GolinHarris - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/280910.xml GolinHarris - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Increased Life Expectancy, Lack of Preparation for Retirement Plaguing Businesses and Retirees, Say Actuaries Living to 100 Symposium Addresses New Challenges Faced by an Aging Workforce http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb653941.htm Sponsored by the Society of Actuaries (SOA), the international Living to 100 Symposium highlighted why people are living longer, what type of challenges they are facing and what this means for employers. The conference balanced a discussion of the biology and science of aging, healthcare and quality of life issues, life insurance, use of annuities in managing retirement risks and statistics related to mortality trends and the aging population. The symposium brings together actuaries and longevity experts to share information to advance the state of aging research and to refine projections of the mortality and future number of individuals at high ages. (PRWeb Jan 25, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb653941.htm Society of Actuaries Partners with Leading Actuaries to Help Businesses Deliver on Promise of Enterprise Risk Management http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566937.htm Well-Informed Decisions on People, Approach and Viewpoint Yield Smarter and More Confident Decisions, Actuaries Say. Without a set of guiding principles, businesses may find themselves at perilous crossroads in defining and managing risks; and instead, they may over-mitigate risks, underestimate risk exposures or altogether miss opportunities to capitalize on risks. As consultants, chief risk officers and risk managers, members of the actuarial profession are seeing a startling trend -- many businesses are failing to deliver on the promise of ERM. The Society of Actuaries is providing the five guiding principles to evaluate businesses' ongoing ERM investments. (PRWeb Nov 7, 2007)

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