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Dave Milligan
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
6000 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266
United States
Phone: (515) 273-3525

David Milligan currently holds the position of Assistant Vice President of Regulatory Compliance in the Compliance Department at American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company of West Des Moines, Iowa. In this position, he is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring compliance and market conduct policies, procedures and guidelines for the company, governing the marketing, sales, and administration practices of the companies products. He then works with the various departments of the company to implement and integrate these compliance programs into the day-to-day operations of the company. This is accomplished by identifying, establishing, monitoring, and enforcing programs and procedures to ensure that company guidelines and state and federal laws and regulation relating to these practices are complied with, and that ethical business principles govern all company dealings with customers. David is also responsible for monitoring new and pending regulation and legislation; working with trade associations, regulators and other interested parties to ensure the company’s position is stated and known; and working with those parties to ensure feasible and effective laws and regulations are enacted.

David has been in the insurance industry for over 30 years, more than 28 of those in the compliance field. He is a member of the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals (AICP), serving in numerous capacities including Regional Director of the Heartland Chapter, and President, Vice-president and Past President of the Heartland Chapter. He was the 2017 recipient of the Robert W. Lennon Award, the AICP’s most prestigious award. It is given to individuals in recognition of a recipient who has made a positive difference to AICP through ongoing leadership and active participation in AICP; Commitment to making AICP the premier insurance compliance organization; Commitment to the highest standards of professionalism and ethics; and Involvement in the insurance compliance industry.
He was presented with the Heartland Chapter’s President’s Award in 2014 for his commitment and service to the chapter. Additionally, he has served on many national and chapter committees and has been a regular presenter and speaker at the AICP’s Annual Conference and at various E-days.

David has also been a member of the Life, Health & Compliance Association (LHCA), having served as the chairperson of that organization’s Executive Committee. David also was recognized with the Life & Health Compliance Associations’ Don Edde Award, recognizing his commitment to “Professional Excellence, Active Participation, Leadership and Improvement of the Association.”

Additionally David has been an active participant in other industry associations and groups, including the Compliance and Ethics Forum for Life Insurers (CEFLI), The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), LOMA/LIMRA, the National Association of Fixed Annuities (NAFA) and the Indexed Annuity Leadership Council (IALC).

David is a 1984 graduate of Grand View College, Des Moines, IA earning a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He has earned the FLMI, ACS, AIAA and AIRC designation from LOMA. He earned his CCP and ACP designations from the AICP.

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