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AEGON N.V.
Type Public (Euronext: AGN, NYSE: AEG)
Founded 1983
Headquarters The Hague, the Netherlands
Key peopleAlex Wynaendts (CEO), Dudley Eustace
(Chairman of the supervisory board)
Industry Insurance
Products Life insurance, investments, pensions
Operating
income▲ €2.692 billion (2007)
[1]
Profit ▲ €2.551 billion (2007)[1]
Total assets €27.13 billion (2007)[1]
Employees 30,400 (2007)[1]
Website http://www.aegon.com/
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.
Headquarters building and square in The HagueAEGON's businesses focus on life insurance and pensions, savings and investment products. The group is also active in accident and supplemental health insurance and general insurance, and has limited banking activities. AEGON's businesses serve about 40 million customers,[citation needed] with major operations in the United States (where it is heavily represented through World Financial Group), the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In addition, the group is present in a number of other countries including Canada, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, China Taiwan and India.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. [2]
On April 23, 2008, Alex Wynaendts succeeded the retiring Donald J. Shepard as Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of AEGON N.V. following the Group's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Donald Shepard announced his retirement in November 2007, after six years as Chairman. [3]
On October 28 2008, the Dutch government and De Nederlandsche Bank agreed to give AEGON a €3 billion capital injection to create a capital buffer in exchange for convertible bonds to ease the group through the financial crisis.[4]
Contents 1 Sponsorship 2 Primary subsidiaries 3 References 4 External links
[edit] SponsorshipIn 2008, AEGON became the official sponsor of the Dutch football team Ajax Amsterdam, in a deal which will last for seven years.[5] Ajax's uniform now features the AEGON logo across the chest. AEGON becomes the third sponsor of Ajax (TDK sponsored Ajax in the 1980s, and ABN AMRO sponsored the team from 1990 till 2008).
[edit] Primary subsidiaries Transamerica Corporation Diversified Investment Advisors World Financial Group
Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio Stonebridge Life Insurance Company Life Investors Insurance Company of America Monumental Life Insurance Company Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company [6] Guardian Financial Services (formally known as The Guardian Royal Exchange Group) Scottish Equitable of United Kingdom AEGON TU na Życie S.A. / Aegon Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. Banamex (Biggest Bank in Mexico) Merrill Lynch Insurances
[edit] References1. ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2007". Aegon. http://www.aegon.com/Documents/AEGON/Annual
%20reports/2007%20Annual%20report.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-12-26. 2. ̂ http://www.aegon.com/61014/ 3. ̂ http://www.aegon.com/pressroom/pressreleases/groupreleases/68767/69112/ 4. ̂ http://www.dnb.nl/en/news-and-publications/news-and-archive/persberichten-2008/
dnb190201.jsp 5. ̂ http://english.ajax.nl/web/show/id=154814/contentid=64367 AEGON new head sponsor AFC
Ajax 6. ̂ Aegonins.com - Member Companies
[edit] External links Official website
Companies portal
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Financial services companies of the NetherlandsBancassurance: Fortis · ING Group · Rabobank · SNS Reaal
Banks:
ABN Amro · Alex · ASN Bank · Amsterdam Trade Bank · Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten · Binck · De Lage Landen · Direktbank · DSB Bank · ELQ · Friesland Bank · Postbank · Sparck · Triodos Bank · Van Lanschot Bankiers
Private banks & asset management
Bank Insinger de Beaufort · Fortis MeesPierson · Kempen & Co · Robeco · Schretlen & Co · Staalbankiers · Theodoor Gilissen Bankiers · Oyens & van Eeghen
Insurance:
Aegon · Achmea · Allianz · Atradius · AXA Nederland · Cardif · Centraal Beheer · Conservatrix · Delta Lloyd · Eureko · De Goudse Verzekeringen · FBTO · Interpolis · Klaverblad Verzekeringen · Monuta · Nationale Nederlanden · Ohra · TVM · Univé · Uvit · VVAA · Zwitserleven
Health insurance: Azivo · AZVZ · CZ Groep · De Friesland · Menzis · ONVZ Zorgverzekeringen · PNO Ziektenkosten ·
Salland Verzekeringen · DSW Zorgverzekeringen · Zorg en Zekerheid
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AEX companies of the NetherlandsAegon · Ahold · Akzo Nobel · Arcelor Mittal · ASML · BAM Group · Corio · DSM · Fortis · Fugro · Heineken · ING Group · KPN · Philips · Randstad · Reed Elsevier · Royal Dutch Shell · SBM Offshore · TomTom · TNT · Unibail-Rodamco · Unilever · USG People · Wereldhave · Wolters Kluwer
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Major insurance and reinsurance companies
General Insurers
Allianz · PICC · Generali · BNP Paribas · AIG · ING · Zurich Financial Services · Mapfre · Aegon · CNP Assurances · IF P&C Insurance · Swiss Life · Fortis
Life InsurersAXA · Aviva · China Life · Swiss Life · Legal & General · Old Mutual · Prudential · Standard Life · Scottish Widows
Reinsurers Hannover Re · Munich Re · Swiss Re · General Re
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