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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
/ I) @4 r8 Q1 ^2 ^Duncan Mavin, Financial Post2 j3 Q2 @, Y/ i( Z& A
Published: 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。% Z8 v) [5 @; S- _
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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。5 V, o! ^7 ^; m- J) ?4 N* Z |, C
) ]8 X/ W3 z+ [0 T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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" P- ~* U; q. i" N: b' O4 pTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.! x& b$ O4 O8 g0 R5 N- t% k
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
! ]- n8 s1 X* S/ l$ E9 n; gThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.* ?8 z1 L' S% O8 M+ h# n. Y3 `7 Z) A! l
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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 $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.
9 h2 M8 ^% n1 _7 N# G"The Sun Life name is also well known and highly respected in many other markets around the world," said Sun Life chief executive Don Stewart.
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"Offering our customers, advisors and employees a more powerful brand promise will reinforce Sun Life's position in Canada, and strengthen our platform for continued growth internationally."' I/ b, Q$ K' D) @2 ?5 ?. e
dmavin@nationalpost.com
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