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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
L* {! Z! n9 uDuncan Mavin, Financial Post
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6 q, j% ?9 G! lSun 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。& \3 y& F1 Q/ x# a3 f! t( t
2 n, t" v5 W7 B m7 Y, T- E% a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。5 |+ ?1 r$ e: M1 U" C# `( p2 W
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TORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
& {# y5 I# _" t1 Y) c2 X) ZClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.( d* y/ a T" l' a- d4 H6 O
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 $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.7 h" Y( s+ i% `; ~8 [- }9 |
"The Sun Life name is also well known and highly respected in many other markets around the world," said Sun Life chief executive Don Stewart.
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"Offering our customers, advisors and employees a more powerful brand promise will reinforce Sun Life's position in Canada, and strengthen our platform for continued growth internationally."
* S$ w3 O$ o1 {, V% D. t. ]9 Mdmavin@nationalpost.com
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