{"id":18546,"date":"2020-06-01T16:09:53","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T20:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insurancenewsnet.com\/?post_type=innarticle&p=5523535"},"modified":"2020-06-01T16:09:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T20:09:53","slug":"life-insurance-groups-address-floyd-death-denounce-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2020\/06\/01\/life-insurance-groups-address-floyd-death-denounce-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Insurance Groups Address Floyd Death, Denounce Racism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Several life insurance groups joined to release a statement this afternoon addressing racism, the George Floyd death and resulting “tumult, hurt and anger” across U.S communities.<\/p>\n

Community leaders are weary after five days of civil unrest in the United States following the death of Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing.<\/p>\n

Floyd\u2019s death on May 25 in Minneapolis was the latest in a series of deaths of black men and women at the hands of police in the U.S.<\/p>\n

The life insurance statement is signed by Susan Neely, president and CEO, American Council of Life Insurers; George Nichols III, president and CEO, American College of Financial Services; Marc Cadin; president and CEO, Association for Advanced Life Underwriting; Kevin Mayeux, CEO, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors; David Levenson, president and CEO, LIMRA, LOMA and LL Global.<\/p>\n

Here is the statement:<\/p>\n

Racism-tinged events no longer startle even America\u2019s closest allies, though many have watched coverage of the often-violent protests with growing unease. Burning cars and riot police in the U.S. featured on newspaper front pages around the globe Sunday \u2014 bumping news of the COVID-19 pandemic to second-tier status in some places.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The life insurance community grieves with the nation over the racial injustice, brutality and bigotry that took the life of George Floyd and the lives of so many others. Too often, the justice system has failed, bringing devastating consequences such as destroyed hope, fear and division.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Overcoming today\u2019s agonizing rupture and advancing promise for all will require engagement by each of us \u2013 a resolve to face the pain, anxiety and frustration experienced by Black Americans and others subjected to prejudice. We must move forward with moral purpose, making contributions with our own abilities and sustained commitment.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

For our part \u2013 on behalf of life insurance companies, producers and financial educators \u2013 when we say we\u2019re committed to providing financial security to all Americans, we mean it.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

We stand committed to helping all people take care of those they love \u2013 our most critical mission. Financial well-being is not just a state of mind, and we must focus our collective knowledge on empowering prosperity and opening avenues for collective growth. We are committed to identifying new policies that will provide greater financial security to more people \u2013 particularly for the most vulnerable among us.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

We stand committed to sustained partnership in the community to drive solutions to address systemic inequality. And we stand committed to fostering diversity and inclusion for our employees and the workforce.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Building a diverse and inclusive profession<\/em> for those we serve and those we employ is a journey. And we\u2019re in it for the long term.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tumult, hurt and anger we see today must be addressed for every person seeking to heal, find peace, experience equality, achieve unity, believe in the present, and have faith in the future for themselves and their families. As Dr. King said, \u201cThe time is always right to do what is right.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

We do it together.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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