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COVID-19: Insurers refine processes

By Alain Thériault | June 18, 2020, 4:30 p.m.

BMO | CANADA LIFE | EMPIRE LIFE | FINANCIAL HORIZONS GROUP | IVARI | LA CAPITALE | PPI | RBC | SUN LIFE FINANCIAL | Strategy | COVID19 | Magazine supplement

COVID-19 has forced insurers to introduce several measures that MGAs are applauding.

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