 American Equity Investment Life Holding Company NYSE:AEL Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call May 5, 2022 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Julie Heidemann Coordinator of Investor Relations Anant Bhalla Chief Executive Officer Axel Andre Chief Financial Officer Jim Hamalainen Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Client Solutions Officer Conference Call Participants John Barnidge Piper Sandler Dan Bergman Jefferies Erik Bass Autonomous Pablo Singzon JPMorgan Mark Hughes Truist Ryan Krueger KBW Operator Welcome to American Equity Investment Life Holding Companys First 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. 