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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday February 23, 2025 ( 2 items )  

LIMRA: Canadian Life Insurance New Premium Jumps 8% to Set New Record in 2024
WINDSOR, Connecticut, Feb. 21 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: * * * LIMRA: Canadian Life Insurance New Premium Jumps 8% to Set New Record in 2024 WINDSOR, Conn., Feb. 20, 2024 --Total Canadian life insurance new annualized premium was a record-high $2.04 billion (CAD) in 2024, 8% higher than in 2023, according to LIMRA's Retail Canadian Life Insurance Sales Survey. "Record-high whole life and strong universal life new premium propelled overall market growth in 2024. That said, th  more

Unaccompanied and Separated Children Among up to 35,000 Refugees Who Crossed into Burundi in Recent Weeks
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Feb. 21 [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, posted the following news release: * * * Unaccompanied and Separated Children Among up to 35,000 Refugees Who Crossed into Burundi in Recent Weeks BUJUMBURA, 21 February 2025 - Save the Children protection staff are reporting an influx of unaccompanied and separated children arriving in Burundi, am  more