Compass Elite Released in the Quick Quoter

The Illustration Development Team is excited to announce that Compass Elite is now available in the Quick Quoter!

Click here to check out the Quick Quoter, and start generating quotes for your clients right away.

In addition to features included with previous product releases, Compass Elite has even more options for customization. Head over to your preferences to set premium allocation defaults, saving you even more time when setting up quotes for your clients.

You also now have the option to change the illustrated interest rates for all of the indexed accounts available for premium allocation, allowing for more flexibility when deciding the interest rate you would like to show the client.

We've also put together a great Help Page which explains the Quick Quoter in more detail, including browser specific questions you may have.  Click here to view the Help Page now.

Please contact us if you would like to walk through setting up a Compass Elite or if you have any questions regarding the Quick Quoter.

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team

1-800-572-2467 x8162

illustrationhelp@kclife.com

Quick Quoter History Page

The Quick Quoter History page has an updated look and added functionality!  The ability to search by All, Agent Name, Client Name, and Saved As is now available.  Keep reading to learn more.

In the search by drop-down list choose the field you want to search.  Note: if All is the selected category the entered keyword will be searched in the Agent Name, Client Name, and Saved As columns at the same time.

Once the 'Search by' field is chosen and the keyword entered, click on the magnifying glass or the enter key on your keyboard to run the search.  All cases that meet the search criteria will be returned.  

From here you can hover over the Info icon to see more specific case details or click on the View Wizard icon to pull the case up in the Quick Quoter.  If the case is no longer needed it can be deleted by checking the box and clicking on 'Delete Selected Cases'.  If you want to delete all of the saved cases on the page, checking the box in the header row will automatically check all cases on the page.

Please contact us if you have questions on the Quick Quoter History page or have any suggestions for future updates!

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team

1-800-572-2467 x8162

illustrationhelp@kclife.com

Supplemental Defaults in the Quick Quoter

Is there a supplemental that you like to always add to your illustrations?  If so, check out the new Supplementals tab within the Quick Quoter!

The supplementals tab can be used to set default supplementals for new business and inforce illustrations run on the Quick Quoter.  All currently available supplementals on the Quick Quoter will be shown on this tab.  If you're not sure what a specific supplemental does or shows, you can look to the right of the supplemental name for a short description!

To set your defaults, check any and all of the supplementals that you would like to be added to every single illustration (if valid for the particular case setup) and click Set Defaults.  In the image below, the Charges and Credits is set as a default.

In addition to the supplementals tab, the supplementals section can still be found below the client section on the main Quick Quoter tab.  This section can be used to update chosen supplementals specifically for your current case setup and will not update defaults for future illustrations.  Any valid (based on case setup) supplementals that are selected on the supplementals tab will be automatically checked here.  If there are any supplementals you would like to add or remove for only your current case setup simply check or uncheck the box to the right of the supplemental.

Please contact us if you have any questions on a particular supplemental or about how the supplementals tab works.

Illustration Development Team
illustrationhelp@kclife.com
1-800-572-2467 x8162

Inforce Life Protector

The Illustration Development Team is excited to announce that Life Protector (versions 2011 and 2015) is now available to be inforce illustrated!

You'll find an updated look with new features to immediately generate inforce Life Protector illustrations.

Features include:

• The ability to make immediate and future changes for:
• Premium
• Specified Amount
• Death Benefit Option
• A new Loan Payback Section with a repayment calculator.
• The ability to illustrate all riders and edit rider amounts.

To run a Life Protector inforce illustration hover over 'Illustrate' in the menu bar and select 'Inforce Illustration'.

On the inforce search screen enter the Life Protector policy number and click on 'Search'.  If you are the assigned agent for the policy, the policy has been in force for at least a year, and the policy is at or above the minimum specified amount the policy will be pulled up.

This will take you to an updated look of the summary screen where you can view the basic information of the policy.

Click on 'View Illustration' in the upper right hand corner to go to the input screen.  From here you can run a current inforce illustration or make hypothetical changes to the policy.

There are also informational messages that will appear when a hypothetical change is made to help you understand how the change will affect the policy. Informational messages include error messages when an invalid entry is made to inform you about why you can't use the change you are trying to illustrate. This makes illustrating the Life Protector in the inforce system educational as well.

Please contact us if you have any questions about obtaining an inforce Life Protector illustration on iKCLife.

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team

1-800-572-2467 x8162
illustrationhelp@kclife.com

Supplementals in the Quick Quoter

We are excited to announce that two more supplementals have been added to the Quick Quoter!  The Charges and Credit and Triple Option Term supplementals are now available.  Please contact us if you have questions or would like to walk through adding the Charges and Credit or Triple Option Term supplemental to your illustration in the Quick Quoter.

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team
1-800-572-2467 x8162
illustrationhelp@kclife.com

ELB Rider in the Income Search Wizard

It is now possible to add the ELB rider within the Income Search Wizard!

The Income Search Wizard is a quick and easy way to calculate maximum tax-free income from Kansas City Life Insurance's SuperNOVA Universal Life, FlexWealth Universal Life, EquiFlex Indexed Universal Life, Compass Elite Indexed Universal Life, and Accumulator Variable Universal Life products. 

We have now added the option to include the ELB rider to make this wizard even more convenient. To add the ELB, select the checkbox at the bottom left. Once the ELB checkbox is selected, you have the option to either enter your own ELB amount or to select Max ELB Death Benefit.

After "Run Wizard" is clicked, this amount will be included in the results. If the amount entered is too high (based on the state chosen and the rider limitations) compared with the resulting specified amount calculated, the ELB amount will automatically be adjusted with the resulting ELB amount showing within the results section and on the illustration generated.

Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about adding the ELB in the Income Search Wizard or if you would like us to guide you through the process.

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team
illustrationhelp@kclife.com
1-800-572-2467 x8162

New Indexed Universal Life Training Videos

The EquiFlex and Compass Elite Indexed Universal Life (IUL) can be complex products.  To better understand how the product works, new training modules are available to help you navigate through the intricacies.

To watch these modules, log in to iKCLife.  Don't forget you can now log in with your KCLIC credentials as well!  Once logged in, click on Training and then Videos.

Next, click on the IUL Training topic in the left hand box.

The modules related to this topic will then be shown in the right hand box.  Clicking on a video within this box will load the video into the player.  Each module is ten to twenty minutes long and covers the following topics:

• Part I EquiFlex and Compass Elite IUL: Product Design and Comparison
• Part II Indexed Universal Life: The Moving Parts
• Competing in the IUL Market Part 1
• Competing in the IUL Market Part 2
• Competing in the IUL Market Part 3

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team
1-800-572-2467 x8162
illustrationhelp@kclife.com

Multiple Agents in the Income Search Wizard

The ability to choose which agent profile is shown on your illustration is now available on the Income Search Wizard!

We recently added the ability to have multiple sets of agent information on a single user's profile that could be used with the Quick Quoter.  To use this feature, you would first update your agent profile to include the information for the new agents by selecting Agent List on the Agent Home page.  Here you could update, add, or delete agents from your profile.  That same agent list is now accessible when using the Income Search Wizard!

Underneath the results section, there is now a field that provides you with the option to either run the illustration as yourself or as another agent that you have previously entered.

Selecting Another Agent allows you to pick which agent's information you would like to appear on the illustration.

Once you have finished setting up the case and have ran the wizard, check the output.  On the cover page in the presented by section it will list the new agent's information rather than your own.

Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about using multiple agents in the Quick Quoter or if you would like us to guide you through the process.

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team
illustrationhelp@kclife.com
1-800-572-2467 x8162

Life Protector Released in the Quick Quoter

The Illustration Development Team is excited to announce that the Life Protector is now available in the Quick Quoter!

Click here to check out the Quick Quoter, and start generating quotes for your clients right away.

We've also put together a great Help Page which explains the Quick Quoter in more detail, including browser specific questions you may have.  Click here to view the Help Page now.

Please contact us if you would like to walk through setting up a Life Protector or if you have any questions regarding the Quick Quoter.

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team

1-800-572-2467 x8162

illustrationhelp@kclife.com

Triple Option UL Supplemental

The Illustration Development Team is excited to announce that the Triple Option UL is now available to be added to your illustrations while using the Quick Quoter!

The Triple Option UL shows side by side scenarios of a Term, Cashback, and Universal Life product for your client.  This supplemental can currently be added to all of the products in the Quick Quoter except for the Value Assured and Gift of Life.  A new enhancement for the TOUL supplemental is that it is available even if a rider that has a charge has been added.  It is also available if a substandard rating has been added to your case setup.

To add the Triple Option UL to your illustration click the arrow to expand the supplementals box.  This section will show all of the available supplementals that can be utilized based on what product you are illustrating.

Like the riders, clicking on the name of a supplemental will give a quick overview of what the supplemental is.  To add the TOUL simply check the box and run the illustration.

Below is a sample of the updated look for the Triple Option UL output.  

Please contact us if you have questions or would like to walk through adding the Triple Option UL supplemental to your illustration in the Quick Quoter.

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team
1-800-572-2467 x8162
illustrationhelp@kclife.com

Internal Rate of Return in the Quick Quoter

The Internal Rate of Return supplemental is now available to be added to illustrations using the Quick Quoter!

The IRR is a method used to determine the return on premiums paid into a life insurance policy.  It is the calculation of the interest rate required for the cumulative premiums paid accumulated with interest to equal the death benefit or surrender value of the policy in a given year.  Each year's IRR calculation assumes the policy is still inforce and the insured died or surrendered at the end of that year.

The Supplemental section will start collapsed.  To view the available supplementals for your case click the arrow to expand the section.

Currently the IRR is the only available supplemental in the Quick Quoter but keep checking back as we will be adding more!  

Like the riders, clicking on the name of a supplemental will give a quick overview of what the supplemental is.  To add the IRR simply check the box and run the illustration.

Please contact us if you have questions or would like to walk through adding the Internal Rate of Return supplemental to your illustration in the Quick Quoter.

Illustration Development Team
1-800-572-2467 x8162
illustrationhelp@kclife.com

Compass Elite Illustrated Rates Supplemental

Have you ever wondered what illustrated rate you should use on your Compass Elite Indexed Universal Life (IUL) proposal?  If so, the Illustrated Interest Rate Consumer Sheet (form 12134) is a great supplemental you can read to learn about the historical probability of the Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) Index.  This supplemental is also an excellent tool to show to clients to give them an acceptable level of confidence that the illustrated assumptions will be met.

If you would like to add the Illustrated Interest Rate Consumer Sheet to your Compass Elite illustration, check the 'Illustrated Rates' box in the 'Supplementals' section of the interface.  This supplemental is available to be added to your illustration using the desktop system, online new business system, and the Income Search wizard on iKCLife. The supplemental can also be downloaded or printed in color on the online sales material catalog and product portfolio on iKCLife.

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team
1-800-572-2467 x8162

illustrationhelp@kclife.com

Indexed Universal Life Training Videos

The Indexed Universal Life (IUL) training videos have been updated to encompass both IUL products that Kansas City Life offers: EquiFlex and Compass Elite.

To watch these modules, log in to iKCLife.  Don't forget you can now log in with your KCLIC credentials as well!  Once logged in, click on Training and then Videos.

Next, click on the IUL Training topic in the left hand box.

The modules related to this topic will then be shown in the right hand box.  Clicking on a video within this box will load the video into the player.  Each module is five to twenty minutes long and covers the following topics:

• Four Key Attributes of Kansas City Life's IULs
• How Indexed Universal Life Works
• Illustrating IULs
• Illustrating Income

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team
1-800-572-2467 x8162
illustrationhelp@kclife.com

Inforce SuperNOVA

The Illustration Development Team is excited to announce that the SuperNOVA is now available to be inforce illustrated!

You'll find an updated look with new features to immediately generate inforce SuperNOVA illustrations.

Features include:

• The ability to make immediate and future changes for:
• Premium
• Specified Amount
• Death Benefit Option
• A new Loan Payback Section with a repayment calculator.
• The ability to illustrate all riders and edit rider amounts.

To run a SuperNOVA inforce illustration hover over 'Illustrate' in the menu bar and select 'Inforce Illustration'.

On the inforce search screen enter the SuperNOVA policy number and click on 'Search'.  If you are the assigned agent for the policy, the policy has been in force for at least a year, and the policy is at or above the minimum specified amount the policy will be pulled up.

This will take you to an updated look of the summary screen where you can view the basic information of the policy.

Click on 'View Illustration' in the upper right hand corner to go to the input screen.  From here you can run a current inforce illustration or make hypothetical changes to the policy.

There are also informational messages that will appear when a hypothetical change is made to help you understand how the change will affect the policy. Informational messages include error messages when an invalid entry is made to inform you about why you can't use the change you are trying to illustrate. This makes illustrating the SuperNOVA in the inforce system educational as well.

Please contact us if you have any questions about obtaining an inforce SuperNOVA illustration on iKCLife.

Have a Great Day,

Illustration Development Team

1-800-572-2467 x8162

illustrationhelp@kclife.com