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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
D* S- X( D. ]0 M2 _Duncan Mavin, Financial Post7 a/ |5 P4 v: v7 J
Published: Monday, March 26, 2007
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i w/ ~2 b4 @+ U# X/ F( K: ?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。
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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。% _% P! a& x8 ]/ I |( Z! h, d 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.
) P* T- r, u$ R1 \% jClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.4 s, z) Z" T, x5 g& b1 a) u3 P8 g
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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The company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.
% t+ b/ P$ B' c"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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+ l) ]: ^0 W& B1 Q"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."7 t; k7 _3 \+ e( r1 @$ j
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