FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BAM Re Holdings Ltd.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/21/2023		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO [AEL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
IDEATION HOUSE, FIRST FLOOR, 94 PITTS BAY ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PEMBROKE, D0 HM08		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 12,028,979
D (1) (2)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BAM Re Holdings Ltd.
IDEATION HOUSE, FIRST FLOOR
94 PITTS BAY ROAD
PEMBROKE, D0 HM08		     X    
Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.
IDEATION HOUSE, FIRST FLOOR
94 PITTS BAY ROAD
PEMBROKE, D0 HM08		     X    
BAM Re Partners Trust
PARK PLACE
55 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD
HAMILTON, D0 HM11		     X    

Signatures

/s/ Anna Knapman-Scott, Secretary of BAM Re Holdings Ltd. 12/21/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Anna Knapman-Scott, Corporate Secretary of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. 12/21/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Kathy Sarpash, Vice President of BAM Re Trustee Ltd., for and on behalf of BAM Re Partners Trust 12/21/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) BAM Re Holdings Ltd. is an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd..
(2) BAM Re Partners Trust beneficially owns 24,000 Class B limited voting shares of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. (the "Class B Shares"), representing 100% of such class of shares. The Class B Shares entitle the holders thereof to appoint one half of the board of directors of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. and, as such, may be deemed to indirectly control the decisions of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. regarding the vote and disposition of the Common Stock held by BAM Re Holdings Ltd.; therefore BAM Re Partners Trust may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Common Stock held by BAM Re Holdings Ltd.

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