Supercentenarians: 75 lived in the world of 1902

Most permanent life insurance plans are coverage to age 121.  Genworth’s “GenGuard UL” , an excellent plan, longest fixed rate is to 109, then tiers to a higher rate to age 121.

Since I quote that Genworth plan frequently, I’ve often wondered about the odds of make it past age 109. The Gerontology Research Group currently lists 75 people in the world who are age 110 and older.

Recently a member of this group, Federica Sagor Maas, an early Hollywood script writer, passed away at age 111.  For those interested in photography of that era, Shorpy has early 20th century images which enlarge to allow many details and scenes to come back into full view.

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