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Sun Life to retire Clarica name, G8 X6 S0 g" z1 C, B0 g4 ~, i! Z
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post- ~$ i- c( M! D8 f& E, M, c
Published: Monday, March 26, 2007
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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。/ f9 r! Z& p4 O
* ^ Y( T$ q& ?$ a# d) `Clarica 是Mutual life of Canada 在1999年引入的,三年后被Sun Life 收买下来。' J: F5 y1 p2 Z" r3 x2 C9 s
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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。& A: S T- H# e
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7 R0 M8 N/ V' p7 ~0 x. fTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
|) y' `1 k+ ~0 QClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.5 u2 g( P% v7 Y+ F" R4 A0 I! i
There 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.
- E" C& @+ p- \6 \+ Q"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."
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