Bank-owned life in-surance companies are leading a charge to sell their products directly to consumers via phone, e-mail and “snail” mail.At first blush, it’s a trend that could worry and irritate advisors. But even some traditional insurers openly admit that it’s a distribution model with which advisors can co-exist — and they have found a […]
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It has been a watershed year for the Big Four Canadian life insurers. Manulife Financial Corp., Sun Life Financial Inc., Great-West Life Assurance Co. and Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. each posted strong third-quarter results this past month. Fund managers and equity analysts alike are favouring them as a group over the Canadian […]
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