Is bancassurance a viable model for financial firms?

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 777-794

  Fields, L Paige ^a   Fraser, Donald R ^a   Kolari, James W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36248976636     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2007.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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