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- Aegon N.V. Aegon Ltd. is a multinational financial services holding company that provides life insurance, pensions, retirement solutions, asset management, annuities, investment products, protection plans, mortgages, banking services, accident and supplemental health insurance, and general insurance through fully owned businesses, joint ventures, and partnerships. The company operates primarily in the United States via Transamerica and World Financial Group, which serve over ten million customers with life insurance, retirement, and investment solutions; in the United Kingdom through Aegon UK, a leading investment platform for 3.7 million customers offering pensions, savings, and protection products; and via Aegon Asset Management, managing EUR 332 billion in assets for institutional and retail clients including pension plans, insurers, banks, and wealth managers. It maintains additional operations and partnerships in Spain and Portugal with Banco Santander for life, health, and non-life insurance; in Brazil through a majority stake in MAG Seguros for individual protection and pension products; in China via joint ventures for life insurance and asset management; in France with La Banque Postale Asset Management; and in Bermuda with Transamerica Life Bermuda for high-net-worth wealth protection; while holding a strategic approximately 24% shareholding in a.s.r., a leading Dutch insurance and pensions company, following the sale of 12.5 million shares in September 2025. Aegon N.V., with roots tracing to 1844 and formed through the 1983 merger of Dutch insurers AGO and Ennia, maintains its world headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, a legal seat in Bermuda, and listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. Recent developments include the July 2023 completion of the combination of its Dutch operations with a.s.r., yielding EUR 2.2 billion in cash and the initial 29.99% stake; announcements in June 2023 to accelerate Transamerica's growth as a middle-market leader and in June 2024 to transform Aegon UK into a premier digital savings and retirement platform; ongoing share buybacks totaling EUR 350 million in 2025; and strong third-quarter 2025 operating capital generation supporting a full-year target of EUR 1.2 billion.