On the ground, Prudential and AIA both rely on 'tied agents' who exclusively sell one company's life-insurance policies and investment-linked insurance products to customers throughout the region.

基本上，保诚和友邦都依赖“固定经纪人”，即在整个地区只为一家公司销售人寿保险以及投资性保险产品。

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The agents are tied together by a common entry point in the /sbin/hotplug script.

这些代理与 /sbin/hotplug 脚本中的一项绑定在一起。

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They generally sell policies through several distribution channels, such as independent brokers, tied agents, and direct contact with customers.

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The majority of tied agents and even IFAs work on a commission basis, whereby the product provider remunerates the adviser when you take out one of their products.

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He admits that bancassurance works in countries such as Belgium, where insurance is not sold through agents tied to insurers.

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