AEGON

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AEGON N.V. <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:16px 0 16px 0;"></td></tr>
Type	Public (Euronext: AGN) NYSE: AEG)
Founded	1983
Headquarters	The Hague, the Netherlands <tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Key people</th><td>Donald J. Shepard, CEO</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Industry</th><td>Insurance</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Products</th><td>Life insurance</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Employees</th><td>27,000</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Website</th><td>www.aegon.com</td></tr>

AEGON N.V. (Euronext: AGN, (NYSE: AEG) is one of the world’s leading insurance companies ranked by market capitalization and assets. AEGON’s head office is in The Hague, the Netherlands. At the end of 2004, AEGON companies employed about 27,000 people worldwide.

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AEGON’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 three major markets are the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. in addition, the group is present in a number of other countries including Canada, Hungary, Slovakia, Spain and Taiwan. AEGON is also active in China.

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