American Equity

HQ
West Des Moines
640 Total Employees
Year Founded: 1995

American Equity Benefits Overview

Compensation + Benefits

Offers 401(K)

Offers generous parental leave

Offers health insurance

Offers performance bonuses

Work-Life Balance + Wellbeing

Offers generous PTO

Provides military leave

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In-Office
Des Moines, IA, USA
Insurance
Strategic Analyst Interns support value-creation initiatives across American Equity and Brookfield Wealth Solutions. Responsibilities include preparing financial analyses and presentations, developing financial and insurance capital models, conducting market and transaction research, analyzing operational data, identifying trends, and presenting strategic recommendations. The role offers mentorship, cross-functional project experience, and exposure to mergers and acquisitions, financing, product design, capital management, corporate development, and accounting.
Insurance
The Business Development Specialist drives annuity sales within an assigned territory through hybrid wholesaling activities. Responsibilities include prospecting and recruiting financial advisors, onboarding and training them, executing territory sales and marketing strategies, managing broker-dealer relationships, conducting consultative sales, maintaining CRM records, coordinating with internal teams, and ensuring compliance. The role requires approximately 25–35% travel within the territory.
Insurance
Drives annuity sales across a regional territory by developing advisor and financial institution relationships, executing strategic sales plans, educating advisors on products, expanding the producer base, forecasting demand, and exceeding territory goals. The role requires extensive networking, prospecting, product expertise, business development, sales resource prioritization, and frequent client meetings, seminars, and training events. Travel is required up to 75% of the time.