Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 3, 2002
DAVID J. NOBLE is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company. Mr. Noble formed the
company, started from scratch in December of 1995, and through its
subsidiaries, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company, is now
licensed to conduct business in 47 states plus the District of Columbia.
Mr. Noble has been active in the insurance industry since 1949; he has
held various senior executive positions with several prestigious
insurance firms during his career. In 1972, Mr. Noble left his position
of Senior Financial Officer of General United Life to accept a position
in Alabama as a Director, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of
Statesman Life Insurance Company. Statesman consolidated with Vulcan
Life Insurance Company in 1974 and in 1976 acquired a major interest in
The Statesman Group, Inc., and ultimately consolidated. Mr. Noble served
as Chairman, CEO and President of The Statesman Group, Inc., and
Chairman of its subsidiary, American Life and Casualty Insurance
Company. In September 1994, The Statesman Group, Inc., was sold in a
cash transaction. Mr. Noble was named Ernst & Young Financial Services
Entrepreneur of the Year in 1999 for the Iowa and Nebraska regions. In
2004, Mr. Noble was inducted into the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame. Profile
Mr. Noble: American Equity Investment Life Holding Company is an
old company with a new name. The main subsidiary of the
