AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO - FORM 10-K - EX-21.2 - EXHIBIT 21.2

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EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO	a2017-12x31_exhibit322.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO	a2017-12x31_exhibit321.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO	a2017-12x31_exhibit312.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO	a2017-12x31_exhibit311.htm
EX-23.1 - EXHIBIT 23.1 - AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO	a2017-12x31_exhibit231.htm
EX-12.1 - EXHIBIT 12.1 - AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO	a2017-12x31_exhibit121.htm
EX-10.27 - EXHIBIT 10.27 - AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO	a2017-12x31_exhibit1027.htm
10-K - 10-K - AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO	a2017-12x31_ael10k.htm

Exhibit 21.2

AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING COMPANY

Subsidiaries of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company



	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:
American Equity Investment Service Company	Iowa
American Equity Properties, L.C.	Iowa
American Equity Capital, Inc.	Iowa
American Equity Capital Trust II	Delaware
American Equity Capital Trust III	Delaware
American Equity Capital Trust IV	Delaware
American Equity Capital Trust VII	Delaware
American Equity Capital Trust VIII	Delaware
American Equity Capital Trust IX	Delaware
American Equity Capital Trust X	Delaware
American Equity Capital Trust XI	Delaware
American Equity Capital Trust XII	Delaware
AERL, L.C.	Iowa
American Equity Advisors, Inc.	Iowa

AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO - FORM 10-K - EX-21.2 - EXHIBIT 21.2 - February 23, 2018