. Phone interview
3. The accelerated underwriting team will then check:
   • Your motor vehicle record
   • The MIB – Medical Information Bureau
   • Prescription databases

Underwriters will approve the application, or the file will be sent for full underwriting when the above review is complete.

A paramed exam may be required if your application is not approved by accelerated underwriting.

The accelerated underwriting height-weight chart is different from the fully underwritten and found here.

Finally, if you are applying for the Term Life Express product using simplified underwriting, the height-weight chart is located here:

We’ll make sure you have the right information available to you before you apply for coverage.

Life insurance policies by United of Omaha include “fully underwritten” and “simplified issue” policies.

The primary difference between fully underwritten and simplified issue is that fully underwritten is less expensive,

But it requires you to complete a paramed exam while a simplified issue does not.

Mutual of Omaha is good with heart conditions, height-weight charts, and other high-risk health issues.

Term Life Answers is a fully underwritten term policy.

The policy offers competitive pricing and offers the following features and benefits:

• Minimum Face Amount – $100,000
• Term Lengths – 10, 15, 20 & 30-year term lengths
• Issue Ages:
  • 10-year term – Age 18-80 (tobacco users – 75)
  • 15-year term – Age 18-74 (tobacco users – 70)
  • 20-year term – Age 18-68 (tobacco users – 65)
  • 30-year term – Age 18-55 (tobacco users – 50)
• Conversions to permanent insurance subject to rules
• Accelerated Death Benefit for Terminal Illness – no cost
• Accidental Death Benefit Rider
• Waiver of Premium for Unemployment – no cost
• Children’s Rider
• Other Insured Rider
• Disability Waiver of Premium Rider
• High-Risk Underwriting through Table 16

Mutual of Omaha’s Term Life Express product is used for simplified underwriting cases.

• Face Amounts
  • $25,000 – $300,000 – ages 18-50
  • $25,000 – $250,000 – ages 51-60
  • $25,000 – $150,000 – ages 61-70
• Term Lengths – 10, 15, 20 & 30-year term lengths
• Issue Ages:
  • 10-year term – Age 18-70
  • 15-year term – Age 18-70
  • 20-year term – Age 18-60
  • 30-year term – Age 18-50
• Conversions to permanent insurance after year 2
• Riders (some restrictions apply)
  • Living Benefits (Terminal, Chronic, Critical Illness)*
  • Residential Damage Waiver of Premium Rider*
  • Common Carrier Death Benefit Provision*
  • Accidental Death Benefit
  • Dependent Children’s Rider
  • Disability Income Rider**
  • Disability Waiver of Premium
• * = included with policy (some restrictions apply)
• ROP – Return of Premium Option available

Income Advantage IUL is fully underwritten by United of Omaha.

This policy offers the potential for more significant cash value accumulation than other IUL policies by United.

IUL competitors include Equitable, Lincoln National, and AIG.

Benefits and Features include:

• Minimum Face Amount – $100,000
• Issue Ages:
  • Standard rates only age 0-17
  • Non-tobacco, tobacco, and high-risk age 18-80
  • Standard rates only age 81-85
• Guaranteed Refund Rider – no cost
• Long-Term Care Rider
• Accelerated Death Benefit for Terminal or Chronic Illness
• Lapse Guard Rider
• Guaranteed Insurability Rider
• Accidental Death Benefit Rider
• Disability Continuation of Premium Rider
• Disability Waiver of Policy Charges
• Dependent Children’s Rider
• Additional Insured Term Rider

This policy offers affordable life insurance with more extended no-lapse guaranteed death benefits.

Benefits and features of this policy include:

• Minimum Face Amount – $100,000
• Issue Ages:
  • Standard rates only for ages 0-17
  • Non-tobacco, tobacco, and high-risk for ages 18-80
  • Standard rates only for ages 81-85
• Guaranteed Refund Rider – no cost
• Long-Term Care Rider
• Accelerated Death Benefit for Terminal or Chronic Illness
• Lapse Guard Rider
• Guaranteed Insurability Rider
• Accidental Death Benefit Rider
• Disability Continuation of Premium Rider
• Disability Waiver of Policy Charges
• Dependent Children’s Rider
• Additional Insured Term Rider

With any permanent life insurance policy, mainly indexed universal life, you need to receive the entire life insurance illustration that shows you:

• Illustrated interest rate
• Expense loads of the policy
• Loan interest rates
• Participation information
• Index crediting method

Living Promise is a whole life insurance policy from United of Omaha.

This may be a great option if you’re looking for a small life insurance policy that does not require a paramedical exam.

Underwriting consists of:

• Completing the application
• Prescription database check
• Medical Information Bureau (MIB) review
• Possibly a phone interview.

There are three possible underwriting outcomes with this policy.

• Level Death Benefit Approval
• Graded Death Benefit Approval
• Declined for any policy

For the application, underwriting questions are divided into Part 1 questions and Part 2 questions.

• Part 1 – “YES” answers will result in a decline in all coverage.
• Part 2 – “YES” answers will result in a graded death benefit.

If you can answer “NO” to all questions, level death benefits whole life policy is available.

Here are the differences between the level death benefit and the graded death benefit whole-life policies.

Benefits and features of the level death benefit include:

• Face Amounts – $2,000 – $40,000 ($5,000 min in WA)
• Issue Ages – 45-80
• Rate Classes – Non-Tobacco and Tobacco rates
• Terminal Illness Rider – no cost
• Nursing Home Confinement Rider – no cost
• Accidental Death Benefit Rider

Other companies that offer smaller whole-life policies include Gerber Life, Foresters, and Assurity.

Benefits and features of graded death benefit whole life include:

• Face Amounts – $2,000 – $20,000 ($5,000 min in WA)
• Issue Ages – 45-80
• Rate Classes – There is one rate class
• Riders – No riders are available

This policy contains a graded benefit.

This means that for death due to natural causes (any cause other than accidental) during the first two years,

the beneficiary will receive all premiums paid plus 10 percent.

After two years, the full benefit is paid for death due to all causes.

Full death benefits will be paid, in all years, if death results from an accidental bodily injury.

It’s important to note that for both the level and graded benefit policies,

Not all policies, features, and benefits are available in every state.

We’ll let you know what is available in your state of residence.

Mutual of Omaha issues accidental death insurance.

This is a great option to consider for situations where you may be uninsurable for traditional life insurance,

Or you receive an expensive rating.

Benefits and features include:

• Face Amounts – $50,000 – $500,000
• Issue Ages – 18-70
• Rate Classes – Guaranteed Issue
• Renewable to Age 80
• Return of Premium Rider (not in all states)

Underwriting is fast and easy for this policy. It consists of an online e-application and approval in less than ten days.

Mutual of Omaha offers some disability insurance options as well.

MutualCare Solutions is a traditional long term care insurance policy.

You may call customer service at 800-775-6000

Online access to your policy information is available by logging in – here

Corporate headquarters is located at:

3300 Mutual of Omaha Plaza – Omaha, Nebraska 68175

Mutual of Omaha is a company worth considering for term life, universal life, or whole life insurance policies.

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