Transamerica Corporation

Transamerica Corporation
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryInsurance
Investments
Retirement planning
Founded1928; 96 years ago (1928)
FounderA.P. Giannini
HeadquartersCedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Number of locations
10
Area served
North America
Key people
Will Fuller (CEO)
ProductsLife insurance, Investment & Retirement services
Number of employees
6,800 (2023)
ParentAegon
Websitewww.transamerica.com

Transamerica Corporation is an American holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms operating primarily in the United States, offering life and supplemental health insurance, investments, and retirement services. The company has major offices located in Baltimore, Maryland; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Denver, Colorado; Canton, Massachusetts; Harrison, New York; Knoxville, Tennessee; Plano, Texas; St. Paul, Minnesota and St. Petersburg, Florida. Additional affiliated offices are located throughout the United States. In 1999, it became an independent subsidiary of multinational company Aegon.[1]

Contributions from the Transamerica Life Insurance Company and its affiliates fund the Transamerica Institute, a nonprofit, private foundation. The Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies is an operating division of Transamerica Institute. [2]

  1. ^ Tagliabue, John (February 19, 1999). "Big Dutch Insurer to Acquire Transamerica for $9.7 Billion". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ "About Transamerica Institute". Transamerica. Retrieved 12 December 2023.