Scott Hendricks Named Divisional President of Great American Insurance Group's Trucking Division CINCINNATI, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great American Insurance Group announced that Scott Hendricks has been promoted to Divisional President of Great American's Trucking Division. Mr. Hendricks has been with Great American since 1994. Prior to joining Great American, he was with a former affiliated company, Transport Insurance Company for two years, and prior to joining Transport, he owned his own insurance agency. Scott has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky and a Masters degree from the University of Cincinnati. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041208/CLW086LOGO ) Great American's Trucking Division offers a broad selection of specialized products and services to both owner-operators and motor carriers distributed through independent agents and qualified Finance & Insurance managers at dealerships all across the country. Mr. Hendricks assumed responsibility for Great American's Trucking Division in 1994 when premiums were less than $1 million and has grown it to a profitable business of just under $100 million in 2004. Great American Insurance Group's roots go back to 1872 with the founding of its flagship company, Great American Insurance Company. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the operations of Great American Insurance Group are engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialty commercial products for businesses, and in the sale of annuities, supplemental insurance and life products. The members of the Great American Insurance Group are subsidiaries of American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG), also based in Cincinnati, Ohio. AFG's common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and Nasdaq under the symbol ("AFG"). http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041208/CLW086LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Great American Insurance Group CONTACT: Anne N. Watson, Vice President of Great American Insurance Group, +1-513-579-6652 Web site: http://www.greatamericaninsurance.com/ http://www.afginc.com/

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