American Equity
Fixed Index Annuities * Retirement Planning * Customer Service
An American-owned and operated company headquartered in the heart of the Midwest, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company® is a leader in the fixed indexed annuities marketplace. American Equity’s growth and success is attributed to our dedication to excellent customer service and emphasis on building customer relationships.
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Profile strength: Average
Average is better than “below average”, but not “good”, at least not on TechBehemoths. American Equity is one of those companies that might deliver some projects, but are not convincing enough. For this reason, their profile strength is average. Advice: get in touch with American Equity if you have a great intuition. Otherwise, go the extra mile and find a slightly better ranking company. We have 5,000 strong and excellent ones from a total of 43,000+.
Locations
HEADQUARTERS
6000 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines 50266
United States +18882211234
Speciality
- Marketing Strategy
- Finance & Accounting Outsourcing (FAO)
- Advertising
- Graphic Design
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How American Equity compares to other companies based on profile strength?
See how American Equity is positioned among 21894 companies from United States based on profile strength. An average rate is fine, but could definitely be better for a bit more credibility.
How much does American Equity charge for their services compared to other companies in United States and West Des Moines?
American Equity is one of those companies that decided to not disclose their pricing. We do not know the exact reason, but we assume their price range can be pretty flexible, depending on each project and client, that is why. Rise this topic once you will discuss it with them.
How many services does American Equity provide compared to other companies?
American Equity covers 4 services in their current region or area. This means that the company offers a limited range of services compared to their competitors. This is not necessarily a bad thing. It can be that the company is rather focused on a few things and does it well, instead of spreading too much.
When was American Equity founded?
American Equity was founded in 1996. According to TechBehemoths data, 993 companies were founded in United States in the year 2000 or before. Compared to other companies, American Equity is veteran in the market. What can be added here? A very experienced company, which most of the time works with bigger clients or long-term projects. If you are one of these - don't think twice and contact them.
Portfolio
Having now reviews yet might be ok to trust, but having no portfolio...it's a little risky. We highly advice to look for another company. Better safe than sorry.
Reviews
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- Great customer service and support. Industry standard on products. They have thousands of agents selling their products so one bad apple sometimes ruins the bunch. Strong financials
- I had originally posted a negative review of American Equity, but I'm revising it based on recent experiences. They've worked tirelessly to assist us in handling the issues we experienced and everyone I've spoken with in upper management and their legal department has been warm and helpful, and followed up without fail.
- My wife and I attended an investment seminar late in the summer of 2017 hosted by Mr. Scheiber. We ended up investing some of our money in a fixed indexed annuity. Let me first say that I blame myself for not doing my homework prior to investing in this company (American Equity Investment Life). I don't believe that Mr. Scheiber fairly represented all the investment options at that seminar and a subsequent private session. Upon receiving my first annual statement I learned that I had earned $0 for the year on my investment. In looking at the statement more closely I learned that Mr. Scheiber had 'guided' us into a monthly point-to-point option. We did initial that we agreed with this option but we did not fully understand how it worked. What I learned in a phone call to American Equity is that even though the market improved for our first year anniversary, we ended up in negative numbers because of how the monthly ptp is calculated. Any monthly increase is capped at 1.2% while monthly losses have no cap. So, by adding up the positives and negatives for the 12 months, the number comes out negative even though from day 1 to day 365 there was a net gain. Bottom line - avoid this company and this investment agent. When I called Mr. Scheiber to ask him why he directed us to this option without explaining the cap on monthly gains he stammered a bit and then said he would have to call me back because someone just walked into his office. No return call.
- Multiple family members have American Equity issued annuities and and just love them.
- Great American success story. Company has great products, great service and wonderful employees.