Company Overview: What We Do
The Principal Financial Group® (The Principal®) is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services and life and health insurance through its diverse family of financial services companies.
Get details on our company and each line of business:
- Corporate Information
- Retirement & Investments
- Global Asset Management
- International Operations
- Insurance
- Health & Wellness
- Banking
Corporate Information
- Company Profile in English (PDF: 123 KB - as of 03/31/2008)
Related corporate information
- Read the latest news about The Principal
- Get details about our business continuity planning program
Retirement & Investments
As the nation's 401(k) leader* and total retirement solutions innovator, The Principal® offers a wide range of workplace retirement plans and programs including 401(k), 403(b), defined benefit plans, Employer Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP), nonqualified deferred compensation plans, group annuities, individual 401(k)s, SIMPLE & SEP IRAs for non-profit, government, union and for-profit organizations of all sizes.
The Principal offers investment opportunities for individuals as well, including mutual funds, annuities, rollover IRAs, traditional and Roth IRAs, as well as retirement planning and investment tools and education for savers in all life stages.
Related retirement and investments information
- Get facts, research, reports and tips in the Principal Research Center
- Learn about the Top 401(k) Mistakes
- Get the three commandents for successful retirement planning
- Discover retirement plan options for sole-proprietors
- Learn about the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA)
- Read the latest news about The Principal
- Get details on retirement products for businesses
- Get details on retirement products for individuals
- View a list of media relations contacts
- Contact Susan Houser at 515.248-2268 or Terri Hale at 515.283.8858 to schedule an interview with a company spokesperson
International Operations
The international operations of The Principal provide a variety of financial services products to meet the needs of growing businesses. Through wholly owned companies and joint venture partnerships, we provide a broad range of financial services in countries around the world.
Related information about our international operations
- For more details, view our global locations
- View a list of media relations contacts
- Contact Rhonda Clark-Leyda at 515.247.6634 or Tina Marchetti at 515.248.0065 to schedule an interview with a spokesperson
Global Asset Management
Principal Global Investors, a diversified asset management organization and a member of the Principal Financial Group®, manages over $158.9 billion in assets primarily for retirement plans and other institutional clients. Our investment capabilities encompass an extensive range of equity, fixed income and real estate investments as well as specialized overlay and advisory services.
Related information for Principal Global Investors
- For more details, visit www.principalglobal.com
- View a list of media relations contacts
- Contact Tina Marchetti at 515.248.0065 or Joelle Kline at 515.246.4907 to schedule an interview with a spokesperson
Insurance
As a premier provider of employee benefits, the Principal Financial Group offers group disability, life, vision and dental insurance to growing companies across the United States.
For individuals, The Principal offers life and disability insurance, including high value solutions for estate planning, business continuation, executive benefits and financial planning to business owners, senior executives and key employees.
Related insurance information
- Get details on insurance products for businesses
- Get details on insurance products for individuals
- View a list of media relations contacts
- Contact Sonja R. Sorrel at 515.362.2431 to schedule an interview with a spokesperson
Health & Wellness
The Principal Financial Group is a leader in consumer-driven healthcare solutions, tailored to meet the needs of any size business. And through the Principal Wellness Company, a member of The Principal, we also offer integrated wellness programs that help employers to improve employee health, save money, reduce claim activity and save lives.
Related health and wellness information
- Get details on health and wellness products for businesses
- Get details on health and wellness products and services for individuals
- View a list of media relations contacts
- Contact Sonja R. Sorrel at 515.362.2431 to schedule an interview with a spokesperson
Banking
Principal Bank offers a cost-efficient, convenient way to do your everyday banking. With personal bankers available 24/7 and Internet access to your accounts when and where you'd like.
Related banking information
- Download facts about online banking
- Get details on our banking products
- View a list of media relations contacts
- Contact Tina Marchetti at 515.248.0065 or Joelle Kline at 515.246.4907 to schedule an interview with a spokesperson
*The Principal ranks number one in total plans for all asset sizes among fully bundled 401(k) providers-2006 Spectrem Group analysis of fully-bundled 401(k) providers (companies that provide both administrative and investment services).
