Transamerica Corporation - TA- Profile

Transamerica Corporation is a financial services organization which operates through its subsidiaries in two primary businesses: finance and insurance. The finance segment consists of consumer lending, commercial lending, leasing and real estate services. The insurance segment comprises life insurance, asset management, annuities and reinsurance. Life insurance accounted for 68% of 1998 revenues; leasing, 13%; commerical lending, 11% and real estate services and other, 8%.