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Determinants of Insurance and Insurer Preferences Among Financial Consumers in ASEAN: Evidence from Myanmar, Vietnam, and Indonesia

By: Soyoung Lim and  Hongjoo Jung  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/irfc-2025-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2508-464X | Journal ISSN: 2508-3155
Language: English
Page range: 38 - 52
Submitted on: Nov 13, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 19, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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