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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
) S6 ~: B% S# ?8 U9 t5 ^Duncan Mavin, Financial Post
7 k$ d. a, b5 b. N+ d) |Published: Monday, March 26, 2007* l5 L" u5 [7 @
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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。$ O8 A% x& z. Y6 S2 c
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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 w1 O ]* k2 H! c: |8 o
7 r6 Q* G1 ~3 W. v4 M4 o6 F- Z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。- P3 F/ v6 _4 S2 g
, `/ m" e( b+ Q; E& U1 F2 E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.
3 N! K0 ], Z% x% z" r M0 |Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
( i. y9 i0 Q5 c8 w- @8 pThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.1 U. I) L/ V9 e7 E" z# P& W
7 Y1 y2 G! J# u( B6 lThe company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.) V/ F7 W# g i% O: S. X
"The Sun Life name is also well known and highly respected in many other markets around the world," said Sun Life chief executive Don Stewart.; R+ i8 F$ e7 c1 c" }
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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."4 U. x' b6 L# O
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