 American Financial Group, Inc. NYSE: AFG announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Companys regular annual dividend from 1.80 to 2.00 per share of common stock. The increased dividend, when declared, will be paid on a quarterly basis of 0.50 per share of common stock beginning in October 2020. The new dividend rate represents an 11.1 increase over the annual rate paid thus far in 2020. The Company has increased its dividend in each of the last fifteen years. 