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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
0 U- d# L: ]4 e+ j" _9 QDuncan Mavin, Financial Post
8 m; U1 y$ I. K8 {( qPublished: Monday, March 26, 2007
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Sun 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。1 u8 Q4 k& e3 R$ D9 I/ p
; F8 G1 `6 g- p n' W0 WClarica 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。# O0 [; K; L1 B
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公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。
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" s; U/ b! |9 o7 XTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
* W% V) C* [: p9 n- m6 _Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
2 i( k+ s, i5 CThere 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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4 X: ]- i- b+ a& b k0 ]2 yThe company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.% S2 s& l' d$ V/ t9 H
"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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"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.", X/ ]( m2 w* W7 s& ]5 t( n
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