investments retirement planning founded 1928 headquarters baltimore md key people a.p. giannini founder mark w. mullin president & ceo products life insurance investment & retirement services number of employees 11 377 2013 parent aegon website www.transamerica.com the transamerica corporation is an american holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms doing business primarily in the united states offering life and supplemental health insurance investments and retirement services . the company s main offices are in baltimore maryland and cedar rapids iowa with affiliated offices located throughout the united states . in 1999 it became a subsidiary of aegon a european financial services company headquartered in the hague netherlands . 1 transamerica funds the transamerica institute a nonprofit foundation which comprises the transamerica center for retirement studies and the transamerica center for health studies . 2 contents 1 history 2 products and services 3 sponsorships 4 foundations 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit the transamerica pyramid in san francisco in october 1904 a.p. giannini founded the bank of italy in san francisco which later became known as bank of america . 3 4 in 1928 giannini put the banks into a holding company he named the transamerica corporation . in 1930 the company acquired occidental life insurance company which had been founded in 1906 and renamed it transamerica occidental life insurance company . 5 gradually the company became a more diversified conglomerate which included the film studio united artists 6 transamerica airlines and budget rent a car . 7 in 1972 construction of the transamerica pyramid skyscraper in san francisco was completed which served as the company s headquarters for many years . although the company currently retains only a small presence in the building the building is still depicted in the company s logo and marketing materials . 8 in the 1980s transamerica began to divest and focused exclusively on financial services . 9 it was eventually pared down to three main product divisions insurance investments and retirement . in july 1999 with frank c. herringer as ceo transamerica corporation was acquired by aegon an insurance company based in the netherlands . 10 transamerica occidental was merged into transamerica life insurance company october 1 2008 . products and services edit transamerica primarily offers insurance and financial services . types of life and health insurance policies offered include term life 11 whole life universal life variable universal life 12 accidental death medicare supplement 13 and long term care . 14 transamerica companies also offer a variety of mutual funds and annuities . 15 16 transamerica s retirement division offers defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution retirement plans 17 including 401 k and 403 b 18 457 profit sharing money purchase cash balance taft hartley multiple employer plans nonqualified deferred compensation and rollover individual retirement accounts . other services include plan level record keeping and administrative services participant communications and education services fiduciary risk mitigation services open investment architecture and compliance guidance and regulatory support . 19 sponsorships edit transamerica sponsors four professional golfers two of whom are members of the pga tour as well as one member each of the champions tour and lpga tour . these golfers are zach johnson tom watson azahara mu oz and kyle stanley . transamerica is also the jersey sponsor for the colorado rapids soccer team 20 as well as the field sponsor for the charlotte 49ers . 21 the johnny unitas golden arm award is also sponsored by transamerica 22 and is awarded to the best senior or fourth year junior quarterback in college football in the united states . winners include aj mccarron collin klein and andrew luck . 23 transamerica sponsors numerous marathons and triathlons including the ironman 24 rock n roll marathon 25 and the chicago triathlon . 26 the company also sponsors usa triathlon the governing body for triathlon events in the united states . 27 foundations edit transamerica funds two foundations the aegon transamerica foundation and the transamerica institute . the aegon transamerica foundation was created in 1994 and provides financial grants to community non profit organizations . transamerica employees also provide volunteering services to the organizations . 28 the foundation received the corporate citizenship award in 2013 for creating the first urban farm in the state of iowa . 29 the transamerica institute consists of two divisions the transamerica center for retirement studies and the transamerica center for health studies . the transamerica center for retirement studies researches and provides education on trends issues and opportunities related to saving and planning for retirement . 30 the transamerica center for health studies focuses on identifying researching and analyzing health care issues facing consumers and employers . 31 the transamerica institute is funded by contributions from transamerica life insurance company . 32 see also edit san francisco bay area portal companies portal transamerica pyramid references edit notes tagliabue john . big dutch insurer to acquire transamerica for 9.7 billion . new york times . the new york times . retrieved 20 august 2015 . https www.transamericacenter.org about about transamerica institute http www.pbs.org wgbh theymadeamerica whomade giannini hi.html history . transamerica . 2008 10 01 . retrieved 2014 02 27 . https interactive.web.insurance.ca.gov companyprofile companyprofile event companyprofile & dofunction getcompanyprofile & eid 2710 metro goldwyn mayer inc. history . international directory of company histories . vol . 25 . st. james press . 1999 . http www.budget.com budgetweb html en aboutus companyinfo milestone.html http www.pyramidcenter.com tourism pyramid facts http articles.latimes.com 1986 01 31 business fi 2822 1 transamerica airlines http money.cnn.com 1999 02 18 worldbiz aegon http www.insurechance.com transamerica term life insurance living benefits http www.selectquote.com carriers transamerica life insurance company.aspx http www.reuters.com article 2014 03 13 md transamerica idusnbw135637a 100 bsw20140313 http www.transamerica.com individual products insurance http www.transamerica.com individual products annuities http www.transamerica.com individual products mutual funds http www.nasdaq.com article aegon buys mercers us defined contribution recordkeeping business 20150925 00036 https www.whoi.edu fileserver.do id 170965 & pt 10 & p 44352 http www.transamerica.com individual products retirement solutions http www.sportsbusinessdaily.com daily issues 2015 03 19 marketing and sponsorship rapids.aspx http www.charlotte49ers.com viewarticle.dbml atclid 205424859 http www.goldenarmfoundation.com sponsors.html http www.goldenarmfoundation.com past winners.html http www.wsj.com articles marathons triathlons allow runners to resell or transfer entry bibs 1430150132 alg y http www.runrocknroll.com san francisco http www.chicagotriathlon.com chicago sponsors http www.usatriathlon.org about usat corporate partners.aspx https www.transamerica.com individual about us who we are aegon transamerica foundation http www.thegazette.com 2013 11 21 transamerica wins award for time check urban farm http ebn.benefitnews.com news retirement few employees aware of retirement transition benefits 2747845 1.html http www.shrm.org hrdisciplines benefits articles pages spousal carve outs.aspx http www.transamericainstitute.org about transamerica institute external links edit company website transamerica institute transamerica center for retirement services transamerica center for health studies aegon website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title transamerica corporation & oldid 743704342 categories 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