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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
* R4 m& Q" Q5 X6 I2 M% pDuncan Mavin, Financial Post
* F1 b; |- C) N$ UPublished: Monday, March 26, 20075 V( g* J0 g: {( W6 V. Y; z
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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。
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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。
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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。, h% s4 Q: O( @9 `& l
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公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。" ^ N _# x1 F1 q% 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.7 b# K: F6 h9 s- b& y
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
) S2 \4 n# Y6 h1 h% T0 s6 HThere 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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& c% O+ d* ~8 e- R% L& d! a. bThe company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.
, H3 B2 |: ~( y: H# J3 R$ `/ k"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. k4 K. X( [: D. c& {$ t6 k4 c
/ c: t+ x8 ] J3 W+ y"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." G* |+ ~' `" N
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