Statutory Financial Information and Dividend Restrictions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Statutory Financial Information and Dividend Restrictions [Abstract]

Statutory Accounting Practices Disclosure

Calculations using the NAIC formula indicated that American Equity Life's ratio of total adjusted capital to the highest level of required capital at which regulatory action might be initiated (Company Action Level) is as follows:



	December 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Total adjusted capital	$	2,593,472		$	2,327,335
Company Action Level RBC	771,293			625,373
Ratio of adjusted capital to Company Action Level RBC	336		%	372		%

Net income for our primary life insurance subsidiary as determined in accordance with statutory accounting practices was as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
American Equity Life	$	131,452	$	340,000	$	205,202

Statutory capital and surplus for our primary life insurance subsidiary was as follows:



	December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
American Equity Life	$	2,415,419	$	2,172,455

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of how the entity's reporting under GAAP as of the balance sheet date differs from the results based on prescribed and permitted accounting practices of the state or country of domicile in which a relevant statutory filing is made, or differences in results based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) prescribed practices, or a combination thereof. Describes the accounting practices used and the related monetary effect on statutory surplus, net income, and risk-based capital. If an insurance enterprise's risk-based capital would have triggered a regulatory event had it not used a permitted practice, that fact is disclosed in the financial statements. Permitted statutory accounting practices include practices not prescribed but allowed by the domiciliary state insurance department regulatory authority.

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