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Sun Life to retire Clarica name8 s) e( o( m7 f! T" l9 t9 M
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post* z9 n; i5 t j+ j' |" A {8 x' u
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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。
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3 P4 H. _4 G2 Z% NClarica 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。" L% N4 M1 Y0 `3 M3 p
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公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。
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/ z& p# f4 T# aTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
1 s' G* A) F* B* ]) nClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
; D" H; a4 e2 V3 I1 D9 I- cThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.8 g/ b$ C# m6 i* s( `( V, y2 L' Y
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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 $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.. [' T' R |6 d h# K, {" A O
"The Sun Life name is also well known and highly respected in many other markets around the world," said Sun Life chief executive Don Stewart.
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- ~0 P$ E& ]: |"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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