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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
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7 \/ h( q2 o" u0 DPublished: Monday, March 26, 20074 x! {: n& \1 R w. K7 ?9 A! D
4 a- B* r7 G* D3 }; |* CSun 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。9 s' i5 N$ r u* y: J6 r
: j- b/ z [8 ^% yClarica 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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A8 _% }* I( C ?) ` V% R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 k: f1 u2 L* {' U
% h4 ]: i0 U) XTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
; e( c- Z; o3 j* IClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
# q, D: [" }, U% H' z0 N8 NThere 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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, C1 @8 _2 n$ m! ^The company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.& p( E: ?' T+ W' X* G8 M; I
"The Sun Life name is also well known and highly respected in many other markets around the world," said Sun Life chief executive Don Stewart./ Z: @! `3 C% h; w, ]$ g/ A
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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."0 q8 t+ [7 N- i# f/ @2 B! M6 |
dmavin@nationalpost.com
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