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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
3 l9 w0 p/ g0 J7 RDuncan Mavin, Financial Post
4 A/ C; N6 d j: YPublished: Monday, March 26, 2007
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2 ?! c( _/ J& E" l# g0 SSun 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。! L' X3 @7 c5 U
2 j* K$ n9 I4 D: D9 }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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O( ?9 ^" r: X- l- |1 f1 a公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。
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# e# G2 A* P/ X/ }% pTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
; b% G3 z$ A( a. K- v/ C$ R3 T) }Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
# |* d; ~9 T8 I( ^& G0 F8 |There are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.3 S' m& L5 A5 b7 G/ w( T; E9 G8 P
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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 v G5 P& u1 y2 Y"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.' s1 P/ {* M4 w; b
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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."" d: {. V+ M0 M8 n) F/ h( l' M
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