Press Releases
2010
Cirencester Friendly launches tele-interviewing with Morganash
January 8, 2010Cirencester friendly is the latest company to use tele-interviews in a bid to improve service to IFAs. The service is provided by the leading tele-interview specialist in Europe, MorganAsh.
2009
MorganAsh wins “Outstanding Achievement” award
October 26, 2009MorganAsh based in Daresbury Park, Cheshire has won a prestigious award for its innovative work in the Life Assurance industry. Andrew Gething the founder and Managing Director of MorganAsh accepted the award at the Emirates Stadium, London UK on Thursday 8th October, presented by the BBC’s Bill Turnbull.
Continuing Success Of MorganAsh Tele-Interviewing Service
August 10, 2009MorganAsh is pleased to report the signing of ongoing contracts with Aviva Health to continue providing a dedicated Tele-interviewing service for their income protection customers.
MorganAsh calls for Providers to publish their non-disclosure figures
June 17, 2009Financial Advisers are confused by the varying descriptions of Tele-Interviewing being undertaken, and find it difficult to compare the new business methods being used. Not only are there differences between Big T and little t, but Big T can vary between just filling in forms over the phone, to a full nurse interview that replaces many of the GPRs.
MorganAsh launches on-line calendar booking for Tele-Interviews
June 17, 2009Tele-Interviewing takes another step faster with the launch of MorganAsh on-line calendar booking system for appointments. MorganAsh has launched an interactive appointment booking system, so that IFA’s and consumers can book their Tele-Interview appointments on-line.
MorganAsh Supports Pioneer with New Product Launch
April 30, 2009Pioneer has launched a short-term income protection product aimed specifically at offering cover for essential payments called “Bills and Things”. The policy offers cover in £100 increments from £500 to £1,000 a month, allowing the customer to choose how much cover they receive over a one or two year period.
Totally Insured Group and MorganAsh launch Impaired Risk Service
April 2, 2009Totally Insured Group (TIG) and MorganAsh have launched a new service for protection business for impaired lives. Called TIG-Impaired Risk Service, the service speeds up the application process considerably and greatly reduces the cost of sale risk for the Provider.
MorganAsh launches e-Signatures to speed application process
February 19, 2009MorganAsh have introduced an e-Signature process for the on-line approval of Tele-Interview reports after the interview. It is quick convenient, and should overcome the delay waiting for “wet signatures”.
MorganAsh and RoadToHealth launch pharmacy screening service
January 20, 2009MorganAsh has partnered with roadtohealth, the UK’s largest provider of pharmacy-based professional services, to launch a new service for the collection of medical information for underwriting through pharmacies across the UK.
2008
Friends Provident unveils tele-interviewing for income protection to reduce non-disclosure
October 10, 2008Friends Provident, the income protection market leader, has linked up with MorganAsh to provide a tele-interviewing service to speed up income protection applications and reduce non-disclosure.
Bupa Individual Protection launches its tele-interviewing proposition
October 2008Bupa Individual Protection is delighted to announce the launch of a new tele-interviewing service. The announcement follows on from the success of a recent pilot scheme trialled with Morgan Ash.
Welcome to this Summer’s edition of our newsletter
Summer 2008To keep you up-to date on the progress of Tele-Interviewing /Tele-Underwriting in the UK & Ireland. While the volumes of protection sales in the market fell in the first half of 2008, I am pleased to report on significant progress of Tele-Interviewing in all areas.
Aegon Scottish Equitable introduce tele-interviewing with MorganAsh
May 2008AEGON Scottish Equitable has enhanced its individual protection service by introducing MorganAsh Tele-Interviewing. The addition of the Tele-Interviewing service at point of application is for all AEGON Scottish Equitable individual protection products including Critical Illness, Income Protection, Business Protection and Life cover.
Tele-interview is better than a GPR
April 2008A study by MorganAsh has shown that a full MorganAsh nurse Tele-Interview is better than a GPR in a like for like comparison. Both the Tele-Interview and the GPR were collected for protection cases in a direct comparison study.
Canada Life Ireland improves speed of turnaround with tele-interviewing
March 2008Canada Life Ireland has reduced its turn around times for Life and Critical Illness Insurance. In many cases, instead of applying for doctors’ reports applicants are now interviewed over the phone by a trained nurse from MorganAsh. The process called Tele-interviewing is rapidly gaining acceptance across the industry.
Lincoln Launches Tele-interviewing
March 2008New service will further improve turnaround for Financial Foundations. Lincoln Financial Group is set to launch tele-interviewing for its flexible menu-based protection product Financial Foundations following a successful pilot which delivered significant benefits for financial advisers and clients.
Pioneer partners with MorganAsh for tele-interviewing
March 2008Pioneer, winner of the “Individual Income Protection” category at the Cover Excellence Awards 2007 is one of the UK's leading income protection providers. One of the key innovators in the income protection market, Pioneer was highly active in 2007, launching a new product, Professional Income Protection, along with re-launching a new enhanced version of its Pure Protection policy.
Wesleyan selects MorganAsh for tele-interviewing
Febuary 2008MorganAsh are please to announce the award of a contract by Wesleyan Assurance Society. MorganAsh will undertake Tele-Interviews for Wesleyan for most of its protection products. The contract was signed in 2007 and the service commenced in March 2008.
Canada Life Europe sign up MorganAsh for Tele-interviewing across Germany
January 2008Canada Life Europe is one of the first life insurers to offer full Tele-interviewing for its applicants in Germany. After a successful pilot on the critical illness product in 2007, Canada Life Europe, based in Dublin, Ireland, will roll out full Tele-interviewing across all products and all distribution channels throughout 2008.
Pharmaceutical & General convert to tele-interviewing
January 2008Pharmaceutical and General Provident Society (PG) are increasing their distribution through affiliate groups. To cater for the expansion, and to provide a simple way to purchase the product, they have adopted MorganAsh Tele-Interviewing.
MorganAsh Tele-interviewing service adopted by Bank of Ireland Life
January 2008MorganAsh are delighted to announce their partnership with Bank of Ireland Life who has recently adopted their unique tele-interviewing service aimed at improving the application process for life assurance and critical illness cover.
2007
MorganAsh LifeSearch
October 2007As part of LifeSearch's constant drive to improve services to customers , LifeSearch has contracted MorganAsh to undertake Tele-Interviewing on LifeSearch Customers.
Friends Provident Unveils Tele-interviewing
October 2007Friends Provident, the income protection market leader, has linked up with MorganAsh to provide a tele-interviewing service to speed up income protection application and reduce non-disclosure.
Shepherds Friendly Society launch new income protection product with MorganAsh
April 2007Shepherds Friendly Society launched its new income protection product in March through IFA distribution. The product will be completely Tele-interviewed with MorganAsh nurses interviewing all clients for their health and occupational details.
MorganAsh and Dentists' Provident roll out Tele-Interviewing service
January 2007MorganAsh wins Tele-interview contract with Dentists’ Provident
2006
MP Visits MorganAsh
December 2006Mike Hall MP Visits MorganAsh and celebrates 100th employee
2005
MorganAsh announces Partnership with RGA Technology Partners Inc
July 2005MorganAsh, the UK’s leading Tele-underwriting supplier, has partnered with RGA Technology Partners, Inc. to provide a fully automated Tele-underwriting service. MorganAsh will use the AURA rules engine and the AURA Back Office software to power their Tele-interview and Tele-underwriting service.
Survey of IFA’s reveals positive uptake of Tele-underwriting
May 2005A recent survey carried out by NMG for MorganAsh reveals that the majority of IFA’s are dissatisfied with the efficiency of the underwriting process when proposals require either GP reports or medical examinations
2004
MorganAsh launch Tele-underwriting service
September 2004MorganAsh launches in the UK providing outsourced Tele-underwriting to the life insurance industry.