True Potential signs Aviva deal

True Potential has agreed a partnership with insurance giant Aviva to allow quotes and online applications for a wider range of the provider's products, including protection plans.

Advisers using the IT service can also receive secure email updates on how their applications are progressing using its interactive pipeline service that facilitates secure web based messaging.

The Aviva products that will be available are:

• Term assurance (with optional critical illness cover);
• Mortgage life insurance (with optional critical illness cover);
• Simplified Life insurance (level or decreasing);
• Portfolio bonds (level or stepped);
• Your Pension Select;
• Aviva Stakeholder pensions.

Mark Henderson, senior partner at True Potential, said: "We are very pleased to extend our business links with Aviva.

"I am sure our client firms will be happy not only with the enhanced quote coverage but also the ability to contact its new business administration teams online. As a result the end customer will benefit by getting their new protection policy or investment plan in force much quicker."

Simon Badley, director of intermediary at Aviva UK, added that the providers is delighted to be able to offer a fuller range of products with the partnership.