On March 15, 2024, The Cigna Group announced that it has received a shareholder proposal from National Center for Public Policy Research, asking the Company board commission and publish a report on (1) whether the Company engages in any practices directly or indirectly associated with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that may create risks of discriminating against individuals who might sue the Company (including employees, suppliers, contractors, and retained professionals) for illegal discrimination on the basis of protected categories like race and sex, and (2) the potential costs of such discrimination to the business. In addition, the Company urged the shareholders to vote against the shareholder proposal at its annual general meeting of the Company scheduled to be held on April 24, 2024.