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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
8 d0 ?( v- z! ?' W9 H9 PDuncan Mavin, Financial Post
( O. {" D" G. ~4 T2 aPublished: Monday, March 26, 2007
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% ^$ G+ |5 }" W) w4 Z/ aSun 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。5 G$ m. N( _( K; L& | N
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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。! }* b8 @% u; O) v: a3 W- B
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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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" e5 Y W2 L3 U6 V. i公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。$ b/ g' Y4 e# A5 T6 ]; R
\2 |1 Y* Z/ d9 VTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
: T, M# |' ]1 r+ Y* s7 rClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
0 h- V3 j7 |' W7 rThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.
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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 $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.- ~7 m: w6 R; i1 Z+ ?& }+ a7 E$ }
"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., d) }) r/ A7 h4 I) a4 z* X0 V3 p$ d8 |
l$ F4 Q4 \6 i6 k4 f9 x, [0 j# |. W! C"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."
( Z, [! u5 T" G0 ~dmavin@nationalpost.com' M3 n1 b4 ]) u% A* ]1 v% X, m' m
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