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Sun Life to retire Clarica name# b9 R' q! R% _
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post
1 F3 m% u# r& u9 g z6 QPublished: Monday, March 26, 2007
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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。# }; _$ t0 g. B$ q
' a# D, t$ d- A P/ m! N3 LClarica 是Mutual life of Canada 在1999年引入的,三年后被Sun Life 收买下来。4 K/ U- B7 M$ U# M4 E
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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。4 n, S: h X" u% n1 A
( V, H7 |2 g, l+ O4 e8 L* i- rTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.6 f% Y1 p. M3 N w4 g+ `
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
; Z4 U, A, S! o: ^4 AThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500., c8 d% W/ w; w( {* ?8 j C0 k
3 |/ ]3 `, Y* E7 zThe 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.* b9 r9 }: s2 l) [( [- M6 ~: o7 h
"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.3 s5 {7 \, T- \/ Q. {. r: ~ x: Y! Q
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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."
* E& ~' r% G2 b ]3 ^; u" Jdmavin@nationalpost.com
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