The Principal Financial Group is in the business of helping people reach financial security. And keeping them secure. That’s something we take seriously and personally. From simple planning tools to a wide range of financial products—retirement, investments, insurance and banking—we’ve been helping individuals and business of all sizes for more than 125 years.

We’re a global organization. With headquarters in Des Moines, our business reaches seven international markets around the world. From Australia to Hong Kong to the U.K., we help more than 15 million people reach financial security every day. We offers a wide range of workplace retirement plans and programs and investment opportunities for individuals, including mutual funds, annuities, IRAs, retirement planning, investment tools and education for savers in all stages of life. Helping people is what we do at the The Principal.

• As a member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $156.0 billion in assets under management and now serves some 14.7 million customers worldwide.
• Nation’s 401(k) leader, providing more corporate defined contribution plans than any of our competitors (Spectrem Group, 2005).
• Principal Mutual Funds ranked 11th out of 73 mutual fund families in Barron’s annual rankings for one-year performance.
• Principal Life Insurance Company was ranked the 7th largest U.S. life insurance company, based on statutory assets, and we’re the third largest provider of non-medical insurance.
• Principal Global Investors manages assets for eight of the 25 largest U.S. pension funds and ranked 5th in net assets gained in 2004. (Money Management Letter)

At The Principal®, we're about living our core values: customer focused, quality, strength and integrity - attributes you'll notice the moment you walk in the door. We're about creating a work environment where innovative ideas and diversity are encouraged, and team members collaborate to get the job done.

Ask our 14,000 employees and you’ll probably get 14,000 different answers. But those answers will share some common themes. Things like opportunity, innovation and integrity; fun, flexibility and fitness centers; great benefits and competitive pay.

Most employers provide benefits—but few can compete with The Principal. After all, we’re a leader in helping other companies provide world-class benefits for their employees. So it only makes sense we’d do the same for our own. We ask our employees what’s important to them and, based on their feedback, we design a benefits program that considers their health, their time, their families, their professional growth and their financial futures. Our pay and benefits give our employees choices and help them balance life in and outside of work.