Life Insurance Qoute

In October 1904, A.P. Giannini founded the Bank of Italy in San Francisco, which later became known as Bank of America.In 1928, Giannini put the banks into a holding company he named the Transamerica Corporation. In 1930, the company acquired Occidental Life Insurance Company, founded in 1906, and renamed it Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company. Gradually, the company became a more diversified conglomerate which included the film studio United Artists, Transamerica Airlines, and Budget Rent a Car.

In 1972, the company completed construction of the Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper in San Francisco which served as its headquarters for many years. Although the company currently retains only a small presence in the building, the building is still depicted in the company's logo and marketing materials.

In the 1980s, Transamerica began to divest and focused exclusively on financial services. It was eventually pared down to three main product divisions: insurance, investments, and retirement. In July 1999, Transamerica CEO Frank C. Herringer announced that Aegon, the Netherlands-based insurer, would acquire the company.Transamerica Occidental merged into Transamerica Life Insurance Company October 1, 2008.

Transamerica sponsors four professional golfers, two of whom are members of the PGA Tour, as well as one member each of the Champions Tour and LPGA Tour. These golfers are Zach Johnson, Tom Watson, Azahara Muñoz, and Kyle Stanley. Transamerica is also the jersey sponsor for the Colorado Rapids soccer team,as well as the field sponsor for the Charlotte 49ers.The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, awarded to the best senior or fourth-year junior quarterback in college football in the United States, is sponsored by Transamerica.Winners include AJ McCarron, Collin Klein, and Andrew Luck.

Transamerica sponsors numerous marathons and triathlons, including the Ironman, Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, and the Chicago Triathlon