The Foundation, Brave of Heart, and Bereavement — Mission Beyond Insurance

The New York Life Foundation is one of the country's leading philanthropies focused on bereavement and grief support. Its work — including the Brave of Heart Fund launched with Cigna during COVID, free national bereavement webinars, and grants to grief-support organizations — is deeply tied to the company's identity. This module covers the Foundation's work, the Cigna Group Insurance acquisition that scaled NYL's group benefits business, and how to talk about mission and purpose authentically in an NYL interview.