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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
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8 z+ c/ N4 q% i- @" R% X) FPublished: Monday, March 26, 2007
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' }$ W6 M, l) }, q0 z( j0 YSun Life Financial公司 星期一宣布,将要退休Clarica 标牌,作为调整市场对策的一部分。8 h3 `) A6 D4 U
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Clarica 是Mutual life of Canada 在1999年引入的,三年后被Sun Life 收买下来。
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现在加拿大约有两百万Clarica 保险合同持有人, Clarica 有3,500 名理财顾问。
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8 v( L" {/ A& O# b* {. ~( L; `( x公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。
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8 y- {2 H& B* A% p" e7 ~- VTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
: p4 n4 O4 O+ P* fClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.4 k( w# N6 o) k3 ?# X8 @
There are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.
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t; H) O1 \3 z }2 W/ \- zThe company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.! ]6 f2 j) A5 }6 p* P4 m6 R
"The Sun Life name is also well known and highly respected in many other markets around the world," said Sun Life chief executive Don Stewart.
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" r% e7 x% D0 F, M"Offering our customers, advisors and employees a more powerful brand promise will reinforce Sun Life's position in Canada, and strengthen our platform for continued growth internationally."/ r# @( X) D# G( T
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