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Schedule IV - Reinsurance | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Abstract] |
Schedule IV - Reinsurance | Schedule IV—Reinsurance AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING COMPANY
Column A |  | Column B |  | Column C |  | Column D |  | Column E |  | Column F
|  | Gross amount |  | Ceded to other companies |  | Assumed from other companies |  | Net amount |  | Percent of amount assumed to net
|  | (Dollars in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force, at end of year |  | $ | 64,544 |  |  | $ | 7,832 |  |  | $ | 53,658 |  |  | $ | 110,370 |  |  | 48.62 | %
Insurance premiums and other considerations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annuity product charges |  | $ | 231,562 |  |  | $ | 7,074 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 224,488 |  |  | — |
Traditional life, accident and health insurance, and life contingent immediate annuity premiums |  | 26,319 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 350 |  |  | 26,480 |  |  | 1.32 | %
|  | $ | 257,881 |  |  | $ | 7,263 |  |  | $ | 350 |  |  | $ | 250,968 |  |  | 0.14 | %
Year ended December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force, at end of year |  | $ | 1,942,129 |  |  | $ | 9,378 |  |  | $ | 57,965 |  |  | $ | 1,990,716 |  |  | 2.91 | %
Insurance premiums and other considerations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annuity product charges |  | $ | 206,952 |  |  | $ | 6,458 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 200,494 |  |  | — |
Traditional life, accident and health insurance, and life contingent immediate annuity premiums |  | 33,938 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 505 |  |  | 34,228 |  |  | 1.48 | %
|  | $ | 240,890 |  |  | $ | 6,673 |  |  | $ | 505 |  |  | $ | 234,722 |  |  | 0.22 | %
Year ended December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force, at end of year |  | $ | 1,996,446 |  |  | $ | 10,045 |  |  | $ | 57,849 |  |  | $ | 2,044,250 |  |  | 2.83 | %
Insurance premiums and other considerations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annuity product charges |  | $ | 178,945 |  |  | $ | 5,366 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 173,579 |  |  | — |
Traditional life, accident and health insurance, and life contingent immediate annuity premiums |  | 43,521 |  |  | 251 |  |  | 497 |  |  | 43,767 |  |  | 1.14 | %
|  | $ | 222,466 |  |  | $ | 5,617 |  |  | $ | 497 |  |  | $ | 217,346 |  |  | 0.23 | %
See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the supplemental schedule of reinsurance information. Reinsurance schedule includes, but is not limited to, the type of insurance, gross amount of premiums, premiums ceded to other entities, premiums assumed from other entities, net amount of premium revenue, and the percentage of the premiums assumed to net premium revenue. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 12 -Subsection 17 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 235 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34713774&loc=d3e574992-122915 + Details
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