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New Temporary Guidelines from Mutual of Omaha – Oct. 1, 2020

Mutual of Omaha will be expanding the cases they will accept beginning Thursday, October 1, 2020. The following guidelines will apply to all fully-underwritten life insurance cases. This includes any newly submitted and pending in-house cases, whether formal or informal:

International Travel Guidelines

  • All fully-underwritten life insurance cases where the proposed insured plans to travel or has traveled internationally to countries under a Level 4 travel advisory will be postponed.
  • All other cases where the proposed insured plans to travel or has traveled internationally may be considered after all international travel is complete, and the proposed insured has been back in the United States for a minimum of 30 days.

Acceptance Guidelines Based on Insured’s Issue Age

  • If the individual is age 0-59: Eligible for best risk class underwriting.
    • Please note, if the individual has co-morbid conditions resulting in a rating higher than Table 4, it may be postponed. MOO will be suspending the FIT Underwriting Credit program for insureds age 0-59 with co-morbid conditions.
  • If the individual is age 60-69: Must be rated a Table 2 or better.
    • MOO will be temporarily suspending the FIT Underwriting Credit program for all insureds age 60-69.
  • If the individual is age 70-79: Must have Standard or better risk classification.
    • MOO will be temporarily suspending the FIT Underwriting Credit program for all insureds age 70-79.
  • If the individual is 80 and above: Temporarily postponed.

MOO’s Full Announcement