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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
* |* a2 C- Y) ` }& kDuncan Mavin, Financial Post" W$ E. m8 B5 `" t
Published: Monday, March 26, 2007% N% ^5 U8 X2 K/ M7 S
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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。6 M8 B7 q7 t {3 ]- F
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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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. t' D1 @7 P, ~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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公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。2 _4 Y5 c8 E4 ]' M6 `& V
( r5 B3 s3 `* U/ {; l' }TORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
9 Z$ P" a# t- b# O0 ^0 j! }3 cClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.8 w4 X9 L' `( ^4 }; h1 Y
There are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.- r5 Y. t% F v9 P. U& ~6 |
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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./ A4 d+ H0 \/ a
"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.3 A, S9 v' u. x% D4 z
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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."0 ~( Q# S6 R! m* }' g* H
dmavin@nationalpost.com! P: q; H2 x5 p& O3 a3 N' W7 U* Y+ J
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