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Sun Life to retire Clarica name) w( p& {$ y" U
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post
0 {0 q8 h7 f; S4 [# Z6 tPublished: Monday, March 26, 20077 p; R" t) t6 {3 v% N' c
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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。. _7 e+ ?7 D! Z$ R( y2 |
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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。9 F" o( X5 B" Z/ B- n* f L2 L$ i
" s9 C+ P6 H) b- L! ]& v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。. Z3 K( q7 ]3 w" L$ S
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公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。' ]4 F) B6 k/ O
: T2 X# }" m/ i4 ~0 R* F0 B5 E- F7 RTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
8 \! I1 B+ J x* A; {- CClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
0 S, n* {, |8 D) i, r* Z- A( VThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.3 s; D" g7 i- | Q; V
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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.
2 b6 L5 \. ?8 o0 @"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."# _& T" `% L2 H& m
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