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Schedule V - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule V - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | Schedule V—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING COMPANY
| Balance January 1, |  | Charged to Costs and Expenses |  | Translation Adjustment |  | Write-offs/ Payments/Other |  | Balance December 31,
| (Dollars in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2020 (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance on mortgage loans | $ | (17,779) |  |  | $ | (15,447) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,197 |  |  | $ | (31,029) |
Valuation allowance on available for sale fixed maturity securities | — |  |  | (94,560) |  |  | — |  |  | 29,789 |  |  | (64,771) |
Valuation allowance on coinsurance deposits | (3,238) |  |  | 1,350 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,888) |
Year ended December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance on mortgage loans | $ | (8,239) |  |  | $ | (940) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (9,179) |
Year ended December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance on mortgage loans | $ | (7,518) |  |  | $ | (3,165) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,444 |  |  | $ | (8,239) |
See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. (1) Upon adoption of authoritative guidance effective January 1, 2020, we updated our accounting policies and methodology for calculating the valuation allowance on mortgage loans, available for sale fixed maturity securities and coinsurance deposits, resulting in an adjustment to the valuation allowances. See Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies for further details.

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