An elderly couple walking together (Photo: Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com)

People are living longer than ever these days. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that by the year 2050, the population of those aged 60 and older will total two billion. 2015, by comparison, had an aging population of 900 million. As for the future, experts estimate that many babies born in 2012 who live in wealthier countries should live to see their one-hundredth birthday.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.