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APEXA: Membership growing despite hurdles

By Alain Thériault | April 28, 2021, 10:55 a.m.

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APEXA is still gaining members, but many MGAs worry about the mounting costs of enrolling life and health insurance advisors in the Canada-wide digital platform.

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