Athene Operating Subsidiaries Ratings
Three rating agencies meet annually with Athene to review and rate our performance. These ratings are independent opinions reflecting our ability to meet ongoing obligations to our customers.1
A.M. Best
“The company’s strong trend of earnings and organic capital growth has enabled AHL and its operating companies to strengthen their balance sheets while providing sufficient capital support for growth. Athene has demonstrated a consistent trend of strong profitability and sales growth. This includes recent pension risk transfer growth, solid fixed indexed annuity sales, and the announced acquisition of Voya Financial Inc.’s individual fixed and fixed indexed annuity business via reinsurance."
A.M. Best Press Release
April 18, 2018
A
Outlook: Stable
3rd highest of 16
S&P
“We raised our ratings on Athene's core insurance operating subsidiaries to reflect the group's improved business diversification. Historically, Athene's business has been concentrated in retail annuities, which made up over 85% of deposits in 2014. Since then, management has successfully diversified into flow reinsurance and pension risk transfers (PRTs).”
S&P Press Release
August 16, 2018
A
Outlook: Stable6th highest of 21
Fitch
"Athene's financial performance and balance sheet fundamentals remain in line with rating expectations. The company continues to maintain a leading position in the U.S. retail annuity market.
The revision in the Rating Outlook to Positive from Stable reflects Athene's improved business profile, which has benefited from the company's progress on diversifying sources of revenue, earnings, risk, and sustained strong operating performance.”
Fitch Press Release
May 10, 2018
A-
Outlook: Positive7th highest of 19
Why Athene?
Strong track record since inception. Well-positioned for future growth.
- Efficient and scalable platform
- Strong balance sheet
- Stable and significant base of earnings
- Strong capitalization levels with a growing capital base
- Experienced management team
- 165 years of leadership experience
- Multiple distribution channels to source liabilities
- Retail: #2 in fixed-indexed annuity sales5
- Flow reinsurance: a leading reinsurer in the annuity industry
- Funding agreements: third largest U.S. dollar denominated issuer in 2017
- Pension risk transfer: in one year has become the #4 player in the marketplace6
- M&A and block reinsurance: ability to consummate complex transactions
- Robust risk management
- Strong partnership with Apollo Global Management and Athene Asset Management
By the Numbers
- 34,000 financial professionals
- 1,100+ employees
- 815,000 policies in force