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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
* h D' T% k5 i2 Y% SDuncan Mavin, Financial Post
4 Z! m' J7 B; g* H7 r$ P% J9 Z9 o6 WPublished: Monday, March 26, 2007# a0 G S% P* J0 Y
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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。
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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。# ~1 G' m* f7 `/ o5 R
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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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公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。& q- L. k$ E9 \% \+ U
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TORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.1 }! Y# V2 _, ]8 F. T* B/ L! D
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
+ h9 y2 D) `$ ~( v' y3 v4 z: nThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.) H4 I8 j* {; u$ ]. M4 o8 O6 j
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The company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.
( o7 W; g$ a( J6 z"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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; o+ a a( ^: @"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."$ Z6 t! s% i% O5 l3 p
dmavin@nationalpost.com
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