ING Groep N.V. is a global financial institution. The Company’s is a global financial services company providing banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services. It serves more than 75 million customers in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia and Australia. ING has six business lines: Insurance Europe, Insurance Americas, Insurance Asia/Pacific, Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking and ING Direct. In June 2007, the Company completed the sale of its specialty insurance unit, Nationale Borg, to HAL Investments B.V. and Egeria. In July 2007, the Company completed the sale of its business unit ING Trust. In July 2007, ING Real Estate, a subsidiary of the Company, acquired the Triangle Part-Dieu office building in Lyon, France. In September 2007, the Company completed the sale of ING Insurance Belgium NV. In June 2008, ING Groep N.V. completed the sale of its reinsurance unit NRG to Columbia Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
