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Sun Life to retire Clarica name# h9 F V- ]" ^, I
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post
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4 U1 }0 M5 _/ }. A6 y7 BSun 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。: E. @+ r4 s! z9 E
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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。
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" q' g, {# x/ p3 C9 R5 c5 s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。
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TORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.% e5 Y9 r0 X5 t# y2 y* O2 }( y5 K
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.5 h7 |8 F4 d3 B: i6 K
There are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.' n6 ]4 f- t4 w* t
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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.
/ Q# e1 O0 o4 Z6 G"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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& N4 }3 R5 d) ~' D0 r"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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