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To Cite this Article: Arham, A. F., Norizan, N. S., Razak, N. A., Mahmud, N., Hisham, M. N. M., & Nawi, A. R. M. (2020). Is Switching Intention an Alarming Issue for General Insurance Providers? Malaysia’s Perspectives. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(3), 264–271.
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