218 NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF AEGON N.V.  NOTE 51 NOTE 51 GROUP COMPANIES SUBSIDIARIES  United Kingdom New Markets Americas JOINT VENTURES The Netherlands The Netherlands The legally required list of participations as set forth in articles  379 and 414 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code has been  registered with the Trade Register in The Hague. AEGON N.V.  has issued a statement of liability as meant in article 403 of  Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code for its subsidiary Company  AEGON Derivatives N.V. The principal subsidiaries of the parent company AEGON N.V.  are listed by geographical segment. All are wholly owned,  directly or indirectly, unless stated otherwise, and are involved  in insurance or reinsurance business, asset management or  services related to these activities. The voting power in these  subsidiaries held by AEGON is equal to the shareholdings. ■ Guardian Assurance plc, Lytham St Annes ■ Scottish Equitable plc, Edinburgh ■ Origen Financial Services Ltd., London ■ AEGON España S.A., Madrid (Spain) (99.98%) ■ AEGON Magyarország Általános Biztosító Zrt., Budapest  (Hungary) ■ AEGON Towarzystwo Ubezpiecze´ n na  ´ Zycie Spółka Akcyjna.,  Warsaw (Poland) ■ AEGON Asset Management Company, Mumbai (India) (75%) ■ AEGON USA, LLC, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (United States) ■ Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company, Little Rock,  Arkansas (United States)  ■ Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company of New York,  New York, New York (United States)  ■ Monumental Life Insurance Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  (United States) ■ Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company, Columbus, Ohio  (United States) ■ Stonebridge Life Insurance Company, Rutland, Vermont  (United States) ■ Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Inc.,  Purchase, New York (United States) ■ Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  (United States) ■ Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio  (United States) ■ Transamerica Life Canada, Toronto, Ontario (Canada) ■ AEGON Bank N.V., Utrecht ■ AEGON Levensverzekering N.V., The Hague ■ AEGON Schadeverzekering N.V., The Hague ■ OPTAS Pensioenen N.V., Rotterdam New Markets ■ AEGON Sony Life Insurance Cy, Tokyo (Japan), life insurance  company (50%) ■ Caixa Terrassa Vida y Pensiones, Sociedad Anónima de  Seguros, Terrassa (Spain) life and accident insurance and  pension company (50%) ■ CAN Vida y Pensiones, Sociedad Anónima de Seguros,  Pamplona (Spain), life insurance and pension company (50%)  ■ AEGON-CNOOC Life Insurance Company Ltd, Shanghai  (China), life insurance company (50%) ■ AMVEST Vastgoed B.V., Utrecht (50%), property  management and development The principal joint ventures are listed by geographical segment.  ■ Positive Solutions (Financial Services) Ltd., Newcastle