Aegon UK

AEGON UK

Industry	Insurance
Founded	1831 as Scottish Equitable
Headquarters	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Key people	Adrian Grace, CEO (UK)
Products	Pensions, Investment, Protection
Website	www.aegon.co.uk

AEGON in the UK is part of the AEGON Group (AEGON N.V.), which has some 40 million customers in around 20 countries across the world. In the UK it has pensions, investments, life insurance and advice businesses. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, its other main offices are in London and Lytham St Annes and it also has six sales centres across the UK supporting its key distribution channel, financial advisers.

AEGON businesses in the UK

The main businesses are pensions and life insurance for both individuals and companies.

• For individual customers
  • AEGON (formerly called AEGON Scottish Equitable)
  • Guardian Financial Services
• For corporate customers
  • AEGON (formerly called AEGON Scottish Equitable)
  • AEGON Actuarial Services
  • AEGON Trustee Solutions
• Other AEGON businesses in the UK
  • Kames Capital (formerly called AEGON Asset Management)
  • Positive Solutions
  • Origen
  • Stonebridge International Insurance Ltd
  • AEGON Global Pensions

Key executives

• Adrian Grace, Chief Executive, AEGON UK
• Tommy Young, Chief Operating Officer, Life and Pensions
• Charles Garthwaite, Chief Risk Officer
• Clare Bousfield, Chief Financial Officer
• Duncan Jarrett, Sales Director
• Paul McMahon, UK Group Marketing Director

Brand

AEGON has a long and proud heritage in the UK. It introduced a new corporate strapline ‘Be ready for life’, reflecting their belief in the importance of being financially prepared for the future.

Sponsorship

In 2009, AEGON became the Lead partner of British Tennis in a five-year deal with the Lawn Tennis Association. [1] The deal covers grass-roots prgrammes in schools and parks, support for talent development and sponsorship of tournaments. These include the AEGON Championships, [2] an ATP World tour 250 series event held at The Queen's Club, London, each June.