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Understanding secondary market options can help policyowners and their advisors make informed decisions as financial needs change.

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coventry, the leader and creator of the secondary market for life insurance and a pioneer of the life insurance-backed asset class, today recognized Life Insurance Awareness Month by encouraging policyowners and financial professionals to consider not just whether life insurance is needed, but what an existing policy is worth.

Life insurance plays an important role in protecting families, supporting estate plans, addressing business needs, and providing financial security. But awareness should not end when the policy is issued. Understanding the options available over the life of a policy can matter as much as recognizing the need for coverage in the first place.

For policyowners whose needs have changed, the secondary market offers an alternative to surrendering or lapsing coverage. A life settlement can provide significantly more than the policy’s cash surrender value. Given how much coverage is surrendered and lapsed each year, understanding this alternative is especially important.

“Americans hold more than $14 trillion of individual life insurance, yet hundreds of billions of dollars of that coverage is surrendered or allowed to lapse every year,” said Reid Buerger, CEO of Coventry. “That is an enormous amount of value leaving the market, often without the policyowner ever knowing an alternative existed. Before valuable coverage is terminated, policyowners and their advisors should know whether a better alternative exists. That should be a fundamental part of life insurance awareness.”

For financial professionals, this means looking beyond whether a client still needs coverage. A thorough policy review should weigh how the policy has performed, the cost of maintaining it going forward, its available cash surrender value, and whether a sale in the secondary market would leave the client better off.

For more information about Coventry, visit Coventry.com.

About Coventry

Coventry is the leader and creator of the secondary market for life insurance and a pioneer of the life insurance-backed asset class, operating an integrated platform across four complementary verticals: the secondary market for life insurance, longevity lending, life insurance and annuity distribution, and insurance technology. Through these businesses, Coventry expands financial options for policyowners, provides capital solutions backed by life insurance policies and other longevity-linked assets, broadens access to insurance and retirement products, and applies technology to enhance pricing, risk management, and operational efficiency across the life insurance ecosystem.

Guided by a longstanding commitment to consumer rights and market integrity, Coventry leverages its leadership position to raise industry standards, expand consumer choice, and responsibly develop institutional-quality life insurance-backed investment solutions. Over its history, Coventry has acquired more than 23,000 life insurance policies, completed more than $50 billion in longevity-linked transactions, delivered more than $6 billion to policyowners, and originated more than $1 billion in life insurance-linked loans. To learn more about Coventry, visit Coventry.com/news.

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Jonny Shiver
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Collaboration strengthens lubricant and metalworking fluid additives (LMWF) portfolio to support formulation capabilities, accelerate innovation, and expand access to specialty products across the region

Univar Solutions

Univar Solutions Expands Access to LANXESS High Performance Additives for Lubricant and Metalworking Customers in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Univar Solutions México, a subsidiary of Univar Solutions LLC (“Univar Solutions” or “The Company”), a leading global solutions provider of specialty ingredients and chemicals, today announced a new distribution agreement through its Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions division with LANXESS, a global leader in specialty chemicals. Through the agreement, the Company will distribute LANXESS’s portfolio of additives for lubricant and metalworking fluid applications throughout Mexico, including detergents, corrosion inhibitors, antiwear additives, sulfur-based extreme pressure additives, antioxidants, yellow metal inhibitors, and additive packages.

“Our partnership with LANXESS represents a significant step in strengthening our specialty chemicals portfolio in Mexico,” said Jorge Buckup, president of Latin America for Univar Solutions. “By combining LANXESS’s distinguished additive technologies with Univar Solutions’ robust global distribution network, diverse customer base, and strong local presence, we are well positioned to offer customers high-performance solutions that help enhance efficiency, reliability, and innovation across industrial markets. From positioning products closer to customers to accelerating delivery times, our goal is to help support and elevate the lubricants and metalworking fluids value chain throughout the region.”

Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions offers a broad portfolio of chemistries used in metalworking fluids, coolants, industrial lubricants, and greases, including base stocks and performance additives from leading suppliers. These solutions support a wide range of applications, from metalworking operations and industrial machinery to automotive, transportation, and general manufacturing processes where lubrication, cooling, and wear protection are critical. Together, both companies remain focused on technologies that help meet evolving performance, environmental, and regulatory requirements across the industry.

“We are confident that this strategic collaboration with Univar Solutions will enable us to better support our specialty customers and further elevate our level of service in Mexico,” said Rafael H. Nicolas, head of sales, lubricant additives business – LATAM for LANXESS. “By combining our high-quality lubricant additives with Univar Solutions’ deep market knowledge and strong customer relationships, we aim to help customers meet demanding performance requirements. The partnership will also advance the technical offerings needed to optimize formulations and address specific application needs.”

“As customers across Mexico look to improve equipment performance and operational reliability, our expanded collaboration with LANXESS strengthens our ability to deliver the lubricant and metalworking fluid solutions they need,” said Matthew Oliver, senior vice president of Performance Materials for Univar Solutions. “This agreement reflects our commitment to bringing advanced technologies, technical expertise, and dependable supply to market.”

Customers and suppliers across Mexico will also benefit from Univar Solutions’ global Solution Centers, including its regional flagship facility in Mexico City, where technical teams develop tailored formulation solutions that help meet evolving performance expectations and regulatory requirements. The Company offers comprehensive product development resources, formulation expertise, and supply chain capabilities to help customers accelerate innovation and remain competitive in dynamic markets.

Learn how Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions helps support lubricant and metalworking fluid applications across industries.

About Univar Solutions
Univar Solutions is a leading global specialty chemical and ingredient distributor representing a premier portfolio from the world’s leading producers. With one of the industry’s largest private transportation fleets and technical sales force, unparalleled logistics know-how, deep market and regulatory knowledge, formulation and recipe development, and leading digital tools, the Company is well-positioned to offer tailored solutions and value-added services to a wide range of markets, industries, and applications. While fulfilling its purpose to help keep communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe, Univar Solutions is committed to helping customers and suppliers innovate and focus on Growing Together. Learn more at univarsolutions.com.

About Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions
Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions brings the best products, people, and results to specialty customers and suppliers seeking to power modern life. By combining science, innovation, and deep expertise with a leading specialty portfolio, we help find the solutions needed to safely improve lives and communities across the globe. Learn more at univarsolutions.com.

About LANXESS
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 5.7 billion in 2025. The company currently has about 11,700 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing, and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, and consumer protection products. LANXESS has achieved leading positions in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index and the MSCI ESG and ISS ESG ratings, among others, for its commitment to sustainability. Learn more at lanxess.com.

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LONDON, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SASE OpsLab Ltd, the software-driven SASE automation and orchestration platform company, today announced the appointment of Franck Burtin as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). With over 30 years in IT and cybersecurity, Mr. Burtin joins the London-based venture to scale its global commercial footprint, accelerate adoption of its “OpsKit” catalog, and lead sales strategy across key international markets.

The hiring comes amid strong momentum for SASE OpsLab Ltd, as organizations navigating migrations from on-premise infrastructure to cloud-native Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) models face growing operational complexity. SASE OpsLab addresses this by replacing risky manual configurations with production-grade automation kits.

Mr. Burtin most recently served as Director General (CEO) at SNS Security, where he structured enterprise service offerings, built ecosystem partnerships, and scaled commercial operations. He previously held leadership roles at global distributor Exclusive Networks.

“Deploying and managing a SASE architecture is an immense operational hurdle for enterprises due to multi-vendor environments and fragmented legacy configurations,” said Franck Burtin. “SASE OpsLab transforms these obstacles into automated, turnkey solutions. I look forward to expanding our commercial ecosystem to help more partners and enterprises unlock frictionless SASE rollouts.”

Under Mr. Burtin’s leadership, SASE OpsLab will continue expanding its vendor-agnostic automation framework, which integrates with leading security and networking solutions—including Netskope, Zscaler, Fortinet, Cato Networks, and Cisco. His immediate focus includes expanding the enterprise pipeline and driving regional sales recruitment across EMEA.

“Franck’s technical understanding of cyber infrastructure and proven track record scaling high-growth security companies make him the perfect fit,” said Nabil Lawrence Souli, CEO of SASE OpsLab Ltd. “His leadership will be instrumental in positioning SASE OpsLab as the standard framework for global SASE orchestration.”

About SASE OpsLab Ltd

SASE OpsLab Ltd is an automation marketplace for prepackaged deployment and migration use cases, built to simplify and scale SASE operations. Headquartered in London, the company provides ready-to-use “Ops Kits” enabling customers, resellers, and vendors to accelerate rollouts, streamline migrations, and reduce operational risk. Learn more at sase-opslab.com.

Nabil L. Souli
CEO

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Across the five-day exhibition, PetSuper engaged with retailers, distributors, and technology professionals from Europe markets. Demonstrations of PetSuper Ai, LitterGo, ViGo, DryGo, FeedView and HydriGo drew interest, prompting discussions around market development, business opportunities, industry insights, product innovation, and brand positioning.

PetSuper on IFA 2026

PetSuper on IFA 2026

As modern pet owners balance busy lifestyles with dedicated care, managing daily routines — from feeding and hydration to grooming and waste maintenance—presents ongoing challenges. PetSuper addresses these needs not through isolated gadgets, but through an integrated technology ecosystem. By uniting smart hardware, connected experiences, and the PetSuperAi platform, the brand weaves routine care into a cohesive digital framework.

PetSuper Products

PetSuper Products

“IFA 2026 provided an extraordinary stage to share our vision with the world,” said Brian Hu, CEO and Co-founder of PetSuper. “PetSuper is moving beyond standalone devices toward a more connected approach to everyday pet care. By bringing together information from feeding, hydration, litter care, grooming and behavior, we aim to help owners better understand their pets’ routines and make daily care more informed and attentive.”

At the booth, visitors experienced how LitterGo, DryGo, FeedView, HydriGo and ViGo support litter maintenance, grooming, feeding, hydration and behavioral observation. PetSuperAi reflected the brand’s longer-term direction of connecting information from different care scenarios to help owners better understand everyday routines and make pet care more informed.

PetSuper Products

PetSuper Products

Feedback gathered around automated litter care, consistent feeding, flexible hydration and AI-supported routine observation will inform PetSuper’s continued product development and international expansion. Following IFA, the brand plans to continue discussions with potential retail, distribution and channel partners across Europe and other priority markets.

About PetSuper

PetSuper is a smart pet technology brand focused on developing intelligent products that enhance pet care. Through connected devices and PetSuperAi, the brand is exploring how everyday data and AI-powered insights can help owners understand routines, monitor patterns and identify changes in pet wellbeing.

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At ExpoPostos & Conveniência 2026, PDI showcases connected solutions for retailers navigating a rapidly evolving market

SÃO PAULO, Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As ExpoPostos & Conveniência 2026 opens next week, PDI Technologies, a global leader enabling smarter operations across the convenience retail and energy sectors, will showcase connected technologies for fuel distributors, retailers, convenience operators, and foodservice businesses as they navigate change and drive performance in Latin American markets.

ExpoPostos takes place September 8-10, 2026, at São Paulo Expo. Attendees can visit Stand Q24 in Hall 5 to learn how PDI enables businesses to connect their data, streamline operations, and respond more effectively to changing market conditions.

Building on more than two decades of experience in the country, PDI has supported some of Brazil’s largest fuel distributors and retailers through an evolving energy and retail landscape.

“Latin America remains one of the most dynamic markets for fuel and convenience retail, with Brazil as a continental leader in terms of fuel sales and number of service stations nationwide,” said Luis DeMontes, a PDI Technologies vice president who serves the LATAM region. “Businesses throughout the region are looking for technology that helps them adapt to change, and AI is creating new opportunities to turn their own trusted data into insights that support informed business decisions.”

PDI also will participate in the event’s educational program with a 50-minute session on Tuesday, September 8, at 5:00 pm local time. In the “Fuel Pricing: Execute Your Own Pricing Strategy with Speed and Precision” session, PDI experts will explore market trends, operational innovation, and fuel pricing technology.

“At PDI, we support customers navigating regional complexity with solutions for logistics, pricing, loyalty, back-office management, point-of-sale (POS) operations, and security,” said Melina Puma, who supports customer success for PDI Technologies in the LATAM region. “Drawing on decades of experience in Brazil, these solutions give retailers greater visibility into market conditions so they can respond more quickly to change and make informed decisions for their businesses.”

ExpoPostos attendees can discover how PDI supports fuel and convenience retailers throughout Latin America by visiting PDI Technologies in Stand Q24 in Hall 5. To learn more about innovative solutions for the global convenience and fuel industry, visit pditechnologies.com.

About PDI Technologies
PDI Technologies, Inc. provides solutions that serve as the backbone of the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale ecosystem. With operations across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, PDI supports more than 200,000 customers in over 60 countries. PDI is “Connecting Convenience” by helping businesses modernize and converge to increase productivity and engage customers faster. Now with PDIQ, PDI is embedding AI into trusted workflows so teams can work smarter, make better decisions, and accelerate innovation. From large-scale ERP and logistics to loyalty, payments, and cybersecurity, PDI delivers the intelligence needed to win in a rapidly changing world. Visit pditechnologies.com.

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PU Prime Mobilises Earthquake Relief Efforts for Affected Community in Chocó, Colombia

The relief effort began on 19 August, with the PU Prime team sourcing essential items across Bogotá to address immediate needs identified in the affected community.

• PU Prime responds to the magnitude 7.4 earthquake with emergency relief support in Chocó.
• 34 families receive essential supplies, including support for 14 families with babies.
• The initiative is delivered through the PU Prime Dream Fund and ABACO.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia, PU Prime has mobilised emergency relief supplies for affected communities in Chocó, where access to assistance remains challenging.

Through the PU Prime Dream Fund, the company’s Colombia team sourced and prepared essential supplies, including baby care products, hygiene items, and sleeping materials. The contribution was handed over through ABACO – Asociación de Bancos de Alimentos de Colombia for onward delivery to the Wounaan community of Pichimá, in the municipality of Litoral del San Juan.

The relief effort began on 19 August, with the PU Prime team sourcing essential items across Bogotá to address immediate needs identified in the affected community. This initiative supplies essential items to 34 families, including 14 with babies.

PU Prime Mobilises Earthquake Relief Efforts for Affected Community in Chocó, Colombia

Following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia, PU Prime has mobilised emergency relief supplies for affected communities in Chocó.

“People had lost their homes, and some families were spending the night outdoors, so we focused on items that could be used immediately—a sleeping mat, a blanket, hygiene essentials, and supplies for babies,” said Ms. Doris Rodríguez, Corporate Relations Manager at Banco de Alimentos de Bogotá ABACO. “This was a modest contribution in the context of a much larger emergency, but everyone involved wanted to make sure the supplies were prepared properly and placed in the hands of a partner that could take them where they were needed.”

From Bogotá, ABACO coordinated the onward movement of the supplies to Quibdó, where they are currently awaiting the final leg of the journey to Pichimá, Litoral de San Juan. With access to the remote community dependent on limited local transport connections, arrangements for the final leg are currently underway.

The Wounaan community of Pichimá is located in a remote area of Chocó that can only be reached through a combination of land and river transport. The impact of the earthquake is not always immediately visible from a distance, as wooden homes can appear structurally intact while closer inspection reveals missing roofs, damaged supports, and interiors exposed to the elements.

PU Prime would like to express its deepest sympathies to all those affected by the earthquake and stands with the people of Colombia during this difficult time. Through the PU Prime Dream Fund, the company supports community initiatives that create meaningful opportunities and provide practical support where it is needed. In Colombia, this response reflects that commitment by helping address immediate needs following the earthquake.

About PU Prime
Founded in 2015, PU Prime is a leading global fintech company and trusted CFD broker. Today, it offers regulated financial products across forex, commodities, indices, shares, and bonds. Operating in over 190 countries with more than 40 million app downloads, PU Prime provides innovative trading platforms and an integrated copy trading feature, empowering traders worldwide to achieve financial success with confidence.

About ABACO 
ABACO – Asociación de Bancos de Alimentos de Colombia is the national association of Colombia’s food banks, bringing together a network of 26 food banks across the country. ABACO works to strengthen food security and nutrition for vulnerable communities by coordinating resources, partnerships and donations through its network of food banks.

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ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Curia Global, Inc. (Curia), a leading global research, development and manufacturing organization, today announced the grand opening of its expanded campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Company leaders hosted federal, state and local officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, including John Knox, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller.

Curia’s expanded Albuquerque campus specializes in aseptic fill-finish and lyophilization services, which are complemented by automated visual inspection and packaging technologies. The $200 million investment added 70,000 square feet to the facility’s 200,000 square foot manufacturing footprint, creating space to house two new isolated filling lines—a VarioSys® flexible filling line that supports syringes, cartridges and vials as well as a high-speed vial line that can handle 1,000 L batch sizes while filling at a speed up to 400 vials per minute. These capabilities are further supported by the facility’s Sterile University, a first-of-its-kind sterile manufacturing training program.

“Customers increasingly need reliable domestic manufacturing capacity for critical injectable vaccines and medicines,” said Philip Macnabb, CEO of Curia. “The reality is that building the infrastructure to onshore drug product manufacturing is a complex undertaking that takes years to complete and requires significant investment, so I’m proud to say that we have done the work and are ready to deliver on that need today. With this expansion, we can provide increased capacity and advanced technology at an established facility that has a 40-year history as a center of excellence for sterile drug product manufacturing.”

The expansion was supported through cooperative agreement IDSEP230064 with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of ASPR within HHS, in coordination with the Department of War’s Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense. The collaboration is intended to strengthen domestic production capacity for injectable medicines. The State of New Mexico also supported the project through assistance from the Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) job creation fund.

The expansion strengthens Curia’s global network of sterile fill-finish facilities providing critical clinical and commercial manufacturing that serve urgent patient and public health needs.

A link to the press kit can be found HERE.

About Curia
Curia is a contract research, development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with an integrated network of 20+ global sites and 3,000+ employees supporting biopharmaceutical customers from discovery through commercialization. Our capabilities span small molecules, generic APIs and biologics, with expertise in regulatory support, analytical services, drug substance and sterile fill-finish manufacturing. Founded in 1991 as Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (AMRI), Curia built its foundation on scientific innovation and was originally known for the discovery and development of the active pharmaceutical ingredient in Allegra. Over the last three decades, we expanded our capabilities and global footprint through strategic acquisitions, including Crystal Pharma, Euticals, Gadea Pharmaceutical Group, Integrity Bio, LakePharma and Ragactives. Today, Curia partners with customers to accelerate discovery, development and manufacturing timelines to help bring life-changing therapies to patients. Visit us at curiaglobal.com.

Corporate Contact:
Viana Bhagan
Curia
+1 518 512 2111
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