Trans-Western Life Insurance Company

Transamerica Corporation is an American holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms. It primarily operates in the United States, offering life and supplemental health insurance, investments, and retirement services. The company has major offices located in Baltimore, Maryland; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Denver, Colorado; Norwood, Massachusetts; Exton, Pennsylvania; Harrison, New York; Johns Creek, Georgia; Plano, Texas; and St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1999, it became an independent subsidiary of multinational company Aegon. Transamerica was founded in October 1904 by A.P. Giannini. It offers a variety of insurance and financial services, including term life, whole life, universal life, variable universal life, accidental death, Medicare supplement, and long-term care insurance policies. It also offers a variety of mutual funds and annuities. Transamerica has over 15,000 licensed insurance agents in the state of California alone. The company’s retirement division offers defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution retirement plans, among other services.