American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL)

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American Equity Investment Life Holding Company

6000 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266
United States
515 221 0002
https://www.american-equity.com

Sector(s): Financial Services
Industry: Insurance - Life
Full-time employees: 995

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Anant Bhalla	President, CEO & Director	4.78M	N/A	1978
Mr. Axel Philippe Alain Andre	Executive VP & CFO	2.28M	N/A	1977
Mr. James Louis Hamalainen	Executive VP & Chief Investment Officer	1.87M	N/A	1965
Mr. Jeffrey David Lorenzen CFA	Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer	1.08M	N/A	1966
Mr. Nicholas P. Volpe	Executive VP & CTO	N/A	N/A	1976
Mr. Steven D. Schwartz C.F.A.	Head of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Erik Harlan Askelsen	Executive VP & General Counsel	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Kate Etinger	Executive VP & Chief People Officer	N/A	N/A	1976
Aaron Boushek	Controller	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2022, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, through its subsidiaries, provides life insurance products in the United States. The company issues fixed index and rate annuities, as well as single premium immediate annuities. It markets its products through independent agents, including independent marketing organizations, broker/dealers, banks, and registered investment advisors. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is based in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Corporate governance

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 29 April 2024 is 6. The pillar scores are Audit: 4; Board: 2; Shareholder rights: 4; Compensation: 10.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.