Transamerica announced the expansion of its pooled retirement plan capabilities with the acquisition of TAG Resources, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based retirement services company.
“TAG began operations in 2001, with a focus on offering plan administration to multiple employer plans.”
The addition of TAG’s technology and service model will enable Transamerica to further expand its pooled retirement plan offerings to third-party administrators (TPAs), financial advisors, broker-dealers, and defined contribution investment only (DCIO) exchange partners, the company claimed.
“TAG is recognized as a top innovator and is highly respected within the U.S. retirement plan market,” Kent Callahan, CEO of Transamerica’s Workplace Solutions division, said in a statement. “The acquisition of TAG enables us to extend our leadership position in pooled plan solutions, while our commitment to single-employer plans has never been stronger.”
“We are proud to join Transamerica,” Troy Tisue, President of TAG, added. “Transamerica’s breadth of experience, extraordinary distribution footprint and outstanding network of third-party administrator partners, combined with TAG’s innovative technologies, will be a major advancement for the retirement services community.”
TAG began operations in 2001, with a focus on offering plan administration to multiple employer plans, particularly in the professional employer organizations (PEO) market.
Transamerica began working as a plan recordkeeper with TAG in 2010. In recent years, Transamerica and TAG have partnered with top distribution firms in the U.S. to bring pooled plan solutions, including retirement plan exchanges, to the small-plan retirement market. TAG will continue to operate from Knoxville, Tennessee under its brand name.
“Transamerica and TAG are looking forward to combining the strengths of both companies for the benefit of our clients and their participants,” noted Deb Rubin, Transamerica’s Vice President and Managing Director for TPA Services and Pooled Plan Arrangements. “The third-party administrators who are interested in pooled plan arrangements and who partner with Transamerica will benefit from the best practices and expertise our combined firms will be able to offer. Collectively, we will work together to close the retirement coverage gap for employees of small- and mid-size employers.”
With more than 20 years serving financial markets, John Sullivan is the former editor-in-chief of Investment Advisor magazine and retirement editor of ThinkAdvisor.com. Sullivan is also the former editor of Boomer Market Advisor and Bank Advisor magazines, and has a background in the insurance and investment industries in addition to his journalism roots.
