Letter of the CEO
These are unprecedented and challenging times for AEGON and for financial services companies across the globe. As such, I appreciate this opportunity to provide you an overview of the impact of the economic crisis on AEGON during 2008, as well as the actions we have initiated to strengthen AEGON's long-term prospects in the life insurance, pension and retirement markets.
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At a glance
AEGON has businesses in more than 20 markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia, providing life insurance, pensions, savings and investment products for over 40 million policyholders around the world.
AEGON has a clear, well-defined strategic framework, aimed at creating added value for the company's customers, employees, shareholders and the wider community. This framework is based on five main principles � the building blocks of AEGON's strategy.
Jos Streppel, AEGON's CFO, gives his view of a year dominated by turmoil in the world’s financial markets. “I’m confident we are taking the right steps to deal with the financial crisis.”
July 2008: AEGON adds EUR 315 million to core capital through innovative securitization transaction in the United Kingdom.
