secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG)
CIK:        0001042046
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-22-276405
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AFG Q3 core EPS $2.24, guides FY22 $11.00-$11.75; special dividend $2.00
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- Core net operating earnings $2.24 per share ($192M), down from $2.71 ($231M) YoY; includes $0.36 after-tax catastrophe losses.
- P&C combined ratio 91.1% (2.5 pts catastrophe); net written premiums up 15% YoY.
- Full year 2022 core EPS guidance narrowed to $11.00-$11.75 from $10.75-$11.75.
- Declares special cash dividend $2.00/share, payable Nov 22 to record Nov 15; aggregate ~$170M.
- Parent company cash/investments ~$760M; excess capital $1.3B at Sept 30.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000119312522276405/0001193125-22-276405-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000119312522276405/d418358d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-276405

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