| State of Incorporation | |||||
| Insurance Subsidiaries: | |||||
| American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company | Iowa | ||||
| American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company of New York | New York | ||||
| Eagle Life Insurance Company | Iowa | ||||
| Noninsurance Subsidiaries: | |||||
| AE Capital, LLC | Iowa | ||||
| American Equity Properties, L.C. | Iowa | ||||
| American Equity Capital Trust II | Delaware | ||||
| AERL, L.C. | Iowa | ||||