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CONFERENCE: PICTURING YOUR RETIREMENT INCOME

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The following information was released by the American Council of Life Insurers:

Who:

Sponsored by AARP, American Benefits Council, American Council of Life Insurers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER).

What:

Picturing Your Retirement Income Conference

When:

Monday, October 3, 2011, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where:

101 Constitution Ave., NW, 9th Floor, Washington, D.C.

Speakers:

Hal Hershfield, Assistant Professor, Stern School of Business, New York University, will discuss his innovative research on how presenting people an image of their future selves could change their attitudes toward retirement savings.

Other featured speakers include Phyllis Borzi, Assistant Secretary of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor; and J. Mark Iwry, Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Retirement and Health Policy, Department of Treasury.

They will join speakers from Capitol Hill, consumer organizations and the business community to discuss challenges and solutions for retirees seeking to secure their incomes for life.

RSVP:

LaVette Johnson, lavettejohnson@acli.com. Media representatives can contact Whit Cornman, whitcornman@acli.com or (202) 624-2442.

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The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association with more than 300 legal reserve life insurer and fraternal benefit society member companies operating in the United States. ACLI members represent more than 90 percent of the assets and premiums of the life insurance and annuity industry. In addition to life insurance and annuities, ACLI member companies offer pensions, 401(k) and other retirement plans, long-term care and disability income insurance, and reinsurance. ACLI's public Web site can be accessed at www.acli.com.

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