About Athene
Athene was founded in 2009 and runs its U.S. business from 7700 Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines, Iowa; the holding company, Athene Holding Ltd., has roots in Bermuda. Athene is part of Apollo Global Management, Inc. Neither Apollo nor Athene Holding is responsible for the policy obligations of the subsidiary insurers.
Products
Athene issues fixed and fixed indexed annuities for retirement savers through its retail channel. Its institutional channels include pension group annuities (pension risk transfer), funding agreements and flow reinsurance. The company had the largest annuity issuance market share in 2025 and $314.1 billion in net invested assets as of mid-2026.
Financial strength
Athene holds ratings of A+ from AM Best (8/2025), A+ from S&P (8/2025), A+ from Fitch (8/2025) and A1 from Moody's (7/2025), all with stable outlooks.
Contact and claims
Customer service: 888-ANNUITY (888-266-8489), Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT. Death benefit claims can be started online.