Fixed annuity provider with retirement income guarantees
American Equity distributes fixed and indexed annuities to retirement savers, backed by a Salesforce-heavy sales and marketing stack (Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Service Cloud) plus Informatica data integration and Genesys CX. The tech mix and project focus—asset adequacy analysis, cash flow testing, pricing models, SEC filings—reveal a compliance-first, actuarially-driven business managing solvency and regulatory risk. Hiring leans engineering and finance (6 and 5 roles respectively), alongside ops and sales, signaling infrastructure modernization efforts and vendor consolidation work.
Notable leadership hires: Procurement Director
American Equity is a public insurance company headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, founded in 1995. The firm specializes in fixed index and traditional fixed annuity products designed for retirement income planning, marketing directly to individuals seeking guaranteed income streams and financial certainty in retirement. The business operates across sales, customer service, actuarial analysis, and financial reporting functions typical of a mid-sized life insurance and annuity provider. Operations include quarterly financial closes, SEC filings, risk modeling, and cash flow analysis—all critical to managing long-term solvency in the annuity space.
Salesforce (Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Service Cloud), Informatica, Copado, Genesys Cloud CX, Terraform, GitHub, SAP, Workiva, and Clearwater Analytics. Core analytics tools include Aladdin and DTCC.
Fixed index annuities and traditional fixed annuities focused on retirement income planning. Products are designed to convert retirement savings into guaranteed lifetime income.
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