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242. Principal Financial
Principal Financial
Get Quote: PFG
Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 242 (Previous rank: 250)
Compare tool: Principal Financial vs. Top 10
CEO: Larry D. Zimpleman
Employees: TK
Address: 711 High St.
Des Moines, IA 50392
Country:
Website: www.principal.com
Revenues 10,906.8 10.5
Profits 860.3 -19.2
Assets 154,520.2 —
Stockholders' equity 7,421.7 —
Revenues 7.9
Assets 0.6
1 MetLife 43 53,150.0
2 Prudential Financial 74 34,401.0
3 AFLAC 165 15,393.0
4 Genworth Financial 233 11,443.0
5 Principal Financial 242 10,906.8
6 Lincoln National 246 10,738.0
7 Unum Group 251 10,567.1
8 Pacific Life 452 5,325.0
9 Conseco 503 4,572.3
10 Torchmark 602 3,486.7
11 American National Insurance 662 3,071.1
12 Protective Life 665 3,051.7
13 Securian Financial Group 700 2,852.2
14 StanCorp Financial 727 2,709.2
15 Phoenix 756 2,572.8
From the July 21, 2008 issue
Revenues: Includes revenues from discontinued operations.
Larry D. Zimpleman replaces Barry Griswell as CEO, May 1, 2008.
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