American Financial Group, Inc. Announces Leadership Changes

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced today that it has accepted the resignation of Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino, AFG’s Executive Vice President and CFO, effective Friday, June 12. Mr. Consolino will be leaving AFG to pursue another opportunity in the insurance industry. In connection with this transition, Mr. Consolino will step down from AFG’s Board of Directors effective June 12, 2020.

Carl H. Lindner III and S. Craig Lindner, AFG’s Co-Chief Executive Officers commented, “On behalf of AFG’s board of directors and our senior management team, we thank Jeff for his contributions to our Company since arriving from Validus in February 2013, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors.”

Jeff Consolino commented: “I enjoyed my time as an executive with AFG and valued the opportunity to work with the many high caliber members of its leadership team. AFG is a great company and is positioned well for continued future success. I wish all of my friends and colleagues there the very best.”

About American Financial Group, Inc.

American Financial Group is an insurance holding company, based in Cincinnati, Ohio with assets of approximately $68 billion as of March 31, 2020. Through the operations of Great American Insurance Group, AFG is engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialized commercial products for businesses, and in the sale of traditional fixed and indexed annuities in the retail, financial institutions, broker-dealer, and registered investment advisor markets. Great American Insurance Group’s roots go back to 1872 with the founding of its flagship company, Great American Insurance Company.

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