Lard Friese to present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch conference

Today, Lard Friese, CEO of NN Group, will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 20^th Annual Banking, Insurance & Diversified Financials CEO Conference in London.

In his presentation, Lard will elaborate on NN Group's strategy and the progress made so far in achieving its medium term objectives. With strong and diversified businesses, predominantly in Europe and Japan, NN Group is well positioned to navigate through the low rate environment, while maintaining a strong capital position.

Today's presentation can be downloaded via NN Group's Corporate website www.nn-group.com.

NN Group profile
NN Group is an international insurance and investment management company, active in more than 18 countries, with a strong presence in a number of European countries and Japan. With around 12,000 employees the group offers retirement services, insurance, investments and banking to more than 15 million customers. NN Group includes Nationale-Nederlanden, NN (formerly known as ING Insurance) and NN Investment Partners (formerly known as ING Investment Management). NN Group is listed on Euronext Amsterdam (NN).

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