AEGON N.V. (Euronext: AGN, NYSE: AEG) is one of the world’s largest life insurance and pension groups, and a strong provider of investment products. AEGON's head office is in The Hague, the Netherlands. Mid 2008, AEGON companies employed about 35,500 people worldwide.
AEGON was founded in 1983 from the merger of AGO Holding N.V. (itself created by the merger of three companies in 1968) and Ennia N.V. (itself formed by the merger of three companie...
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AEGON N.V. (Euronext: AGN, NYSE: AEG) is one of the world’s largest life insurance and pension groups, and a strong provider of investment products. AEGON's head office is in The Hague, the Netherlands. Mid 2008, AEGON companies employed about 35,500 people worldwide.
AEGON was founded in 1983 from the merger of AGO Holding N.V. (itself created by the merger of three companies in 1968) and Ennia N.V. (itself formed by the merger of three companies in 1969). Its U.S. headquarters are in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It acquired Scottish Equitable in 1994.
In 1999 it acquired the life assurance business of Guardian Royal Exchange. That year it also bought Transamerica Corporation.
On August 13 2007, AEGON and Merrill Lynch announced a strategic business partnership in the areas of life insurance and investment products. As part of the relationship, AEGON acquired two of Merrill Lynch's life insurance companies for US$1.3 billion.
On April 23 2008, Alex Wynaendts succeeded the retiring Donald J....
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