Who we are, what we do

AEGON was formed in 1983, the result of a merger between two Dutch insurance companies, AGO and Ennia. But AEGON's roots in the Netherlands can be traced back much further, to the first half of the nineteenth century. AEGON companies in the United States and the United Kingdom also have long histories. Monumental Life, one of AEGON's US subsidiaries, has been insuring people since 1858, while AEGON's history in the United Kingdom stretches back almost 180 years to the foundation of Scottish Equitable in 1831.

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Today, after more than a century and a half, AEGON is an international company, with operations in over twenty countries around the world, employing approximately 28,000 people and serving some 40 million customers in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

AEGON's main operations are located in the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Traditionally, these three markets have generated most of the company's earnings. In recent years, however, AEGON has also expanded its presence elsewhere, establishing new businesses in growth markets in the Americas, Central & Eastern Europe and Asia.

Freedom House, the non-governmental organization that promotes democracy and human rights, lists eight countries as the 'least free' in the world: Burma, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. AEGON has no operations in any of these countries. Of the countries listed as 'not free' by Freedom House, AEGON has businesses in just one: China.