What SEC filings does American Financial Group, Inc. submit to the SEC?

American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about AFG?

A Form 4 for AFG discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from American Financial Group, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for AFG?

The 10-K is American Financial Group, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all AFG SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical American Financial Group, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for AFG. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does American Financial Group, Inc. file with the SEC?

American Financial Group, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling AFG shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

AFG SEC Filing News — American Financial Group, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-18.

American Financial Group, Inc., an insurance holding company, provides property and casualty insurance products in the United States. It operates through Property and Casualty Insurance and Other segments. The company offers property and transportation insurance products, such as physical damage and liability coverage for buses and trucks, other specialty transportation niches, inland and ocean marine, agricultural-related products, and other commercial property coverages; specialty casualty ins…

Sector: Financial Services Industry: Insurance - Property & Casualty Market Cap: $12.3B

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for AFG currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 7 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

AFG Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-06-02 — 2026-09-18

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 6 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$13.19M

Carl H. Lindner, III · 2026-08-18

90,000 shares · Form 144

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 12 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 12 filings in this group are Form 4s for American Financial Group, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 12 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 6 open-market sale, 5 compensation award and 1 other reported transaction. 6 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Open-market sale ×6: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Compensation award ×5: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Other reported transaction ×1: The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.

Form 4 Other reported transaction Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-18

AFG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Thompson David Lawrence Jr (Director, President of Subsidiary) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`J`	Other transaction	30,363	—	—
`J`	Other transaction	119,914	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Thompson David Lawrence Jr (Director, President of Subsidiary) Shares: 150,277

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-14

AFG insider VON LEHMAN JOHN I (Director) sold 1,279 shares (~$184.0K)

VON LEHMAN JOHN I, listed as Director at AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC, reported an open-market sale of 1,279 AFG shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	1,279	$143.84	$184.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: VON LEHMAN JOHN I (Director) Shares: 1,279 Est. Value: $184.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-02

AFG insider Hertzman Brian S. (SVP, CFO) sold 950 shares (~$135.7K)

Hertzman Brian S., listed as SVP, CFO at AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC, reported an open-market sale of 950 AFG shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	950	$142.87	$135.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hertzman Brian S. (SVP, CFO) Shares: 950 Est. Value: $135.7K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-26

AFG insider LINDNER CARL H III (Director, Co-CEO) sold 90,000 shares (~$12.99M)

LINDNER CARL H III, listed as Director, Co-CEO at AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC, reported an open-market sale of 90,000 AFG shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	8,627	$144.66	$1.25M
`S`	Open-market sale	81,373	$144.28	$11.74M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: LINDNER CARL H III (Director, Co-CEO) Shares: 90,000 Est. Value: $12.99M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-07

AFG insider Weiss Mark A (Sr. VP & General Counsel) sold 2,813 shares (~$407.2K)

Weiss Mark A, listed as Sr. VP & General Counsel at AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC, reported an open-market sale of 2,813 AFG shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	2,813	$144.76	$407.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Weiss Mark A (Sr. VP & General Counsel) Shares: 2,813 Est. Value: $407.2K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-25

AFG insider Gillis Michelle A (Senior Vice President) sold 2,247 shares (~$312.3K)

Gillis Michelle A, listed as Senior Vice President at AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC, reported an open-market sale of 2,247 AFG shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	2,247	$139.00	$312.3K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Gillis Michelle A (Senior Vice President) Shares: 2,247 Est. Value: $312.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-24

AFG insider Thompson David Lawrence Jr (Director, President of Subsidiary) sold 11,370 shares (~$1.54M)

Thompson David Lawrence Jr, listed as Director, President of Subsidiary at AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC, reported an open-market sale of 11,370 AFG shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	11,370	$135.05	$1.54M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Thompson David Lawrence Jr (Director, President of Subsidiary) Shares: 11,370 Est. Value: $1.54M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-02

AFG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Nwankwo Evans N (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,299	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Nwankwo Evans N (Director) Shares: 1,299

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-02

AFG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Newport Roger K (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,299	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Newport Roger K (Director) Shares: 1,299

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-02

AFG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Murray Amy Y (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,299	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Murray Amy Y (Director) Shares: 1,299

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-02

AFG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Martin Mary Beth (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,299	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Martin Mary Beth (Director) Shares: 1,299

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-02

AFG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

VERITY WILLIAM W (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,299	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: VERITY WILLIAM W (Director) Shares: 1,299

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 6 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. American Financial Group, Inc. has 6 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-11

AFG Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by John I. Von Lehman (1,400 shares) ~$198.3K

John I. Von Lehman filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell AFG (AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: John I. Von Lehman Shares: 1,400 Est. Value: $198.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-01

AFG Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Brian S. Hertzman (950 shares) ~$135.4K

Brian S. Hertzman filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell AFG (AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Brian S. Hertzman Shares: 950 Est. Value: $135.4K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Large Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-18

AFG Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Carl H. Lindner, III (90,000 shares) ~$13.19M

Carl H. Lindner, III filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell AFG (AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4. The proposed dollar value is large enough to merit attention.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Carl H. Lindner, III Shares: 90,000 Est. Value: $13.19M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-06

AFG Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Mark A. Weiss (2,813 shares) ~$399.2K

Mark A. Weiss filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell AFG (AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Mark A. Weiss Shares: 2,813 Est. Value: $399.2K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-06-24

AFG Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Michelle A. Gillis (2,247 shares) ~$308.0K

Michelle A. Gillis filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell AFG (AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Michelle A. Gillis Shares: 2,247 Est. Value: $308.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-06-17

AFG Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by David L. Thompson, Jr. (11,370 shares) ~$1.53M

David L. Thompson, Jr. filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell AFG (AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: David L. Thompson, Jr. Shares: 11,370 Est. Value: $1.53M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 1 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There is 1 in this period for American Financial Group, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-05

AFG filed 8-K — material company event

AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for American Financial Group, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-06

AFG filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

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How we classify American Financial Group, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on AFG. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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