 American Equity Investment Life Holding Company NYSE:AEL Q3 2022 Earnings Conference Call November 8, 2022 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Julie Heidemann - IR Anant Bhalla - President CEO Axel Andre - EVP CFO Jim Hamalainen - EVP Chief Investment Officer Conference Call Participants John Barnidge - Piper Sandler Erik Bass - Autonomous Thomas Gallagher - Evercore Ryan Krueger - KBW Dan Bergman - Jefferies Pablo Singzon - JPMorgan Operator Welcome to American Equity Investment Life Holding Companys Third Quarter 2022 Conference Call. At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the call over to Julie Heidemann, Coordinator of Investor Relations. 