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Life insurance: Vive la difference in the permanent product market

By Alain Thériault | Dec. 21, 2022, 10:46 a.m.

InsuranceINTEL’s market watch shows that permanent life insurance products can be as different as apples and oranges, owing to a plethora of customizable features.

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