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Sun Life to retire Clarica name/ o" n$ @4 _7 d# V$ h: }
Duncan Mavin, Financial Post i' M* k# D9 X, E2 t: m( [
Published: Monday, March 26, 2007$ s: B R8 q: Y
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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。& p& j0 o* K% X1 n: W% Y
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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。- x$ ~$ r4 M+ M) _4 U! C
( ]) ~" q c9 v- p( X" {: j f7 s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。9 n1 @# u1 g( @. R% `7 H; ~
- b0 ]0 o" d/ h5 B! U* Q8 I* V公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。
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* X! o/ s; t8 m H8 x; ]TORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.5 y: E7 t/ D& q) R) g. o# R Q4 G
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
) E+ X: [( ~0 W& S1 ]There are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.9 ^' I" n w- z2 W9 Q. v% ~* g
2 p1 x a1 h1 \# ^' tThe 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.
6 U' K8 ]& L# N; \6 H" E e5 E"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."5 _/ u- |. j& I+ i
dmavin@nationalpost.com
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