Great American Insurance Group Environmental Division's San

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Great American Insurance Group’s Environmental Division is pleased to announce that its regional office in San Francisco, CA has begun accepting environmental insurance submissions. This expansion complements the Environmental Division’s home office located in Plymouth Meeting, PA.

The San Francisco office is managed by Robert Potter, a seasoned executive in the environmental insurance business. Robert has previously held senior underwriting management positions at XL Environmental and AIG Environmental. Robert has been joined by an exceptional underwriting staff including Steve Smith and Jenny Han, previously from Chubb and Ace’s Environmental groups, respectively. Carlos Perez, also formerly with Ace Environmental, will provide underwriting support to this experienced team.

John Reynolds, Divisional President of Great American’s Environmental Division commented, “This outstanding team in San Francisco enhances our capabilities in the western United States and highlights our continuing commitment to high quality service in the environmental business. We are very excited about expanding our business by adding such extraordinary underwriting talent.”

Great American offers a comprehensive portfolio of environmental products and unparalleled financial strength and security. Brokers and agents located in the western United States and Canada are encouraged to contact Robert and his team to learn more about the Environmental Division’s insurance solutions.

The western regional office is located at 100 Pine St., Suite 2250, San Francisco, CA, 94111. Complete contact information is listed below.

About Great American Insurance Group

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 traditional fixed, indexed and variable annuities and a variety of supplemental insurance products. Great American Insurance Company has received an “A” (Excellent) or higher rating from the A.M. Best Company for over 100 years (most recent rating evaluation effective on March 27, 2009). 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 and the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol (“AFG”).