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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
* ?4 \0 g/ w) qDuncan Mavin, Financial Post
! Y6 {( F% ?( `& UPublished: Monday, March 26, 2007+ O8 I, Z7 u' x7 L$ i, `/ C
! X/ M" p& R5 F |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。: d0 w/ z! I c
8 w5 ~& L) s T, |# y" PClarica 是Mutual life of Canada 在1999年引入的,三年后被Sun Life 收买下来。' I; f8 J9 w7 X6 I
# U$ W6 |1 A! 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。
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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.: q$ q) W+ J$ N; G0 b9 v
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
# |& M* G& w7 q+ n( y$ gThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500. b3 O6 x: B* K: m, M
' L" Y$ c$ }: N0 i [ u9 h# u0 g) xThe 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.
( L1 F3 W. l+ e, R/ A& W2 l1 m"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." ]7 i: x, F% i9 I
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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."
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