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Sun Life to retire Clarica name* m2 ?5 t2 ~2 f& u, w. h. b0 b" T
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post
6 x, {1 Y5 X9 [" p1 x- SPublished: Monday, March 26, 2007
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/ l5 Q. B( z A* P2 [9 [9 bSun 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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6 Y; |8 f( u' S4 O2 q2 o) wClarica 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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) m+ N; p, f9 t5 h3 S# j( |* h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。& i7 B! u. z- e. q* g9 c- @4 g) t
, W" [' N6 Q7 W. Y" j/ } S公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。7 W3 a$ {8 G4 f8 W: O& ]5 X
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TORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
# n8 _6 @8 a, F8 U9 R+ BClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
* I2 H6 g& d; o% dThere 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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3 X J0 \3 O9 l; V; Y' FThe company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.
- J5 h- E; o9 t+ ?5 ^' s"The Sun Life name is also well known and highly respected in many other markets around the world," said Sun Life chief executive Don Stewart.
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+ ]. N+ ^, N$ }, X0 U7 |"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."1 _6 B% D1 T g0 @ w9 K( P) p
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