By Razak Musah Baba 
 

Insurer Aegon NV (AGN.AE) has agreed to sell its two largest U.S. runoff businesses, the payout annuity business and the bank owned/corporate owned life insurance business to its peer, Wilton Re.

The transaction is consistent with the company's stated strategic objective to reduce the amount of capital allocated to its runoff businesses, it said.

Under the terms of the agreement, Aegon's Transamerica life subsidiaries will reinsure $14 billion of liabilities to affiliates of Wilton Re U.S. Holding Inc.

 

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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 22, 2017 02:13 ET (06:13 GMT)

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