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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
( V8 }3 Z% g' tDuncan Mavin, Financial Post$ T0 M" J% |! n4 B1 T
Published: Monday, March 26, 2007
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$ o6 R: Q2 u7 ?0 g3 v' mSun 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。8 t4 E2 r; Y8 z2 U' f; i& k$ z
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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。9 _' ^* C' ?; B+ P: }5 w6 z
" k7 Q' l' H5 {- V" d- X% O+ i公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。/ T1 v8 i' q) S: I! u
) o, p, x9 w, UTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
3 f. ]0 M ^( B" w3 }* _Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.) F$ |8 z" }" j/ V* h5 x
There are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.6 E6 M/ x G+ B" b
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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 $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.
' j( V$ {7 K, o( K- S9 U9 o# k"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.$ M5 O% d3 M/ J4 ^$ r
9 Y; ]* i7 j. T% y6 P4 N5 H"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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