Symposium to Focus on the Challenges and Opportunities of Living to 100

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Dec 13, 2010, 10:08 ET

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --

Who:	The Society of Actuaries (SOA) and more than 50 participating and sponsoring organizations

What:	The fourth triennial Living to 100 Symposium will gather together actuaries, demographers, gerontologists, biologists and researchers from around the world to share ideas and knowledge on aging, changes in survival rates and the impact on society, as well as projected increases in aging populations.

When:	January 5-7, 2011

Where:	Renaissance Hotel at SeaWorld – Orlando, Florida

Why:	The Living to 100 Symposium will center around discussions of the latest scientific information on how and why we age, methodologies for estimating future rates of survival and also the potential benefits and risks associated with the increasing numbers of retirees. Speakers will present information on such topics as:
	Predictors of exceptional longevity
	Will there be enough doctors, nurses and hospitals for the aging population?
	Slowing the aging process
	Phased retirement and planning for longer lives with different support systems
	Mortality trends
	Effects of obesity and other controllable factors on survival
	Long-term care issues

	Key speakers include Steven N. Austad, Professor, Department of Cellular & Structural Biology, the Department of Molecular Medicine and the Barshop Institute for Longevity & Aging, University of Texas Health Science Center; Donald J. Segal, SOA President, Vice President at Aon Hewitt; Kenneth Howse, Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Ageing and Marie A. Bernard, M.D., Deputy Director at the National Institute on Aging.

	For more information on the Living to 100 Symposium, please visit http://livingto100.soa.org.

Contact:	Kim McKeown, Society of Actuaries 847.706.3528 or [email protected]
	Megan Filotto, GolinHarris 312.729.4259 or [email protected]

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About the Society of Actuaries

The Society of Actuaries is an educational, research and professional organization dedicated to serving the public, its members and its candidates. The SOA's mission is to advance actuarial knowledge and to enhance the ability of actuaries to provide expert advice and relevant solutions for financial, business and societal problems. The SOA's vision is for actuaries to be the leading professionals in the measurement and management of risk. To learn more, visit www.soa.org.

SOURCE Society of Actuaries