Thursday - November 21, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday August 25, 2024 ( 8 items )  

ACD Recognizes Azelis Americas With 2024 Responsible Distribution Excellence Award
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 23 -- Alliance for Chemical Distribution (formerly the National Association of Chemical Distributors) issued the following news release: Yesterday, during its annual ChemEdge conference, the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) announced that Azelis Americas, headquartered in Westport, Connecticut, is the recipient of the 2024 ACD Responsible Distribution(TM) Excellence Award. Each year, ACD recognizes a company that demonstrates an unwavering commitment to ACD Re  more

CHA STATEMENT ON 2025 HEALTH INSURANCE RATE FILINGS HEARING
WALLINGFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 21 -- Connecticut Hospital Association issued the following statement on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * "Affordability, equity, and access must remain our focus." * * * The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) released the following statement regarding the Public Informational Hearing that took place today, August 20, 2024 on Health Insurance Rate Filings for 2025: "Governor Lamont and Connecticut hospitals worked together last year toward our shared goal of improving  more

GAZA: Aid Agencies and Medical Professionals Warn of Dangers of a Mass Polio Outbreak without Urgent Action, Endangering a Generation of Children
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 20 -- 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: [Category: Sociological] RAMALLAH (August 20, 2024)--Aid agencies and medical professionals have joined forces to call urgently for a ceasefire to allow life-saving polio vaccinations to be administered to about 640,000 children aged under 10 following confirmation of the first case of pol  more

Gaza: New Israeli Orders Force Thousands in Deir al-Balah to Flee Again, and Disrupt Last Aid Hub
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 22 -- 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: RAMALLAH (August 22, 2024)--New displacement orders issued by Israeli authorities have forced another mass movement of families and humanitarian workers from areas in Deir al-Balah--one of the only remaining areas in the occupied Gaza Strip with essential infrastructure and warehouses stori  more

LIMRA: Industry Leaders to Discuss GenAI's Impact on Financial Services at 2024 LIMRA Annual Conference
WINDSOR, Connecticut, Aug. 22 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: Artificial intelligence (AI) takes the main stage at the 2024 LIMRA Annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 15 - 17. When LIMRA surveyed life insurance executives on their major challenges in 2023, growth and technology topped the list (33% and 28% respectively). For that reason, LIMRA enlisted a panel of experts to discuss the potential impact AI will have on the financial services industry at this year's event.   more

LIMRA: Second Quarter 2024 U.S. Life Insurance New Premium Level With Prior Year
WINDSOR, Connecticut, Aug. 21 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: Total U.S. individual life insurance new annualized premium was $3.97 billion in the second quarter, level with prior year results, according to LIMRA's preliminary U.S. Life Insurance Sales Survey. Policy count was flat for the quarter. Year to date (YTD), new premium totaled $7.7 billion, down 1%, and the total number of policies sold was level with the prior year's results. "Whole life sales, which represent the large  more

MPOX: Five Ways Children are More at Risk
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 19 -- 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: [Category: Sociological] Caption Anonymous patient being treated at Save the Children's clinic in DRC following a rapid outbreak of the deadly mpox virus.Mpox causes fever, rash and lesions all over the body, severe headaches and fatigue. Some children also develop respiratory problems an  more

Sudan: Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children among Thousands Fleeing Latest Surge of Fighting
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 22 [Category: Sociological] -- 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: PORT SUDAN, (August 22, 2024) Nearly 500 unaccompanied and separated children have arrived in Blue Nile and Gedaref states over six weeks as heavy fighting forces more people to flee for safety after 16 months of conflict, Save the Children said. Escalation in viol  more