Category Archives: Longevity

Northwestern Mutual Research Indicates Many Are Financially Unprepared to Live Beyond Average Life Expectancies

MILWAUKEE, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Northwestern Mutual released today the Longevity & Preparedness Study that reveals Americans appear to be startlingly unprepared financially to live into their 70s, 80s and 90s. The study is the second in a series of research exploring the state of planning in America. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53658-northwestern-mutual-longevity-preparedness-study (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120425/MM93718 ) The study asked people, based upon their current financial plan, how prepared they feel to live to age 75, 85 and 95 Continue reading →

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AgriLife Research: Dairy study to determine how breed and herd longevity are related

AMARILLO Texas AgriLife Research is trying to help the dairy industry determine how breed and conformation affects dairy cow longevity. Dr. Pablo Pinedo, Texas AgriLIfe Research ruminant animal health scientist in Amarillo, is studying dairy cow longevity in a herd of Jerseys, Holsteins and their crosses that are being fed and maintained under similar conditions Continue reading →

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Study: Where you're from in the US can make a 15-year difference in longevity

New data released from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation showed that Marin County — a famous bastion of Bay Area liberalism — had the longest life expectancy of any U.S. county for men, at 81.6 years, and the second-longest for women, at 85.1 years. “The people in Marin decided to live healthier, and they are getting their reward for their lifestyle,” Dr Continue reading →

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Somerset village tops longevity

22 April 2012 Last updated at 19:23 ET The great variation in life expectancy among pensioners has been highlighted in a new study by the actuarial firm Towers Watson. Male pensioners aged 65 in the small Somerset village of Hinton St George, population 400, have the highest life expectancy in the UK, at 88.7 years Continue reading →

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What the Longevity Economy Could Mean for You

Aging Americans are often viewed as an enormous financial burden. They are racking up outsized healthcare and retirement obligations that are bankrupting the federal and state governments. Upwards of 10,000 …Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Longevity&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Black men show big gains in longevity | How long will you live?

Black men in South Florida have made tremendous strides in longevity, according to new estimates released Thursday. Those born in 2009 could expect to live 7 years longer than those born two decades earlier.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Longevity&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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New estimates show black men gain, women lose in longevity race

Black men in South Florida have made tremendous strides in longevity, according to new estimates released Thursday. Those born in 2009 could expect to live 7 years longer than those born two decades earlier Continue reading →

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Galleries reflect artistic eyes of curators

Two South Tampa galleries celebrate their longevity this month in different ways: One is hosting a celebratory exhibit of works by gallery artists; the other is opening a new location across Tampa Bay. For both it’s a celebration of vision, verve and pluck. In 1987, Cathy Clayton opened the art gallery that bears her name at 4105 South MacDill Ave Continue reading →

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Bubble Witch Saga Is A Hot Game, But Does It Have Longevity?

Need your daily dose of Bubble Witch Saga on Facebook? So do about 6.5 million other daily active users on the social network. Continue reading →

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With This, You'll Never Run Out of Money

Can longevity insurance really do the trick?Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Longevity&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Boomers Flock to 'Longevity Insurance' for Retirement Security

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Jon Lender: State Longevity Pay Rolls Out $18 Million

Longevity payments, those automatic financial boosts that state workers receive twice a year for merely staying on the payroll for more than 10 years, will go out again next Friday — spreading $18.3 million among 29,781 eligible employees and providing … Continue reading →

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State Longevity Pay Keeps Coming: $18 Million This Time

Longevity payments, those automatic financial boosts that state workers receive twice a year for merely staying on the payroll for more than 10 years, will go out again next Friday — spreading $18.3 million among 29,781 eligible employees and providing … Continue reading →

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IMF flags multi-trillion cost of living longer

In an early release from its Global Financial Stability Report 2012, due for publication next week, the IMF said: "Few governments or pension providers adequately recognise longevity risk. Where they do, they find it is large."Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Longevity&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Increasing longevity a risk for UK debt levels

As people are starting to live longer, it could add hundreds of billions of pounds to the national debt of the UK if reforms are not implemented, claims the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a new report.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Longevity&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Lester Breslow, Who Tied Good Habits to Longevity, Dies at 97

Dr. Breslow was a public health leader whose research gave mathematical proof to the notion that people can live longer and healthier by changing habits like smoking, diet and sleep.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Longevity&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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How to Create a Pension (With a Few Catches)

Like an immediate income annuity, a longevity policy allows purchasers to convert a lump sum into a pension-like stream of income for life.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Longevity&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Live Wire: Success, longevity criteria for honors

Q: What criteria is measured before an athlete is considered for the hall of fame? – E.R., RaefordSource:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Longevity&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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PA perk cut sparks brain-drain fear

Hundreds of veteran Port Authority professionals are about to be thrown from the gravy train, set to lose their longevity pay and other profitable perks.As the agency strips these benefits in a cost-cutting move, a former high-ranking PA official says … Continue reading →

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Longevity Up in U.S., but Education Creates Disparity, Study Says

The study used government data to rank each American county by health indicators like obesity and premature death, and considered factors like the presence of fast-food restaurants.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Longevity&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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