 American Equity Investment Life Holding Company NYSE:AEL Q2 2022 Earnings Conference Call August 9, 2022 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Julie Heidemann - Coordinator of Investor Relations Anant Bhalla - President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Hamalainen - Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Axel Andre - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Pablo Singzon - JPMorgan Erik Bass - Autonomous Research John Barnidge - Piper Sandler Ryan Krueger - KBW Mark Hughes - Truist Russell Haug - Evercore ISI Dan Bergman - Jefferies Operator Welcome to the American Equity Investment Life Holding Companys Second 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. 