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AEGON

My co-workers were the most important and enjoyable part of my career at AEGON / Transamerica. The day always began with a 5 - 10 minute group meeting to discuss our goals for the day and week. First time calls were answered, initial claim forms were sent to beneficiaries, completed claim forms were received, reviewed and forwarded to the appropriate claim examiners for payment to beneficiaries. At times, a difficult part of the job was speaking to family members who were still very emotionally upset about the loss of their loved one.  My managers had quite a bit of trust in me and allowed me to perform my duties with minimal supervision  due to my demonstrated professional and personal commitment to my work ethic. I would not have remained at AEGON for almost 15 years had it been an experience I did not enjoy and benefit from.

My daily tasks would consist of writing business specifications for business requirements in achieving process improvements.  Coding and testing of business requirements.  Creating test matrixes to provide the business areas to test as well.

I supported servers in which automations were built, when the automation process failed.

I would talk to external and internal customers on a daily basis, to discuss new processes or where existing process were not working as designed..

The hardest part of the job was to successfully hit an expected implementation dates, when dependent on other areas to complete their part..  

Management was good about letting me work on projects without always watching over my should.  My manager trusted my opinion and suggestions.

The most enjoyable art of my job was successful implementations, where I was a part of.

I was very pleased to find that Aegonusa had some very smart Unix techs. I worked there for a year and my peers were amazed to learn that I was being let go.

It all boiled down to a change in management when the man who hired me was promoted and the replacement was located in Des Moines, Iowa.  He could not have remote workers.  His workers had to be where he could walk out of his office and see his crew.

I trained 3 contractors in Des Moines, Iowa to take my place.
My hiring manager came by my desk, quite in shock to learn what happened as I was fitting in so well. I took all the first in Unix trouble tickets and managed to handle most of them without assistance.

truly a personal problem in Aegon's management.  People who knew this new manager told me I would soon be gone.

The downward economy hit Aegon hard. They are no longer in Louisville.

This was a great company to work for when I started seven years ago.  The company paid for my licensing, the hours were fair, selling to and servicing of the customers was a perfect fit.  In 2015 my division was prohibited from proactively soliciting and selling new policies.  The commission structure changed several times and in 2017 was eliminated completely.  The company made several big changes all at once and it was difficult to get reliable information to function properly.

Typical day at work for me involved running the quantitative allocation and trading models that I had developed, working with the ETF traders to ensure trades were done, working with the Risk team on continual model validation and working on presentations and marketing materials for the funds/strategies. Occasionally, I would work with the New Initiatives team on new product development.

Co-workers at AUIM were friendly, respectful and supportive. AUIM invests heavily in getting good data and establishing proper internal controls so that products (mutual funds, variable annuities, UMAs, etc.) are managed within the parameters established.

Aegon overall has been a good place to work. I took advantage of the tuition reimbursement program and got my Bachelors degree from Mt Mercy University however it has not helped me to advance or get any additional opportunities with in the company.
The health benefits are changing in 2013 to a HSA only. These seem to be fine if you are healthy but the up front cost will be higher and the axiety of "what if" will be hanging over me.
Also in the last 4-5 years the work/life balance at Aegon has really gone down hill. The amount of overtime mandated/requested is getting out of control and now that I have a one year old son at home I just can't give them the amount of overtime they are looking for.

Being glued to a telephone headset was not a good job for me. They had adherence time you had to stick with in on phone calls which was impossible if you got stuck on the phone with it it possible customer. Their lack of detail when logging the calls was what they wanted just to get as many phone calls as soon as possible. My attention to detail meant I always did less amount of calls. Only two people out of my 21 person class were still there which tells you they have high turnover rate for this position. I do not recommend working here if you do not like being glued to the phone.

AEGON is a Dutch company headquarted in the Netherlands, publically traded and a top insurer world wide. Low interest rates have put pressure on earnings several times over the last decade. But, this is a well managed company and at nearly every touch point, the experience is stellar. AEGON's products and divisions are diversified and broad. Life including term/whole/universal, other health, cancer, accident, disability, LTC, real estate, structured settlements, stop loss, assumed and ceded agreements, reinsurance, TPA services and this is a short list. 

Transamerica was a company that used to be the best place to work and then new upper management came in and made sure it was just a typical Corporation with no care for their employees. The management team is just as over worked as their employees and have time no time to help with questions. You are required to work a lot of overtime with no acknowledgement of you hard work but plenty of negativity if you do something wrong. They have been laying off for the last two years and those layoffs are still continuing.

This company is under the umbrella of Transamerica life and protection. It's a call center that takes inbound calls for upset customers. It partners with fortune 500 credit companies that offer accidental death and dismemberment policies. The challenging part of this job was working with customers that claimed they had no idea of purchasing the policy until it was billed to their credit card. The positive side was when the customer would agree to continue coverage once it was explained and they understood what they had and would purchase additional coverages.

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