WESTPORT, Connecticut, Oct. 28 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: Children are at heightened risk of loss of life, physical harm, severe emotional distress, and protracted displacement following the announced "expanded ground operations" by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, said Save the Children. Children will bear the brunt of the "intensification of a  more

DARIEN, Connecticut, Oct. 27 -- Friends of Animals issued the following news release: Connecticut-based Friends of Animals, an international animal advocacy organization founded in 1957, wants to overhaul the meat-centric, cheese-heavy National School Lunch Program by getting daily vegan entree options in an increasing number of public-school cafeterias and to get them highlighted on school menus. The organization's initial efforts have been successful. After weeks of conversations between FoA  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Oct. 25 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: During the 2023 LIMRA Annual Conference, LL Global, the parent company of LIMRA and LOMA, announced Adrian Griggs, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Pacific Life Insurance Company, will remain chair of the LL Global board of directors in 2024. Caroline Feeney, executive vice president and chief executive officer, U.S. Businesses, Prudential Financial, was named vice chair and will succeed Griggs as ch  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: A new study reveals profitable growth is the most important challenge on the minds of C-suite executives in the life insurance industry, followed closely by talent management. When the same study was conducted in 2019, change management was what kept executives up at night. By 2021, as companies were forced to meet customers' changing needs, executives' focus shifted to technology. The study, conducted by LIMRA  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Oct. 26 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: With economic conditions continuing to be favorable for annuities, total sales increased 11% year-over-year to $89.4 billion in the third quarter 2023, according to preliminary results from LIMRA's U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey. "Equity markets rebounding in 2023 combined with a strong increase in interest rates has allowed insurance companies to add additional value in their annuity offerings to investors," said   more

DARIEN, Connecticut, Oct. 25 -- Friends of Animals issued the following news release: Darien, Connecticut-based Friends of Animals is applauding Norwalk Public Schools--which is comprised of nearly 12,000 students--because starting in November it will have a daily vegan lunch entree, including items such as hummus, chik'n nuggets, sweet and crunchy chickpea wraps, Impossible beef crumbles, Impossible burgers and a Mediterranean salad. "As an international animal and vegan advocacy group workin  more