{"id":19841,"date":"2020-10-12T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insurancenewsnet.com\/?post_type=oarticle&p=6036377"},"modified":"2020-10-12T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T23:00:00","slug":"acli-releases-plan-for-economic-empowerment-and-racial-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2020\/10\/12\/acli-releases-plan-for-economic-empowerment-and-racial-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"ACLI Releases Plan For Economic Empowerment And Racial Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) President and CEO Susan Neely announced today the launch of a new initiative to advance economic empowerment and racial equity.<\/p>\n

“Life insurers believe that all Americans should have access to tools and resources that will help them thrive and succeed,” Neely said. “ACLI and its members are asserting their commitment to this goal and presenting concrete, outcome-changing steps for economic empowerment in financially underserved communities throughout the nation.”<\/p>\n

Presenting the initiative at the ACLI Annual Conference 2020, Neely said the kick-off of this work is marked by ACLI’s Board of Directors being among the first association boards to have all its members sign the Pledge for CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion<\/a>. Life insurance industry leaders were among the founders and original signers of the Pledge, which aims to expand diversity in corporate leadership.<\/p>\n

ACLI’s Economic Empowerment and Racial Equity Initiative<\/a> focuses on four key areas:<\/p>\n