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Sun Life to retire Clarica name- F5 i8 Z( Q% J% _' c
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post- A Y2 d& `6 f6 C1 z5 G7 u
Published: Monday, March 26, 20072 m! g, g1 {6 I# ^) \; ^, k9 o+ \
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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。7 y& E6 A* }/ j: `7 o
) M) z3 b% X6 q2 V+ E( a0 [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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( s3 f2 l/ D7 Y$ }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。7 n4 C/ n5 q; N1 @+ F5 P
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TORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy." q$ R5 M `7 B) u3 l" ^0 b9 B! g- ~
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.( z" S; v8 F0 t: 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.+ c1 v2 \/ J2 x) [, s7 ?2 c) H' L- b
p n& g0 c6 FThe company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.
& g6 k' U$ N4 l9 F"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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