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"This couldn't have come at a better time for me or my family," said
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Respondents noted that many of the groups they personally are
reaching are underserved by the insurance industry in general.
Suggestions for what insurers could do better to market to diverse
groups included:

-- "Not only should marketing and enrolling tools be in Spanish,
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