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Sun Life to retire Clarica name! i, J4 Y( O& ^
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post
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/ \" \" j7 K4 [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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7 A. U G( @; K8 H$ V/ bClarica 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。7 I( J/ P1 Q# p/ u- Y
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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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TORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.2 Q8 @, L9 @; k! O8 j$ u3 a5 H
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
1 _9 J7 h7 O3 F: z; fThere 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.: R. v# G8 T# Y0 n5 {9 U
"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.% W9 Z( H1 v6 k. Z# Z
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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."6 @) D* ]9 d1 ~5 c/ n/ s
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