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Sun Life to retire Clarica name7 Y' M9 e- ~2 v5 u9 l
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post9 N3 @, P* Y M5 A/ ^1 E% a- T
Published: Monday, March 26, 20076 ^1 e3 } W( B$ X
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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。2 m1 r/ @9 {/ Z8 a
6 @' H7 F( x# Y# i3 ?3 R2 N) D& Y) uClarica 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。
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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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* {9 k8 V# u- S! _ i* Z) gTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
% ^/ I5 w+ |) `) ]: LClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.) n7 y: r$ p2 E- w# Q
There are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.( n7 @$ k" j1 f# Z% H
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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.
1 @7 O( d' }. P7 u7 T; z: R7 j"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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- z8 Q: x4 d g b# e# e"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."; x+ G& F; c; j* s
dmavin@nationalpost.com. _3 ]+ A4 c8 I& E
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