Avelo

British Friendly's short-term income protection (IP) product is now available on Avelo's Exchange portal.

Avelo has launched a private medical insurance (PMI) service for advisers to compare health insurance contracts from eleven providers.

Advisers have given the Treasury's simple products initiative a tentative thumbs up while recognising that the financial services industry is overly complicated.

IFAs are increasingly positive about the protection market's prospects for 2012, according to a new survey.

IFAs will now be able to compare, quote, and apply for LV='s budget income protection (IP) product through the Avelo Exchange.

Avelo Exchange has extended its income protection service to intermediaries with the addition of British Friendly's Income Protection plan.

More than half of advisers have yet to adjust their clients' protection needs in the wake of the removal of the default retirement age (DRA), according to Avelo.

Avelo Exchange has added Engage Mutual's guaranteed 50 plus life cover plan to its service becoming the first to do so in the intermediary market.

Avelo has added its weight to those predicting protection sales will grow with IFAs increasing focus to it after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is introduced.

Technology supplier Avelo has applauded the move to establish a statement of best practice for collecting online signatures by insurance providers.