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NEWARK, N.J., May 16, 2017 - Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) has deepened its commitment to the financial wellness of American families. The company announced a three-year $5 million partnership with the Aspen Institute to advance solutions that increase financial security for all American workers, and armed employers with new tools and resources to help them to understand and improve the financial health of their workforce.

Rethinking our ideas behind how—and how much—we need to save for health care in retirement is the main concern of “Retirement Planning: Coping with Higher Health Care Costs,” recently published in the Journal of Financial Service Professionals, authored by Prudential’s Brett Berg, an Individual Life Insurance vice president focused on advanced markets, and Dr. Robert Pokorski, vice president and medical director and an internationally renowned expert on longevity.  As advances in nutrition, medicine, and healthy living have extended our average lifespans, a new problem has metastasized—we are outliving the assets we put aside to pay for geriatric and end-of-life care.

Lorelei McIntyre-Brewer is among 10 middle and high school students named the top youth volunteers of the year at Prudential’s 22^nd annual Spirit of Community Awards in Washington, D.C. The ceremony was part of a four-day event, where the top two youth volunteers from each state and the District of Columbia came to the nation’s capital to be recognized for their acts of community service.

Prudential’s support of volunteerism has resulted in employees donating more than 69,000 hours of service in 2016, an increase of 36 percent over the prior year. Last year alone, Prudential’s volunteerism resulted in nearly $1 million in value to communities.

More than two in five Americans inaccurately assess their retirement preparedness, perhaps worrying more than they need to, or not being concerned enough about how much money they’ve saved, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College’s latest National Retirement Risk Index research, sponsored by Prudential.

While a majority of baby boomer union members say they have a strong sense of pride in their work, only a quarter of millennial union members agree, highlighting a generational disconnect.

Prudential Financial on Valentine's Day introduced its Masterpiece of Love, a series of short films celebrating life, love, art and the regenerative power of the human spirit.

Newark, N.J., has welcomed back its iconic Hahne & Co. Building, which sat abandoned for nearly three decades, thanks to a $174 million redevelopment project.