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Principal Financial Group

(PFG) is in the Health Care Industry

Market Cap:$7.9B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$9.9B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

The Principal Financial Group (The Principal ) is a leading global financial company offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services. Our range of products and services includes retirement solutions, life and health insurance, wellness programs, and investment and banking products through our diverse family of financial services companies and national network of financial professionals.

Number of Employees 16,234

Contact Information

711 High St

Des Moines, Iowa 50392-0001

principal.com

(515) 247-5111

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers: 524114

Company News

Recent Events

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Principal Financial Group, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries

11/25/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Swift Transportation Selects The Principal for Retirement Plan Services

11/24/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran LLC reiterates Principal Financial Group at 'in line'

11/23/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Morgan Stanley cuts Principal Financial Group to 'equal-weight'

11/21/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Taking Some Bite Out of Dental Insurance Costs

11/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Long-time Principal exec to retire

11/18/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
Raymond James Upgrades Principal Financial Group PFG to Strong Buy

11/03/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Principal Financial Group Posts 3Q 2009 Results

11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Banco do Brasil and Principal Financial to acquire Mapfre Nossa Caixa's pension portfolios

10/28/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Preferred Dividend

10/26/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
New Health Care Provider Network Available in Middle Tennessee

10/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Sector Snap: Insurance companies rise

10/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-UBS resumes coverage of US life insurers

10/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Principal Financial downgraded at Bernstein

9/21/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Nippon Life to invest $500 million in U.S. insurer Prudential

9/17/09 - New Investment - View Story
The Principal Offers New Health Care Provider Network in Georgia

9/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
New Health Care Provider Network Available in Georgia

9/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Principal Financial Group Posts Second Quarter 2009 Results

8/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Hartford falls after accepting TARP, selling stock

6/12/09 - New Investment - View Story

News & Analysis

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New Spectrem Research Confirms the Principal Financial Group Proven Leader in All Retirement Market Segments; Study Reveals The Principal Overtakes Top Spot in Coveted Mid-Sized Plan Marketplace

- 2005-12-07

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Principal Financial GroupR, the nation's 401k leader and retirement solutions innovator, has long been recognized as a major player in all market segments of the retirement industry. A recent Spectrem Group study confirms this leadership and reveals the company's growing dominance and number one market...

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Business-Driven Use of Technology Places the Principal Financial Group in Top Five Percent of Nation's Most Innovative Organizations; CMP Media's InformationWeek 500 for 2005 Includes Nation's 401 Leader

- 2005-10-10

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Principal Financial GroupR announces it has been named to CMP Media LLC's InformationWeek 500, a prestigious listing of the most innovative users of information technology. The company ranked 24th on the list, up from 89th in 2004. This recognition falls on the 50th anniversary of...

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The Principal Financial Group Unveils New Fiduciary Guide; Leader in Fiduciary Services Helps Employers & Advisors Navigate Complex, Challenging Role

- 2004-08-16

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Principal Financial GroupR, the nation's 401k leader and total retirement solutions innovator, has released a new, easy-to-use fiduciary guide to help employers and their advisors understand the complex rules governing qualified retirement plans. In recognition of the 30th anniversary of those rules, the Employee Retirement...

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Principal Financial Group: A National Leader in Retirement Plans

- 2003-09-01

"You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give." This Winston Churchill quotation may seem an incongruous one to express the philosophy of someone who has spent the past 43 years working with money. But once you talk to Bob Hughes, you...

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The Principal Financial Group, Nation's 401k Leader, and EBRI Launch 13th Annual Retirement Confidence Survey

- 2003-04-14

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