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Sun Life to retire Clarica name8 S3 U1 y8 P |$ \
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post
3 U# o& U; U/ R0 y6 RPublished: Monday, March 26, 20076 u- x6 L9 r$ J. I
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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。
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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。8 y6 _" T/ d/ d2 `
8 n. ]8 W0 O; S! y* Y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。" B5 q% d# `- L2 w5 e! A
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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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% _" I, {9 [$ l- ITORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
: y8 G& k( x2 ?5 pClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
' ]( `' z7 q3 i( ~- }! E1 XThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.9 e! s9 E2 a4 ~, X4 u( W
9 r- t. D# j: u+ i& BThe company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.
8 q1 `$ D; s# U) Z9 s( W"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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"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."- j8 D( [2 O) B# v: M* `
dmavin@nationalpost.com
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