WINDSOR, Connecticut, April 13 (TNSOps) -- LIMRA issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: Despite record-high consumer intent in purchasing life insurance, new research finds too many Americans mistakenly feel life insurance is financially out of reach or too difficult to obtain. According to the 2021 Insurance Barometer Study, 36% of consumers say they plan to purchase life insurance within the next 12 months, which represents the highest purchase intent in the survey's history.   more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, April 15 (TNSPol) -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: As President Joe Biden approaches his 100th day in office, he receives a positive 48 - 42 percent job approval rating, with 10 percent not offering an opinion in a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adults released today. This compares to a February 17th poll when 50 percent approved, 38 percent disapproved, and 13 percent didn't offer   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 16 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following statement: * * * "The addition of 5,400 jobs in March is very good news," CBIA president and CEO Chris DiPentima said today. "We've now recovered 60% of the 292,400 jobs lost to COVID-19 restrictions last March and April. "We're encouraged to see three consecutive months of gains, although the significant loss of jobs last month in the trade, transportation, and utilities and professional  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 14 (TNSRes) -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: Finding and affording quality childcare are the top issues for working parents in Connecticut, according to a new survey released today. The Connecticut Employee Childcare Needs Survey--produced by the Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative (a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy), CBIA, ReadyCT, and Social Venture Partners   more

BETHEL, Connecticut, April 13 -- The Journal of Vibration and Control, a peer-reviewed journal of analytical, computational and experimental studies of vibration phenomena and their control from the Society of Experimental Mechanics, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2021 edition: Articles: * Prediction of shear strain induced by blasting waves in surface structures based on coupled frequency, velocity, and displacement effects * Vibration reduction of a flexible  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, April 16 -- LIMRA issued the following news release on April 14: According to recent Secure Retirement Institute(R) (SRI(R)) data, only half of workers who have experienced job or income loss since March 2020 are confident they are saving enough money for retirement, compared to 63% of workers who have not experienced a loss. Retirement industry leaders representing investment, workplace savings, and annuity businesses will come together at the 2021 Retirement Industry C  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, April 16 (TNSPol) -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: In the wake of multiple mass shootings in the United States, a majority of Americans (54 - 42 percent) support stricter gun laws in a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University national poll of adults released today. Democrats support stricter gun laws 91 - 8 percent. Republicans oppose these laws 74 - 22 percent, and independents oppose them 51 - 44 percent. S  more