American Equity Investment Life Holding Company

Annuities marketer, developer and admiistrator.

Based in IA

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AI Overview

With $520K in lobbying spend across 28 quarterly filings, American Equity Investment Life Holding Company is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 2 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2024.

$520K
Total Spend
7
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
5
Lobbyists Deployed
2
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$40K
2019$80K
2020$80K
2021$80K
2022$80K
2023$80K
2024$80K

Issues Lobbied

TaxationRetirement

Lobbying Firms

Williams and Jensen, PLLC

Lobbyists

David StarrDavid FranasiakJoel OswaldLeah KimMahlet Makonnen

What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Taxation, Retirement

  • •Longevity annuity contracts. Implementing H.R. 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
  • •Benefit distributions in the form of annuities. Fiduciary Rule.
  • •Longevity annuity contracts. Implementing H.R. 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97)

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Last updated: February 2026

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