AEGON’s global workforce

At the end of 2009, AEGON had a total of 28,382 employees, down 9.7% from 31,425 twelve months previously. This decrease was due mainly to restructuring in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as the sale of AEGON's realtor activities in the Netherlands and the company's life insurance operations in Taiwan.

 

AEGON's global workforce 2009

 

Country

Agents

Employees

Total 2009

Total 2008

Change

United States

1,480

12,022

13,502

14,427

-6.4%

Canada

na

692

692

645

+7.3%

Netherlands

658

4,852

5,510

6,171

-10.7%

United Kingdom

92

4,759

4,851

5,189

-6.5%

Taiwan

na

na

na

1,248

na

China

730

470

1,200

1,122

+7.0%

Spain

 

257

257

237

+8.4%

Hungary

 

1,164

1,164

1,221

-4.7%

Poland

 

249

249

246

+1.2%

Romania

 

51

51

48

+6.3%

Slovakia

 

73

73

88

-17.0%

Czech Republic

 

100

100

81

+23.5%

Turkey

332

81

413

436

-5.3%

India

 

16

16

12

+33.3%

Holding & other activities

 

267

267

254

+5.1%

Variable annuities (UK & Ireland)

 

37

37

na

na

TOTAL

3,292

25,090

28,382

31,425

-9.7%

Please note that AEGON sold its life insurance business in Taiwan in April 2009.

na - not applicable

 

In 2009, 10% of all AEGON employees worked part-time, down from 12% the year before, due to an decrease in the number of part-time employees in the United States, which offset increases in both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In 2009, Intermediair, an independent labor market research firm, ranked AEGON the 13th best employer in the Netherlands from a total of fifty leading companies. Among other insurance companies, Achmea ranked 3rd, ING 12th, SNS Reaal 28th and Delta Lloyd 49th.