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American Equity Investment Life Holding Co – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/19 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 8/8/19, at 3:22pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/19   ·   Accession #:  1039828-19-56   ·   File #:  1-31911

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 8/08/19  American Equity Inv Life Hold… Co 10-Q        6/30/19   74:13M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
37: R26         Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Fair Values   HTML     79K 
                and Carrying Amounts of Financial Instruments)                   
                (Details)                                                        
38: R27         Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Assets and    HTML    123K 
                Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis by Fair                
                Value Hierarchy) (Details)                                       
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                Used in Estimating Fair Value) (Details)                         
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                (Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances                 
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42: R31         Investments (Schedule of Fixed Maturity             HTML     61K 
                Securities) (Details)                                            
43: R32         Investments (Fixed Maturity Securities by           HTML     82K 
                Contractual Maturity) (Details)                                  
44: R33         Investments (Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on       HTML     36K 
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                Security Portfolio by NAIC Designation) (Details)                
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Gains/Losses on Investments) (Details)                           
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                Invesments, Excluding Other Than Temporary                       
                Impairments) (Details)                                           
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                Asset Type) (Details)                                            
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                Other Than Temporary Impairment Recognized in                    
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                (Details)                                                        
53: R42         Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Summary of Mortgage  HTML     34K 
                Loan Portfolio) (Details)                                        
54: R43         Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Mortgage Loan        HTML     65K 
                Portfolio Summarized by Geographic Region and                    
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                (Details)                                                        
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67: R56         Notes Payable and Amounts Due Under Repurchase      HTML     35K 
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