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Sun Life to retire Clarica name" O, e" O) i. H" h
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post
* u9 b- {# O6 E+ i4 q4 q$ HPublished: Monday, March 26, 2007
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2 n9 ?* p t: ~4 \7 B. ^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。7 C8 u& P g# a, R$ e- |9 }
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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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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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8 P& \5 E, B. y; W4 Q1 BTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
; R% \: U/ B+ t w3 r; |Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
% I% U& M7 y, {: C I2 oThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.7 p8 F; ~8 E4 m$ I9 R
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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.
- J, j5 a: K/ S9 J, D7 L"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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: Q& Y3 C* y# i" K! v0 P2 J' @"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."- A/ X4 ^: u0 A+ t8 A6 Z
dmavin@nationalpost.com
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