EX-23 6 afg-20171231xex23.htm EXHIBIT 23
Exhibit 23
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements and related Prospectuses of American Financial Group, Inc. of our reports dated February 23, 2018, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of American Financial Group, Inc. and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of American Financial Group, Inc. and subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of American Financial Group, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2017.

|  |  | Registration |  |  |
| Form |  | Number |  | Description |
| S-8 |  | 33-58827 |  | Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
| S-3 |  | 333-102567 |  | Dividend Reinvestment Plan |
| S-8 |  | 333-117062 |  | Non-employee Directors Compensation Plan |
| S-8 |  | 333-184913 |  | Non-employee Directors Compensation Plan |
| S-8 |  | 333-14935 |  | Retirement and Savings Plan |
| S-8 |  | 333-91945 |  | Deferred Compensation Plan |
| S-8 |  | 333-125304 |  | 2005 Stock Incentive Plan |
| S-8 |  | 333-170343 |  | 2005 Stock Incentive Plan |
| S-8 |  | 333-184914 |  | 2005 Stock Incentive Plan |
| S-8 |  | 333-206291 |  | 2015 Stock Incentive Plan |
| S-3 |  | 333-202421 |  | Shelf Registration |
| S-8 |  | 333-176192 |  | 2011 Equity Bonus Plan (formerly known as the 2011 Co-CEO Equity Bonus Plan) |
| S-8 |  | 333-184915 |  | 2011 Equity Bonus Plan (formerly known as the 2011 Co-CEO Equity Bonus Plan) |

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 23, 2018
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