WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) Annual Conference will attract U.S. life insurance industry leaders to Washington, D.C. this fall. The conference, October 21-23, 2007 at the Omni Shoreham, will explore key legislative and regulatory issues affecting the industry.

The meeting, attended annually by more than 500 life insurance executives, is the premier conference for an industry that plays a vital role in Americans' financial and retirement security.

ACLI Chairman Thomas Marra, President and COO of Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., and ACLI President and CEO Frank Keating, will provide industry perspectives on the opportunities facing life insurers, particularly in light of the number of aging Americans and their need for financial and retirement security products and services. During the conference, Mr. Marra will pass the ACLI chairmanship to Dennis R. Glass, President & COO, Lincoln Financial Group.

Featured speakers will include U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) (invited), Comptroller of the Currency David M. Walker, Newsweek columnist Howard Fineman, and attorney and best-selling author David Baldacci.

Special breakout sessions will explore key issues like stranger-originated life insurance, insurance regulatory reform, and retirement security. Additional topics to be examined include political advocacy, reinsurance and international issues.

Select sessions will be CLE and CPE credit eligible; discounts are offered for early and group registration. Preliminary program and registration information are available at http://www.acli.com/annualconference. For conference information, contact Linda Cunningham, (202) 624-2404 or lindacunningham@acli.com. Media representatives can contact Jack Dolan, (202) 624-2418 or jackdolan@acli.com.

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SOURCE American Council of Life Insurers