Aegon Ltd. is a Dutch public company for life insurance, pensions and asset management. It is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, and has 26,000 employees as of July 21, 2020.[1] Aegon is listed on the Euronext Amsterdam and is a constituent of the AEX index. It also operated a direct bank under the brand name "Knab" in the Netherlands. In October 2022, it was announced that AEGON's Dutch operations would be acquired by ASR Nederland (29.99% of which is owned by AEGON). To the extent they had the AEGON trade name, it will become ASR; Knab and TKP will keep their names.[3] Subsequently, AEGON reincorporated in Bermuda.[4]
History
Aegon was founded in 1983 from the merger of AGO Holding N.V. (created by the merger of Algemeene Friesche, Groot-Noordhollandsche and Olveh (Onderlinge Verzekeringsmaatschappij Eigen Hulp) in 1968) and Ennia N.V. (formed by the merger of Eerste Nederlandsche and Nillmij (Nederlandsch-Indische Levensverzekering- en Lijfrente-Maatschappij) in 1969).