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We were founded in 1879 as an insurance company. Today, we're a member of the FORTUNE 500® and a global investment management leader. Learn more about the history of our logo.

Principal Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ:PFG) Institutional investors hold a majority ownership of PFG through the 72.83% of the outstanding shares that they control. This interest is also higher than at almost any other company in the Life/Health Insurance industry.

October 26, 2001 2. When did The Principal® become a public company? We completed our initial offering on October 26, 2001 at a price of $18.50 per share.

Principal will prioritize fee-based businesses and focus on three key areas: retirement in the U.S. and select emerging markets, global asset management, and U.S. specialty benefits and protection in the small-to-medium-sized business market.

Principal Financial's score is 62.2 out of 125 In this year's rankings, the highest score is 90.9 out of 125.

Principal Financial Group – Principal Life Insurance Company The company was founded in 1879 as Bankers Life Association, and in 1985, revised its name to Principal Financial Group. In 2001, the company filed its initial public offering and became a publicly traded corporation.

Principal Financial Group has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,310 reviews left anonymously by employees. 76% of employees would recommend working at Principal Financial Group to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

Principal Financial Group – Principal Life Insurance Company The company was founded in 1879 as Bankers Life Association, and in 1985, revised its name to Principal Financial Group. In 2001, the company filed its initial public offering and became a publicly traded corporation.

With the closing of the Initial Public Offering on October 26, 2001, the demutualization became effective. Our mailing regarding compensation to eligible policyholders occurred over a 5-day period beginning December 10, 2001.

Learn about our editorial policies. Principal investing is when financial institutions, private equity firms, or other such enterprises put their own capital or balance sheet at risk in anticipation of future profit. This differs from when they act as intermediaries or brokers investing on behalf of their clients.

There are four corporate-level strategies - growth, stability, retrenchment, and combination. Growth strategies (market penetration, product development, market development, and diversification) help companies increase market share, or add products and markets for more profitability.