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Sun Life to retire Clarica name* Y% |/ H) T! U, A; b
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post
9 i$ A, L5 @- nPublished: Monday, March 26, 2007
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9 |8 x' Z6 C7 u [& ]" ~: ]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。0 w" D0 p% q3 `( t$ a" `8 n
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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。' [: O* G+ q8 h
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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。2 r8 m) y, ~" F( T$ v5 T
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TORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
2 Z9 Q5 ?) B6 [+ i" C1 kClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
, v8 a. c8 b0 F: v2 KThere 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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The company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.2 m0 {& W, ?2 m& `" r' `( S2 {& a
"The Sun Life name is also well known and highly respected in many other markets around the world," said Sun Life chief executive Don Stewart.& J/ u' ~( s' Y* A$ S2 J1 c, t, }
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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."
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