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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
! x- ~9 _7 n' N s; D- l' R+ UDuncan Mavin, Financial Post3 l5 \) ]5 y3 u
Published: Monday, March 26, 2007 r" T* n/ l1 T; }& Q$ x
* U" V- s: K! a; D: F! A# D1 r! xSun 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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9 a1 p7 @, d4 \6 B1 c( iClarica 是Mutual life of Canada 在1999年引入的,三年后被Sun Life 收买下来。6 x% E% d }& y% E! m
6 z, P* u' D2 v2 j0 }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。; v; e0 h0 [ v/ d; r* B# B0 u
( \- \4 @8 R( Y x$ V) ^公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。
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K/ y/ a1 n& z9 x3 C- C( W5 BTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy.
3 ]# B: `. y7 VClarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.
. h8 \3 a" \9 r; ~8 Y& H8 FThere are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500.0 l6 H5 o+ X9 S
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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.
$ H3 ~% h6 I( l4 {"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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6 R- V( ^2 F& P( ^"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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