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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
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% ~5 ]0 z# U: |) CPublished: Monday, March 26, 20073 E: Q' P* [, N. p
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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。4 o1 `0 x7 q$ Z8 t; i9 ^( t6 ]
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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。/ V1 S- R( }( T& t' m( ?
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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。3 L, C) y# F: {4 [' K8 z1 S3 ~1 b9 j1 Y: O
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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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- z9 K# x* h$ y) i! @TORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy., d! U- i, E& ^! K0 k/ z
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.8 y& }: u6 u) W. Q; y
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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* N* f7 R( p( V5 V+ f- AThe 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.
4 w0 C7 l; X7 k, O( U3 `4 p7 i" F3 ["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.# x7 E" E8 q- W
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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.", i4 s0 t! q6 H" L4 Y
dmavin@nationalpost.com# E' u! M' j7 F% C
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