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Manulife had a record-breaking year selling mortgage creditor insurance in 2024. That cemented the company as the biggest provider of such insurance in the land, followed by Canada Life. So, what’s the magic behind Manulife’s creditor life insurance (CLI) win streak? We put that question to Mario Cloutier,