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Sun Life to retire Clarica name- I- d+ a" F: L1 O
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post
8 u4 i- Z( K' R E @- B. @Published: Monday, March 26, 2007; s! h, J. u* q
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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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( m' D P$ v" F/ j, L/ H! S( T; l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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6 A5 B$ [7 a% j, A, [7 F: }! a6 C7 }TORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
, D! I: L2 @& F1 PClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
( K4 x' z, S. T, I6 T& e( f" A- jThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500. Y" k" a* a+ [# g$ c& {( {
6 ^5 F* k3 ]; u8 T h9 vThe 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.
( r' h" L9 j) E' |& o# H2 l"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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/ z( ~" F9 X4 G- K+ L' 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."
8 |8 n6 F! H9 z) Kdmavin@nationalpost.com
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