woman blowing out birthday candles AIG's survey probed the longevity expectations of morethan 1,000 U.S. adults between the age of 40 and 74 with at least$50,000 in savings in retirement accounts. (Photo:Shutterstock)

As lawmakers, actuaries, pension managers and employers grapple with thedemographic tidal wave of an increasingly greying population that will see the averageretiree living well into their 80s, a majorityof Americans may be setting their sights even higher.

According to a new survey from AIG Life & Retirement, mostpeople want to live to see 100.

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Nick Thornton

Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.