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Dutch insurer Aegon's <AEGN.AS> capital position weakened in the first half of the year because of low interest rates and other unfavourable market developments, it said on Thursday.

NN Group NV, the biggest Dutch insurer, on Thursday reported a 12.3% drop in second-quarter operating profit, days after Chief Executive Officer Lard Friese said he was stepping down to join U.S.-focused rival Aegon NV next year.

Dutch insurer Aegon said on Thursday the company beat analysts' estimates for the first-half, despite a 5% drop in underlying pretax profit to 1.01 billion euros ($1.13 billion).

NN Group <NN.AS> Chief Executive Lard Friese will move to rival Dutch insurer Aegon <AEGN.AS> next year to succeed Alex Wynaendts as CEO, both companies said on Monday.

NN Group Chief Executive Lard Friese will move to rival Dutch insurer Aegon next year to succeed Alex Wynaendts as CEO, both companies said on Monday.

The Indian arm of Dutch-based insurer Aegon NV said it was investigating an incident in which some customer information was leaked on its website, but added the episode was not related to any hack.

Aegon NV, the Dutch insurer which does most of its U.S. business under the Transamerica brand, on Thursday reported an 8.1 percent drop in underlying pretax profit for the second half of 2018, missing estimates.

Dutch insurer Aegon NV , that does most of its U.S. business under the Transamerica brand, on Thursday reported 8.1 percent fall in underlying pretax profit for the second half of 2018, missing estimates.

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Dutch-based insurer Aegon <AEGN.AS> said on Tuesday it expects a one-time benefit of $1 billion in capital generation after merging two of its U.S. subsidiaries.

Four Transamerica entities will pay $97.6 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that they sold investments that were supposedly based on quantitative models but which did not work as intended, the regulator said on Monday.

Four Transamerica entities will pay $97.6 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that they sold investments that were supposedly based on quantitative models but which did not work as intended, the regulator said on Monday.

Aegon <AEGN.AS>, the Dutch owner of U.S. insurer Transamerica Corp, reported a slightly better-than-expected underlying earnings of 1.06 billion euros ($1.21 billion) for the first half of 2018, helped by cost-cutting and better margins in the Netherlands.

Dutch insurer Aegon would consider bidding for Anbang's Dutch subsidiary Vivat if it is sold this autumn, the company's CFO Matt Rider said on Thursday.

Aegon, the Dutch owner of U.S. insurer Transamerica Corp, reported a slightly better-than-expected underlying earnings of 1.06 billion euros ($1.21 billion) for the first half of 2018, helped by cost-cutting and better margins in the Netherlands.

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Dutch insurer Aegon NV on Thursday reported a doubling of quarterly net income to 986 million euros ($1.2 billion) and raised estimates for future earnings, thanks to a corporate tax cut in the United States where it does around 60 percent of its business.

Dutch insurer Aegon NV on Thursday reported better-than-expected earnings of 525 million euros ($654 million) for the fourth quarter, helped by cost cutting and higher fee revenues.