Without an infrastructure on the ground, the new firms hired armies of agents, giving them a healthy commission of, say, 25% of the payment (or premium) the customer coughed up in the first year.

这些新公司在没有基础设施的前提下，雇佣大批的经纪人，并支付不菲的佣金，据说，第一年便可得到客户支付保险金的25%。

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The International Air Transport Association reported premium (first - and business-class) travel declined by 13.3% in December over the previous year.

国际航协数据显示，去年12月两舱(头等舱和商务舱)客运量同比减少了13.3%。

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In the first quarter, among 24 foreign life insurance companies, of which comparable data was available, 11 showed negative premium growth compared to the same period of last year.

一季度，24家具有可比数据的外资寿险公司中，有11家较去年同期出现了保费负增长。

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Shinkong and China Life rely much more on first-year premiums than Cathay and, since the first-year premium is such a low-margin business, it means lower profits.

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