American Financial Group, Inc. Announces Its 2009 Second Quarter Conference Call and Webcast

CINCINNATI--(Business Wire)--
American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) (NASDAQ: AFG) expects to release its
2009 second quarter results after the market closes on Tuesday, July 28, 2009.
The earnings release will be available shortly thereafter on AFG's website at
www.AFGinc.com.

In conjunction with its earnings release, AFG will hold a conference call to
discuss 2009 second quarter results at 11:30 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, July 29,
2009. There are two communication modes available to listen to the call.

Over the Telephone

Toll-free access will be available by dialing 1-888-892-6137 (international
dial-in 706-758-4386). The conference ID for the live call is 18189726. Please
dial in five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the call. A
replay will also be available two hours following the completion of the call, at
approximately 1:30 p.m. (ET) and will remain available until 11:59 p.m. (ET) on
August 5, 2009. To listen to the replay, dial 1-800-642-1687 (international
dial-in 706-645-9291) and provide the conference ID 18189726.

Via the Internet

The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet. To listen to
the call, go to the Investor Relations page on AFG`s website, www.AFGinc.com,
and follow the instructions at the Webcastlink.

The archived webcast will be available immediately after the call via a link on
the Investor Relations page until August 5, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. (ET). An archived
audio MP3 file will also be available within 24 hours of the call.

About American Financial Group, Inc.

American Financial Group is an insurance holding company, based in Cincinnati,
Ohio with assets in excess of $25 billion. 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, indexed and variable annuities and a variety of
supplemental insurance products. Great American Insurance Group`s roots go back
to 1872 with the founding of its flagship company, Great American Insurance
Company.

Certain statements may be made on the conference call that may be considered
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.Actual
results could differ materially from any predictions that may be made.Additional
information regarding factors that could cause such differences appears in the
press release.

American Financial Group, Inc.
Investor Relations, 513-579-6739
AFGInvestorRelations@gaic.com

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