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American Financial Group's SEC filings document operating and financial results, material events, governance matters, and the capital structure supporting its public securities, including the 4.5% subordinated debentures due September 15, 2060 traded as AFGE. 8-K filings cover results releases, investor supplements, material agreements, executive compensation arrangements, and other event disclosures.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting matters such as director elections, auditor ratification, and advisory votes on named executive officer compensation. The filings also identify the company's registered classes, including its common stock and multiple series of subordinated debentures listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG) executive Brian S. Hertzman, SVP and CFO, reported selling 950 shares of common stock on September 2, 2026, at $142.87 per share, leaving 11,123 shares held directly. He also reports indirect holdings through an ESPP, a Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and a retirement plan that tracks the value of AFG common stock. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) received a Rule 144 notice relating to potential sales of its common stock by officer Brian S. Hertzman. The notice covers up to 950 shares of common stock, held at Charles Schwab & Co., with an aggregate market value of $135,422.50 and based on 82,921,466 shares outstanding. The proposed sale date is listed as September 1, 2026. The shares originate from reinvested dividends spanning 2018 to 2023 and are also associated with executive compensation. This filing does not involve the company issuing new shares; it relates to a potential resale of existing shares by an insider under Rule 144.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG) insider Carl H. Lindner III, Co-CEO and director, reported open-market sales of company common stock held indirectly. A family trust sold 8,627 shares on 2026-08-24 at a weighted average price of $144.6632 per share and 81,373 shares on 2026-08-26 at a weighted average price of $144.2812, totaling 90,000 shares sold. The filing also reports significant remaining indirect holdings across multiple trusts and entities.
American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) received a notice under Rule 144 that Carl H. Lindner III, as trustee of the Carl H. Lindner III Family Trust, plans to sell 90,000 shares of AFG common stock through UBS Securities. The notice lists an aggregate market value of approximately $13,194,000 for these shares and states that AFG had 82,921,466 shares outstanding. The proposed sale date is indicated as August 18, 2026 on the NYSE. The trust’s shares derive from a series of restricted stock vests granted as executive compensation between 2019 and 2025, as well as earlier gifts to the trust.
American Financial Group Inc., as an institutional investment manager, filed a Form 13F holdings report indicating that its report covers all of its discretionary equity holdings subject to 13F reporting. The report summarizes 89 individual positions with an aggregate reported value of $283,592,820, rounded to the nearest dollar.
The filing also notes 1 other included manager, Great American Insurance Company, which is listed with its own Form 13F file number. The report is signed by Andrea I. Raible, AVP and Controller, on behalf of the reporting manager.
American Financial Group Inc. officer Mark A. Weiss, Sr. VP & General Counsel, reported a sale of 2,813 shares of common stock on 2026-08-06 in a transaction described as a sale in open market or private transaction at $144.76 per share, held indirectly by a trust. Following this sale, the trust held 6,648 shares, and a separate entry shows 11,727 shares of common stock held directly. The filing’s Rule 10b5-1 checkbox was not marked as affirming a trading plan.
American Financial Group, Inc. filed a notice of proposed resale of its common stock by an affiliate. The filing lists a proposed sale of 2,813 shares of common stock with an aggregate market value of $399,221, to be sold through Bank of America/Merrill Lynch on the NYSE on or about August 6, 2026. Shares of this class outstanding are reported as 83,086,083.
The filing also reports prior transactions in common stock over recent years, including sales related to vested restricted stock and an option exercise. Examples include 871 shares tied to vested restricted stock dated February 23, 2025, and 943 shares tied to vested restricted stock dated February 25, 2024.
American Financial Group reported Q2 2026 net earnings of $248 million ($2.99 per diluted share) versus $174 million ($2.07) a year earlier, on total revenues of $2,030 million versus $1,924 million. Six‑month net earnings were $439 million versus $328 million.
Property and casualty underwriting profit rose to $142 million in the quarter from $113 million, led by better results in Specialty Property and transportation and Specialty financial. Favorable prior‑year reserve development of $125 million for the first half more than offset higher severity in certain casualty lines.
Net investment income increased to $221 million in Q2 from $184 million, helped by stronger returns from equity‑method and other alternative investments. Operating cash flow for the first half was $566 million. Shareholders’ equity was $4,821 million, with a consolidated debt‑to‑total‑capital ratio of 27.1%.
American Financial Group Inc. has a significant shareholder, FMR LLC, which filed an amended ownership report stating beneficial ownership of 5,441,788.87 shares of the company’s common stock, representing 6.5% of the class as of June 30, 2026.
FMR LLC reports sole voting power over 5,307,260.18 shares and sole dispositive power over 5,441,788.87 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. Abigail P. Johnson is also listed as a reporting person with sole dispositive power over the same 5,441,788.87 shares but no voting power. One or more other persons have rights to dividends or sale proceeds for these shares, but no other individual holder exceeds five percent of American Financial Group’s outstanding common stock. The filing is signed on behalf of FMR LLC and Abigail P. Johnson under powers of attorney.
American Financial Group, Inc. reported increased second quarter 2026 earnings, with net earnings of $248 million, or $2.99 per diluted share, compared with $174 million, or $2.07 per share, in the 2025 second quarter. Net earnings included $14 million of after-tax non-core realized gains.
Core net operating earnings were $234 million, or $2.82 per share, up from $179 million, or $2.14 per share. Annualized return on equity excluding AOCI was 20.3%, and core operating ROE was 19.2%. Total revenues were $2,030 million, with property and casualty net earned premiums of $1,694 million and net investment income of $221 million.
Specialty property and casualty operations produced a 91.5% combined ratio, improved from 93.1%, with underwriting profit rising to $144 million and gross written premiums of $2,850 million, 7% higher than a year earlier. Book value per share was $58.14 at June 30, 2026, or $59.85 excluding AOCI; book value per share plus dividends grew 4.8% for the quarter. Cash and investments totaled $17,069 million, and shareholders’ equity excluding AOCI was $4,963 million. AFG also expects an approximately $125 million pretax core operating gain from the planned sale of Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina, anticipated to close in the third quarter of 2026.