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Earning your trust is our highest priority. Our consistently high ratings are a direct reflection of the care with which we manage our business. Our insurance companies have received high ratings from the industry's most respected ratings agencies.

A.M.
Best
Moody'sFitchStandard & Poor's
Transamerica Life Insurance CompanyAA1AAAA-
Transamerica Financial Life Insurance CompanyAA1AAAA-
Merrill Lynch Life Insurance CompanyAA1AAAA-
ML Life Insurance Company of New YorkAA1AAAA-
Monumental Life Insurance CompanyAA1AAAA-
Stonebridge Casualty Insurance CompanyA-
Stonebridge Life Insurance CompanyAA1AAAA-
Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of OhioAA1AAAA-
Transamerica Life CanadaB++AABBB
Seguros Argos, S.A. de C.V.

Refer to footnotes (1,3) at bottom of page regarding ratings criteria and rankings.

Click to view the current ratings analysis from Standard & Poor's.

The Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA) is a voluntary organization created by life insurers to promote ethical conduct in the sale of individually sold life insurance, annuities and long-term care insurance products. Acceptance into this program is evidence of our commitment to customer satisfaction and a strong endorsement of our companies' ethical market practices.

IMSA member companies include: Transamerica Life Insurance Company; Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company; Monumental Life Insurance Company; Stonebridge Life Insurance Company; Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio.

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company
HOME OFFICE:
4333 Edgewood Road NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52499
(319) 355-8511
Transamerica Life Insurance Company

  • Company Strength Brochure
  • Effective October 2, 2008 Life Investors Insurance Company of America merged with Transamerica Life Insurance Company.
  • Effective October 1, 2008 Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company merged with Transamerica Life Insurance Company.
  • $1,107 billion of insurance in force as of December 31, 2008.
  • Licensed in all states (except New York) and the District of Columbia.
  • Providing insurance products since 1961.
  • State of Domicile Iowa; NAIC Number 86231.
FINANCIALS: ($ US Millions)
2008
2007

Assets(2)
$103,871
$112,606

Liabilities
$97,671
$106,736

Shareholders' Equity(3)
$6,200
$5,870


RATINGS: (1)
  • A.M. Best: A
  • Moody's: A1
  • Fitch: AA
  • Standard & Poor's: AA-
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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company
HOME OFFICE:
4 Manhattanville Road
Purchase, NY 10577
(914) 697-8000
Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

  • Company Strength Brochure
  • $296 billion of insurance in force as of December 31, 2008.
  • Licensed in all states and the District of Columbia.
  • Providing insurance products since 1947.
  • State of Domicile New York; NAIC Number 70688.
FINANCIALS: ($ US Millions)
2008
2007

Assets(2)
$18,792
$17,772

Liabilities
$17,902
$16,857

Shareholders' Equity(3)
$890
$915


RATINGS: (1)
  • A.M. Best: A
  • Moody's: A1
  • Fitch: AA
  • Standard & Poor's: AA-
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Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company
HOME OFFICE:
425 West Capital Avenue, Ste 1800
Little Rock, AR 72201


ADMIN OFFICE:
4333 Edgewood Rd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52499
(319) 355-8511

Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company

FINANCIALS: ($ US Millions)
2008
2007

Assets(2)
$10,342
$13,911

Liabilities
$9,984
$13,534

Shareholders' Equity(3)
$358
$377


RATINGS: (1)
  • A.M. Best: A
  • Moody's: A1
  • Fitch: AA
  • Standard & Poor's: AA-
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ML Life Insurance Company of New York
HOME OFFICE:
4 Manhattanville Road
Purchase, NY 10577


ADMIN OFFICE:
4333 Edgewood Rd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52499
(319) 355-8511

ML Life Insurance Company of New York

FINANCIALS: ($ US Millions)
2008
2007

Assets(2)
$835
$1,169

Liabilities
$783
$1,092

Shareholders' Equity(3)
$52
$77


RATINGS: (1)
  • A.M. Best: A
  • Moody's: A1
  • Fitch: AA
  • Standard & Poor's: AA-
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Monumental Life Insurance Company
HOME OFFICE:
4333 Edgewood Rd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52499
(319) 355-8511

ADMIN OFFICE:
2 East Chase Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 685-2900

Monumental Life Insurance Company

  • Company Strength Brochure
  • Effective October 1, 2007 Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company merged with Monumental Life Insurance Company.
  • Effective April 1, 2007 Monumental Life Insurance Company changed its statutory office state from Maryland to Iowa.
  • $75 billion of insurance in force as of December 31, 2008.
  • Licensed in all states (except New York) and the District of Columbia.
  • Providing insurance products since 1858.
  • State of Domicile Iowa; NAIC Number 66281.
FINANCIALS: ($ US Millions)
2008
2007

Assets(2)
$35,531
$37,935

Liabilities
$34,064
$36,771

Shareholders' Equity(3)
$1,467
$1,164


RATINGS: (1)
  • A.M. Best: A
  • Moody's: A1
  • Fitch: AA
  • Standard & Poor's: AA-
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Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company
HOME OFFICE:
100 South Third Street
Columbus, OH 43215


ADMIN OFFICE:
520 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 685-5500

Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company

FINANCIALS: ($ US Millions)
2008
2007

Assets(2)
$299
$290

Liabilities
$171
$170

Shareholders' Equity(3)
$128
$120


RATINGS: (1)
  • A.M. Best: A-
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Stonebridge Life Insurance Company
HOME OFFICE:
56 1/2 Merchants Road
Rutland, VT 05702


ADMIN OFFICE:
2700 West Plano Parkway-3C
Plano, TX 75075
(972) 881-6000

Stonebridge Life Insurance Company

  • Company Strength Brochure
  • Effective July 1, 2007 Veterans Life Insurance Company merged with Stonebridge Life Insurance Company.
  • $11 billion of insurance in force as of December 31, 2008.
  • Licensed in all states (except New York) and the District of Columbia.
  • Providing insurance products since 1900.
  • State of Domicile Vermont; NAIC Number 65021.
FINANCIALS: ($ US Millions)
2008
2007

Assets(2)
$2,138
$2,206

Liabilities
$1,947
$1,945

Shareholders' Equity(3)
$191
$261


RATINGS: (1)
  • A.M. Best: A
  • Moody's: A1
  • Fitch: AA
  • Standard & Poor's: AA-
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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio
HOME OFFICE:
366 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215


ADMIN OFFICE:
570 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
(727) 299-1800

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

  • Company Strength Brochure
  • $120 billion of insurance in force as of December 31, 2008.
  • Licensed in all states (except New York) and the District of Columbia.
  • Providing insurance products since 1979.
  • State of Domicile Ohio; NAIC Number 91413.
FINANCIALS: ($ US Millions)
2008
2007

Assets(2)
$8,128
$11,769

Liabilities
$7,844
$11,273

Shareholders' Equity(3)
$284
$496


RATINGS: (1)
  • A.M. Best: A
  • Moody's: A1
  • Fitch: AA
  • Standard & Poor's: AA-
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Transamerica Life Canada
HOME OFFICE:
5000 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M2N-7J8
(416) 883-5000
Transamerica Life Canada

  • Transamerica Life Canada is not licensed to conduct business in any state in the U.S., the District of Columbia, or U.S. territories.
FINANCIALS: ($ CAD Millions)
2008
2007

Assets(4)
$9,837
$10,856

Liabilities
$9,034
$9,892

Shareholders' Equity(3)
$803
$964


RATINGS: (1)
  • A.M. Best: B++
  • Fitch: AA
  • Standard & Poor's: BBB
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Seguros Argos, S.A. de C.V.
HOME OFFICE:
Insurgentes 1685-2 Col.
Guadalupe Inn C.P. 01020
(+5255 1500 1600)
Seguros Argos, S.A. de C.V.

  • Effective October 2006, AEGON acquired 49% of Seguros Argos.
  • 1,781,580 policies in force as of December 31, 2008.
  • 2,487 million in issued premiums from January to December 2008.
  • Licensed in all Mexican states.
  • Not licensed to conduct business in any state in the U.S., the District of Columbia, or U.S. territories.
  • Founded in 2002.
FINANCIALS: ($ Mexican pesos - thousands)
2008
2007

Assets(2)
$1,345,895
$1,001,257

Liabilities
$1,144,668
$818,996

Shareholders' Equity(3)
$201,226
$182,261

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(1) Ratings from the A.M. Best Company, Moody's Investors Service, Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's reflect the current opinion of the relative financial strength and operating performance of the AEGON companies as of the following effective dates.

A.M. Best Company: April 23, 2009 for all companies except Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company rated on May 28, 2009 and Transamerica Life Canada rated on May 29, 2009
Moody's Investors Service: February 17, 2009
Fitch Ratings: March 6, 2009
Standard & Poor's: March 31, 2009

Ratings criteria and rankings can vary by rating company. Copies of rating reports are available from each insurance company upon request.

RATINGS
A.M.
Best
Moody'sFitchStandard & Poor's
 A++  Aaa  AAA  AAA 
   Aa1  AA+  AA+ 
 A+  Aa2  AA  AA 
   Aa3  AA-  AA- 
 A  A1  A+  A+ 
   A2  A  A 
 A-  A3  A-  A- 
 B++  Baa1  BBB+  BBB+ 
   Baa2  BBB  BBB 
 B+  Baa3  BBB-  BBB- 
 B  Ba1  BB+  BB+ 
   Ba2  BB  BB 
 B-  Ba3  BB-  BB- 
 C++  B1  B+  B+ 
   B2  B  B 
 C+  B3  B-  B- 
 C  Caa1  CCC  CCC+ 
   Caa2  CC  CCC 
 C-  Caa3  C  CCC- 
   Ca    CC 
 D  C    R 
        
        
 E,F,S       

(2) Based on Statutory Accounting Principles
(3) Capital and Surplus plus Asset Valuation Reserve
(4) Based on Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (CGAAP).


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