THE NETHERLANDS - Aegon has reached an agreement to acquire OPTAS N V, the Rotterdam-based life insurer for €1.3bn.
Optas was converted into a public company in 1997. By the end of 2005 the company had €4.3bn in assets and 60,000 members. Aegon Netherlands CEO Johan van der Werf said: "We would like to levera...
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