Online sales not biggest threat, poll shows
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Online sales not biggest threat, poll shows

Banks and insurance companies remain the biggest threat to insurance advisers in spite of the rise of online insurance sales, according to a new survey by Horizon Research.

Niko Kloeten
Wed, Nov 6th 2013 06:06PM
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