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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
, ?- M, d ^2 ]/ u* Z0 vDuncan Mavin, Financial Post8 O: T; R/ n; Z% U! j
Published: Monday, March 26, 2007: z L2 l }. u( M% D* b& f
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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。& a# S: m. P- y H
, v/ r$ i8 _& R5 f+ CClarica 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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+ G, N0 N. f, W8 |( p# o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。4 h) p0 B) Z* [
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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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8 |+ d) J4 w6 l$ X! ~+ D8 XTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.; f* i' K( C$ T# }
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.. O) _' d/ L; e. @/ f
There are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.1 A$ c2 Q M* v- U/ E' j% z
2 }8 u7 I' j6 o6 c" h& q; NThe company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.3 d' n9 o1 K$ H& d
"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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" d; ^5 z4 {" n) z) ^. A" N"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.": W/ r# K9 V/ @& d o* n
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