The programs are usually a combination of disability insurance, life insurance and accident insurance.

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Now they are moving into markets traditionally dominated by foreign players -- lower-premium accident, health and life insurance.

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Karlsen was arrested last November after investigators learned about a life insurance policy for Levi Karlsen taken out just days before his death, which was initially ruled an accident.

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