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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☑ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2021
or
☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ____ to ____
Commission File No. 1-13653
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Incorporated under the Laws of Ohio IRS Employer I.D. No. 31-1544320
301 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 579-2121
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
| Common Stock |  | AFG |  | New York Stock Exchange
| 5.875% Subordinated Debentures due March 30, 2059 |  | AFGB |  | New York Stock Exchange
| 5.625% Subordinated Debentures due June 1, 2060 |  | AFGD |  | New York Stock Exchange
| 5.125% Subordinated Debentures due December 15, 2059 |  | AFGC |  | New York Stock Exchange
| 4.50% Subordinated Debentures due September 15, 2060 |  | AFGE |  | New York Stock Exchange

As of November 1, 2021, there were 84,807,882 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding, excluding 14.9 million shares owned by subsidiaries.
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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS

| Page
Part I — Financial Information |
Item 1 — Financial Statements: |
Consolidated Balance Sheet | 2
Consolidated Statement of Earnings | 3
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income | 4
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 5
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | 7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 8
Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 35
Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk | 80
Item 4 — Controls and Procedures | 80
Part II — Other Information |
Item 2 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 81
Item 6 — Exhibits | 82
Signature | 82

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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 10-Q
PART I
ITEM 1. — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in Millions)

| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Assets: |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,833 |  |  | $ | 1,665 |
Investments: |  |  |
Fixed maturities, available for sale at fair value (amortized cost — $10,211 and $8,812; allowance for expected credit losses of $9 and $12) | 10,427 |  |  | 9,084 |
Fixed maturities, trading at fair value | 29 |  |  | 24 |
Equity securities, at fair value | 993 |  |  | 889 |
Investments accounted for using the equity method | 1,407 |  |  | 1,235 |
Mortgage loans | 537 |  |  | 377 |
Real estate and other investments | 161 |  |  | 220 |
Total cash and investments | 16,387 |  |  | 13,494 |
Recoverables from reinsurers | 3,523 |  |  | 3,288 |
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 1,028 |  |  | 768 |
Agents’ balances and premiums receivable | 1,492 |  |  | 1,229 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs | 262 |  |  | 244 |
Assets of managed investment entities | 5,130 |  |  | 4,971 |
Other receivables | 1,097 |  |  | 678 |
Other assets | 847 |  |  | 977 |
Goodwill | 176 |  |  | 176 |
Assets of discontinued annuity operations | — |  |  | 47,885 |
Total assets | $ | 29,942 |  |  | $ | 73,710 |
Liabilities and Equity: |  |  |
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | $ | 10,991 |  |  | $ | 10,392 |
Unearned premiums | 3,415 |  |  | 2,803 |
Payable to reinsurers | 1,146 |  |  | 807 |
Liabilities of managed investment entities | 5,034 |  |  | 4,914 |
Long-term debt | 1,964 |  |  | 1,963 |
Other liabilities | 2,152 |  |  | 1,584 |
Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations | — |  |  | 44,458 |
Total liabilities | 24,702 |  |  | 66,921 |
Shareholders’ equity: |  |  |
Common Stock, no par value — 200,000,000 shares authorized — 84,795,008 and 86,345,246 shares outstanding | 85 |  |  | 86 |
Capital surplus | 1,315 |  |  | 1,281 |
Retained earnings | 3,680 |  |  | 4,149 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax | 160 |  |  | 1,273 |
Total shareholders’ equity | 5,240 |  |  | 6,789 |
Noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |
Total equity | 5,240 |  |  | 6,789 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 29,942 |  |  | $ | 73,710 |

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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 10-Q
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (UNAUDITED)
(In Millions, Except Per Share Data)

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance net earned premiums | $ | 1,529 |  |  | $ | 1,381 |  |  | $ | 3,952 |  |  | $ | 3,774 |
Net investment income | 169 |  |  | 122 |  |  | 521 |  |  | 314 |
Realized gains (losses) on: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities | (17) |  |  | 23 |  |  | 103 |  |  | (197) |
Subsidiaries | — |  |  | (30) |  |  | 4 |  |  | (30) |
Income of managed investment entities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment income | 45 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 135 |  |  | 154 |
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of assets/liabilities | 1 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 9 |  |  | (21) |
Other income | 27 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 62 |
Total revenues | 1,754 |  |  | 1,556 |  |  | 4,794 |  |  | 4,056 |
Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses | 954 |  |  | 963 |  |  | 2,335 |  |  | 2,441 |
Commissions and other underwriting expenses | 417 |  |  | 406 |  |  | 1,187 |  |  | 1,235 |
Interest charges on borrowed money | 24 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 71 |  |  | 64 |
Expenses of managed investment entities | 37 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 115 |  |  | 129 |
Other expenses | 55 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 196 |  |  | 192 |
Total costs and expenses | 1,487 |  |  | 1,516 |  |  | 3,904 |  |  | 4,061 |
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 267 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 890 |  |  | (5) |
Provision (credit) for income taxes | 48 |  |  | (48) |  |  | 164 |  |  | (52) |
Net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests | 219 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 726 |  |  | 47 |
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | — |  |  | 76 |  |  | 914 |  |  | (20) |
Net earnings, including noncontrolling interests | 219 |  |  | 164 |  |  | 1,640 |  |  | 27 |
Less: Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13) |
Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | 1,640 |  |  | $ | 40 |
Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Shareholders per Basic Common Share from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | $ | 2.57 |  |  | $ | 1.00 |  |  | $ | 8.52 |  |  | $ | 0.67 |
Discontinued operations | — |  |  | 0.86 |  |  | 10.72 |  |  | (0.22) |
Total basic earnings attributable to shareholders | $ | 2.57 |  |  | $ | 1.86 |  |  | $ | 19.24 |  |  | $ | 0.45 |
Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Shareholders per Diluted Common Share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | $ | 2.56 |  |  | $ | 1.00 |  |  | $ | 8.45 |  |  | $ | 0.66 |
Discontinued operations | — |  |  | 0.86 |  |  | 10.66 |  |  | (0.21) |
Total diluted earnings attributable to shareholders | $ | 2.56 |  |  | $ | 1.86 |  |  | $ | 19.11 |  |  | $ | 0.45 |
Average number of Common Shares: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | 84.8 |  |  | 88.2 |  |  | 85.2 |  |  | 89.4 |
Diluted | 85.2 |  |  | 88.5 |  |  | 85.8 |  |  | 89.9 |

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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 10-Q
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(In Millions)

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Net earnings, including noncontrolling interests | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | 1,640 |  |  | $ | 27 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities arising during the period | (29) |  |  | 194 |  |  | (177) |  |  | 350 |
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net earnings | 2 |  |  | (12) |  |  | (16) |  |  | — |
Reclassification adjustment for unrealized gains of subsidiaries sold | — |  |  | — |  |  | (884) |  |  | — |
Total net unrealized gains (losses) on securities | (27) |  |  | 182 |  |  | (1,077) |  |  | 350 |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on cash flow hedges arising during the period | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 49 |
Reclassification adjustment for investment income included in net earnings | — |  |  | (7) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (25) |
Reclassification adjustment for unrealized gains on cash flow hedges of subsidiaries sold | — |  |  | — |  |  | (29) |  |  | — |
Total net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | — |  |  | (6) |  |  | (41) |  |  | 24 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | (6) |
Pension and other postretirement plans adjustments (“OPRP”): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding losses on pension and OPRP arising during the period | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |
Reclassification adjustment for pension settlement loss included in net earnings | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |
Total pension and OPRP adjustments | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (30) |  |  | 176 |  |  | (1,113) |  |  | 368 |
Total comprehensive income, net of tax | 189 |  |  | 340 |  |  | 527 |  |  | 395 |
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11) |
Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 340 |  |  | $ | 527 |  |  | $ | 406 |

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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 10-Q
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in Millions)

|  |  |  | Shareholders’ Equity |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |  |  |
Common |  |  | Common Stock and Capital |  | Retained |  | Other Comprehensive |  |  |  | Noncontrolling |  | Total
Shares |  |  | Surplus |  | Earnings |  | Income |  | Total |  | Interests |  | Equity
Balance at June 30, 2021 | 84,713,927 |  |  |  | $ | 1,388 |  |  | $ | 4,023 |  |  | $ | 190 |  |  | $ | 5,601 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,601 |
Net earnings | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | 219 |  |  | — |  |  | 219 |  |  | — |  |  | 219 |
Other comprehensive loss | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (30) |  |  | (30) |  |  | — |  |  | (30) |
Dividends ($6.50 per share) | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | (551) |  |  | — |  |  | (551) |  |  | — |  |  | (551) |
Shares issued: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options | 153,842 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Restricted stock awards | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other benefit plans | 17,029 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Dividend reinvestment plan | 6,272 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Stock-based compensation expense | — |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Shares acquired and retired | (94,960) |  |  |  | (1) |  |  | (11) |  |  | — |  |  | (12) |  |  | — |  |  | (12) |
Shares exchanged — benefit plans | (562) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Forfeitures of restricted stock | (540) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at September 30, 2021 | 84,795,008 |  |  |  | $ | 1,400 |  |  | $ | 3,680 |  |  | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 5,240 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,240 |
Balance at June 30, 2020 | 88,659,407 |  |  |  | $ | 1,388 |  |  | $ | 3,685 |  |  | $ | 1,053 |  |  | $ | 6,126 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,126 |
Net earnings | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | 164 |  |  | — |  |  | 164 |  |  | — |  |  | 164 |
Other comprehensive income | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 176 |  |  | 176 |  |  | — |  |  | 176 |
Dividends ($0.45 per share) | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | (39) |  |  | — |  |  | (39) |  |  | — |  |  | (39) |
Shares issued: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options | 19,865 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Restricted stock awards | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other benefit plans | 38,822 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Dividend reinvestment plan | 2,901 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Stock-based compensation expense | — |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Shares acquired and retired | (1,447,588) |  |  |  | (23) |  |  | (73) |  |  | — |  |  | (96) |  |  | — |  |  | (96) |
Shares exchanged — benefit plans | (1,337) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Forfeitures of restricted stock | (5,488) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | — |  |  |  | (4) |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at September 30, 2020 | 87,266,582 |  |  |  | $ | 1,370 |  |  | $ | 3,737 |  |  | $ | 1,233 |  |  | $ | 6,340 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,340 |

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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED) — CONTINUED
(Dollars in Millions)

|  |  |  | Shareholders’ Equity |  |  |  |  |  | Redeemable
Common |  |  | Common Stock and Capital |  | Retained |  | Accumulated Other Comp. |  |  |  | Noncon- trolling |  | Total |  | Noncon- trolling
Shares |  |  | Surplus |  | Earnings |  | Income |  | Total |  | Interests |  | Equity |  | Interests
Balance at December 31, 2020 | 86,345,246 |  |  |  | $ | 1,367 |  |  | $ | 4,149 |  |  | $ | 1,273 |  |  | $ | 6,789 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,789 |  |  |
Net earnings | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | 1,640 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,640 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,640 |  |  |
Other comprehensive loss | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,113) |  |  | (1,113) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,113) |  |  |
Dividends ($21.50 per share) | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | (1,826) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,826) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,826) |  |  |
Shares issued: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options | 1,118,586 |  |  |  | 55 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 55 |  |  | — |  |  | 55 |  |  |
Restricted stock awards | 207,020 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |
Other benefit plans | 60,494 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  |
Dividend reinvestment plan | 42,926 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | — |  |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |  |
Shares acquired and retired | (2,769,182) |  |  |  | (44) |  |  | (274) |  |  | — |  |  | (318) |  |  | — |  |  | (318) |  |  |
Shares exchanged — benefit plans | (91,926) |  |  |  | (1) |  |  | (9) |  |  | — |  |  | (10) |  |  | — |  |  | (10) |  |  |
Forfeitures of restricted stock | (118,156) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |
Balance at September 30, 2021 | 84,795,008 |  |  |  | $ | 1,400 |  |  | $ | 3,680 |  |  | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 5,240 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,240 |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2019 | 90,303,686 |  |  |  | $ | 1,397 |  |  | $ | 4,009 |  |  | $ | 863 |  |  | $ | 6,269 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,269 |  |  | $ | — |
Cumulative effect of accounting change | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |
Net earnings (loss) | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | 40 |  |  | — |  |  | 40 |  |  | — |  |  | 40 |  |  | (13) |
Other comprehensive income | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 366 |  |  | 366 |  |  | — |  |  | 366 |  |  | 2 |
Dividends ($1.35 per share) | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | (120) |  |  | — |  |  | (120) |  |  | — |  |  | (120) |  |  | — |
Shares issued: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options | 229,208 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |
Restricted stock awards | 227,867 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other benefit plans | 105,318 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |
Dividend reinvestment plan | 7,251 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Stock-based compensation expense | — |  |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |
Shares acquired and retired | (3,468,107) |  |  |  | (54) |  |  | (179) |  |  | — |  |  | (233) |  |  | — |  |  | (233) |  |  | — |
Shares exchanged — benefit plans | (97,731) |  |  |  | (2) |  |  | (9) |  |  | — |  |  | (11) |  |  | — |  |  | (11) |  |  | — |
Forfeitures of restricted stock | (40,910) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | — |  |  |  | (4) |  |  | (11) |  |  | 4 |  |  | (11) |  |  | — |  |  | (11) |  |  | 11 |
Balance at September 30, 2020 | 87,266,582 |  |  |  | $ | 1,370 |  |  | $ | 3,737 |  |  | $ | 1,233 |  |  | $ | 6,340 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,340 |  |  | $ | — |

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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 10-Q
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(In Millions)

| Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Operating Activities: |  |  |
Net earnings, including noncontrolling interests | $ | 1,640 |  |  | $ | 27 |
Adjustments: |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 160 |  |  | 248 |
Annuity benefits | 377 |  |  | 905 |
Realized (gains) losses on investing activities | (1,111) |  |  | 332 |
Net (purchases) sales of trading securities | (6) |  |  | 18 |
Deferred annuity and life policy acquisition costs | (98) |  |  | (112) |
Change in: |  |  |
Reinsurance and other receivables | (987) |  |  | (597) |
Other assets | 238 |  |  | 120 |
Insurance claims and reserves | 1,204 |  |  | 702 |
Payable to reinsurers | 339 |  |  | 163 |
Other liabilities | 88 |  |  | (220) |
Managed investment entities’ assets/liabilities | (78) |  |  | 99 |
Other operating activities, net | (341) |  |  | 11 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,425 |  |  | 1,696 |
Investing Activities: |  |  |
Purchases of: |  |  |
Fixed maturities | (6,907) |  |  | (7,817) |
Equity securities | (110) |  |  | (354) |
Mortgage loans | (179) |  |  | (197) |
Equity index options and other investments | (313) |  |  | (699) |
Real estate, property and equipment | (53) |  |  | (41) |
Proceeds from: |  |  |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities | 4,075 |  |  | 4,114 |
Repayments of mortgage loans | 27 |  |  | 48 |
Sales of fixed maturities | 690 |  |  | 3,123 |
Sales of equity securities | 462 |  |  | 421 |
Sales and settlements of equity index options and other investments | 562 |  |  | 673 |
Sales of real estate, property and equipment | 25 |  |  | 7 |
Sales of businesses | 3,547 |  |  | — |
Cash and cash equivalents of businesses sold | (2,060) |  |  | — |
Managed investment entities: |  |  |
Purchases of investments | (1,480) |  |  | (878) |
Proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments | 1,579 |  |  | 818 |
Other investing activities, net | 32 |  |  | 10 |
Net cash used in investing activities | (103) |  |  | (772) |
Financing Activities: |  |  |
Annuity receipts | 2,403 |  |  | 2,968 |
Ceded annuity receipts | (311) |  |  | (246) |
Annuity surrenders, benefits and withdrawals | (1,931) |  |  | (2,506) |
Ceded annuity surrenders, benefits and withdrawals | 282 |  |  | — |
Net transfers from variable annuity assets | 34 |  |  | 44 |
Additional long-term borrowings | — |  |  | 635 |
Issuances of managed investment entities’ liabilities | 1,665 |  |  | 30 |
Retirements of managed investment entities’ liabilities | (1,701) |  |  | (79) |
Issuances of Common Stock | 60 |  |  | 15 |
Repurchases of Common Stock | (318) |  |  | (233) |
Cash dividends paid on Common Stock | (1,482) |  |  | (119) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (1,299) |  |  | 509 |
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 23 |  |  | 1,433 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 2,810 |  |  | 2,314 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 2,833 |  |  | $ | 3,747 |

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INDEX TO NOTES
A. | Accounting Policies |  | H. | Goodwill and Other Intangibles |
B. | Discontinued Operations |  | I. | Long-Term Debt |
C. | Sales of Businesses |  | J. | Shareholders’ Equity |
D. | Segments of Operations |  | K. | Income Taxes |
E. | Fair Value Measurements |  | L. | Contingencies |
F. | Investments |  | M. | Insurance |
G. | Managed Investment Entities |  |  |  |

A. Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements for American Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“AFG”) are unaudited; however, management believes that all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals unless otherwise disclosed herein) necessary for fair presentation have been made. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes necessary to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods to conform to the current year’s presentation including reclassifying the assets and liabilities of the Annuity subsidiaries sold in May 2021 to assets and liabilities of discontinued annuity operations and their earnings to net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations. See Note B — “Discontinued Operations.” All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The results of operations of companies since their formation or acquisition are included in the consolidated financial statements. Events or transactions occurring subsequent to September 30, 2021, and prior to the filing of this Form 10-Q, have been evaluated for potential recognition or disclosure herein.
Unless otherwise stated, the information in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements relates to AFG’s continuing operations.
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Changes in circumstances could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimates.
Discontinued Operations Disposals of components of an entity that represent a strategic shift and that have a major effect on a reporting entity’s operations and financial results are reported as discontinued operations.
Fair Value Measurements Accounting standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The standards establish a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (“inputs”) are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect AFG’s assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. AFG did not have any material nonrecurring fair value measurements in the first nine months of 2021.
Credit Losses on Financial Instruments On January 1, 2020, AFG adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which provides a new loss model for determining credit-related impairments for financial instruments measured at amortized cost (mortgage loans, premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverables) and requires an entity to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of an exposure or pool of exposures. The estimate of expected credit losses considers historical information, current information, as well as reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments. Expected credit losses, and subsequent increases or decreases in such expected losses, are recorded immediately through net earnings as an allowance that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, with the net carrying value of the financial asset presented on the balance sheet at the amount expected to be collected. At the date of adoption, the impact of adjusting AFG’s existing allowances for uncollectable mortgage loans, premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverables to the allowances calculated under the new guidance resulted in a reduction in the net
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allowance, which was recorded as the cumulative effect of an accounting change ($7 million increase in retained earnings at January 1, 2020).
The updated guidance also amended the other-than-temporary impairment model for available for sale debt securities by requiring the recognition of impairments relating to credit losses through an allowance and limits the amount of credit loss to the difference between a security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value. Subsequent increases or decreases in expected credit losses are recorded immediately in net earnings through realized gains (losses).
Investments Equity securities other than those accounted for under the equity method are reported at fair value with holding gains and losses generally recorded in realized gains (losses) on securities. However, AFG records holding gains and losses on securities classified as “trading” under previous guidance, its small portfolio of limited partnerships and similar investments carried at fair value and certain other securities classified at purchase as “fair value through net investment income” in net investment income.
Fixed maturity securities classified as “available for sale” are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) in AFG’s Balance Sheet. Fixed maturity securities classified as “trading” are reported at fair value with changes in unrealized holding gains or losses during the period included in net investment income. Mortgage loans (net of any allowance) are carried primarily at the aggregate unpaid balance.
Premiums and discounts on fixed maturity securities are amortized using the effective interest method. Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are amortized over a period based on estimated future principal payments, including prepayments. Prepayment assumptions are reviewed periodically and adjusted to reflect actual prepayments and changes in expectations.
Limited partnerships and similar investments are generally accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, AFG records its share of the earnings or losses of the investee based on when it is reported by the investee in its financial statements rather than in the period in which the investee declares a dividend. AFG’s share of the earnings or losses from equity method investments is generally recorded on a quarter lag due to the timing of the receipt of the investee’s financial statements. AFG’s equity in the earnings (losses) of limited partnerships and similar investments is included in net investment income.
Realized gains or losses on the disposal of fixed maturity securities are determined on the specific identification basis. When a decline in the value of an available for sale fixed maturity is considered to be other-than-temporary at the balance sheet date, an allowance for credit losses (impairment), including any write-off of accrued interest, is charged to earnings (included in realized gains (losses) on securities). If management can assert that it does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that it will have to sell it before recovery of its amortized cost basis (net of allowance), then the impairment is separated into two components: (i) the allowance related to credit losses (recorded in earnings) and (ii) the amount related to all other factors (recorded in other comprehensive income). The credit-related portion is measured by comparing a security’s amortized cost to the present value of its current expected cash flows discounted at its effective yield prior to the charge. If management intends to sell an impaired security, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery, an impairment is recorded in earnings to reduce the amortized cost (net of allowance) of that security to fair value.
Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of cost of subsidiaries over AFG’s equity in their underlying net assets at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to an impairment test at least annually. An entity is not required to complete the quantitative annual goodwill impairment test on a reporting unit if the entity elects to perform a qualitative analysis and determines that it is more likely than not that the reporting unit’s fair value exceeds its carrying amount.
Reinsurance Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the claim liability associated with the reinsured policies. AFG reports as assets (i) the estimated reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid losses, including an estimate for losses incurred but not reported, and (ii) amounts paid or due to reinsurers applicable to the unexpired terms of policies in force. Payable to reinsurers includes ceded premiums due to reinsurers, as well as ceded premiums retained by AFG under contracts to fund ceded losses as they become due. AFG also assumes reinsurance from other companies. Earnings on reinsurance assumed is recognized based on information received from ceding companies.
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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (“DPAC”) Policy acquisition costs (principally commissions, premium taxes and certain underwriting and policy issuance costs) directly related to the successful acquisition or renewal of an insurance contract are deferred. DPAC is limited based upon recoverability without any consideration for anticipated investment income and is charged against income ratably over the terms of the related policies. A premium deficiency is recognized if the sum of expected claims costs, claims adjustment expenses and unamortized acquisition costs exceed the related unearned premiums. A premium deficiency is first recognized by charging any unamortized acquisition costs to expense to the extent required to eliminate the deficiency. If the premium deficiency is greater than unamortized acquisition costs, a liability is accrued for the excess deficiency and reported with unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses.
Managed Investment Entities A company is considered the primary beneficiary of, and therefore must consolidate, a variable interest entity (“VIE”) based primarily on its ability to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact that entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses of, or receive benefits from, the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
AFG manages, and has investments in, collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) that are VIEs (see Note G — “Managed Investment Entities”). AFG has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of these CLOs because (i) its role as asset manager gives it the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the CLOs and (ii) through its investment in the CLO debt tranches, it has exposure to CLO losses (limited to the amount AFG invested) and the right to receive CLO benefits that could potentially be significant to the CLOs.
Because AFG has no right to use the CLO assets and no obligation to pay the CLO liabilities, the assets and liabilities of the CLOs are shown separately in AFG’s Balance Sheet. AFG has elected the fair value option for reporting on the CLO assets and liabilities to improve the transparency of financial reporting related to the CLOs. The net gain or loss from accounting for the CLO assets and liabilities at fair value is presented separately in AFG’s Statement of Earnings.
The fair values of a CLO’s assets may differ from the separately measured fair values of its liabilities even though the CLO liabilities only have recourse to the CLO assets. AFG has set the carrying value of the CLO liabilities equal to the fair value of the CLO assets (which have more observable fair values) as an alternative to reporting those liabilities at a separately measured fair value. CLO earnings attributable to AFG’s shareholders are measured by the change in the fair value of AFG’s investments in the CLOs and management fees earned.
At September 30, 2021, assets and liabilities of managed investment entities included $171 million in assets and $131 million in liabilities of a temporary warehousing entity that was established in connection with the formation of a new CLO that is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. At closing, all warehoused assets will be transferred to the new CLO and the liabilities will be repaid.
Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses The net liabilities stated for unpaid claims and for expenses of investigation and adjustment of unpaid claims represent management’s best estimate and are based upon (i) the accumulation of case estimates for losses reported prior to the close of the accounting period on direct business written; (ii) estimates received from ceding reinsurers and insurance pools and associations; (iii) estimates of unreported losses (including possible development on known claims) based on past experience; (iv) estimates based on experience of expenses for investigating and adjusting claims; and (v) the current state of the law and coverage litigation. Establishing reserves for asbestos, environmental and other mass tort claims involves considerably more judgment than other types of claims due to, among other things, inconsistent court decisions, an increase in bankruptcy filings as a result of asbestos-related liabilities, novel theories of coverage, and judicial interpretations that often expand theories of recovery and broaden the scope of coverage.
Loss reserve liabilities are subject to the impact of changes in claim amounts and frequency and other factors. Changes in estimates of the liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses are reflected in the statement of earnings in the period in which determined. Despite the variability inherent in such estimates, management believes that the liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses are adequate.
Debt Issuance Costs Debt issuance costs related to AFG’s outstanding debt are presented in its Balance Sheet as a direct reduction in the carrying value of long-term debt and are amortized over the life of the related debt using the effective interest method as a component of interest expense. Debt issuance costs related to AFG’s revolving credit facilities are included in other assets in AFG’s Balance Sheet.
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Leases Leases for terms of longer than one year are recognized as assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases on the balance sheet based on the present value of contractual cash flows.
At September 30, 2021 AFG has a $136 million lease liability included in other liabilities and a lease right-of-use asset of $118 million included in other assets compared to $159 million and $139 million, respectively, at December 31, 2020.
Noncontrolling Interests For balance sheet purposes, noncontrolling interests represent the interests of shareholders other than AFG in consolidated entities. In the statement of earnings, net earnings and losses attributable to noncontrolling interests represents such shareholders’ interest in the earnings and losses of those entities.
Premium Recognition Property and casualty premiums are earned generally over the terms of the policies on a pro rata basis. Unearned premiums represent that portion of premiums written, which is applicable to the unexpired terms of policies in force. On reinsurance assumed from other insurance companies or written through various underwriting organizations, unearned premiums are based on information received from such companies and organizations.
Income Taxes Deferred income taxes are calculated using the liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases and are measured using enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance is established to reduce total deferred tax assets to an amount that will more likely than not be realized. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recorded in net earnings in the period that includes the enactment date.
AFG recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained under examination by the appropriate taxing authority. Interest and penalties on AFG’s reserve for uncertain tax positions are recognized as a component of tax expense.
Stock-Based Compensation All share-based grants are recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over their vesting periods based on their calculated fair value at the date of grant.
AFG records excess tax benefits or deficiencies for share-based payments through income tax expense in the statement of earnings. In addition, AFG accounts for forfeitures of awards when they occur.
Benefit Plans AFG provides retirement benefits to qualified employees of participating companies through the AFG 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan, a defined contribution plan. AFG makes all contributions to the retirement fund portion of the plan and matches a percentage of employee contributions to the savings fund. Company contributions are expensed in the year for which they are declared. AFG and many of its subsidiaries provide health care and life insurance benefits to eligible retirees. AFG also provides postemployment benefits to former or inactive employees (primarily those on disability) who were not deemed retired under other company plans. The projected future cost of providing these benefits is expensed over the period employees earn such benefits.
Earnings Per Share Although basic earnings per share only considers shares of common stock outstanding during the period, the calculation of diluted earnings per share includes the following adjustments to weighted average common shares related to stock-based compensation plans: third quarter of 2021 and 2020 — 0.4 million and 0.3 million; first nine months of 2021 and 2020 — 0.6 million and 0.5 million.
There were no anti-dilutive potential common shares for the third quarter or the first nine months of 2021 or 2020.
Statement of Cash Flows For cash flow purposes, “investing activities” are defined as making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments, property and equipment and businesses. “Financing activities” include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on their investments, borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed. All other activities are considered “operating.” Short-term investments having original maturities of three months or less when purchased are considered to be cash equivalents for purposes of the financial statements.
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B. Discontinued Operations
Annuity Business On May 28, 2021, AFG completed the sale of its Annuity business to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) with an effective date of May 31, 2021. MassMutual acquired Great American Life Insurance Company (“GALIC”) and its two insurance subsidiaries, Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company and Manhattan National Life Insurance Company. In addition to AFG’s annuity operations, these subsidiaries included AFG’s run-off life and long-term care operations. Proceeds from the sale were $3.57 billion (including $34 million in preliminary post-closing adjustments). AFG realized a $656 million net gain on the sale. The sale continues to be subject to tax-related post-closing adjustments, which are not expected to be material and are expected to be settled in 2022. Beginning with the first quarter of 2021, the results of the Annuity business sold were reported as discontinued operations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which included adjusting prior period results to reflect these operations as discontinued.
Prior to the sale, AFG acquired approximately $480 million in investments accounted for using the equity method and approximately $100 million of directly owned real estate from GALIC.
Details of the assets and liabilities of the Annuity subsidiaries sold were as follows (in millions):

| May 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Assets of businesses sold: |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,060 |  |  | $ | 1,145 |
Investments | 38,323 |  |  | 38,011 |
Recoverables from reinsurers | 6,748 |  |  | 6,804 |
Other assets | 2,152 |  |  | 1,925 |
Total assets of discontinued annuity operations | 49,283 |  |  | 47,885 |
Liabilities of businesses sold: |  |  |
Annuity benefits accumulated | 43,690 |  |  | 42,573 |
Other liabilities | 1,813 |  |  | 1,885 |
Total liabilities of discontinued annuity operations | 45,503 |  |  | 44,458 |
Receivable from AFG for real estate-related investments | — |  |  | 537 |
Reclassify AOCI | (913) |  |  | (1,071) |
Net investment in annuity businesses sold, excluding AOCI | $ | 2,867 |  |  | $ | 2,893 |

Details of the results of operations for the discontinued annuity operations were (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 (*) |  | 2020
Net investment income | $ | — |  |  | $ | 459 |  |  | $ | 746 |  |  | $ | 1,256 |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | — |  |  | 22 |  |  | 112 |  |  | (105) |
Other income | — |  |  | 26 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 91 |
Total revenues | — |  |  | 507 |  |  | 910 |  |  | 1,242 |
Annuity benefits | — |  |  | 203 |  |  | 377 |  |  | 905 |
Annuity and supplemental insurance acquisition expenses | — |  |  | 172 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 250 |
Other expenses | — |  |  | 38 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 118 |
Total costs and expenses | — |  |  | 413 |  |  | 586 |  |  | 1,273 |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes from discontinued operations | — |  |  | 94 |  |  | 324 |  |  | (31) |
Provision (credit) for income taxes on operations | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 66 |  |  | (11) |
Net earnings (loss) from operations, net of tax | — |  |  | 76 |  |  | 258 |  |  | (20) |
Gain on sale, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | 656 |  |  | — |
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | — |  |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 914 |  |  | $ | (20) |

(*)Results through the May 31, 2021 effective date of the sale.
Net investment income in the table above excludes $10 million in the third quarter of 2020, and $51 million and $29 million in first nine months of 2021 and 2020, respectively, related to the real estate-related entities that AFG acquired from the discontinued annuity operations prior to the completion of the sale.
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The impact of the sale of the annuity business is shown below (in millions):

| May 31, 2021
Cash proceeds | $ | 3,537 |
Receivable from MassMutual | 34 |
Sale related expenses | (8) |
Total net proceeds | 3,563 |
Net investment in annuity businesses sold, excluding AOCI | 2,867 |
Reclassify net deferred tax asset | (199) |
Pretax gain on sale | 895 |
Income tax expense: |
Reclassify net deferred tax asset | 199 |
Tax liabilities triggered by pending sale in the first quarter of 2021 | 41 |
Other | (1) |
Total income tax expense | 239 |
Net gain on sale | $ | 656 |

Summarized cash flows for the discontinued annuity operations were (in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 87 |  |  | $ | 904 |
Net cash used in investing activities | (1,709) |  |  | (440) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 477 |  |  | 260 |

Derivatives The vast majority of AFG’s derivatives were held by the sold annuity subsidiaries. The following table summarizes the gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations for changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting for the first nine months of 2021 and 2020 (in millions):

|  | Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
Derivative |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 (*) |  | 2020
MBS with embedded derivatives |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3) |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | 2 |
Fixed-indexed and variable-indexed annuities (embedded derivative) |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | (222) |  |  | 41 |
Equity index call options |  | — |  |  | 203 |  |  | 237 |  |  | (42) |
Equity index put options |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1 |
Reinsurance contract (embedded derivative) |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
|  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 198 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 2 |

(*)Through the May 31, 2021 effective date of the sale.
C. Sales of Businesses
Annuity Operations See Note B — “Discontinued Operations,” for information on the sale of AFG’s annuity operations.
Neon In December 2019, AFG initiated actions to exit the Lloyd’s of London insurance market, which included placing Neon Underwriting Ltd. and its other Lloyd’s subsidiaries in run-off. Neon and its predecessor, Marketform, failed to achieve AFG’s profitability objectives since AFG’s purchase of Marketform in 2008. In December 2020, AFG completed the sale of GAI Holding Bermuda and its subsidiaries, comprising the legal entities that own Neon, to RiverStone Holdings Limited for proceeds of $6 million. The sale completed AFG’s exit from the Lloyd’s of London insurance market. In the second quarter of 2021, AFG recognized a pretax gain on sale of a subsidiary of $4 million related to contingent consideration received on the sale of Neon.
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Under GAAP accounting guidance, only disposals of components of an entity that represent a strategic shift and that have a major effect on a reporting entity’s operations and financial results are reported as discontinued operations. Because AFG’s primary business continues to be commercial property and casualty insurance, as well as the immaterial expected impact on AFG’s ongoing results of operations, the sale of Neon was not reported as a discontinued operation.
An estimated loss of $30 million on the sale of Neon was recorded in AFG’s financial statements as of September 30, 2020 as shown below (in millions):

Estimated sale proceeds, net of expenses | $ | 4 |
Assets of businesses to be sold: |
Cash and investments | $ | 461 |
Recoverables from reinsurers | 198 |
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 30 |
Agents’ balances and premiums receivable | 48 |
Other assets | 73 |
Total assets | 810 |
Liabilities of businesses to be sold: |
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | 598 |
Unearned premiums | 83 |
Payable to reinsurers | 39 |
Other liabilities | 47 |
Total liabilities | 767 |
Reclassify accumulated other comprehensive income | (9) |
Net assets of businesses to be sold | $ | 34 |
Pretax loss on subsidiaries recorded in the third quarter of 2020 | $ | (30) |

Revenues, costs and expenses, and earnings before income taxes for the subsidiaries sold were (in millions):

| Three months ended |  | Nine months ended
| September 30, 2020 |  | September 30, 2020
Net earned premiums | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 174 |
Loss and loss adjustment expenses | 60 |  |  | 166 |
Commissions and other underwriting expenses | 20 |  |  | 90 |
Underwriting loss | (38) |  |  | (82) |
Net investment income | 1 |  |  | (5) |
Other income and expenses, net | (3) |  |  | (5) |
Loss before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | $ | (40) |  |  | $ | (92) |

D. Segments of Operations
Subsequent to the sale of its annuity operations, see Note B — “Discontinued Operations,” AFG manages its business as two segments: Property and casualty insurance and Other, which includes holding company costs and operations attributable to the noncontrolling interests of the managed investment entities.
AFG reports its property and casualty insurance business in the following Specialty sub-segments: (i) Property and transportation, which includes physical damage and liability coverage for buses and trucks, inland and ocean marine, agricultural-related products and other commercial property coverages, (ii) Specialty casualty, which includes primarily excess and surplus, executive and professional liability, general liability, umbrella and excess liability, specialty coverages in targeted markets, customized programs for small to mid-sized businesses and workers’ compensation insurance, and (iii) Specialty financial, which includes risk management insurance programs for lending and leasing institutions (including equipment leasing and collateral and lender-placed mortgage property insurance), fidelity and surety products and trade credit insurance. Premiums and underwriting profit included under Other specialty represent business assumed by AFG’s internal reinsurance program from the operations that make up AFG’s other Specialty sub-segments and amortization of
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deferred gains on retroactive reinsurance transactions related to the sales of businesses in prior years. AFG’s reportable segments and their components were determined based primarily upon similar economic characteristics, products and services.
The following tables (in millions) show AFG’s revenues and earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes by segment and sub-segment.

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and transportation | $ | 700 |  |  | $ | 574 |  |  | $ | 1,547 |  |  | $ | 1,350 |
Specialty casualty | 613 |  |  | 560 |  |  | 1,772 |  |  | 1,663 |
Specialty financial | 163 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 477 |  |  | 455 |
Other specialty | 53 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 132 |
Other lines (a) | — |  |  | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | 174 |
Total premiums earned | 1,529 |  |  | 1,381 |  |  | 3,952 |  |  | 3,774 |
Net investment income (b) | 165 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 467 |  |  | 277 |
Other income | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | 8 |
Total property and casualty insurance | 1,698 |  |  | 1,493 |  |  | 4,428 |  |  | 4,059 |
Other | 73 |  |  | 60 |  |  | 208 |  |  | 195 |
Income on real estate-related entities (c) | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 29 |
Total revenues before realized gains (losses) | 1,771 |  |  | 1,563 |  |  | 4,687 |  |  | 4,283 |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | (17) |  |  | 23 |  |  | 103 |  |  | (197) |
Realized gains (losses) on subsidiaries | — |  |  | (30) |  |  | 4 |  |  | (30) |
Total revenues | $ | 1,754 |  |  | $ | 1,556 |  |  | $ | 4,794 |  |  | $ | 4,056 |

(a)Represents premiums earned in the Neon exited lines (which were sold in December 2020) during the third quarter and first nine months of 2020.
(b)Includes income of $1 million for the third quarter of 2020 and a loss of $5 million in the Neon exited lines in the first nine months of 2020 (primarily from the change in fair value of equity securities).
(c)Represents investment income from real estate-related entities acquired from the discontinued annuity operations while they were held by those operations. Subsequent to the sale of the annuity group, this income is included in the segment of the acquirer.
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| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Underwriting: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and transportation | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 163 |  |  | $ | 107 |
Specialty casualty | 110 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 237 |  |  | 132 |
Specialty financial | 26 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 72 |  |  | 30 |
Other specialty | (12) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (16) |  |  | (22) |
Other lines (a) | (1) |  |  | (86) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (133) |
Total underwriting | 168 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 114 |
Investment and other income, net (b) | 161 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 451 |  |  | 249 |
Total property and casualty insurance | 329 |  |  | 118 |  |  | 905 |  |  | 363 |
Other (c) | (45) |  |  | (74) |  |  | (173) |  |  | (152) |
Income on real estate-related entities (d) | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 11 |
Total earnings from continuing operations before realized gains (losses) and income taxes | 284 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 783 |  |  | 222 |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | (17) |  |  | 23 |  |  | 103 |  |  | (197) |
Realized gains (losses) on subsidiaries | — |  |  | (30) |  |  | 4 |  |  | (30) |
Total earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 267 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 890 |  |  | $ | (5) |

(a)Includes an underwriting loss of $38 million in the third quarter of 2020 and $82 million in the first nine months of 2020 in the Neon exited lines. Also includes a special charge of $47 million in the third quarter of 2020 to increase asbestos and environmental (“A&E”) reserves.
(b)Includes $2 million and $10 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2020, respectively, in net expenses from the Neon exited lines, before noncontrolling interest.
(c)Includes holding company interest and expenses, including a special charge of $21 million in the third quarter of 2020 to increase A&E reserves related to AFG’s former railroad and manufacturing operations.
(d)Represents investment income (net of DAC) from real estate-related entities acquired from the discontinued annuity operations while they were held by those operations. Subsequent to the sale of the annuity group, this income is included in the segment of the acquirer.
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E. Fair Value Measurements
Accounting standards for measuring fair value are based on inputs used in estimating fair value. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets (markets in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis). AFG’s Level 1 financial instruments consist primarily of publicly traded equity securities, highly liquid government bonds for which quoted market prices in active markets are available and short-term investments of managed investment entities.
Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets (markets in which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, price quotations vary substantially over time or among market makers, or in which little information is released publicly); and valuations based on other significant inputs that are observable in active markets. AFG’s Level 2 financial instruments include corporate and municipal fixed maturity securities, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), certain non-affiliated common stocks and investments of managed investment entities priced using observable inputs. Level 2 inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, corroborated broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads and benchmark securities. When non-binding broker quotes can be corroborated by comparison to similar securities priced using observable inputs, they are classified as Level 2.
Level 3 — Valuations derived from market valuation techniques generally consistent with those used to estimate the fair values of Level 2 financial instruments in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable or when the market for a security exhibits significantly less liquidity relative to markets supporting Level 2 fair value measurements. The unobservable inputs may include management’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use based on the best information available at the valuation date. Financial instruments whose fair value is estimated based on non-binding broker quotes or internally developed using significant inputs not based on, or corroborated by, observable market information are classified as Level 3.
As discussed in Note A — “Accounting Policies — Managed Investment Entities,” AFG has set the carrying value of its CLO liabilities equal to the fair value of the CLO assets (which have more observable fair values) as an alternative to reporting those liabilities at separately measured fair values. As a result, the CLO liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy on the same basis (proportionally) as the related CLO assets. Since the portion of the CLO liabilities allocated to Level 3 is derived from the fair value of the CLO assets, these amounts are excluded from the progression of Level 3 financial instruments.
AFG’s management is responsible for the valuation process and uses data from outside sources (including nationally recognized pricing services and broker/dealers) in establishing fair value. AFG’s internal investment professionals are a group of approximately 20 investment professionals whose primary responsibility is to manage AFG’s investment portfolio. These professionals monitor individual investments as well as overall industries and are active in the financial markets on a daily basis. The group is led by AFG’s chief investment officer, who reports directly to one of AFG’s Co-CEOs. Valuation techniques utilized by pricing services and prices obtained from external sources are reviewed by AFG’s internal investment professionals who are familiar with the securities being priced and the markets in which they trade to ensure the fair value determination is representative of an exit price. To validate the appropriateness of the prices obtained, these investment managers consider widely published indices (as benchmarks), recent trades, changes in interest rates, general economic conditions and the credit quality of the specific issuers. In addition, the Company communicates directly with the pricing services regarding the methods and assumptions used in pricing, including verifying, on a test basis, the inputs used by the service to value specific securities.
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Assets and liabilities of continuing operations measured and carried at fair value in the financial statements are summarized below (in millions):

| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available for sale (“AFS”) fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Government and government agencies | $ | 217 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 218 |
States, municipalities and political subdivisions | — |  |  | 1,884 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 1,926 |
Foreign government | — |  |  | 217 |  |  | — |  |  | 217 |
Residential MBS | — |  |  | 736 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 754 |
Commercial MBS | — |  |  | 113 |  |  | — |  |  | 113 |
Collateralized loan obligations | — |  |  | 1,828 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1,829 |
Other asset-backed securities | — |  |  | 2,335 |  |  | 309 |  |  | 2,644 |
Corporate and other | 15 |  |  | 2,463 |  |  | 248 |  |  | 2,726 |
Total AFS fixed maturities | 232 |  |  | 9,577 |  |  | 618 |  |  | 10,427 |
Trading fixed maturities | — |  |  | 29 |  |  | — |  |  | 29 |
Equity securities | 681 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 268 |  |  | 993 |
Assets of managed investment entities (“MIE”) | 316 |  |  | 4,802 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 5,130 |
Total assets accounted for at fair value | $ | 1,229 |  |  | $ | 14,452 |  |  | $ | 898 |  |  | $ | 16,579 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities of managed investment entities | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | 4,712 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 5,034 |
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | 4,712 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 5,034 |
December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available for sale fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Government and government agencies | $ | 195 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 198 |
States, municipalities and political subdivisions | — |  |  | 2,273 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 2,312 |
Foreign government | — |  |  | 176 |  |  | — |  |  | 176 |
Residential MBS | — |  |  | 877 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 915 |
Commercial MBS | — |  |  | 90 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 92 |
Collateralized loan obligations | — |  |  | 1,046 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 1,062 |
Other asset-backed securities | — |  |  | 1,742 |  |  | 305 |  |  | 2,047 |
Corporate and other | 4 |  |  | 2,140 |  |  | 138 |  |  | 2,282 |
Total AFS fixed maturities | 199 |  |  | 8,347 |  |  | 538 |  |  | 9,084 |
Trading fixed maturities | — |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |
Equity securities | 665 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 176 |  |  | 889 |
Assets of managed investment entities | 217 |  |  | 4,733 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 4,971 |
Total assets accounted for at fair value | $ | 1,081 |  |  | $ | 13,152 |  |  | $ | 735 |  |  | $ | 14,968 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities of managed investment entities | $ | 215 |  |  | $ | 4,678 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 4,914 |
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value | $ | 215 |  |  | $ | 4,678 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 4,914 |

Approximately 5% of the total assets of continuing operations carried at fair value at September 30, 2021, were Level 3 assets. Approximately 17% ($150 million) of those Level 3 assets were priced using non-binding broker quotes, for which there is a lack of transparency as to the inputs used to determine fair value. Details as to the quantitative inputs are neither provided by the brokers nor otherwise reasonably obtainable by AFG. Approximately $61 million (7%) of the Level 3 assets were priced by pricing services where either a single price was not corroborated, prices varied enough among the providers, or other market factors led management to determine these securities be classified as Level 3 assets. Approximately 17% ($149 million) of the Level 3 assets were equity investments (that do not qualify for equity method accounting) in limited partnerships whose prices were determined based on financial information provided by the limited partnerships.
Internally developed Level 3 asset fair values of continuing operations represent approximately $519 million (58%) of the total fair value of Level 3 assets at September 30, 2021. Internally priced fixed maturities are priced using a variety of
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inputs, including appropriate credit spreads over the treasury yield (of a similar duration), trade information and prices of comparable securities and other security specific features (such as optional early redemption). Internally developed prices for equity securities are based primarily on financial information of the entities invested in and sales of comparable companies. Since internally developed Level 3 asset fair values represent less than 10% of AFG’s Shareholders’ Equity, any justifiable changes in unobservable inputs used to determine internally developed fair values would not have a material impact on AFG’s financial position.
Changes in balances of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value during the third quarter and first nine months of 2021 and 2020 are presented below (in millions). The transfers into and out of Level 3 were due to changes in the availability of market observable inputs. All transfers are reflected in the table at fair value as of the end of the reporting period.

|  |  | Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at June 30, 2021 |  | Net earnings (loss) |  | OCI |  | Purchases and issuances |  | Sales and settlements |  | Transfer into Level 3 |  | Transfer out of Level 3 |  | Balance at September 30, 2021
AFS fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government agency | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
State and municipal | 36 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 42 |
Residential MBS | 28 |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (8) |  |  | 18 |
Commercial MBS | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Collateralized loan obligations | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6) |  |  | 1 |
Other asset-backed securities | 315 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 41 |  |  | (38) |  |  | — |  |  | (9) |  |  | 309 |
Corporate and other | 220 |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | 36 |  |  | (9) |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 248 |
Total AFS fixed maturities | 605 |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | 77 |  |  | (48) |  |  | 10 |  |  | (25) |  |  | 618 |
Equity securities | 245 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |  |  | (4) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 268 |
Assets of MIE | 15 |  |  | (2) |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | 12 |
Total Level 3 assets | $ | 865 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | (52) |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | (27) |  |  | $ | 898 |

|  |  | Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at June 30, 2020 |  | Net earnings (loss) |  | OCI |  | Purchases and issuances |  | Sales and settlements |  | Transfer into Level 3 |  | Transfer out of Level 3 |  | Balance at September 30, 2020
AFS fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government agency | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
State and municipal | 41 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 41 |
Residential MBS | 42 |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | 8 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 45 |
Commercial MBS | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | 2 |
Collateralized loan obligations | 55 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 56 |
Other asset-backed securities | 293 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 2 |  |  | 8 |  |  | (15) |  |  | 14 |  |  | (8) |  |  | 293 |
Corporate and other | 178 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 8 |  |  | (28) |  |  | 1 |  |  | (26) |  |  | 137 |
Total AFS fixed maturities | 615 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 16 |  |  | (46) |  |  | 23 |  |  | (39) |  |  | 574 |
Equity securities | 164 |  |  | (5) |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | 159 |
Assets of MIE | 17 |  |  | (2) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |
Assets of discontinued annuity operations | 3,044 |  |  | (7) |  |  | 19 |  |  | 83 |  |  | (113) |  |  | 224 |  |  | (193) |  |  | 3,057 |
Total Level 3 assets | $ | 3,840 |  |  | $ | (13) |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 104 |  |  | $ | (159) |  |  | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | (237) |  |  | $ | 3,805 |
Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations | $ | (3,675) |  |  | $ | (5) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (56) |  |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3,657) |
Total Level 3 liabilities | $ | (3,675) |  |  | $ | (5) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (56) |  |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3,657) |

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|  |  | Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  | Net earnings (loss) |  | OCI |  | Purchases and issuances |  | Sales and settlements |  | Transfer into Level 3 |  | Transfer out of Level 3 |  | Sale of annuity business |  | Balance at September 30, 2021
AFS fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government agency | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
State and municipal | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | 8 |  |  | (2) |  |  | — |  |  | 42 |
Residential MBS | 38 |  |  | (4) |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 6 |  |  | (26) |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |
Commercial MBS | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Collateralized loan obligations | 16 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (15) |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Other asset-backed securities | 305 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 131 |  |  | (110) |  |  | 14 |  |  | (32) |  |  | — |  |  | 309 |
Corporate and other | 138 |  |  | (1) |  |  | (2) |  |  | 142 |  |  | (29) |  |  | 5 |  |  | (5) |  |  | — |  |  | 248 |
Total AFS fixed maturities | 538 |  |  | (3) |  |  | (2) |  |  | 279 |  |  | (145) |  |  | 33 |  |  | (82) |  |  | — |  |  | 618 |
Equity securities | 176 |  |  | 78 |  |  | — |  |  | 44 |  |  | (23) |  |  | — |  |  | (7) |  |  | — |  |  | 268 |
Assets of MIE | 21 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (14) |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |
Assets of discontinued annuity operations | 2,971 |  |  | 85 |  |  | (21) |  |  | 209 |  |  | (328) |  |  | 32 |  |  | (229) |  |  | (2,719) |  |  | — |
Total Level 3 assets | $ | 3,706 |  |  | $ | 161 |  |  | $ | (23) |  |  | $ | 535 |  |  | $ | (496) |  |  | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | (332) |  |  | $ | (2,719) |  |  | $ | 898 |
Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations | $ | (3,933) |  |  | $ | (222) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (146) |  |  | $ | 158 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,143 |  |  | $ | — |
Total Level 3 liabilities | $ | (3,933) |  |  | $ | (222) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (146) |  |  | $ | 158 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,143 |  |  | $ | — |

|  |  | Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  | Net earnings (loss) |  | Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | Purchases and issuances |  | Sales and settlements |  | Transfer into Level 3 |  | Transfer out of Level 3 |  | Balance at September 30, 2020
AFS fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government agency | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
State and municipal | 40 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 41 |
Residential MBS | 45 |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | 9 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 45 |
Commercial MBS | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | 2 |
Collateralized loan obligations | 1 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 52 |  |  | — |  |  | 56 |
Other asset-backed securities | 256 |  |  | (6) |  |  | 3 |  |  | 69 |  |  | (62) |  |  | 41 |  |  | (8) |  |  | 293 |
Corporate and other | 223 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 40 |  |  | (39) |  |  | 3 |  |  | (92) |  |  | 137 |
Total AFS fixed maturities | 571 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 8 |  |  | 109 |  |  | (107) |  |  | 105 |  |  | (107) |  |  | 574 |
Equity securities | 161 |  |  | (22) |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 159 |
Assets of MIE | 17 |  |  | (4) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |
Assets of discontinued annuity operations | 3,092 |  |  | (27) |  |  | 39 |  |  | 444 |  |  | (325) |  |  | 482 |  |  | (648) |  |  | 3,057 |
Total Level 3 assets | $ | 3,841 |  |  | $ | (58) |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 569 |  |  | $ | (432) |  |  | $ | 598 |  |  | $ | (760) |  |  | $ | 3,805 |
Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations | $ | (3,730) |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (180) |  |  | $ | 212 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3,657) |
Total Level 3 liabilities | $ | (3,730) |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (180) |  |  | $ | 212 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3,657) |

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments The carrying value and fair value of financial instruments of continuing operations that are not carried at fair value in the financial statements are summarized below (in millions):

| Carrying |  | Fair Value
| Value |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,833 |  |  | $ | 2,833 |  |  | $ | 2,833 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Mortgage loans | 537 |  |  | 555 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 555 |
Total financial assets not accounted for at fair value | $ | 3,370 |  |  | $ | 3,388 |  |  | $ | 2,833 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 555 |
Long-term debt | $ | 1,964 |  |  | $ | 2,295 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,292 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Total financial liabilities not accounted for at fair value | $ | 1,964 |  |  | $ | 2,295 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,292 |  |  | $ | 3 |
December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,665 |  |  | $ | 1,665 |  |  | $ | 1,665 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Mortgage loans | 377 |  |  | 382 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 382 |
Total financial assets not accounted for at fair value | $ | 2,042 |  |  | $ | 2,047 |  |  | $ | 1,665 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 382 |
Long-term debt | $ | 1,963 |  |  | $ | 2,325 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,322 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Total financial liabilities not accounted for at fair value | $ | 1,963 |  |  | $ | 2,325 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,322 |  |  | $ | 3 |

F. Investments
Available for sale fixed maturities held by AFG’s continuing operations at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, consisted of the following (in millions):

| Amortized Cost |  | Allowance for Expected Credit Losses |  | Gross Unrealized |  | Net Unrealized |  | Fair Value
Gains |  | Losses
September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Government and government agencies | $ | 216 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 218 |
States, municipalities and political subdivisions | 1,849 |  |  | — |  |  | 77 |  |  | — |  |  | 77 |  |  | 1,926 |
Foreign government | 216 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 217 |
Residential MBS | 704 |  |  | — |  |  | 51 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 50 |  |  | 754 |
Commercial MBS | 110 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | 113 |
Collateralized loan obligations | 1,827 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1,829 |
Other asset-backed securities | 2,631 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 20 |  |  | 2,644 |
Corporate and other | 2,658 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 73 |  |  | (4) |  |  | 69 |  |  | 2,726 |
Total fixed maturities | $ | 10,211 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 239 |  |  | $ | (14) |  |  | $ | 225 |  |  | $ | 10,427 |
December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Government and government agencies | $ | 192 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 198 |
States, municipalities and political subdivisions | 2,196 |  |  | — |  |  | 116 |  |  | — |  |  | 116 |  |  | 2,312 |
Foreign government | 172 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 176 |
Residential MBS | 859 |  |  | — |  |  | 57 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 56 |  |  | 915 |
Commercial MBS | 89 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | 92 |
Collateralized loan obligations | 1,065 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (4) |  |  | — |  |  | 1,062 |
Other asset-backed securities | 2,040 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 27 |  |  | (13) |  |  | 14 |  |  | 2,047 |
Corporate and other | 2,199 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 88 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 85 |  |  | 2,282 |
Total fixed maturities | $ | 8,812 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 305 |  |  | $ | (21) |  |  | $ | 284 |  |  | $ | 9,084 |

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Available for sale fixed maturities that are included in assets of discontinued annuity operations at December 31, 2020, consisted of the following (in millions):

| Amortized Cost |  | Allowance for Expected Credit Losses |  | Gross Unrealized |  | Net Unrealized |  | Fair Value
Gains |  | Losses
December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Government and government agencies | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 44 |
States, municipalities and political subdivisions | 3,053 |  |  | — |  |  | 370 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 368 |  |  | 3,421 |
Foreign government | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 35 |
Residential MBS | 1,953 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 194 |  |  | (4) |  |  | 190 |  |  | 2,140 |
Commercial MBS | 659 |  |  | — |  |  | 40 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 39 |  |  | 698 |
Collateralized loan obligations | 3,491 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 23 |  |  | (13) |  |  | 10 |  |  | 3,491 |
Other asset-backed securities | 5,098 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 142 |  |  | (53) |  |  | 89 |  |  | 5,176 |
Corporate and other | 17,272 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1,874 |  |  | (24) |  |  | 1,850 |  |  | 19,118 |
Total fixed maturities | $ | 31,596 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 2,652 |  |  | $ | (97) |  |  | $ | 2,555 |  |  | $ | 34,123 |

Equity securities held by AFG’s continuing operations, which are reported at fair value with holding gains and losses recognized in net earnings, consisted of the following at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in millions):

| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  | Fair Value
| Actual Cost |  |  |  | over (under) |  | Actual Cost |  |  |  | over (under)
|  | Fair Value |  | Cost |  |  | Fair Value |  | Cost
Common stocks | $ | 464 |  |  | $ | 563 |  |  | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | 516 |  |  | $ | 510 |  |  | $ | (6) |
Perpetual preferred stocks | 386 |  |  | 430 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 369 |  |  | 379 |  |  | 10 |
Total equity securities carried at fair value | $ | 850 |  |  | $ | 993 |  |  | $ | 143 |  |  | $ | 885 |  |  | $ | 889 |  |  | $ | 4 |

Investments accounted for using the equity method held by AFG’s continuing operations, by category, carrying value and net investment income are as follows (in millions):

| Carrying Value |  | Net Investment Income
| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020 |  | Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
|  |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Real estate-related investments (*) | $ | 1,024 |  |  | $ | 915 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 55 |
Private equity | 336 |  |  | 266 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 66 |  |  | 4 |
Private debt | 47 |  |  | 54 |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | 5 |  |  | (6) |
Total investments accounted for using the equity method | $ | 1,407 |  |  | $ | 1,235 |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 222 |  |  | $ | 53 |

(*)Includes 88% invested in multi-family properties, 2% in single family properties and 10% in other property types as of September 30, 2021 and 87% invested in multi-family properties, 2% in single family properties and 11% in other property types as of December 31, 2020.
The earnings (losses) from these investments are generally reported on a three-month lag due to the timing required to obtain the necessary information from the funds. AFG regularly reviews and discusses fund performance with the fund managers to corroborate the reasonableness of the underlying reported asset values and to assess whether any events have occurred within the lag period that may materially affect the valuation of these investments.
With respect to partnerships and similar investments, AFG’s continuing operations had unfunded commitments of $302 million and $290 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Assets of discontinued annuity operations included investments accounted for under the equity method of $646 million as of December 31, 2020.
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The following table shows gross unrealized losses (dollars in millions) on available for sale fixed maturities held by AFG’s continuing operations by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at the following balance sheet dates.

| Less Than Twelve Months |  | Twelve Months or More
Unrealized Loss |  | Fair Value |  | Fair Value as % of Cost |  | Unrealized Loss |  | Fair Value |  | Fair Value as % of Cost
September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Government and government agencies | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | 97 |  |  | 99 | % |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | 100 | %
States, municipalities and political subdivisions | — |  |  | 13 |  |  | 100 | % |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | 100 | %
Foreign government | (1) |  |  | 48 |  |  | 98 | % |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — | %
Residential MBS | — |  |  | 54 |  |  | 100 | % |  | (1) |  |  | 8 |  |  | 89 | %
Commercial MBS | — |  |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — | %
Collateralized loan obligations | (1) |  |  | 687 |  |  | 100 | % |  | (1) |  |  | 168 |  |  | 99 | %
Other asset-backed securities | (2) |  |  | 662 |  |  | 100 | % |  | (3) |  |  | 76 |  |  | 96 | %
Corporate and other | (3) |  |  | 278 |  |  | 99 | % |  | (1) |  |  | 31 |  |  | 97 | %
Total fixed maturities | $ | (8) |  |  | $ | 1,839 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | (6) |  |  | $ | 317 |  |  | 98 | %
December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Government and government agencies | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | — | %
States, municipalities and political subdivisions | — |  |  | 39 |  |  | 100 | % |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | 100 | %
Foreign government | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 100 | % |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — | %
Residential MBS | (1) |  |  | 86 |  |  | 99 | % |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 100 | %
Commercial MBS | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 100 | % |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | 100 | %
Collateralized loan obligations | (1) |  |  | 192 |  |  | 99 | % |  | (3) |  |  | 366 |  |  | 99 | %
Other asset-backed securities | (10) |  |  | 465 |  |  | 98 | % |  | (3) |  |  | 92 |  |  | 97 | %
Corporate and other | (2) |  |  | 133 |  |  | 99 | % |  | (1) |  |  | 17 |  |  | 94 | %
Total fixed maturities | $ | (14) |  |  | $ | 952 |  |  | 99 | % |  | $ | (7) |  |  | $ | 497 |  |  | 99 | %

At September 30, 2021, the gross unrealized losses on fixed maturities of $14 million relate to 394 securities. Investment grade securities (as determined by nationally recognized rating agencies) represented approximately 74% of the gross unrealized loss and 94% of the fair value.
To evaluate fixed maturities for expected credit losses (impairment), management considers whether the unrealized loss is credit-driven or a result of changes in market interest rates, the extent to which fair value is less than cost basis, historical operating, balance sheet and cash flow data from the issuer, third party research and communications with industry specialists and discussions with issuer management.
AFG analyzes its MBS securities for expected credit losses (impairment) each quarter based upon expected future cash flows. Management estimates expected future cash flows based upon its knowledge of the MBS market, cash flow projections (which reflect loan to collateral values, subordination, vintage and geographic concentration) received from independent sources, implied cash flows inherent in security ratings and analysis of historical payment data.
Management believes AFG will recover its cost basis (net of any allowance) in the securities with unrealized losses and that AFG has the ability to hold the securities until they recover in value and had no intent to sell them at September 30, 2021.
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Credit losses on available for sale fixed maturities are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows compared to amortized cost. Beginning January 1, 2020, impairment losses are recognized through an allowance instead of directly writing down the amortized cost. Recoveries of previously impaired amounts are recorded as an immediate reversal of all or a portion of the allowance. In addition, the allowance on available for sale fixed maturities cannot cause the amortized cost net of the allowance to be below fair value. Accordingly, future changes in the fair value of an impaired security (when the allowance was limited by the fair value) due to reasons other than issuer credit (e.g. changes in market interest rates) result in increases or decreases in the allowance, which are recorded through realized gains (losses) on securities. A progression of the allowance for expected credit losses on fixed maturity securities held by AFG’s continuing operations is shown below (in millions):

| Structured Securities (*) |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total
Balance at June 30, 2021 | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 9 |
Initial allowance for purchased securities with credit deterioration | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Provision for expected credit losses on securities with no previous allowance | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Additions (reductions) to previously recognized expected credit losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Reductions due to sales or redemptions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at September 30, 2021 | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 9 |
Balance at June 30, 2020 | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 14 |
Initial allowance for purchased securities with credit deterioration | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Provision for expected credit losses on securities with no previous allowance | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Additions (reductions) to previously recognized expected credit losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Reductions due to sales or redemptions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at September 30, 2020 | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 14 |
Balance at January 1, 2021 | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Initial allowance for purchased securities with credit deterioration | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Provision for expected credit losses on securities with no previous allowance | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Additions (reductions) to previously recognized expected credit losses | (2) |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1) |
Reductions due to sales or redemptions | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |
Balance at September 30, 2021 | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 9 |
Balance at January 1, 2020 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Impact of adoption of new accounting policy | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Initial allowance for purchased securities with credit deterioration | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Provision for expected credit losses on securities with no previous allowance | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 16 |
Additions (reductions) to previously recognized expected credit losses | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (2) |
Reductions due to sales or redemptions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at September 30, 2020 | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 14 |

(*)Includes mortgage-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations and other asset-backed securities.
In the third quarter and first nine months of 2021 and 2020, AFG’s continuing operations did not purchase any securities with expected credit losses.
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The table below sets forth the scheduled maturities of AFG’s available for sale fixed maturities as of September 30, 2021 (dollars in millions). Securities with sinking funds are reported at average maturity. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain securities may be called or prepaid by the issuers.

| Amortized |  | Fair Value
Cost, net (*) |  | Amount |  | %
Maturity |  |  |  |  |
One year or less | $ | 1,182 |  |  | $ | 1,194 |  |  | 11 | %
After one year through five years | 2,571 |  |  | 2,662 |  |  | 26 | %
After five years through ten years | 901 |  |  | 939 |  |  | 9 | %
After ten years | 284 |  |  | 292 |  |  | 3 | %
| 4,938 |  |  | 5,087 |  |  | 49 | %
Collateralized loan obligations and other ABS (average life of approximately 3 years) | 4,450 |  |  | 4,473 |  |  | 43 | %
MBS (average life of approximately 3 years) | 814 |  |  | 867 |  |  | 8 | %
Total | $ | 10,202 |  |  | $ | 10,427 |  |  | 100 | %

(*)Amortized cost, net of allowance for expected credit losses.
Certain risks are inherent in fixed maturity securities, including loss upon default, price volatility in reaction to changes in interest rates, and general market factors and risks associated with reinvestment of proceeds due to prepayments or redemptions in a period of declining interest rates.
There were no investments in individual issuers that exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
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Net Unrealized Gain on Fixed Maturity Securities The following table shows (in millions) the components of the net unrealized gain on securities that is included in AOCI in AFG’s Balance Sheet.

| Pretax |  | Deferred Tax |  | Net
September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gain on fixed maturities | $ | 225 |  |  | $ | (47) |  |  | $ | 178 |
December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gain on fixed maturities held by continuing operations | $ | 284 |  |  | $ | (60) |  |  | $ | 224 |
Discontinued operations (*): |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gain on fixed maturities | $ | 2,555 |  |  | $ | (536) |  |  | $ | 2,019 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs — annuity segment | (934) |  |  | 196 |  |  | (738) |
Annuity benefits accumulated | (324) |  |  | 68 |  |  | (256) |
Life, accident and health reserves | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |
Unearned revenue | 11 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 9 |
Total net unrealized gain from discontinued operations | 1,305 |  |  | (274) |  |  | 1,031 |
Total net unrealized gain on fixed maturity securities | $ | 1,589 |  |  | $ | (334) |  |  | $ | 1,255 |

(*)In addition to adjusting fixed maturity securities classified as “available for sale” to fair value, GAAP requires that deferred policy acquisition costs and certain other balance sheet amounts related to AFG’s discontinued annuity, long-term care and life businesses be adjusted to the extent that unrealized gains and losses from securities would result in adjustments to those balances had the unrealized gains or losses actually been realized.
Net Investment Income The following table shows (in millions) investment income earned and investment expenses incurred in AFG’s continuing operations.

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Investment income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 217 |  |  | $ | 232 |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends | 6 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 27 |
Change in fair value (a) (b) | 7 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 41 |  |  | (10) |
Equity in earnings of partnerships and similar investments | 73 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 222 |  |  | 53 |
Other | 14 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 17 |
Gross investment income | 173 |  |  | 124 |  |  | 529 |  |  | 319 |
Investment expenses | (4) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (8) |  |  | (5) |
Net investment income (b) | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 521 |  |  | $ | 314 |

(a)Although the change in the fair value of the majority of AFG’s equity securities is recorded in realized gains (losses) on securities, AFG records holding gains and losses in net investment income on equity securities classified as “trading” under previous guidance and on a small portfolio of limited partnership and similar investments that do not qualify for the equity method of accounting.
(b)Net investment income in the third quarter and first nine months of 2020 includes income of $1 million and losses of $5 million, respectively, on investments held by the companies that comprise the Neon exited lines due primarily to the $7 million loss recorded on equity securities that are carried at fair value through net investment income.
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Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from continuing operations included in AOCI related to fixed maturity securities are summarized as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, 2021 |  | Three months ended September 30, 2020
| Realized gains (losses) |  |  |  | Realized gains (losses) |  |
| Before Impairments |  | Impairment Allowance |  | Total |  | Change in Unrealized |  | Before Impairments |  | Impairment Allowance |  | Total |  | Change in Unrealized
Fixed maturities | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | (35) |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 59 |
Equity securities | (15) |  |  | — |  |  | (15) |  |  | — |  |  | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | 22 |  |  | — |
Mortgage loans and other investments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total pretax | (17) |  |  | — |  |  | (17) |  |  | (35) |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | 59 |
Tax effects | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | 8 |  |  | (5) |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | (12) |
Net of tax | $ | (12) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (12) |  |  | $ | (27) |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 47 |
| Nine months ended September 30, 2021 |  | Nine months ended September 30, 2020
| Realized gains (losses) |  |  |  | Realized gains (losses) |  |
| Before Impairments |  | Impairment Allowance |  | Total |  | Change in Unrealized |  | Before Impairments |  | Impairment Allowance |  | Total |  | Change in Unrealized
Fixed maturities | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | (59) |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | (14) |  |  | $ | (9) |  |  | $ | 39 |
Equity securities | 104 |  |  | — |  |  | 104 |  |  | — |  |  | (189) |  |  | — |  |  | (189) |  |  | — |
Mortgage loans and other investments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total pretax | 102 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 103 |  |  | (59) |  |  | (183) |  |  | (14) |  |  | (197) |  |  | 39 |
Tax effects | (20) |  |  | — |  |  | (20) |  |  | 13 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 41 |  |  | (8) |
Net of tax | $ | 82 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | (46) |  |  | $ | (145) |  |  | $ | (11) |  |  | $ | (156) |  |  | $ | 31 |

All equity securities other than those accounted for under the equity method are carried at fair value through net earnings. AFG recorded net holding gains (losses) on equity securities from continuing operations during the third quarter and first nine months of 2021 and 2020 on securities that were still owned at September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 as follows (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Included in realized gains (losses) | $ | (16) |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 82 |  |  | $ | (174) |
Included in net investment income | 7 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 41 |  |  | (2) |
| $ | (9) |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 123 |  |  | $ | (176) |

Gross realized gains and losses (excluding changes in impairment allowance and mark-to-market of derivatives) on available for sale fixed maturity investment transactions from continuing operations consisted of the following (in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30,
2021 |  | 2020
Gross gains | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Gross losses | (2) |  |  | (4) |

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G. Managed Investment Entities
AFG is the investment manager and its subsidiaries have investments ranging from 4.5% to 46.8% of the most subordinate debt tranche of twelve active collateralized loan obligation entities (“CLOs”), which are considered variable interest entities. AFG also owns portions of the senior debt tranches of certain of these CLOs. Upon formation between 2012 and 2020, these entities issued securities in various senior and subordinate classes and invested the proceeds primarily in secured bank loans, which serve as collateral for the debt securities issued by each CLO. None of the collateral was purchased from AFG. AFG’s investments in the subordinate debt tranches of these entities receive residual income from the CLOs only after the CLOs pay expenses (including management fees to AFG) and interest on and returns of capital to senior levels of debt securities. There are no contractual requirements for AFG to provide additional funding for these entities. AFG has not provided and does not intend to provide any financial support to these entities.
AFG’s maximum exposure to economic loss on the CLOs that it manages is limited to its investment in those CLOs, which had an aggregate fair value of $96 million (including $86 million invested in the most subordinate tranches) at September 30, 2021, and $200 million (including $143 million held by the discontinued annuity business) at December 31, 2020.
During the first nine months of 2020, AFG subsidiaries purchased $57 million face amount of senior and subordinate tranches of existing CLOs for $39 million. During the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, AFG subsidiaries received $41 million and less than $1 million, respectively, in sale and redemption proceeds from its CLO investments.
The revenues and expenses of the CLOs are separately identified in AFG’s Statement of Earnings, after the elimination of management fees and earnings attributable to shareholders of AFG as measured by the change in the fair value of AFG’s investments in the CLOs. Selected financial information related to the CLOs is shown below (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Investment in CLO tranches at end of period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Held by continuing operations | $ | 96 |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 96 |  |  | $ | 47 |
Held by discontinued annuity operations | — |  |  | 129 |  |  | — |  |  | 129 |
Total | $ | 96 |  |  | $ | 176 |  |  | $ | 96 |  |  | $ | 176 |
Gains (losses) on change in fair value of assets/liabilities (*): |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 132 |  |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | (184) |
Liabilities | (9) |  |  | (137) |  |  | (68) |  |  | 163 |
Management fees paid to AFG | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 11 |
CLO earnings (losses) attributable to AFG shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
From continuing operations | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | (7) |
From discontinued annuity operations | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | 20 |  |  | (14) |
Total | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | (21) |

(*)Included in revenues in AFG’s Statement of Earnings.
The aggregate unpaid principal balance of the CLOs’ fixed maturity investments exceeded the fair value of the investments by $63 million and $150 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The aggregate unpaid principal balance of the CLOs’ debt exceeded its carrying value by $174 million and $141 million at those dates. The CLO assets include loans with an aggregate fair value of $5 million at September 30, 2021 and $11 million at December 31, 2020, for which the CLOs are not accruing interest because the loans are in default (aggregate unpaid principal balance of $15 million at September 30, 2021 and $28 million at December 31, 2020).
In addition to the CLOs that it manages, AFG’s continuing operations had investments in CLOs that are managed by third parties (therefore not consolidated), which are included in available for sale fixed maturity securities and had a fair value of $1.83 billion at September 30, 2021 and $1.06 billion at December 31, 2020.
H. Goodwill and Other Intangibles
There were no changes in the goodwill balance from AFG’s continuing operations of $176 million during the first nine months of 2021.
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Included in other assets in AFG’s Balance Sheet is $29 million at September 30, 2021 and $34 million at December 31, 2020 in amortizable intangible assets related to property and casualty insurance acquisitions. These amounts are net of accumulated amortization of $66 million and $62 million, respectively. Amortization of intangibles was $1 million and $3 million in the third quarter of 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $5 million and $9 million in the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, respectively.
I. Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following (in millions):

| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
| Principal |  | Discount and Issue Costs |  | Carrying Value |  | Principal |  | Discount and Issue Costs |  | Carrying Value
Direct Senior Obligations of AFG: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.50% Senior Notes due June 2047 | $ | 590 |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | 588 |  |  | $ | 590 |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | 588 |
3.50% Senior Notes due August 2026 | 425 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 422 |  |  | 425 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 422 |
5.25% Senior Notes due April 2030 | 300 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 295 |  |  | 300 |  |  | (6) |  |  | 294 |
Other | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
| 1,318 |  |  | (10) |  |  | 1,308 |  |  | 1,318 |  |  | (11) |  |  | 1,307 |
Direct Subordinated Obligations of AFG: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.50% Subordinated Debentures due September 2060 | 200 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 195 |  |  | 200 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 195 |
5.125% Subordinated Debentures due December 2059 | 200 |  |  | (6) |  |  | 194 |  |  | 200 |  |  | (6) |  |  | 194 |
5.625% Subordinated Debentures due June 2060 | 150 |  |  | (4) |  |  | 146 |  |  | 150 |  |  | (4) |  |  | 146 |
5.875% Subordinated Debentures due March 2059 | 125 |  |  | (4) |  |  | 121 |  |  | 125 |  |  | (4) |  |  | 121 |
| 675 |  |  | (19) |  |  | 656 |  |  | 675 |  |  | (19) |  |  | 656 |
| $ | 1,993 |  |  | $ | (29) |  |  | $ | 1,964 |  |  | $ | 1,993 |  |  | $ | (30) |  |  | $ | 1,963 |

Scheduled principal payments on debt for the balance of 2021, the subsequent five years and thereafter are as follows: 2021 — none; 2022 — none; 2023 — none; 2024 — none; 2025 — none; 2026 — $425 million and thereafter — $1.57 billion.
AFG can borrow up to $500 million under its revolving credit facility, which expires in December 2025. Amounts borrowed under this agreement bear interest at rates ranging from 1.00% to 1.875% (currently 1.375%) over LIBOR based on AFG’s credit rating. No amounts were borrowed under this facility at September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
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J. Shareholders’ Equity
AFG is authorized to issue 12.5 million shares of Voting Preferred Stock and 12.5 million shares of Nonvoting Preferred Stock, each without par value.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax (“AOCI”) Comprehensive income is defined as all changes in shareholders’ equity except those arising from transactions with shareholders. Comprehensive income includes net earnings and other comprehensive income, which consists primarily of changes in net unrealized gains or losses on available for sale securities.
The progression of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income follows (in millions):

|  |  | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  |  |  |
| AOCI Beginning Balance |  | Pretax |  | Tax |  | Net of tax |  | Attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | Attributable to shareholders |  | Other |  | AOCI Ending Balance
Quarter ended September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding losses on securities arising during the period |  |  | $ | (37) |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | (29) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (29) |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net earnings (*) |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Total net unrealized gains (losses) on securities | $ | 205 |  |  | (35) |  |  | 8 |  |  | (27) |  |  | — |  |  | (27) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 178 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (16) |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (19) |
Pension and other postretirement plans adjustments (“OPRP”) | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total | $ | 190 |  |  | $ | (38) |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | (30) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (30) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 160 |
Quarter ended September 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains on securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains on securities arising during the period |  |  | $ | 245 |  |  | $ | (51) |  |  | $ | 194 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 194 |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net earnings (*) |  |  | (15) |  |  | 3 |  |  | (12) |  |  | — |  |  | (12) |  |  |  |  |
Total net unrealized gains on securities | $ | 1,030 |  |  | 230 |  |  | (48) |  |  | 182 |  |  | — |  |  | 182 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,212 |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains on cash flow hedges arising during the period |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for investment income included in net earnings from discontinued operations |  |  | (8) |  |  | 1 |  |  | (7) |  |  | — |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |  |
Total net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | 47 |  |  | (7) |  |  | 1 |  |  | (6) |  |  | — |  |  | (6) |  |  | — |  |  | 41 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (17) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | (13) |
Pension and other postretirement plans adjustments | (7) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7) |
Total | $ | 1,053 |  |  | $ | 223 |  |  | $ | (47) |  |  | $ | 176 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 176 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 1,233 |

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|  |  | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  |  |  |
| AOCI Beginning Balance |  | Pretax |  | Tax |  | Net of tax |  | Attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | Attributable to shareholders |  | Other |  | AOCI Ending Balance
Nine months ended September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding losses on securities arising during the period |  |  | $ | (224) |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | (177) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (177) |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net earnings (*) |  |  | (21) |  |  | 5 |  |  | (16) |  |  | — |  |  | (16) |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification for unrealized gains of subsidiaries sold |  |  | (1,119) |  |  | 235 |  |  | (884) |  |  | — |  |  | (884) |  |  |  |  |
Total net unrealized gains (losses) on securities | $ | 1,255 |  |  | (1,364) |  |  | 287 |  |  | (1,077) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,077) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 178 |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding losses on cash flow hedges arising during the period |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for investment income included in net earnings from discontinued operations |  |  | (14) |  |  | 3 |  |  | (11) |  |  | — |  |  | (11) |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification for unrealized gains on cash flow hedges of subsidiaries sold |  |  | (37) |  |  | 8 |  |  | (29) |  |  | — |  |  | (29) |  |  |  |  |
Total net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | 41 |  |  | (52) |  |  | 11 |  |  | (41) |  |  | — |  |  | (41) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (16) |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (19) |
Pension and OPRP adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding losses on pension and OPRP arising during the period |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for pension settlement loss included in other expense in net earnings |  |  | 11 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |
Total pension and OPRP adjustments | (7) |  |  | 10 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total | $ | 1,273 |  |  | $ | (1,409) |  |  | $ | 296 |  |  | $ | (1,113) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,113) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 160 |
Nine months ended September 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains on securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains on securities arising during the period |  |  | $ | 443 |  |  | $ | (93) |  |  | $ | 350 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 350 |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net earnings (*) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Total net unrealized gains on securities | $ | 862 |  |  | 443 |  |  | (93) |  |  | 350 |  |  | — |  |  | 350 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,212 |
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains on cash flow hedges arising during the period |  |  | 62 |  |  | (13) |  |  | 49 |  |  | — |  |  | 49 |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for investment income included in net earnings from discontinued operations |  |  | (31) |  |  | 6 |  |  | (25) |  |  | — |  |  | (25) |  |  |  |  |
Total net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges | 17 |  | 31 |  |  | (7) |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | 41 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (9) |  |  | (6) |  |  | — |  |  | (6) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (8) |  |  | 4 |  |  | (13) |
Pension and other postretirement plans adjustments | (7) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7) |
Total | $ | 863 |  |  | $ | 468 |  |  | $ | (100) |  |  | $ | 368 |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | 366 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 1,233 |

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — CONTINUED
(*)The reclassification adjustment out of net unrealized gains (losses) on securities affected the following lines in AFG’s Statement of Earnings:

| OCI component |  | Affected line in the statement of earnings |
| Pretax - continuing operations |  | Realized gains (losses) on securities |
| Pretax - discontinued operations |  | Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations |
| Tax - continuing operations |  | Provision (credit) for income taxes |
| Tax - discontinued operations |  | Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations |

Stock Incentive Plans Under AFG’s stock incentive plans, employees of AFG and its subsidiaries are eligible to receive equity awards in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and stock awards. In the first nine months of 2021, AFG issued 207,020 shares of restricted Common Stock (fair value of $111.13 per share) under the Stock Incentive Plan.
Total compensation expense related to stock incentive plans of AFG and its subsidiaries was $4 million and $5 million in the third quarter of 2021 and 2020 and $11 million and $15 million in the first nine months of 2021 and 2020.
K. Income Taxes
The following is a reconciliation of income taxes on continuing operations at the statutory rate of 21% to the provision for income taxes as shown in AFG’s Statement of Earnings (dollars in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
| Amount |  | % of EBT |  | Amount |  | % of EBT |  | Amount |  | % of EBT |  | Amount |  | % of EBT
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (“EBT”) | $ | 267 |  |  |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  |  |  | $ | 890 |  |  |  |  | $ | (5) |  |  |
Income taxes at statutory rate | $ | 56 |  |  | 21 | % |  | $ | 8 |  |  | 21 | % |  | $ | 187 |  |  | 21 | % |  | $ | (1) |  |  | 21 | %
Effect of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pending sale of Neon | — |  |  | — | % |  | (73) |  |  | (183 | %) |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | (73) |  |  | 1,460 | %
Stock-based compensation | (2) |  |  | (1 | %) |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | (12) |  |  | (1 | %) |  | (3) |  |  | 60 | %
Employee stock ownership plan dividend paid deduction | (2) |  |  | (1 | %) |  | (1) |  |  | (3 | %) |  | (10) |  |  | (1 | %) |  | (1) |  |  | 20 | %
Tax exempt interest | (2) |  |  | (1 | %) |  | (2) |  |  | (5 | %) |  | (6) |  |  | (1 | %) |  | (7) |  |  | 140 | %
Dividends received deduction | — |  |  | — | % |  | (1) |  |  | (3 | %) |  | (1) |  |  | — | % |  | (2) |  |  | 40 | %
Foreign operations | 2 |  |  | 1 | % |  | (4) |  |  | (10 | %) |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | (3) |  |  | 60 | %
Adjustment to prior year taxes | (1) |  |  | — | % |  | 1 |  |  | 3 | % |  | (1) |  |  | — | % |  | 1 |  |  | (20 | %)
Nondeductible expenses | 2 |  |  | 1 | % |  | 1 |  |  | 3 | % |  | 6 |  |  | 1 | % |  | 3 |  |  | (60 | %)
Change in valuation allowance | (2) |  |  | (1 | %) |  | 20 |  |  | 50 | % |  | 1 |  |  | — | % |  | 31 |  |  | (620 | %)
Other | (3) |  |  | (1 | %) |  | 3 |  |  | 7 | % |  | — |  |  | (1 | %) |  | 3 |  |  | (61 | %)
Provision (credit) for income taxes as shown in the statement of earnings | $ | 48 |  |  | 18 | % |  | $ | (48) |  |  | (120 | %) |  | $ | 164 |  |  | 18 | % |  | $ | (52) |  |  | 1,040 | %

In September 2020, AFG reached a definitive agreement to sell the legal entities that own Neon (see Note C — “Sales of Businesses,” which resulted in a loss on sale for U.S. tax purposes. In accordance with accounting guidance for transactions that meet the GAAP “held for sale” criteria, AFG recorded a $73 million tax benefit associated with this loss in the third quarter of 2020. The changes in valuation allowance in the table above are primarily increases in the valuation allowance on tax benefits related to losses in the Neon Lloyd’s insurance business.
Approximately $27 million of AFG’s net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL”) subject to separate return limitation year (“SRLY”) tax rules will expire unutilized at December 31, 2021. Since AFG maintains a full valuation allowance against its SRLY NOLs, the expiration of these loss carryforwards will be offset by a corresponding reduction in the valuation allowance and will have no overall impact on AFG’s income tax expense or results of operations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — CONTINUED
L. Contingencies
There have been no significant changes to the matters discussed and referred to in Note N — “Contingencies” of AFG’s 2020 Form 10-K, which covers property and casualty insurance reserves for claims related to environmental exposures, asbestos and other mass tort claims and environmental and occupational injury and disease claims of subsidiaries’ former railroad and manufacturing operations.
M. Insurance
Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves The following table provides an analysis of changes in the liability for losses and loss adjustment expenses during the first nine months of 2021 and 2020 (in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 10,392 |  |  | $ | 10,232 |
Less reinsurance recoverables, net of allowance | 3,117 |  |  | 3,024 |
Net liability at beginning of year | 7,275 |  |  | 7,208 |
Provision for losses and LAE occurring in the current period | 2,543 |  |  | 2,560 |
Net increase (decrease) in the provision for claims of prior years: |  |  |
Special A&E charges | — |  |  | 47 |
Other | (208) |  |  | (166) |
Total losses and LAE incurred | 2,335 |  |  | 2,441 |
Payments for losses and LAE of: |  |  |
Current year | (589) |  |  | (592) |
Prior years | (1,430) |  |  | (1,406) |
Total payments | (2,019) |  |  | (1,998) |
Foreign currency translation and other | — |  |  | (11) |
Net liability at end of period | 7,591 |  |  | 7,640 |
Add back reinsurance recoverables, net of allowance | 3,400 |  |  | 3,114 |
Gross unpaid losses and LAE included in the balance sheet at end of period | $ | 10,991 |  |  | $ | 10,754 |

The net decrease in the provision for claims of prior years during the first nine months of 2021 reflects (i) lower than anticipated claim frequency and severity in the transportation businesses, lower than expected losses in the crop business, lower than expected claim severity in the property and inland marine business and lower than expected claim frequency in the aviation business (within the Property and transportation sub-segment), (ii) lower than anticipated claim severity in the workers’ compensation businesses (within the Specialty casualty sub-segment) and (iii) lower than anticipated claim frequency in the surety and trade credit businesses and lower than expected claim frequency and severity in the financial institutions business (within the Specialty financial sub-segment). This favorable development was partially offset by (i) higher than expected claim frequency and severity in the equine business (within the Property and transportation sub-segment) and (ii) higher than anticipated claim severity in the general liability and targeted markets businesses (within the Specialty casualty sub-segment).
The net decrease in the provision for claims of prior years during the first nine months of 2020 reflects (i) lower than expected claim frequency and severity in the agricultural and transportation businesses (within the Property and transportation sub-segment), (ii) lower than anticipated claim severity in the workers’ compensation businesses and lower than anticipated claim frequency in the executive liability business (within the Specialty casualty sub-segment) and (iii) lower than anticipated claim frequency in the trade credit business and lower than anticipated claim frequency and severity in the financial institutions, fidelity and surety businesses (within the Specialty financial sub-segment). This favorable development was partially offset by (i) the $47 million special charge to increase asbestos and environmental reserves and (ii) higher than expected claim frequency in general liability contractor claims and higher than expected claim frequency and severity in the excess and surplus businesses (within the Specialty casualty sub-segment) and higher than expected losses at Neon.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — CONTINUED
Recoverables from Reinsurers and Premiums Receivable Progressions of the 2021 and 2020 allowance for expected credit losses on recoverables from reinsurers and premiums receivable related to continuing operations are shown below (in millions):

| Recoverables from Reinsurers |  | Premiums Receivable
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Balance at June 30 | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 10 |
Provision (credit) for expected credit losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Write-offs charged against the allowance | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at September 30 | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 11 |
Balance at January 1 | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 13 |
Impact of adoption of new accounting policy | — |  |  | (11) |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |
Provision (credit) for expected credit losses | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Write-offs charged against the allowance | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at September 30 | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 11 |

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

INDEX TO MD&A
| Page |  |  | Page
Forward-Looking Statements | 35 |  | Results of Operations — Third Quarter | 49
Overview | 36 |  | Segmented Statement of Earnings | 49
Critical Accounting Policies | 37 |  | Property and Casualty Insurance | 51
Liquidity and Capital Resources | 37 |  | Holding Company, Other and Unallocated | 62
Ratios | 37 |  | Real Estate Entities Acquired from the Annuity Operations | 64
Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows | 38 |  | Discontinued Annuity Operations | 65
Parent and Subsidiary Liquidity | 39 |  | Results of Operations — First Nine Months | 66
Investments | 40 |  | Segmented Statement of Earnings | 66
Uncertainties | 42 |  | Property and Casualty Insurance | 67
Managed Investment Entities | 43 |  | Holding Company, Other and Unallocated | 76
Results of Operations | 47 |  | Real Estate Entities Acquired from the Annuity Operations | 79
General | 47 |  | Discontinued Annuity Operations | 79

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “expects”, “projects”, “estimates”, “intends”, “plans”, “seeks”, “could”, “may”, “should”, “will” or the negative version of those words or other comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements include statements relating to: expectations concerning market and other conditions and their effect on future premiums, revenues, earnings, investment activities, and the amount and timing of share repurchases; recoverability of asset values; expected losses and the adequacy of reserves for asbestos, environmental pollution and mass tort claims; rate changes; and improved loss experience.
Actual results and/or financial condition could differ materially from those contained in or implied by such forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons including but not limited to:
•changes in financial, political and economic conditions, including changes in interest and inflation rates, currency fluctuations and extended economic recessions or expansions in the U.S. and/or abroad;
•performance of securities markets;
•new legislation or declines in credit quality or credit ratings that could have a material impact on the valuation of securities in AFG’s investment portfolio;
•the availability of capital;
•changes in insurance law or regulation, including changes in statutory accounting rules, including modifications to capital requirements;
•the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, including the effects on the international and national economy and credit markets, legislative or regulatory developments affecting the insurance industry, quarantines or other travel or health-related restrictions;
•changes in the legal environment affecting AFG or its customers;
•tax law and accounting changes;
•levels of natural catastrophes and severe weather, terrorist activities (including any nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological events), incidents of war or losses resulting from pandemics, civil unrest and other major losses;
•disruption caused by cyber-attacks or other technology breaches or failures by AFG or its business partners and service providers, which could negatively impact AFG’s business and/or expose AFG to litigation;
•development of insurance loss reserves and establishment of other reserves, particularly with respect to amounts associated with asbestos and environmental claims;
•availability of reinsurance and ability of reinsurers to pay their obligations;
•competitive pressures;
•the ability to obtain adequate rates and policy terms;
•changes in AFG’s credit ratings or the financial strength ratings assigned by major ratings agencies to AFG’s operating subsidiaries; and
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
•the impact of the conditions in the international financial markets and the global economy relating to AFG’s international operations.
The forward-looking statements herein are made only as of the date of this report. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements.
OVERVIEW
Financial Condition
AFG is organized as a holding company with almost all of its operations being conducted by subsidiaries. AFG, however, has continuing cash needs for administrative expenses, the payment of principal and interest on borrowings, shareholder dividends, and taxes. Therefore, certain analyses are most meaningfully presented on a parent only basis while others are best done on a total enterprise basis. In addition, because most of its businesses are financial in nature, AFG does not prepare its consolidated financial statements using a current-noncurrent format. Consequently, certain traditional ratios and financial analysis tests are not meaningful.
Sale of the Annuity Business
On May 28, 2021, AFG sold its annuity business consisting of Great American Life Insurance Company (“GALIC”) and its two insurance subsidiaries, Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company and Manhattan National Life Insurance Company, as well as a broker-dealer affiliate, Great American Advisors, Inc., and insurance distributor, AAG Insurance Agency, Inc. to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”). Total proceeds from the sale were $3.57 billion. AFG realized an after-tax non-core gain on the sale of $656 million. Beginning with the first quarter of 2021 the results of the annuity businesses sold are reported as discontinued operations, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which included adjusting prior period results to reflect these operations as discontinued.
Results of Operations
Through the operations of its subsidiaries, AFG is engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialized commercial products for businesses. As discussed above, AFG’s former annuity operations are reported as discontinued operations.
AFG reported net earnings from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of $219 million ($2.56 per share, diluted) for the third quarter of 2021 compared to $88 million ($1.00 per share, diluted) for the third quarter of 2020, reflecting higher underwriting profit and higher net investment income in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 and the impact of special A&E charges recorded in the third quarter of 2020, partially offset by net realized losses on securities in the third quarter of 2021 compared to net realized gains on securities in the third quarter of 2020.
AFG reported net earnings from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of $726 million ($8.45 per share, diluted) for the first nine months of 2021 compared to $60 million ($0.66 per share, diluted) for the first nine months of 2020 reflecting higher underwriting profit and net investment income, net realized gains on securities in 2021 compared to net realized losses in 2020 and the impact of special A&E charges recorded in 2020, partially offset by higher interest charges on borrowed money and holding company expenses.
Outlook
The COVID-19 pandemic began to have a significant impact on global, social and economic activity during the first quarter of 2020. AFG has taken actions under its business continuity plan to minimize risk to the Company’s employees and to prevent any significant disruption to AFG’s business, agents or policyholders.
Management believes that AFG’s strong financial position and current liquidity and capital at its subsidiaries will give AFG the flexibility to continue to effectively address and respond to the ongoing uncertainties presented by the pandemic. AFG’s insurance subsidiaries continue to have capital at or in excess of the levels required by ratings agencies in order to maintain their current ratings, and the parent company does not have any near-term debt maturities.
As a result of the contracted economy, exposures in many of AFG’s property and casualty businesses changed due to workforce reduction, fewer miles driven and reduced revenue. This has and may continue to lead to lower frequency in certain lines while there has and may continue to be COVID-19 related increases in claim frequency in other lines of business.
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There is also uncertainty as to potential government decree or legislation that could alter the coverage landscape, such as the imposition of retroactive business interruption insurance. Like most of the insurance industry, AFG’s business interruption coverages require direct physical damage to covered property for business interruption coverage to apply and the vast majority of AFG’s property policies also contain virus exclusions.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Significant accounting policies are summarized in Note A — “Accounting Policies” to the financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that can have a significant effect on amounts reported in the financial statements. As more information becomes known, these estimates and assumptions change and, thus, impact amounts reported in the future. The areas related to AFG’s continuing operations where management believes the degree of judgment required to determine amounts recorded in the financial statements is most significant are as follows:
•the establishment of insurance reserves, especially asbestos and environmental-related reserves,
•the recoverability of reinsurance,
•the establishment of asbestos and environmental liabilities of former railroad and manufacturing operations, and
•the valuation of investments, including the determination of impairment allowances.
For a discussion of these policies, see Management’s Discussion and Analysis — “Critical Accounting Policies” in AFG’s 2020 Form 10-K.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Ratios
AFG’s debt to total capital ratio on a consolidated basis is shown below (dollars in millions):

| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Principal amount of long-term debt | $ | 1,993 |  |  | $ | 1,993 |  |  | $ | 1,493 |
Total capital | 7,055 |  |  | 7,486 |  |  | 6,883 |
Ratio of debt to total capital: |  |  |  |  |
Including subordinated debt | 28.2 | % |  | 26.6 | % |  | 21.7 | %
Excluding subordinated debt | 18.7 | % |  | 17.6 | % |  | 14.8 | %

The ratio of debt to total capital is a non-GAAP measure that management believes is useful for investors, analysts and ratings agencies to evaluate AFG’s financial strength and liquidity and to provide insight into how AFG finances its operations. In addition, maintaining a ratio of debt, excluding subordinated debt and debt secured by real estate (if any), to total capital of 35% or lower is a financial covenant in AFG’s bank credit facility. The ratio is calculated by dividing the principal amount of AFG’s long-term debt by its total capital, which includes long-term debt, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity (excluding unrealized gains (losses) related to fixed maturity investments).
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows
AFG’s principal sources of cash include insurance premiums, income from its investment portfolio and proceeds from the maturities, redemptions and sales of investments. Insurance premiums in excess of acquisition expenses and operating costs are invested until they are needed to meet policyholder obligations or made available to the parent company through dividends to cover debt obligations and corporate expenses, and to provide returns to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends. Cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities as detailed in AFG’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows are shown below (in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,425 |  |  | $ | 1,696 |
Net cash used in investing activities | (103) |  |  | (772) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (1,299) |  |  | 509 |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 1,433 |

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations typically produce positive net operating cash flows as premiums collected and investment income exceed policy acquisition costs, claims payments and operating expenses. AFG’s net cash provided by operating activities is impacted by the level and timing of property and casualty premiums, claim and expense payments and recoveries from reinsurers. AFG’s discontinued annuity operations typically produced positive net operating cash flows as investment income exceeded acquisition costs and operating expenses. Interest credited on annuity policyholder funds is a non-cash increase in AFG’s annuity benefits accumulated liability and annuity premiums, benefits and withdrawals are considered financing activities due to the deposit-type nature of annuities. Cash flows provided by operating activities also include the activity of AFG’s managed investment entities (collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”)) other than those activities included in investing or financing activities. The changes in the assets and liabilities of the managed investment entities included in operating activities reduced cash flows from operating activities by $78 million during the first nine months of 2021 and increased cash flows from operating activities by $99 million in the first nine months of 2020, accounting for a $177 million decline in cash flows from operating activities in the 2021 period compared to the 2020 period. As discussed in Note A — “Accounting Policies — Managed Investment Entities” to the financial statements, AFG has no right to use the CLO assets and no obligation to pay the CLO liabilities and such assets and liabilities are shown separately in AFG’s Balance Sheet. Excluding the impact of the managed investment entities, net cash provided by operating activities was $1.50 billion in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $1.60 billion in the first nine months of 2020, a decrease of $94 million.
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities AFG’s investing activities consist primarily of the investment of funds provided by its property and casualty businesses and, prior to the May 2021 sale, its discontinued annuity operations. In May 2021, AFG sold its annuity business to MassMutual for initial cash proceeds of $3.54 billion. This increase in cash provided by investing activities was partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $2.06 billion representing balances held in the annuity subsidiaries that were sold. Excluding the impact of the May 2021 sale of the annuity business, net cash used in investing activities was $1.58 billion for the first nine months of 2021 compared to $772 million in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $808 million. As discussed below (under net cash provided by (used in) financing activities), AFG’s discontinued annuity operations had net cash flows from annuity policyholders of $477 million in 2021 through the May 31, 2021 effective date of the sale compared to $260 million in the first nine months of 2020. In addition to the investment of funds provided by the insurance operations, investing activities also include the purchase and disposal of managed investment entity investments, which are presented separately in AFG’s Balance Sheet. Net investment activity in the managed investment entities was a $99 million source of cash in the first nine months of 2021 compared to a $60 million use of cash in the 2020 period, accounting for a $159 million decrease in net cash used in investing activities in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same 2020 period. See Note A — “Accounting Policies — Managed Investment Entities” and Note G — “Managed Investment Entities” to the financial statements.
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities AFG’s financing activities consist primarily of issuances and retirements of long-term debt, issuances and repurchases of common stock, dividend payments and, prior to the sale of the annuity business, transactions with annuity policyholders. Net cash used in financing activities was $1.30 billion for the first nine months of 2021 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $509 million in the first nine months of 2020, a decrease in net cash provided by financing activities of $1.81 billion. Net annuity receipts exceeded annuity surrenders, benefits, withdrawals and transfers by $477 million in 2021 through the May 31, 2021 effective date of the sale compared to $260 million in the first nine months of 2020, accounting for a $217 million increase in net cash provided by financing activities in the 2021 period compared to the 2020 period. In the first nine months of 2020, AFG issued
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
$150 million of 5.625% Subordinated Debentures due in 2060, $300 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due in 2030 and $200 million of 4.50% Subordinated Debentures due in 2060. The net proceeds of these offerings contributed $635 million to net cash provided by financing activities in the first nine months of 2020. During the first nine months of 2021, AFG repurchased $318 million of its Common Stock compared to $233 million in the 2020 period. In addition to its regular quarterly cash dividends, AFG paid special cash dividends of $2.00 per share in August 2021 and $14.00 per share in June 2021 totaling $1.36 billion, which resulted in total cash dividends paid of $1.48 billion in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $119 million in the first nine months of 2020. Financing activities also include issuances and retirements of managed investment entity liabilities, which are nonrecourse to AFG and presented separately in AFG’s Balance Sheet. Retirements of managed investment entity liabilities exceeded issuances by $36 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $49 million in the first nine months of 2020, accounting for a $13 million increase in net cash provided by financing activities in the 2021 period compared to the 2020 period. See Note A — “Accounting Policies — Managed Investment Entities” and Note G — “Managed Investment Entities” to the financial statements.
Parent and Subsidiary Liquidity
Parent Holding Company Liquidity Management believes AFG has sufficient resources to meet its liquidity requirements. If funds generated from operations, including dividends, tax payments and borrowings from subsidiaries, are insufficient to meet fixed charges in any period, AFG would be required to utilize parent company cash and investments or to generate cash through borrowings, sales of other assets, or similar transactions.
As discussed above, AFG sold its annuity business to MassMutual for proceeds of $3.57 billion (including $34 million in preliminary post-closing adjustments). AFG’s capital and liquidity was significantly enhanced as a result of the transaction. During the first nine months of 2021, AFG repurchased 2,769,182 shares of its Common Stock for $318 million and declared special cash dividends of $14.00 per share in May, $2.00 per share in July, and $4.00 per share in
September totaling $1.70 billion. In addition, on November 2, 2021, AFG declared a special cash dividend of $4.00 per share, payable on November 22, 2021. The aggregate amount of this special dividend will be approximately $340 million. Management will continue to evaluate opportunities for deploying AFG’s significant remaining excess capital, including returning capital to shareholders in the form of regular and special cash dividends and through opportunistic share repurchases. In addition, excess capital will be deployed into AFG’s core businesses as management identifies the potential for healthy, profitable organic growth, and opportunities to expand the Specialty property and casualty niche businesses through acquisitions and start-ups that meet target return thresholds.
In 2020, AFG repurchased 4,531,394 shares of its Common Stock for $313 million and paid a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share of AFG Common Stock in December totaling $173 million.
In 2020, AFG issued $300 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due in April 2030, $150 million of 5.625% Subordinated Debentures due in June 2060 and $200 million of 4.50% Subordinated Debentures due in September 2060 to increase liquidity and provide flexibility at the parent holding company in its response to the uncertainties of the economic environment. The net proceeds from the offerings were used for general corporate purposes, which included repurchases of outstanding common shares and the November 2020 redemption of AFG’s $150 million outstanding principal amount of 6% Subordinated Debentures due in November 2055 at par value.
AFG can borrow up to $500 million under its revolving credit facility, which expires in December 2025. Amounts borrowed under this agreement bear interest at rates ranging from 1.00% to 1.875% (currently 1.375%) over LIBOR based on AFG’s credit rating. The credit facility also includes provisions relating to the replacement of LIBOR with different floating rates in the event of the discontinuance of LIBOR. There were no borrowings under this agreement, or under any other parent company short-term borrowing arrangements, during 2020 or the first nine months of 2021.
Under a tax allocation agreement with AFG, its 80%-owned U.S. subsidiaries generally pay taxes to (or recover taxes from) AFG based on each subsidiary’s contribution to amounts due under AFG’s consolidated tax return.
Subsidiary Liquidity The liquidity requirements of AFG’s insurance subsidiaries relate primarily to the policyholder claims and underwriting expenses and payments of dividends and taxes to AFG. Historically, cash flows from premiums and investment income have generally provided more than sufficient funds to meet these requirements. Funds received in excess of cash requirements are generally invested in additional marketable securities. In addition, the insurance subsidiaries generally hold a significant amount of highly liquid, short duration investments.
AFG believes its insurance subsidiaries maintain sufficient liquidity to pay claims and underwriting expenses. In addition, these subsidiaries have sufficient capital to meet commitments in the event of unforeseen events such as reserve
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
deficiencies, inadequate premium rates or reinsurer insolvencies. Even in the current uncertain COVID-19 environment, management believes that the capital levels in AFG’s insurance subsidiaries are adequate to maintain its business and rating agency ratings. Nonetheless, changes in statutory accounting rules, significant declines in the fair value of the insurance subsidiaries’ investment portfolios or significant ratings downgrades on these investments, could create a need for additional capital.
Investments
AFG’s investment portfolio at September 30, 2021, contained $10.43 billion in fixed maturity securities classified as available for sale and carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income and $29 million in fixed maturities classified as trading with holding gains and losses included in net investment income. In addition, AFG’s investment portfolio includes $712 million in equity securities carried at fair value with holding gains and losses included in realized gains (losses) on securities and $281 million in equity securities carried at fair value with holding gains and losses included in net investment income.
Fair values for AFG’s portfolio are determined by AFG’s internal investment professionals using data from nationally recognized pricing services as well as non-binding broker quotes. Fair values of equity securities are generally based on published closing prices. For AFG’s fixed maturity portfolio, approximately 84% was priced using pricing services at September 30, 2021 and the balance was priced primarily by using non-binding broker quotes. When prices obtained for the same security vary, AFG’s internal investment professionals select the price they believe is most indicative of an exit price.
The pricing services use a variety of observable inputs to estimate fair value of fixed maturities that do not trade on a daily basis. Based upon information provided by the pricing services, these inputs include, but are not limited to, recent reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids or offers, reference data, and measures of volatility. Included in the pricing of mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are estimates of the rate of future prepayments and defaults of principal over the remaining life of the underlying collateral. Due to the lack of transparency in the process that brokers use to develop prices, valuations that are based on brokers’ prices are classified as Level 3 in the GAAP hierarchy unless the price can be corroborated, for example, by comparison to similar securities priced using observable inputs.
Valuation techniques utilized by pricing services and prices obtained from external sources are reviewed by AFG’s internal investment professionals who are familiar with the securities being priced and the markets in which they trade to ensure the fair value determination is representative of an exit price. To validate the appropriateness of the prices obtained, these investment managers consider widely published indices (as benchmarks), recent trades, changes in interest rates, general economic conditions and the credit quality of the specific issuers. In addition, AFG communicates directly with pricing services regarding the methods and assumptions used in pricing, including verifying, on a test basis, the inputs used by the services to value specific securities.
In general, the fair value of AFG’s fixed maturity investments is inversely correlated to changes in interest rates. The following table demonstrates the sensitivity of such fair values to reasonably likely changes in interest rates by illustrating the estimated effect on AFG’s fixed maturity portfolio that an immediate increase of 100 basis points in the interest rate yield curve would have at September 30, 2021 (dollars in millions). Effects of increases or decreases from the 100 basis points illustrated would be approximately proportional.

Fair value of fixed maturity portfolio | $ | 10,456 |
Percentage impact on fair value of 100 bps increase in interest rates | (2.0 | %)
Pretax impact on fair value of fixed maturity portfolio | $ | (209) |

Approximately 88% of the fixed maturities at September 30, 2021, were rated “investment grade” (credit rating of AAA to BBB) by nationally recognized rating agencies, 4% were rated “non-investment grade” and 8% were not rated. Investment grade securities generally bear lower yields and lower degrees of risk than those that are unrated and non-investment grade. Management believes that the high-quality investment portfolio should generate a stable and predictable investment return.
Municipal bonds represented approximately 19% of AFG’s fixed maturity portfolio at September 30, 2021. AFG’s municipal bond portfolio is high quality, with 99% of the securities rated investment grade at that date. The portfolio is well diversified across the states of issuance and individual issuers. At September 30, 2021, approximately 90% of the municipal bond portfolio was held in revenue bonds, with the remaining 10% held in general obligation bonds.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Summarized information for the unrealized gains and losses recorded in AFG’s Balance Sheet at September 30, 2021, is shown in the following table (dollars in millions). Approximately $1.06 billion of available for sale fixed maturity securities had no unrealized gains or losses at September 30, 2021.

| Securities With Unrealized Gains |  | Securities With Unrealized Losses
Available for Sale Fixed Maturities |  |  |
Fair value of securities | $ | 7,212 |  |  | $ | 2,156 |
Amortized cost of securities, net of allowance for expected credit losses | $ | 6,973 |  |  | $ | 2,170 |
Gross unrealized gain (loss) | $ | 239 |  |  | $ | (14) |
Fair value as % of amortized cost | 103 | % |  | 99 | %
Number of security positions | 1,761 |  |  | 394 |
Number individually exceeding $2 million gain or loss | 3 |  |  | — |
Concentration of gains (losses) by type or industry (exceeding 5% of unrealized): |  |  |
States and municipalities | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | — |
Mortgage-backed securities | 54 |  |  | (1) |
Other asset-backed securities | 25 |  |  | (5) |
Other financial institutions | 8 |  |  | (1) |
Collateralized loan obligations | 5 |  |  | (2) |
U.S. Government and government agencies | 3 |  |  | (1) |
Percentage rated investment grade | 93 | % |  | 94 | %

The table below sets forth the scheduled maturities of AFG’s available for sale fixed maturity securities at September 30, 2021, based on their fair values. Securities with sinking funds are reported at average maturity. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain securities may be called or prepaid by the issuers.

| Securities With Unrealized Gains |  | Securities With Unrealized Losses
Maturity |  |  |
One year or less | 10 | % |  | 1 | %
After one year through five years | 32 | % |  | 15 | %
After five years through ten years | 11 | % |  | 6 | %
After ten years | 3 | % |  | 1 | %
| 56 | % |  | 23 | %
Collateralized loan obligations and other asset-backed securities (average life of approximately 3 years) | 34 | % |  | 74 | %
Mortgage-backed securities (average life of approximately 3 years) | 10 | % |  | 3 | %
| 100 | % |  | 100 | %

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
The table below (dollars in millions) summarizes the unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturity securities by dollar amount:

| Aggregate Fair Value |  | Aggregate Unrealized Gain (Loss) |  | Fair Value as % of Cost
Fixed Maturities at September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |
Securities with unrealized gains: |  |  |  |  |
Exceeding $500,000 (104 securities) | $ | 1,226 |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  | 108 | %
$500,000 or less (1,657 securities) | 5,986 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 103 | %
| $ | 7,212 |  |  | $ | 239 |  |  | 103 | %
Securities with unrealized losses: |  |  |  |  |
Exceeding $500,000 (1 security) | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | 50 | %
$500,000 or less (393 securities) | 2,155 |  |  | (13) |  |  | 99 | %
| $ | 2,156 |  |  | $ | (14) |  |  | 99 | %

The following table (dollars in millions) summarizes the unrealized losses for all securities with unrealized losses by issuer quality and the length of time those securities have been in an unrealized loss position:

| Aggregate Fair Value |  | Aggregate Unrealized Loss |  | Fair Value as % of Cost
Securities with Unrealized Losses at September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |
Investment grade fixed maturities with losses for: |  |  |  |  |
Less than one year (214 securities) | $ | 1,740 |  |  | $ | (7) |  |  | 100 | %
One year or longer (68 securities) | 285 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 99 | %
| $ | 2,025 |  |  | $ | (10) |  |  | 100 | %
Non-investment grade fixed maturities with losses for: |  |  |  |  |
Less than one year (61 securities) | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | 99 | %
One year or longer (51 securities) | 32 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 91 | %
| $ | 131 |  |  | $ | (4) |  |  | 97 | %

When a decline in the value of a specific investment is considered to be other-than-temporary, an allowance for credit losses (impairment) is charged to earnings (accounted for as a realized loss). The determination of whether unrealized losses are other-than-temporary requires judgment based on subjective as well as objective factors as detailed in AFG’s 2020 Form 10-K under Management’s Discussion and Analysis — “Investments.”
Based on its analysis, management believes AFG will recover its cost basis (net of any allowance) in the fixed maturity securities with unrealized losses and that AFG has the ability to hold the securities until they recover in value and had no intent to sell them at September 30, 2021. Although AFG has the ability to continue holding its fixed maturity investments with unrealized losses, its intent to hold them may change due to deterioration in the issuers’ creditworthiness, decisions to lessen exposure to a particular issuer or industry, asset/liability management decisions, market movements, changes in views about appropriate asset allocation or the desire to offset taxable realized gains. Should AFG’s ability or intent change regarding a particular security, a charge for impairment would likely be required. While it is not possible to accurately predict if or when a specific security will become impaired, increases in the allowance for credit losses could be material to results of operations in future periods. Significant declines in the fair value of AFG’s investment portfolio could have a significant adverse effect on AFG’s liquidity. For information on AFG’s realized gains (losses) on securities, see “Results of Operations — Realized Gains (Losses) on Securities.”
Uncertainties
Management believes that the areas posing the greatest risk of material loss are the adequacy of its insurance reserves and contingencies arising out of its former railroad and manufacturing operations. See “Special asbestos and environmental reserve charges” under “Results of Operations — Property and Casualty Insurance Segment — Net prior year reserve development” for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and Management’s Discussion and
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Analysis — “Uncertainties — Asbestos and Environmental-related (“A&E”) Insurance Reserves” in AFG’s 2020 Form 10–K.
MANAGED INVESTMENT ENTITIES
Accounting standards require AFG to consolidate its investments in collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) entities that it manages and owns an interest in (in the form of debt). See Note A — “Accounting Policies — Managed Investment Entities” and Note G — “Managed Investment Entities” to the financial statements. The effect of consolidating these entities is shown in the tables below (in millions). The “Before CLO Consolidation” columns include AFG’s investment and earnings in the CLOs on an unconsolidated basis.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

| Before CLO Consolidation |  | Managed Investment Entities |  | Consol. Entries |  |  |  | Consolidated As Reported
September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and investments | $ | 16,483 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (96) |  |  | (*) |  | $ | 16,387 |
Assets of managed investment entities | — |  |  | 5,130 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 5,130 |
Other assets | 8,425 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (*) |  | 8,425 |
Total assets | $ | 24,908 |  |  | $ | 5,130 |  |  | $ | (96) |  |  |  |  | $ | 29,942 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums | $ | 14,406 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 14,406 |
Liabilities of managed investment entities | — |  |  | 5,090 |  |  | (56) |  |  | (*) |  | 5,034 |
Long-term debt and other liabilities | 5,262 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 5,262 |
Total liabilities | 19,668 |  |  | 5,090 |  |  | (56) |  |  |  |  | 24,702 |
Shareholders’ equity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock and Capital surplus | 1,400 |  |  | 40 |  |  | (40) |  |  |  |  | 1,400 |
Retained earnings | 3,680 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 3,680 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax | 160 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 160 |
Total shareholders’ equity | 5,240 |  |  | 40 |  |  | (40) |  |  |  |  | 5,240 |
Noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Total equity | 5,240 |  |  | 40 |  |  | (40) |  |  |  |  | 5,240 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 24,908 |  |  | $ | 5,130 |  |  | $ | (96) |  |  |  |  | $ | 29,942 |
December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and investments | $ | 13,550 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (56) |  |  | (*) |  | $ | 13,494 |
Assets of managed investment entities | — |  |  | 4,971 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 4,971 |
Other assets | 7,361 |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | (*) |  | 7,360 |
Assets of discontinued annuity operations | 47,885 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 47,885 |
Total assets | $ | 68,796 |  |  | $ | 4,971 |  |  | $ | (57) |  |  |  |  | $ | 73,710 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums | $ | 13,195 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 13,195 |
Liabilities of managed investment entities | — |  |  | 4,971 |  |  | (57) |  |  | (*) |  | 4,914 |
Long-term debt and other liabilities | 4,354 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 4,354 |
Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations | 44,458 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 44,458 |
Total liabilities | 62,007 |  |  | 4,971 |  |  | (57) |  |  |  |  | 66,921 |
Shareholders’ equity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock and Capital surplus | 1,367 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 1,367 |
Retained earnings | 4,149 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 4,149 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax | 1,273 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 1,273 |
Total shareholders’ equity | 6,789 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 6,789 |
Noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Total equity | 6,789 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 6,789 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 68,796 |  |  | $ | 4,971 |  |  | $ | (57) |  |  |  |  | $ | 73,710 |

(*)Elimination of the fair value of AFG’s investment in CLOs and related accrued interest.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

| Before CLO Consol. (a) |  | Managed Investment Entities |  | Consol. Entries |  |  |  | Consolidated As Reported
Three months ended September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance net earned premiums | $ | 1,529 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,529 |
Net investment income | 174 |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | (b) |  | 169 |
Realized gains (losses) on: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities | (17) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (17) |
Subsidiaries | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Income of managed investment entities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment income | — |  |  | 45 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 45 |
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of assets/liabilities | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | 2 |  |  | (b) |  | 1 |
Other income | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | (c) |  | 27 |
Total revenues | 1,717 |  |  | 44 |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |  | 1,754 |
Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance benefits and expenses | 1,371 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 1,371 |
Expenses of managed investment entities | — |  |  | 44 |  |  | (7) |  |  | (b)(c) |  | 37 |
Interest charges on borrowed money and other expenses | 79 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 79 |
Total costs and expenses | 1,450 |  |  | 44 |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |  | 1,487 |
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes | 267 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 267 |
Provision (credit) for income taxes | 48 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 48 |
Net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests | 219 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 219 |
Less: Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Net earnings attributable to shareholders | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 219 |
Three months ended September 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance net earned premiums | $ | 1,381 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,381 |
Net investment income | 126 |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | (b) |  | 122 |
Realized gains (losses) on: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 23 |
Subsidiaries | (30) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (30) |
Income of managed investment entities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment income | — |  |  | 46 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 46 |
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of assets/liabilities | — |  |  | (8) |  |  | 3 |  |  | (b) |  | (5) |
Other income | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | (c) |  | 19 |
Total revenues | 1,522 |  |  | 38 |  |  | (4) |  |  |  |  | 1,556 |
Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance benefits and expenses | 1,369 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 1,369 |
Expenses of managed investment entities | — |  |  | 38 |  |  | (4) |  |  | (b)(c) |  | 34 |
Interest charges on borrowed money and other expenses | 113 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 113 |
Total costs and expenses | 1,482 |  |  | 38 |  |  | (4) |  |  |  |  | 1,516 |
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes | 40 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 40 |
Provision (credit) for income taxes | (48) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (48) |
Net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests | 88 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 88 |
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | 76 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 76 |
Less: Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Net earnings attributable to shareholders | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 164 |

(a)Includes income of $5 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $4 million in the third quarter of 2020, representing the change in fair value of AFG’s CLO investments plus $4 million and $3 million in the third quarter of 2021 and 2020, respectively, in CLO management fees earned.
(b)Elimination of the change in fair value of AFG’s investments in the CLOs, including $3 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $1 million in the third quarter of 2020, in distributions recorded as interest expense by the CLOs.
(c)Elimination of management fees earned by AFG.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

| Before CLO Consol. (a) |  | Managed Investment Entities |  | Consol. Entries |  |  |  | Consolidated As Reported
Nine months ended September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance net earned premiums | $ | 3,952 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,952 |
Net investment income | 538 |  |  | — |  |  | (17) |  |  | (b) |  | 521 |
Realized gains (losses) on: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities | 103 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 103 |
Subsidiaries | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Income of managed investment entities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment income | — |  |  | 135 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 135 |
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of assets/liabilities | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 8 |  |  | (b) |  | 9 |
Other income | 82 |  |  | — |  |  | (12) |  |  | (c) |  | 70 |
Total revenues | 4,679 |  |  | 136 |  |  | (21) |  |  |  |  | 4,794 |
Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance benefits and expenses | 3,522 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 3,522 |
Expenses of managed investment entities | — |  |  | 136 |  |  | (21) |  |  | (b)(c) |  | 115 |
Interest charges on borrowed money and other expenses | 267 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 267 |
Total costs and expenses | 3,789 |  |  | 136 |  |  | (21) |  |  |  |  | 3,904 |
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes | 890 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 890 |
Provision (credit) for income taxes | 164 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 164 |
Net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests | 726 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 726 |
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | 914 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 914 |
Less: Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Net earnings attributable to shareholders | $ | 1,640 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,640 |
Nine months ended September 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance net earned premiums | $ | 3,774 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,774 |
Net investment income | 307 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | (b) |  | 314 |
Realized gains (losses) on: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities | (197) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (197) |
Subsidiaries | (30) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (30) |
Income of managed investment entities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment income | — |  |  | 154 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 154 |
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of assets/liabilities | — |  |  | (10) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (b) |  | (21) |
Other income | 73 |  |  | — |  |  | (11) |  |  | (c) |  | 62 |
Total revenues | 3,927 |  |  | 144 |  |  | (15) |  |  |  |  | 4,056 |
Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance benefits and expenses | 3,676 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 3,676 |
Expenses of managed investment entities | — |  |  | 144 |  |  | (15) |  |  | (b)(c) |  | 129 |
Interest charges on borrowed money and other expenses | 256 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 256 |
Total costs and expenses | 3,932 |  |  | 144 |  |  | (15) |  |  |  |  | 4,061 |
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes | (5) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (5) |
Provision (credit) for income taxes | (52) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (52) |
Net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests | 47 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 47 |
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | (20) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (20) |
Less: Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (13) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (13) |
Net earnings attributable to shareholders | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 40 |

(a)Includes income of $17 million in the first nine months of 2021 and a loss of $7 million in the first nine months of 2020, representing the change in fair value of AFG’s CLO investments plus $12 million and $11 million in the first nine months of 2021 and the first nine months of 2020, respectively, in CLO management fees earned.
(b)Elimination of the change in fair value of AFG’s investments in the CLOs, including $9 million in the first nine months of 2021 and $4 million in the first nine months of 2020, in distributions recorded as interest expense by the CLOs.
(c)Elimination of management fees earned by AFG.
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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 10-Q
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
General
AFG’s net earnings attributable to shareholders, determined in accordance with GAAP, include certain items that may not be indicative of its ongoing core operations. In addition to discontinued operations, core net operating earnings excludes realized gains (losses) on securities because such gains and losses are influenced significantly by financial markets, interest rates and the timing of sales. In addition, special charges related to coverage that AFG no longer writes, such as for asbestos and environmental exposures, are excluded from core earnings.
In January 2021, AFG entered into a definitive agreement to sell its annuity business to MassMutual. Beginning with the first quarter of 2021 and through the May 31, 2021 effective date of the sale, the results of its annuity segment and the run-off life and long-term care operations are reported as discontinued operations, in accordance with GAAP, which included adjusting prior period results to reflect these operations as discontinued.
AFG recorded $914 million in non-core net earnings from the discontinued annuity operations in the first nine months of 2021, which includes a $656 million after tax gain on the sale, compared to non-core net losses of $20 million in the first nine months of 2020. See “Discontinued Annuity Operations” below for details of the impact of the discontinued annuity operations on AFG’s net earnings attributable to shareholders for the third quarter of 2020 and first nine months of 2021 and 2020.
In December 2019, AFG initiated actions to exit the Lloyd’s of London insurance market, which included placing its Lloyd’s subsidiaries including its Lloyd’s Managing Agency, Neon Underwriting Ltd., into run-off. Neon and its predecessor, Marketform, failed to achieve AFG’s profitability objectives since AFG’s purchase of Marketform in 2008. Consistent with the treatment of other items that are not indicative of AFG’s ongoing operations (both favorable and unfavorable), beginning with the first quarter of 2020, AFG’s core net operating earnings for its property and casualty insurance segment excludes the run-off operations of Neon (“Neon exited lines”). In December 2020, AFG sold GAI Holding Bermuda and its subsidiaries, comprising the legal entities that own Neon, to RiverStone Holdings Limited.
AFG recorded non-core net losses of $109 million in the first nine months of 2020 related to the run-off of the Neon business, which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, included an estimated $30 million loss on the sale of the business. In conjunction with the sale, AFG recognized a tax benefit of $73 million, resulting in a net unfavorable $36 million non-core after tax impact from the Neon exited lines in the first nine months of 2020. In the first nine months of 2021, AFG recognized a non-core after tax gain of $3 million related to contingent consideration received on the sale of Neon.
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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 10-Q
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
The following table (in millions, except per share amounts) identifies non-core items and reconciles net earnings attributable to shareholders to core net operating earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure. AFG believes core net operating earnings is a useful tool for investors and analysts in analyzing ongoing operating trends and for management to evaluate financial performance against historical results because it believes this provides a more comparable measure of its continuing business.

| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Components of net earnings attributable to shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core operating earnings before income taxes | $ | 284 |  |  | $ | 155 |  |  | $ | 794 |  |  | $ | 382 |
Pretax non-core items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | (17) |  |  | 23 |  |  | 103 |  |  | (197) |
Neon exited lines (*) | — |  |  | (70) |  |  | 4 |  |  | (122) |
Special A&E charges | — |  |  | (68) |  |  | — |  |  | (68) |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11) |  |  | — |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes | 267 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 890 |  |  | (5) |
Provision (credit) for income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core operating earnings | 53 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 152 |  |  | 76 |
Non-core items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | (5) |  |  | 5 |  |  | 20 |  |  | (41) |
Neon exited lines (*) | — |  |  | (73) |  |  | 1 |  |  | (73) |
Special A&E charges | — |  |  | (14) |  |  | — |  |  | (14) |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | (9) |  |  | — |
Total provision (credit) for income taxes | 48 |  |  | (48) |  |  | 164 |  |  | (52) |
Net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests | 219 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 726 |  |  | 47 |
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | — |  |  | 76 |  |  | 914 |  |  | (20) |
Less net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Neon exited lines (*) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13) |
Net earnings attributable to shareholders | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | 1,640 |  |  | $ | 40 |
Net earnings: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core net operating earnings | $ | 231 |  |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 642 |  |  | $ | 306 |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | (12) |  |  | 18 |  |  | 83 |  |  | (156) |
Neon exited lines (*) | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | (36) |
Special A&E charges | — |  |  | (54) |  |  | — |  |  | (54) |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | — |
Net earnings from continuing operations | 219 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 726 |  |  | 60 |
Discontinued annuity operations | — |  |  | 76 |  |  | 914 |  |  | (20) |
Net earnings attributable to shareholders | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | 1,640 |  |  | $ | 40 |
Diluted per share amounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core net operating earnings | $ | 2.71 |  |  | $ | 1.38 |  |  | $ | 7.48 |  |  | $ | 3.40 |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | (0.15) |  |  | 0.20 |  |  | 0.95 |  |  | (1.72) |
Neon exited lines (*) | — |  |  | 0.03 |  |  | 0.04 |  |  | (0.41) |
Special A&E charges | — |  |  | (0.61) |  |  | — |  |  | (0.61) |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.02) |  |  | — |
Diluted per share amounts, continuing operations | 2.56 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  | 8.45 |  |  | 0.66 |
Discontinued annuity operations | — |  |  | 0.86 |  |  | 10.66 |  |  | (0.21) |
Net earnings attributable to shareholders | $ | 2.56 |  |  | $ | 1.86 |  |  | $ | 19.11 |  |  | $ | 0.45 |

(*)As discussed above, the Neon run-off operations are considered property and casualty insurance non-core earnings (losses). In the first nine months of 2021, AFG recognized a non-core after tax gain of $3 million related to contingent consideration received on the sale of Neon.
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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 10-Q
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Net earnings attributable to shareholders were $219 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $164 million in the third quarter of 2020. The improved results reflects higher core net operating earnings and the impact of special A&E charges recorded in the third quarter of 2020, partially offset by net realized losses in the third quarter of 2021 compared to net realized gains on securities in the third quarter of 2020 and net earnings from the discontinued annuity operations in the third quarter of 2020. Core net operating earnings for the third quarter of 2021 increased $110 million compared to the third quarter of 2020 reflecting higher underwriting profit and net investment income in the property and casualty insurance segment. Realized gains (losses) on securities in the third quarter of 2021 and 2020 resulted primarily from the change in fair value of equity securities that were still held at the balance sheet date.
Net earnings attributable to shareholders were $1.64 billion in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $40 million in the first nine months of 2020. The improved results reflect higher core net operating earnings, net realized gains on securities in the first nine months of 2021 compared to net realized losses in the first nine months of 2020, the impact of special A&E charges and non-core losses from the Neon exited lines in the 2020 period and net earnings from the discontinued annuity operations in the first nine months of 2021 (through the sale date) compared to a net loss in the first nine months of 2020. The discontinued annuity operations includes an after-tax gain from the sale of the annuity subsidiaries of $656 million in the 2021 period. Core net operating earnings for the first nine months of 2021 increased $336 million compared to the first nine months of 2020 reflecting higher underwriting profit and net investment income in the property and casualty insurance segment, partially offset by higher interest charges on borrowed money and higher holding company expenses. Realized gains (losses) on securities in the first nine months of 2021 and 2020 resulted primarily from the change in fair value of equity securities that were still held at the balance sheet date.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND 2020
Segmented Statement of Earnings
Subsequent to the agreement to sell the Annuity subsidiaries, AFG reports its continuing operations as two segments: (i) Property and casualty insurance (“P&C”) and (ii) Other, which includes holding company costs and income and expenses related to the managed investment entities (“MIEs”).
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
AFG’s net earnings attributable to shareholders, determined in accordance with GAAP, include certain items that may not be indicative of its ongoing core operations. The following tables for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 identify such items by segment and reconcile net earnings attributable to shareholders to core net operating earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure that AFG believes is a useful tool for investors and analysts in analyzing ongoing operating trends (in millions):

|  |  | Other |  |  |  |  |  |
| P&C |  | Annuity |  | Consol. MIEs |  | Holding Co., other and unallocated |  | Total |  | Non-core reclass |  | GAAP Total
Three months ended September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance net earned premiums | $ | 1,529 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,529 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,529 |
Net investment income | 165 |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | 9 |  |  | 169 |  |  | — |  |  | 169 |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17) |  |  | (17) |
Income of MIEs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment income | — |  |  | — |  |  | 45 |  |  | — |  |  | 45 |  |  | — |  |  | 45 |
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of assets/liabilities | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Other income | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | 27 |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |  |  | 27 |
Total revenues | 1,698 |  |  | — |  |  | 37 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 1,771 |  |  | (17) |  |  | 1,754 |
Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses | 954 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 954 |  |  | — |  |  | 954 |
Commissions and other underwriting expenses | 407 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | 417 |  |  | — |  |  | 417 |
Interest charges on borrowed money | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |
Expenses of MIEs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 37 |  |  | — |  |  | 37 |  |  | — |  |  | 37 |
Other expenses | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 47 |  |  | 55 |  |  | — |  |  | 55 |
Total costs and expenses | 1,369 |  |  | — |  |  | 37 |  |  | 81 |  |  | 1,487 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,487 |
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 329 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (45) |  |  | 284 |  |  | (17) |  |  | 267 |
Provision (credit) for income taxes | 64 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11) |  |  | 53 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 48 |
Net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests | 265 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (34) |  |  | 231 |  |  | (12) |  |  | 219 |
Less: Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Core Net Operating Earnings | 265 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (34) |  |  | 231 |  |  |  |  |
Non-core earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized gains (losses) on securities, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (12) |  |  | (12) |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |
Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders | $ | 265 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (46) |  |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 219 |

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued

|  |  | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| P&C |  | Annuity |  | Consol. MIEs |  | Holding Co., other and unallocated |  | Total |  | Non-core reclass |  | Neon exited lines (b) |  | GAAP Total
Three months ended September 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance net earned premiums | $ | 1,339 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,339 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 1,381 |
Net investment income | 111 |  |  | 10 |  |  | (4) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 121 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 122 |
Realized gains (losses) on: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |
Subsidiaries | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (30) |  |  | (30) |
Income of MIEs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment income | — |  |  | — |  |  | 46 |  |  | — |  |  | 46 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 46 |
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of assets/liabilities | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |
Other income | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 21 |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |
Total revenues | 1,450 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 1,520 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 1,556 |
Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses | 856 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 856 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 60 |  |  | 963 |
Commissions and other underwriting expenses | 380 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 386 |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |  |  | 406 |
Interest charges on borrowed money | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |
Expenses of MIEs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |
Other expenses | 9 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 48 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 89 |
Total costs and expenses | 1,245 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 1,365 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 83 |  |  | 1,516 |
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 205 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | (53) |  |  | 155 |  |  | (45) |  |  | (70) |  |  | 40 |
Provision (credit) for income taxes | 46 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (13) |  |  | 34 |  |  | (9) |  |  | (73) |  |  | (48) |
Net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests | 159 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | (40) |  |  | 121 |  |  | (36) |  |  | 3 |  |  | 88 |
Less: Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Core Net Operating Earnings | 159 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | (40) |  |  | 121 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-core earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized gains (losses) on securities, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 18 |  |  | (18) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Discontinued operations, net of tax | — |  |  | 78 |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | 76 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 76 |
Neon exited lines (b) | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |
Special A&E charges, net of tax | (37) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17) |  |  | (54) |  |  | 54 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders | $ | 125 |  |  | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (41) |  |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 164 |

(a)See the reconciliation of core earnings to GAAP net earnings under “Results of Operations — General” for details on the tax and noncontrolling interest impacts of these reconciling items.
(b)As discussed under “Results of Operations — General,” the Neon run-off operations are considered property and casualty insurance non-core earnings (losses).
Property and Casualty Insurance Segment — Results of Operations
Performance measures such as underwriting profit or loss and related combined ratios are often used by property and casualty insurers to help users of their financial statements better understand the company’s performance. Underwriting profitability is measured by the combined ratio, which is a sum of the ratios of losses and loss adjustment expenses, and commissions and other underwriting expenses to premiums. A combined ratio under 100% indicates an underwriting profit. The combined ratio does not reflect net investment income, other income, other expenses or federal income taxes.
AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations contributed $329 million in GAAP pretax earnings in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $88 million in the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $241 million (274%). Property and casualty core pretax earnings were $329 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $205 million in the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $124 million (60%). The increase in GAAP pretax earnings reflects higher core pretax earnings and the impact of losses in the Neon exited lines (including the estimate loss on sale) and special A&E charges in the third quarter of 2020. The increase in core pretax earnings reflects higher core underwriting profit in the third quarter of 2021 compared
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
to the third quarter of 2020 and significantly higher net investment income. Improved results from alternative investments (partnerships and similar investments and AFG-managed CLOs) were partially offset by lower other net investment income, due primarily to lower short-term interest rates.
The following table details AFG’s GAAP and core earnings before income taxes from its property and casualty insurance operations for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | % Change
Gross written premiums | $ | 2,656 |  |  | $ | 2,223 |  |  | 19 | %
Reinsurance premiums ceded | (927) |  |  | (735) |  |  | 26 | %
Net written premiums | 1,729 |  |  | 1,488 |  |  | 16 | %
Change in unearned premiums | (200) |  |  | (149) |  |  | 34 | %
Net earned premiums | 1,529 |  |  | 1,339 |  |  | 14 | %
Loss and loss adjustment expenses (a) | 954 |  |  | 856 |  |  | 11 | %
Commissions and other underwriting expenses | 407 |  |  | 380 |  |  | 7 | %
Core underwriting gain | 168 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 63 | %
Net investment income | 165 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 49 | %
Other income and expenses, net | (4) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (56 | %)
Core earnings before income taxes | 329 |  |  | 205 |  |  | 60 | %
Pretax non-core special A&E charges | — |  |  | (47) |  |  | (100 | %)
Pretax non-core Neon exited lines (b) | — |  |  | (70) |  |  | (100 | %)
GAAP earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | $ | 329 |  |  | $ | 88 |  |  | 274 | %
(a)Excludes pretax non-core special A&E charges of $47 million in the third quarter of 2020. (b)In December 2019, AFG initiated actions to exit the Lloyd’s of London insurance market, which included placing its Lloyd’s subsidiaries including its Lloyd’s Managing Agency, Neon Underwriting Ltd. (“Neon”), into run-off. As discussed under “Results of Operations — General,” following the December 2019 decision to exit the Lloyd’s of London insurance market, the results from the Neon exited lines are treated as non-core earnings (losses). Each line item in the table above has been adjusted to remove the impact from the Neon run-off operations in 2020. The following table details the impact of the Neon exited lines to each component of earnings (loss) before income taxes in the property and casualty insurance operations for the three months ended September 30, 2020 (in millions):
| Three months ended September 30, 2020
| Excluding Neon exited lines |  | Neon exited lines |  | Total
Gross written premiums | $ | 2,223 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 2,231 |
Reinsurance premiums ceded | (735) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (742) |
Net written premiums | 1,488 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1,489 |
Change in unearned premiums | (149) |  |  | 41 |  |  | (108) |
Net earned premiums | 1,339 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 1,381 |
Loss and loss adjustment expenses | 856 |  |  | 60 |  |  | 916 |
Commissions and other underwriting expenses | 380 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 400 |
Underwriting gain (loss) | 103 |  |  | (38) |  |  | 65 |
Net investment income | 111 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 112 |
Loss on sale of subsidiaries | — |  |  | (30) |  |  | (30) |
Other income and expenses, net | (9) |  |  | (3) |  |  | (12) |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | 205 |  |  | (70) |  |  | 135 |
Pretax non-core special A&E charges | (47) |  |  | — |  |  | (47) |
GAAP earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | $ | 158 |  |  | $ | (70) |  |  | $ | 88 |

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| Three months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Change
Combined Ratios: |  |  |  |  |
Specialty lines |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 62.4 | % |  | 63.8 | % |  | (1.4 | %)
Underwriting expense ratio | 26.6 | % |  | 28.3 | % |  | (1.7 | %)
Combined ratio | 89.0 | % |  | 92.1 | % |  | (3.1 | %)
Aggregate — including exited lines |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 62.4 | % |  | 69.8 | % |  | (7.4 | %)
Underwriting expense ratio | 26.6 | % |  | 29.0 | % |  | (2.4 | %)
Combined ratio | 89.0 | % |  | 98.8 | % |  | (9.8 | %)

AFG reports the underwriting performance of its Specialty property and casualty insurance business in the following sub-segments: (i) Property and transportation, (ii) Specialty casualty and (iii) Specialty financial.
To understand the overall profitability of particular lines, the timing of claims payments and the related impact of investment income must be considered. Certain “short-tail” lines of business (primarily property coverages) generally have quick loss payouts, which reduce the time funds are held, thereby limiting investment income earned thereon. In contrast, “long-tail” lines of business (primarily liability coverages and workers’ compensation) generally have payouts that are either structured over many years or take many years to settle, thereby significantly increasing investment income earned on related premiums received.
Gross Written Premiums
Gross written premiums (“GWP”) for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment were $2.66 billion for the third quarter of 2021 compared to $2.23 billion for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $425 million (19%). Detail of AFG’s property and casualty gross written premiums is shown below (dollars in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  |
| GWP |  | % |  | GWP |  | % |  | % Change
Property and transportation | $ | 1,334 |  |  | 50 | % |  | $ | 1,061 |  |  | 48 | % |  | 26 | %
Specialty casualty | 1,121 |  |  | 42 | % |  | 978 |  |  | 44 | % |  | 15 | %
Specialty financial | 201 |  |  | 8 | % |  | 184 |  |  | 8 | % |  | 9 | %
Total specialty | 2,656 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 2,223 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 19 | %
Neon exited lines | — |  |  | — | % |  | 8 |  |  | — | % |  | (100 | %)
Aggregate | $ | 2,656 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 2,231 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 19 | %

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Reinsurance Premiums Ceded
Reinsurance premiums ceded (“Ceded”) for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment were 35% of gross written premiums for the third quarter of 2021 compared to 33% of gross written premiums for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of 2 percentage points. Detail of AFG’s property and casualty reinsurance premiums ceded is shown below (dollars in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Change in
| Ceded |  | % of GWP |  | Ceded |  | % of GWP |  | % of GWP
Property and transportation | $ | (561) |  |  | 42 | % |  | $ | (426) |  |  | 40 | % |  | 2 | %
Specialty casualty | (389) |  |  | 35 | % |  | (336) |  |  | 34 | % |  | 1 | %
Specialty financial | (36) |  |  | 18 | % |  | (31) |  |  | 17 | % |  | 1 | %
Other specialty | 59 |  |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  |  |
Total specialty | (927) |  |  | 35 | % |  | (735) |  |  | 33 | % |  | 2 | %
Neon exited lines | — |  |  | — | % |  | (7) |  |  | 88 | % |  | (88 | %)
Aggregate | $ | (927) |  |  | 35 | % |  | $ | (742) |  |  | 33 | % |  | 2 | %

Net Written Premiums
Net written premiums (“NWP”) for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment were $1.73 billion for the third quarter of 2021 compared to $1.49 billion for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $240 million (16%). Detail of AFG’s property and casualty net written premiums is shown below (dollars in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  |
| NWP |  | % |  | NWP |  | % |  | % Change
Property and transportation | $ | 773 |  |  | 45 | % |  | $ | 635 |  |  | 43 | % |  | 22 | %
Specialty casualty | 732 |  |  | 42 | % |  | 642 |  |  | 43 | % |  | 14 | %
Specialty financial | 165 |  |  | 10 | % |  | 153 |  |  | 10 | % |  | 8 | %
Other specialty | 59 |  |  | 3 | % |  | 58 |  |  | 4 | % |  | 2 | %
Total specialty | 1,729 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 1,488 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 16 | %
Neon exited lines | — |  |  | — | % |  | 1 |  |  | — | % |  | (100 | %)
Aggregate | $ | 1,729 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 1,489 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 16 | %

Net Earned Premiums
Net earned premiums (“NEP”) for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment were $1.53 billion for the third quarter of 2021 compared to $1.38 billion for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $148 million (11%). Detail of AFG’s property and casualty net earned premiums is shown below (dollars in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  |
| NEP |  | % |  | NEP |  | % |  | % Change
Property and transportation | $ | 700 |  |  | 46 | % |  | $ | 574 |  |  | 42 | % |  | 22 | %
Specialty casualty | 613 |  |  | 40 | % |  | 560 |  |  | 41 | % |  | 9 | %
Specialty financial | 163 |  |  | 11 | % |  | 155 |  |  | 11 | % |  | 5 | %
Other specialty | 53 |  |  | 3 | % |  | 50 |  |  | 3 | % |  | 6 | %
Total specialty | 1,529 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 1,339 |  |  | 97 | % |  | 14 | %
Neon exited lines | — |  |  | — | % |  | 42 |  |  | 3 | % |  | (100 | %)
Aggregate | $ | 1,529 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 1,381 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 11 | %

Gross written premiums for the third quarter of 2021 increased $425 million (19%) compared to the third quarter of 2020 reflecting an increase in each of the Specialty property and casualty insurance sub-segments as a result of an improving economy, new business opportunities and a strong renewal rate environment. Overall average renewal rates increased
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approximately 11% in the third quarter of 2021. Excluding rate decreases in the workers’ compensation business, renewal rates increased approximately 13%.
Property and transportation Gross written premiums increased $273 million (26%) in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 due primarily to higher premiums in the crop insurance business as a result of higher commodity futures pricing and rate increases as well as higher premiums in the transportation businesses as a result of new accounts, combined with strong renewals. Average renewal rates increased approximately 5% for this group in the third quarter of 2021. Reinsurance premiums ceded as a percentage of gross written premiums increased 2 percentage points in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 reflecting growth in the crop insurance operations, which cede a larger percentage of premiums than the other businesses in the Property and transportation sub-segment and higher cessions in the transportation businesses.
Specialty casualty Gross written premiums increased $143 million (15%) in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020. Significant renewal rate increases and new business opportunities contributed to higher premiums in the excess and surplus lines businesses and renewal rate increases, strong account retention and new business opportunities contributed to premium growth in the targeted markets businesses. The mergers and acquisitions and executive liability businesses also contributed meaningfully to the year-over-year growth. Average renewal rates increased approximately 13% for this group in the third quarter of 2021. Excluding rate decreases in the workers’ compensation business, renewal rates for this group increased approximately 18%. Reinsurance premiums ceded as a percentage of gross written premiums were comparable in the third quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2020.
Specialty financial Gross written premiums increased $17 million (9%) in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 due primarily to growth in the lender services, fidelity and surety businesses. Average renewal rates increased approximately 8% for this group in the third quarter of 2021. Reinsurance premiums ceded as a percentage of gross written premiums increased 1 percentage point in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 reflecting a change in the mix of business.
Other specialty The amounts shown as reinsurance premiums ceded represent business assumed by AFG’s internal reinsurance program from the operations that make up AFG’s other Specialty property and casualty insurance sub-segments. Reinsurance premiums assumed increased $1 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Combined Ratio
The table below (dollars in millions) details the components of the combined ratio and underwriting profit for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment:

| Three months ended September 30, |  |  |  | Three months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Change |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Property and transportation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 73.7 | % |  | 70.1 | % |  | 3.6 | % |  |  |  |
Underwriting expense ratio | 19.8 | % |  | 21.8 | % |  | (2.0 | %) |  |  |  |
Combined ratio | 93.5 | % |  | 91.9 | % |  | 1.6 | % |  |  |  |
Underwriting profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 47 |
Specialty casualty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 54.6 | % |  | 62.9 | % |  | (8.3 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting expense ratio | 27.4 | % |  | 27.8 | % |  | (0.4 | %) |  |  |  |
Combined ratio | 82.0 | % |  | 90.7 | % |  | (8.7 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 110 |  |  | $ | 53 |
Specialty financial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 34.2 | % |  | 39.9 | % |  | (5.7 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting expense ratio | 50.0 | % |  | 51.7 | % |  | (1.7 | %) |  |  |  |
Combined ratio | 84.2 | % |  | 91.6 | % |  | (7.4 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 13 |
Total Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 62.4 | % |  | 63.8 | % |  | (1.4 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting expense ratio | 26.6 | % |  | 28.3 | % |  | (1.7 | %) |  |  |  |
Combined ratio | 89.0 | % |  | 92.1 | % |  | (3.1 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | 104 |
Aggregate — including exited lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 62.4 | % |  | 69.8 | % |  | (7.4 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting expense ratio | 26.6 | % |  | 29.0 | % |  | (2.4 | %) |  |  |  |
Combined ratio | 89.0 | % |  | 98.8 | % |  | (9.8 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 168 |  |  | $ | 18 |

The Specialty property and casualty insurance operations generated an underwriting profit of $169 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $104 million in the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $65 million (63%). The higher underwriting profit in the third quarter of 2021 reflects higher underwriting profits in the Specialty casualty and Specialty financial insurance sub-segments, partially offset by slightly lower underwriting profit in the Property and transportation insurance sub-segment. Overall catastrophe losses were $31 million (2.0 points on the combined ratio) compared to catastrophe losses of $36 million (2.7 points) and related net reinstatement premiums of $5 million in the third quarter of 2020.
Property and transportation Underwriting profit for this group was $45 million for the third quarter of 2021 compared to $47 million for the third quarter of 2020, a decrease of $2 million (4%). Higher underwriting profitability in the crop operations and Singapore branch were more than offset by lower underwriting profit in the transportation, property and inland marine and non-crop agricultural businesses. Catastrophe losses were $14 million (2.0 points on the combined ratio) compared to $18 million (3.1 points) in the third quarter of 2020.
Specialty casualty Underwriting profit for this group was $110 million for the third quarter of 2021 compared to $53 million for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $57 million (108%). This increase reflects higher underwriting profitability in the workers’ compensation, general liability, excess and surplus lines and excess liability businesses in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020. Catastrophe losses were $3 million (0.4 points on the combined ratio) compared to $3 million (0.8 points) and related net reinstatement premiums of $5 million in the third quarter of 2020.
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Specialty financial Underwriting profit for this group was $26 million for the third quarter of 2021 compared to $13 million in the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $13 million (100%). This increase reflects higher year-over-year underwriting profitability in the surety and financial institutions businesses. Catastrophe losses were $14 million (8.2 points on the combined ratio) compared to $13 million (8.6 points) in the third quarter of 2020.
Other specialty This group reported an underwriting loss of $12 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $9 million in the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $3 million (33%). This increase reflects higher losses in the business assumed by AFG’s internal reinsurance program from the operations that make up AFG’s other Specialty sub-segments in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020.
Aggregate As discussed below under “Net prior year reserve development,” AFG recorded special charges to increase property and casualty A&E reserves by $47 million in the third quarter of 2020. Aggregate underwriting results for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment also include an underwriting loss of $38 million at Neon in the third quarter of 2020, due primarily to catastrophe losses and several large claims. AFG also recorded adverse prior year reserve development of $1 million in both the third quarter of 2021 and 2020 related to business outside of the Specialty group that AFG no longer writes.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
AFG’s overall loss and LAE ratio was 62.4% for the third quarter of 2021 compared to 69.8% for the third quarter of 2020, a decrease of 7.4 percentage points. The components of AFG’s property and casualty losses and LAE amounts and ratio are detailed below (dollars in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  |
| Amount |  | Ratio |  | Change in
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Ratio
Property and transportation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses | $ | 520 |  |  | $ | 410 |  |  | 74.2 | % |  | 71.4 | % |  | 2.8 | %
Prior accident years development | (18) |  |  | (26) |  |  | (2.5 | %) |  | (4.5 | %) |  | 2.0 | %
Current year COVID-19 related losses | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | (0.1 | %)
Current year catastrophe losses | 14 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 2.0 | % |  | 3.1 | % |  | (1.1 | %)
Property and transportation losses and LAE and ratio | $ | 516 |  |  | $ | 403 |  |  | 73.7 | % |  | 70.1 | % |  | 3.6 | %
Specialty casualty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses | $ | 387 |  |  | $ | 366 |  |  | 63.2 | % |  | 65.1 | % |  | (1.9 | %)
Prior accident years development | (56) |  |  | (16) |  |  | (9.1 | %) |  | (2.9 | %) |  | (6.2 | %)
Current year COVID-19 related losses | 1 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 0.1 | % |  | (0.1 | %) |  | 0.2 | %
Current year catastrophe losses | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 0.4 | % |  | 0.8 | % |  | (0.4 | %)
Specialty casualty losses and LAE and ratio | $ | 335 |  |  | $ | 352 |  |  | 54.6 | % |  | 62.9 | % |  | (8.3 | %)
Specialty financial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | 36.3 | % |  | 37.8 | % |  | (1.5 | %)
Prior accident years development | (18) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (11.2 | %) |  | (5.7 | %) |  | (5.5 | %)
Current year COVID-19 related losses | 2 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 0.9 | % |  | (0.8 | %) |  | 1.7 | %
Current year catastrophe losses | 14 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 8.2 | % |  | 8.6 | % |  | (0.4 | %)
Specialty financial losses and LAE and ratio | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | 62 |  |  | 34.2 | % |  | 39.9 | % |  | (5.7 | %)
Total Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses | $ | 1,002 |  |  | $ | 867 |  |  | 65.7 | % |  | 64.8 | % |  | 0.9 | %
Prior accident years development | (83) |  |  | (48) |  |  | (5.4 | %) |  | (3.7 | %) |  | (1.7 | %)
Current year COVID-19 related losses | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 | % |  | — | % |  | 0.1 | %
Current year catastrophe losses | 31 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 2.0 | % |  | 2.7 | % |  | (0.7 | %)
Total Specialty losses and LAE and ratio | $ | 953 |  |  | $ | 855 |  |  | 62.4 | % |  | 63.8 | % |  | (1.4 | %)
Aggregate — including exited lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses | $ | 1,002 |  |  | $ | 911 |  |  | 65.7 | % |  | 66.0 | % |  | (0.3 | %)
Prior accident years development | (82) |  |  | — |  |  | (5.4 | %) |  | — | % |  | (5.4 | %)
Current year COVID-19 related losses | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 | % |  | — | % |  | 0.1 | %
Current year catastrophe losses | 31 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 2.0 | % |  | 3.8 | % |  | (1.8 | %)
Aggregate losses and LAE and ratio | $ | 954 |  |  | $ | 963 |  |  | 62.4 | % |  | 69.8 | % |  | (7.4 | %)

Current accident year losses and LAE, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses
The current accident year loss and LAE ratio, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses for AFG’s Specialty property and casualty insurance operations was 65.7% for the third quarter of 2021 compared to 64.8% for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of 0.9 percentage points.
Property and transportation The 2.8 percentage point increase in the loss and LAE ratio for the current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses reflects a higher loss and LAE ratio in the property and inland marine business due to higher claim frequency and severity in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020.
Specialty casualty The 1.9 percentage point decrease in the loss and LAE ratio for the current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses reflects a decrease in the loss and LAE ratios of the workers’ compensation and executive liability businesses.
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Specialty financial The 1.5 percentage point decrease in the loss and LAE ratio for the current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses reflects a decrease in the loss and LAE ratio of the financial institutions business.
Net prior year reserve development
AFG’s Specialty property and casualty insurance operations recorded net favorable reserve development related to prior accident years of $83 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $48 million in the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $35 million (73%).
Property and transportation Net favorable reserve development of $18 million in the third quarter of 2021 reflects lower than expected claim severity in the ocean marine business, lower than expected claim frequency in the aviation business and lower than anticipated claim frequency and severity in the trucking business. Net favorable reserve development of $26 million in the third quarter of 2020 reflects lower than anticipated claim frequency and severity in the transportation businesses and lower than expected claim frequency and severity in the non-crop agricultural businesses.
Specialty casualty Net favorable reserve development of $56 million in the third quarter of 2021 reflects lower than anticipated claim severity in the workers’ compensation businesses and lower than expected claim frequency and severity in the excess and surplus lines businesses. Net favorable reserve development of $16 million in the third quarter of 2020 reflects lower than anticipated claim severity in the workers’ compensation businesses, partially offset by higher than expected claim frequency in general liability contractor claims.
Specialty financial Net favorable reserve development of $18 million in the third quarter of 2021 reflects lower than anticipated claim frequency in the surety and trade credit businesses. Net favorable reserve development of $9 million in the third quarter of 2020 reflects lower than anticipated claim frequency and severity in the fidelity and surety businesses and lower than expected claim frequency in the financial institutions business.
Other specialty In addition to the development discussed above, total Specialty prior year reserve development includes net adverse reserve development of $9 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $3 million in the third quarter of 2020, reflecting net adverse reserve development associated with AFG’s internal reinsurance program, partially offset by the amortization of the deferred gains on the retroactive reinsurance transactions entered into in connection with the sale of businesses in 1998 and 2001.
Special asbestos and environmental reserve charges During the third quarter of 2021, AFG completed an in-depth internal review of its asbestos and environmental exposures relating to the run-off operations of its property and casualty insurance segment and its exposures related to former railroad and manufacturing operations and sites. In addition to its ongoing internal monitoring of asbestos and environmental exposures, AFG has periodically conducted comprehensive external studies of its asbestos and environmental reserves with the aid of specialty actuarial, engineering and consulting firms and outside counsel, with an in-depth internal review during the intervening years.
During the 2021 internal review, no new trends were identified and recent claims activity was generally consistent with AFG’s expectations resulting from the 2020 external study. As a result, the 2021 review resulted in no net change to AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment’s asbestos and environmental reserves.
A comprehensive external study of AFG’s A&E reserves was completed in the third quarter of 2020. As a result of the 2020 external study, AFG recorded a $47 million (net of reinsurance) pretax special charge to increase its property and casualty insurance segment’s asbestos reserves by $26 million (net of reinsurance) and its environmental reserves by $21 million (net of reinsurance). AFG also recorded a $21 million pretax special charge to increase the reserves of its former railroad and manufacturing operations. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis — “Uncertainties — Asbestos and Environmental-related (“A&E”) Insurance Reserves” and Management’s Discussion and Analysis — “Results of Operations — Holding Company, Other and Unallocated” in AFG’s 2020 Form 10-K.
The increase in property and casualty environmental reserves in 2020 was primarily associated with updated estimates of site investigation and remedial costs with respect to existing sites and its estimate of future, but as yet unreported, claims. AFG has updated its view of legal defense costs on open environmental claims as well as a number of claims and sites where the estimated investigation and remediation costs have increased. Over the past few years, the focus of AFG’s asbestos claims litigation has shifted to smaller companies and companies with ancillary exposures. AFG’s insureds with
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these exposures have been the driver of the property and casualty segment’s asbestos reserve increases in 2020 and prior recent years.
At September 30, 2021, the property and casualty insurance segment’s insurance reserves include A&E reserves of $414 million, net of reinsurance recoverables. At September 30, 2021, the property and casualty insurance segment’s three-year survival ratios compare favorably with industry survival ratios published by A.M. Best (as of December 31, 2020, and adjusted for several large portfolio transfers) as detailed in the following table:

| Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves
| Three-Year Survival Ratio (Times Paid Losses)
| Asbestos |  | Environmental |  | Total A&E
AFG (9/30/2021) | 25.7 |  | 24.4 |  | 25.1
Industry (12/31/2020) | 7.9 |  | 8.5 |  | 8.1

In addition, the 2021 internal review encompassed reserves for asbestos and environmental exposures of AFG’s former railroad and manufacturing operations. For a discussion of the minor increase in liabilities recorded for those operations, see “Results of Operations — Holding Company, Other and Unallocated,” for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.
Aggregate Aggregate net prior accident years reserve development for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment includes the 2020 special A&E charge mentioned above, net adverse reserve development of $1 million in the third quarter of 2021 related to business outside the Specialty group that AFG no longer writes and net adverse reserve development of $1 million in the third quarter of 2020 from the Neon exited lines.
Catastrophe losses
AFG generally seeks to reduce its exposure to catastrophes through individual risk selection, including minimizing coastal and known fault-line exposures, and the purchase of reinsurance. Based on data available at December 31, 2020, AFG’s exposure to a catastrophic earthquake or windstorm that industry models indicate should statistically occur once in every 100, 250 or 500 years as a percentage of AFG’s Shareholders’ Equity is shown below:

|  |  | Approximate impact of modeled loss |
| Industry Model |  | on AFG’s Shareholders’ Equity |
| 100-year event |  | 1% |
| 250-year event |  | 1% |
| 500-year event |  | 2% |

AFG maintains comprehensive property catastrophe reinsurance coverage for its property and casualty insurance operations, including a $15 million per occurrence net retention, for losses up to $125 million in the vast majority of circumstances. In certain unlikely events, AFG’s ultimate loss under this coverage could be as high as $24 million for a single occurrence. AFG further maintains supplemental fully collateralized reinsurance coverage up to 94% of $325 million for catastrophe losses in excess of $125 million of traditional catastrophe reinsurance through a catastrophe bond.
Catastrophe losses of $31 million in the third quarter of 2021 resulted primarily from Hurricane Ida and, to a lesser extent, storms in multiple regions of the United States. Catastrophe losses of $52 million in the third quarter of 2020 resulted primarily from Hurricanes Hanna, Laura and Sally, Tropical Storm Isaias, storms and tornadoes in multiple regions of the United States and multiple wildfires in west coast states.
Commissions and Other Underwriting Expenses
AFG’s property and casualty commissions and other underwriting expenses (“U/W Exp”) were $407 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $400 million for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $7 million (2%). AFG’s underwriting expense ratio, calculated as commissions and other underwriting expenses divided by net premiums earned, was 26.6% for the third quarter of 2021 compared to 29.0% for the third quarter of 2020, a decrease of 2.4 percentage points. Detail
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
of AFG’s property and casualty commissions and other underwriting expenses and underwriting expense ratios is shown below (dollars in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Change in
| U/W Exp |  | % of NEP |  | U/W Exp |  | % of NEP |  | % of NEP
Property and transportation | $ | 139 |  |  | 19.8 | % |  | $ | 124 |  |  | 21.8 | % |  | (2.0 | %)
Specialty casualty | 168 |  |  | 27.4 | % |  | 155 |  |  | 27.8 | % |  | (0.4 | %)
Specialty financial | 81 |  |  | 50.0 | % |  | 80 |  |  | 51.7 | % |  | (1.7 | %)
Other specialty | 19 |  |  | 34.7 | % |  | 21 |  |  | 37.0 | % |  | (2.3 | %)
Total specialty | 407 |  |  | 26.6 | % |  | 380 |  |  | 28.3 | % |  | (1.7 | %)
Neon exited lines | — |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate | $ | 407 |  |  | 26.6 | % |  | $ | 400 |  |  | 29.0 | % |  | (2.4 | %)

Property and transportation Commissions and other underwriting expenses as a percentage of net earned premiums decreased 2.0 percentage points in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 reflecting the impact of higher premiums on the ratio in the crop, property and inland marine, equine and transportation businesses in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020.
Specialty casualty Commissions and other underwriting expenses as a percentage of net earned premiums decreased 0.4 percentage points in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 reflecting higher ceding commissions received from reinsurers as a result of growth in the excess liability and excess and surplus businesses in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020.
Specialty financial Commissions and other underwriting expenses as a percentage of net earned premiums decreased 1.7 percentage points in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 reflecting the impact of higher premiums on the ratio and lower contingent commissions in the financial services business in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020.
Property and Casualty Net Investment Income
Net investment income in AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations was $165 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $111 million (excluding the Neon exited lines) in the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $54 million (49%). The average invested assets and overall yield earned on investments held by AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations are provided below (dollars in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  |  |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Change |  | % Change
Net investment income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income excluding alternative investments | $ | 81 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | (2 | %)
Alternative investments | 84 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 200 | %
Total net investment income | $ | 165 |  |  | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | 49 | %
Average invested assets (at amortized cost) | $ | 13,194 |  |  | $ | 11,764 |  |  | $ | 1,430 |  |  | 12 | %
Yield (net investment income as a % of average invested assets) | 5.00 | % |  | 3.77 | % |  | 1.23 | % |  |
Tax equivalent yield (*) | 5.10 | % |  | 3.92 | % |  | 1.18 | % |  |

(*)Adjusts the yield on equity securities and tax-exempt bonds to the fully taxable equivalent yield.
The property and casualty insurance segment’s increase in net investment income for the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 reflects significantly higher earnings from alternative investments (partnerships and similar investments and AFG-managed CLOs), partially offset by the effect of lower fixed maturity yields and lower short-term interest rates. The property and casualty insurance segment’s overall yield on investments (net investment income as a percentage of average invested assets) was 5.00% for the third quarter of 2021 compared to 3.77% for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of 1.23 percentage points. The annualized return earned on alternative investments was 20.3% in the third quarter of 2021 compared to 12.3% in the prior year period.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
In addition to the property and casualty segment’s net investment income from ongoing operations discussed above, the Neon exited lines reported net investment income of $1 million in the third quarter of 2020.
Property and Casualty Other Income and Expenses, Net
Other income and expenses, net for AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations was a net expense of $4 million for the third quarter of 2021 compared to $9 million for the third quarter of 2020, a decrease of $5 million (56%). The table below details the items included in other income and expenses, net for AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Other income | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |
Other expenses |  |  |
Amortization of intangibles | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Other | 7 |  |  | 6 |
Total other expenses | 8 |  |  | 9 |
Other income and expenses, net | $ | (4) |  |  | $ | (9) |

In addition to the property and casualty segment’s other income and expenses, net from ongoing operations discussed above, the Neon exited lines incurred a net expense of $3 million in other income and expenses, net during the third quarter of 2020.
Holding Company, Other and Unallocated — Results of Operations
AFG’s net GAAP pretax loss outside of its property and casualty insurance segment (excluding realized gains and losses) totaled $45 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $74 million in the third quarter of 2020, a decrease of $29 million (39%). AFG’s net core pretax loss outside of its property and casualty insurance segment (excluding realized gains and losses) totaled $45 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $53 million in the third quarter of 2020, a decrease of $8 million (15%).
The following table details AFG’s GAAP and core loss before income taxes from operations outside of its property and casualty insurance segment for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in millions):

| Three months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | % Change
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | 125 | %
Other income — P&C fees | 21 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 24 | %
Other income | 6 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 50 | %
Total revenues | 36 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 44 | %
Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance — commissions and other underwriting expenses | 10 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 67 | %
Other expense — expenses associated with P&C fees | 11 |  |  | 11 |  |  | — | %
Other expenses (*) | 36 |  |  | 37 |  |  | (3 | %)
Costs and expenses, excluding interest charges on borrowed money | 57 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 6 | %
Loss before income taxes, excluding realized gains and losses and interest charges on borrowed money | (21) |  |  | (29) |  |  | (28 | %)
Interest charges on borrowed money | 24 |  |  | 24 |  |  | — | %
Core loss before income taxes, excluding realized gains and losses | (45) |  |  | (53) |  |  | (15 | %)
Pretax non-core special A&E charges | — |  |  | (21) |  |  | (100 | %)
GAAP loss from continuing operations before income taxes, excluding realized gains and losses | $ | (45) |  |  | $ | (74) |  |  | (39 | %)

(*)Excludes a pretax non-core special A&E charge of $21 million in the third quarter of 2020.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Holding Company and Other — Net Investment Income
AFG recorded net investment income on investments held outside of its property and casualty insurance segment of $9 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $4 million in the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $5 million (125%), reflecting income in the third quarter of 2021 from directly owned real estate acquired from the annuity group prior to the sale of the annuity business and purchases of fixed maturity investments at the holding company.
Holding Company and Other — P&C Fees and Related Expenses
Summit, a workers’ compensation insurance subsidiary, collects fees from a small group of unaffiliated insurers for providing underwriting, policy administration and claims services. In addition, certain of AFG’s property and casualty insurance businesses collect fees from customers for ancillary services such as workplace safety programs and premium financing. In the third quarter of 2021, AFG collected $18 million for these services compared to $17 million in the third quarter of 2020. Management views this fee income, net of the $11 million in both the third quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2020, in expenses incurred to generate such fees, as a reduction in the cost of underwriting its property and casualty insurance policies. In addition, AFG’s property and casualty insurance businesses collected $3 million in fees from AFG’s disposed annuity operations during the third quarter of 2021 as compensation for certain services provided under a transition services agreement. The expenses related to providing such services are embedded in property and casualty underwriting expenses. Consistent with internal management reporting, these fees and the related expenses are netted and recorded as a reduction of commissions and other underwriting expenses in AFG’s segmented results.
Holding Company and Other — Other Income
Other income in the table above includes $4 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $3 million in the third quarter of 2020, in management fees paid to AFG by the AFG-managed CLOs (AFG’s consolidated managed investment entities). The management fees are eliminated in consolidation — see the other income line in the Consolidate MIEs column under “Results of Operations — Segmented Statement of Earnings.” Excluding amounts eliminated in consolidation, AFG recorded other income outside of its property and casualty insurance segment of $2 million and $1 million in the third quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2020, respectively.
Holding Company and Other — Other Expenses
AFG’s holding companies and other operations outside of its property and casualty insurance segment recorded other expenses of $36 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $37 million in the third quarter of 2020, a decrease of $1 million (3%), reflecting lower holding company expenses related to employee benefit plans that are tied to stock market performance mostly offset by a minor charge to increase the liabilities related to the A&E exposures of AFG’s former railroad and manufacturing operations.
Holding Company and Other — Interest Charges on Borrowed Money
AFG’s holding companies and other operations outside of its property and casualty insurance segment recorded interest expense of $24 million in both the third quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2020. The following table details the principal amount of AFG’s long-term debt balances as of September 30, 2021 compared to September 30, 2020 (dollars in millions):

| September 30, 2021 |  | September 30, 2020
Direct obligations of AFG: |  |  |
4.50% Senior Notes due June 2047 | $ | 590 |  |  | $ | 590 |
3.50% Senior Notes due August 2026 | 425 |  |  | 425 |
5.25% Senior Notes due April 2030 | 300 |  |  | 300 |
5.125% Subordinated Debentures due December 2059 | 200 |  |  | 200 |
4.50% Subordinated Debentures due September 2060 | 200 |  |  | 200 |
6% Subordinated Debentures due November 2055 | — |  |  | 150 |
5.625% Subordinated Debentures due June 2060 | 150 |  |  | 150 |
5.875% Subordinated Debentures due March 2059 | 125 |  |  | 125 |
Other | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Total principal amount of Holding Company Debt | $ | 1,993 |  |  | $ | 2,143 |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 4.6 | % |  | 4.7 | %

Interest expense for the third quarter of 2021 as compared to the third quarter of 2020 reflects the following financial transactions completed by AFG between June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2021:
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
•Issued $200 million of 4.50% Subordinated Debentures in September 2020
•Redeemed $150 million of 6% Subordinated Debentures in November 2020
Holding Company and Other — Special A&E Charge
As a result of the 2021 in-depth internal review and the 2020 comprehensive external study of A&E exposures discussed under “Special asbestos and environmental reserve charges” under “Results of Operations — Property and Casualty Insurance Segment — Net prior year reserve development,” AFG’s holding companies and other operations outside of its property and casualty insurance operations recorded a minor charge to increase liabilities related to the A&E exposures of AFG’s former railroad and manufacturing operations in the third quarter of 2021, which is included in AFG’s core operating earnings, compared to a pretax special charge of $21 million in the third quarter of 2020. The charges were due primarily to relatively small movements across several sites that reflect changes in the scope and costs of investigation and an increase in estimated ongoing operation and maintenance costs.
Realized Gains (Losses) on Securities
AFG’s realized gains (losses) on securities were net losses of $17 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to net gains of $23 million in the third quarter of 2020, a change of $40 million (174%). Realized gains (losses) on securities consisted of the following (in millions):

| Three months ended September 30,
2021 |  | 2020
Realized gains (losses) before impairments: |  |  |
Disposals | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |
Change in the fair value of equity securities | (15) |  |  | 22 |
Change in the fair value of derivatives | (2) |  |  | (1) |
| (17) |  |  | 23 |
Change in allowance for impairments on securities | — |  |  | — |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | $ | (17) |  |  | $ | 23 |

The $15 million net realized loss from the change in the fair value of equity securities in the third quarter of 2021 includes losses of $5 million on investments in healthcare companies, $4 million on investments in energy and natural gas companies and $4 million on investments in technology companies. The $22 million net realized gain from the change in the fair value of equity securities in the third quarter of 2020 includes gains of $10 million on investments in media companies, $6 million on investments in banks and financing companies and $4 million on investments in insurance companies, partially offset by losses of $6 million on investments in energy and natural gas companies.
Realized Loss on Subsidiary
On September 28, 2020, AFG announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to sell GAI Holding Bermuda and its subsidiaries, comprising the legal entities that own Neon, to RiverStone Holdings Limited. The transaction closed in the fourth quarter of 2020. AFG recorded a $30 million loss in the third quarter of 2020 to establish a liability equal to the excess of the net carrying value of the assets and liabilities to be disposed over the estimated net sale proceeds. See Note C — “Sales of Businesses” to the financial statements.
Consolidated Income Taxes on Continuing Operations
AFG’s consolidated provision (credit) for income taxes on continuing operations was a provision of $48 million for the third quarter of 2021 compared to a credit of $48 million for the third quarter of 2020, a change of $96 million (200%). See Note K — “Income Taxes” to the financial statements for an analysis of items affecting AFG’s effective tax rate on continuing operations.
Real Estate Entities Acquired from the Annuity Operations
Beginning with the first quarter of 2021, the results of the annuity businesses sold are reported as discontinued operations, in accordance with GAAP, which included adjusting prior period results to reflect these operations as discontinued. Prior to the completion of the sale, AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations acquired approximately $480 million in real estate-related partnerships and AFG parent acquired approximately $100 million of directly owned real estate from those operations. GAAP pretax earnings from continuing operations includes the earnings from these entities and certain other expenses that will be retained from the annuity operations.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Discontinued Annuity Operations
AFG’s discontinued annuity operations, which were sold in May 2021, contributed $94 million in GAAP pretax earnings in the third quarter of 2020.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND 2020
Segmented Statement of Earnings
Subsequent to the agreement to sell the Annuity subsidiaries, AFG reports its continuing operations as two segments: (i) Property and casualty insurance (“P&C”) and (ii) Other, which includes holding company costs and income and expenses related to the managed investment entities (“MIEs”).
AFG’s net earnings attributable to shareholders, determined in accordance with GAAP, include certain items that may not be indicative of its ongoing core operations. The following tables for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 identify such items by segment and reconcile net earnings attributable to shareholders to core net operating earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure that AFG believes is a useful tool for investors and analysts in analyzing ongoing operating trends (in millions):

|  |  | Other |  |  |  |  |  |
| P&C |  | Annuity |  | Consol. MIEs |  | Holding Co., other and unallocated |  | Total |  | Non-core reclass |  | GAAP Total
Nine months ended September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance net earned premiums | $ | 3,952 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,952 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,952 |
Net investment income | 467 |  |  | 51 |  |  | (17) |  |  | 20 |  |  | 521 |  |  | — |  |  | 521 |
Realized gains (losses) on: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 103 |  |  | 103 |
Subsidiary | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |
Income of MIEs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment income | — |  |  | — |  |  | 135 |  |  | — |  |  | 135 |  |  | — |  |  | 135 |
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of assets/liabilities | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Other income | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | (12) |  |  | 73 |  |  | 70 |  |  | — |  |  | 70 |
Total revenues | 4,428 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 115 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 4,687 |  |  | 107 |  |  | 4,794 |
Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses | 2,335 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,335 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,335 |
Commissions and other underwriting expenses | 1,163 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |  |  | 1,187 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,187 |
Interest charges on borrowed money | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 71 |  |  | 71 |  |  | — |  |  | 71 |
Expenses of MIEs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 115 |  |  | — |  |  | 115 |  |  | — |  |  | 115 |
Other expenses | 25 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 159 |  |  | 185 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 196 |
Total costs and expenses | 3,523 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 115 |  |  | 254 |  |  | 3,893 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 3,904 |
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 905 |  |  | 50 |  |  | — |  |  | (161) |  |  | 794 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 890 |
Provision (credit) for income taxes | 177 |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | (36) |  |  | 152 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 164 |
Net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests | 728 |  |  | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | (125) |  |  | 642 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 726 |
Less: Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Core Net Operating Earnings | 728 |  |  | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | (125) |  |  | 642 |  |  |  |  |
Non-core earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized gains (losses) on securities, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 83 |  |  | 83 |  |  | (83) |  |  | — |
Discontinued operations, net of tax | — |  |  | 914 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 914 |  |  | — |  |  | 914 |
Neon exited lines (b) | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |
Other, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |
Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders | $ | 731 |  |  | $ | 953 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (44) |  |  | $ | 1,640 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,640 |

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued

|  |  | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| P&C |  | Annuity |  | Consol. MIEs |  | Holding Co., other and unallocated |  | Total |  | Non-core reclass |  | Neon exited lines (b) |  | GAAP Total
Nine months ended September 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance net earned premiums | $ | 3,600 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,600 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 174 |  |  | $ | 3,774 |
Net investment income | 282 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 319 |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | 314 |
Realized gains (losses) on: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (197) |  |  | — |  |  | (197) |
Subsidiaries | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (30) |  |  | (30) |
Income of MIEs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment income | — |  |  | — |  |  | 154 |  |  | — |  |  | 154 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 154 |
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of assets/liabilities | — |  |  | — |  |  | (21) |  |  | — |  |  | (21) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (21) |
Other income | 8 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (11) |  |  | 64 |  |  | 62 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 62 |
Total revenues | 3,890 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 4,114 |  |  | (197) |  |  | 139 |  |  | 4,056 |
Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses | 2,228 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,228 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 2,441 |
Commissions and other underwriting expenses | 1,129 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | 1,145 |  |  | — |  |  | 90 |  |  | 1,235 |
Interest charges on borrowed money | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 64 |  |  | 64 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 64 |
Expenses of MIEs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 129 |  |  | — |  |  | 129 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 129 |
Other expenses | 31 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 115 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 192 |
Total costs and expenses | 3,388 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 195 |  |  | 3,732 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 261 |  |  | 4,061 |
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 502 |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | (130) |  |  | 382 |  |  | (265) |  |  | (122) |  |  | (5) |
Provision (credit) for income taxes | 106 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | (32) |  |  | 76 |  |  | (55) |  |  | (73) |  |  | (52) |
Net earnings from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests | 396 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | (98) |  |  | 306 |  |  | (210) |  |  | (49) |  |  | 47 |
Less: Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13) |  |  | (13) |
Core Net Operating Earnings | 396 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | (98) |  |  | 306 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-core earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized gains (losses) on securities, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (156) |  |  | (156) |  |  | 156 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Discontinued operations, net of tax | — |  |  | (16) |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | (20) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (20) |
Neon exited lines (b) | (36) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (36) |  |  | — |  |  | 36 |  |  | — |
Special A&E charges, net of tax | (37) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17) |  |  | (54) |  |  | 54 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders | $ | 323 |  |  | $ | (8) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (275) |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 40 |

(a)See the reconciliation of core earnings to GAAP net earnings under “Results of Operations — General” for details on the tax and noncontrolling interest impacts of these reconciling items.
(b)As discussed under “Results of Operations — General,” the Neon run-off operations are considered property and casualty insurance non-core earnings (losses).
Property and Casualty Insurance Segment — Results of Operations
AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations contributed $909 million in GAAP pretax earnings in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $333 million in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $576 million (173%). Property and casualty core pretax earnings were $905 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $502 million in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $403 million (80%). The increase in GAAP pretax earnings reflects higher core pretax earnings and the impact of losses in the Neon exited lines in the first nine months of 2020. The increase in GAAP pretax earnings also reflects the impact of pretax non-core special A&E charges of $47 million in the first nine months of 2020. The increase in core pretax earnings reflects higher core underwriting profit in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020 and significantly higher net investment income. Improved results from alternative investments (partnerships and similar investments and AFG-managed CLOs) were partially offset by lower other net investment income, due primarily to lower short-term interest rates.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
The following table details AFG’s GAAP and core earnings before income taxes from its property and casualty insurance operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | % Change
Gross written premiums | $ | 6,209 |  |  | $ | 5,288 |  |  | 17 | %
Reinsurance premiums ceded | (1,906) |  |  | (1,512) |  |  | 26 | %
Net written premiums | 4,303 |  |  | 3,776 |  |  | 14 | %
Change in unearned premiums | (351) |  |  | (176) |  |  | 99 | %
Net earned premiums | 3,952 |  |  | 3,600 |  |  | 10 | %
Loss and loss adjustment expenses (a) | 2,335 |  |  | 2,228 |  |  | 5 | %
Commissions and other underwriting expenses | 1,163 |  |  | 1,129 |  |  | 3 | %
Core underwriting gain | 454 |  |  | 243 |  |  | 87 | %
Net investment income | 467 |  |  | 282 |  |  | 66 | %
Other income and expenses, net | (16) |  |  | (23) |  |  | (30 | %)
Core earnings before income taxes | 905 |  |  | 502 |  |  | 80 | %
Pretax non-core special A&E charges | — |  |  | (47) |  |  | (100 | %)
Pretax non-core Neon exited lines (b) | 4 |  |  | (122) |  |  | (103 | %)
GAAP earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | $ | 909 |  |  | $ | 333 |  |  | 173 | %
(a)Excludes pretax non-core special A&E charges of $47 million in the third quarter of 2020. (b)In December 2019, AFG initiated actions to exit the Lloyd’s of London insurance market, which included placing its Lloyd’s subsidiaries including its Lloyd’s Managing Agency, Neon Underwriting Ltd. (“Neon”), into run-off. As discussed under “Results of Operations — General,” following the December 2019 decision to exit the Lloyd’s of London insurance market, the results from the Neon exited lines are treated as non-core earnings (losses). Each line item in the table above has been adjusted to remove the impact from the Neon run-off operations in 2020. The following table details the impact of the Neon exited lines to each component of earnings (loss) before income taxes in the property and casualty insurance operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (in millions):
| Nine months ended September 30, 2020
| Excluding Neon exited lines |  | Neon exited lines |  | Total
Gross written premiums | $ | 5,288 |  |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 5,366 |
Reinsurance premiums ceded | (1,512) |  |  | (70) |  |  | (1,582) |
Net written premiums | 3,776 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 3,784 |
Change in unearned premiums | (176) |  |  | 166 |  |  | (10) |
Net earned premiums | 3,600 |  |  | 174 |  |  | 3,774 |
Loss and loss adjustment expenses | 2,228 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 2,394 |
Commissions and other underwriting expenses | 1,129 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 1,219 |
Underwriting gain (loss) | 243 |  |  | (82) |  |  | 161 |
Net investment income | 282 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 277 |
Loss on sale of subsidiaries | — |  |  | (30) |  |  | (30) |
Other income and expenses, net | (23) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (28) |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | 502 |  |  | (122) |  |  | 380 |
Pretax non-core special A&E charges | (47) |  |  | — |  |  | (47) |
GAAP earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | $ | 455 |  |  | $ | (122) |  |  | $ | 333 |

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Change
Combined Ratios: |  |  |  |  |
Specialty lines |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 59.0 | % |  | 61.8 | % |  | (2.8 | %)
Underwriting expense ratio | 29.4 | % |  | 31.4 | % |  | (2.0 | %)
Combined ratio | 88.4 | % |  | 93.2 | % |  | (4.8 | %)
Aggregate — including exited lines |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 59.0 | % |  | 64.7 | % |  | (5.7 | %)
Underwriting expense ratio | 29.4 | % |  | 32.3 | % |  | (2.9 | %)
Combined ratio | 88.4 | % |  | 97.0 | % |  | (8.6 | %)

AFG reports the underwriting performance of its Specialty property and casualty insurance business in the following sub-segments: (i) Property and transportation, (ii) Specialty casualty and (iii) Specialty financial.
Gross Written Premiums
Gross written premiums (“GWP”) for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment were $6.21 billion for the first nine months of 2021 compared to $5.37 billion for the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $843 million (16%). Detail of AFG’s property and casualty gross written premiums is shown below (dollars in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  |
| GWP |  | % |  | GWP |  | % |  | % Change
Property and transportation | $ | 2,705 |  |  | 44 | % |  | $ | 2,166 |  |  | 40 | % |  | 25 | %
Specialty casualty | 2,922 |  |  | 47 | % |  | 2,579 |  |  | 48 | % |  | 13 | %
Specialty financial | 582 |  |  | 9 | % |  | 543 |  |  | 11 | % |  | 7 | %
Total specialty | 6,209 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 5,288 |  |  | 99 | % |  | 17 | %
Neon exited lines | — |  |  | — | % |  | 78 |  |  | 1 | % |  | (100 | %)
Aggregate | $ | 6,209 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 5,366 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 16 | %

Reinsurance Premiums Ceded
Reinsurance premiums ceded (“Ceded”) for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment were 31% of gross written premiums for the first nine months of 2021 compared to 29% of gross written premiums for the first nine months of 2020, an increase of 2 percentage points. Detail of AFG’s property and casualty reinsurance premiums ceded is shown below (dollars in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Change in
| Ceded |  | % of GWP |  | Ceded |  | % of GWP |  | % of GWP
Property and transportation | $ | (965) |  |  | 36 | % |  | $ | (719) |  |  | 33 | % |  | 3 | %
Specialty casualty | (1,010) |  |  | 35 | % |  | (840) |  |  | 33 | % |  | 2 | %
Specialty financial | (97) |  |  | 17 | % |  | (102) |  |  | 19 | % |  | (2 | %)
Other specialty | 166 |  |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  |  |
Total specialty | (1,906) |  |  | 31 | % |  | (1,512) |  |  | 29 | % |  | 2 | %
Neon exited lines | — |  |  | — | % |  | (70) |  |  | 90 | % |  | (90 | %)
Aggregate | $ | (1,906) |  |  | 31 | % |  | $ | (1,582) |  |  | 29 | % |  | 2 | %

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Net Written Premiums
Net written premiums (“NWP”) for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment were $4.30 billion for the first nine months of 2021 compared to $3.78 billion for the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $519 million (14%). Detail of AFG’s property and casualty net written premiums is shown below (dollars in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  |
| NWP |  | % |  | NWP |  | % |  | % Change
Property and transportation | $ | 1,740 |  |  | 41 | % |  | $ | 1,447 |  |  | 38 | % |  | 20 | %
Specialty casualty | 1,912 |  |  | 44 | % |  | 1,739 |  |  | 46 | % |  | 10 | %
Specialty financial | 485 |  |  | 11 | % |  | 441 |  |  | 12 | % |  | 10 | %
Other specialty | 166 |  |  | 4 | % |  | 149 |  |  | 4 | % |  | 11 | %
Total specialty | 4,303 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 3,776 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 14 | %
Neon exited lines | — |  |  | — | % |  | 8 |  |  | — | % |  | — | %
Aggregate | $ | 4,303 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 3,784 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 14 | %

Net Earned Premiums
Net earned premiums (“NEP”) for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment were $3.95 billion for the first nine months of 2021 compared to $3.77 billion for the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $178 million (5%). Detail of AFG’s property and casualty net earned premiums is shown below (dollars in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  |
| NEP |  | % |  | NEP |  | % |  | % Change
Property and transportation | $ | 1,547 |  |  | 39 | % |  | $ | 1,350 |  |  | 36 | % |  | 15 | %
Specialty casualty | 1,772 |  |  | 45 | % |  | 1,663 |  |  | 44 | % |  | 7 | %
Specialty financial | 477 |  |  | 12 | % |  | 455 |  |  | 12 | % |  | 5 | %
Other specialty | 156 |  |  | 4 | % |  | 132 |  |  | 3 | % |  | 18 | %
Total specialty | 3,952 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 3,600 |  |  | 95 | % |  | 10 | %
Neon exited lines | — |  |  | — | % |  | 174 |  |  | 5 | % |  | (100 | %)
Aggregate | $ | 3,952 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 3,774 |  |  | 100 | % |  | 5 | %

The $843 million (16%) increase in gross written premiums for the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020 reflects an increase in each of the Specialty property and casualty sub-segments due primarily to an improving economy, new business opportunities, higher renewal rates and increased exposures. Overall average renewal rates increased approximately 10% in the first nine months of 2021. Excluding the workers’ compensation business, renewal pricing increased approximately 13%.
Property and transportation Gross written premiums increased $539 million (25%) in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020 due primarily to higher premiums in the crop insurance business as a result of higher commodity futures pricing and rate increases, higher premiums in the transportation businesses as a result of new accounts, combined with strong renewals and increased exposures in the alternative risk transfer business. Average renewal rates increased approximately 6% for this group in the first nine months of 2021. Reinsurance premiums ceded as a percentage of gross written premiums increased 3 percentage points in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020 reflecting growth in the crop insurance operations, which cede a larger percentage of premiums than the other businesses in the Property and transportation sub-segment and the impact of reinstatement premiums in the first nine months of 2021 related to winter storms in Texas and a large property loss.
Specialty casualty Gross written premiums increased $343 million (13%) in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020. Significant renewal rate increases and new business opportunities contributed to higher premiums in the excess and surplus lines businesses and renewal rate increases, strong account retention and new business opportunities contributed to premium growth in the targeted markets businesses. The mergers and acquisitions and executive liability businesses also contributed meaningfully to the year-over-year growth. These increases were partially offset by lower year-over-year premiums in the workers’ compensation businesses, which were primarily the result of lower renewal rates and decreased exposure bases. Average renewal rates increased approximately 13% for this group in the first nine months of 2021. Excluding rate decreases in the workers’ compensation business, renewal rates for this group increased approximately 19%. Reinsurance premiums ceded as a percentage of gross written premiums
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
increased 2 percentage points in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020 reflecting growth in the excess and surplus, mergers and acquisitions and environmental businesses, which cede a larger percentage of premiums than the other businesses in the Specialty casualty sub-segment.
Specialty financial Gross written premiums increased $39 million (7%) in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020 due primarily to renewal rate increases and new business opportunities within the lender services, fidelity and surety businesses. Average renewal rates increased approximately 8% for this group in the first nine months of 2021. Reinsurance premiums ceded as a percentage of gross written premiums decreased 2 percentage points for the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020 reflecting lower cessions in the financial institutions business due to reduced premiums from certain collateral protection insurance that is 100% reinsured and lower cessions in the innovative markets business.
Other specialty The amounts shown as reinsurance premiums ceded represent business assumed by AFG’s internal reinsurance program from the operations that make up AFG’s other Specialty property and casualty insurance sub-segments. Reinsurance premiums assumed increased $17 million (11%) in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020, reflecting an increase in premiums retained, primarily from businesses in the Specialty casualty sub-segment.
Combined Ratio
The table below (dollars in millions) details the components of the combined ratio and underwriting profit for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment:

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |  |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Change |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Property and transportation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 64.7 | % |  | 65.1 | % |  | (0.4 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting expense ratio | 24.9 | % |  | 27.0 | % |  | (2.1 | %) |  |  |  |
Combined ratio | 89.6 | % |  | 92.1 | % |  | (2.5 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 163 |  |  | $ | 107 |
Specialty casualty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 59.7 | % |  | 63.7 | % |  | (4.0 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting expense ratio | 26.9 | % |  | 28.4 | % |  | (1.5 | %) |  |  |  |
Combined ratio | 86.6 | % |  | 92.1 | % |  | (5.5 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 237 |  |  | $ | 132 |
Specialty financial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 33.7 | % |  | 40.8 | % |  | (7.1 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting expense ratio | 51.2 | % |  | 52.7 | % |  | (1.5 | %) |  |  |  |
Combined ratio | 84.9 | % |  | 93.5 | % |  | (8.6 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 30 |
Total Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 59.0 | % |  | 61.8 | % |  | (2.8 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting expense ratio | 29.4 | % |  | 31.4 | % |  | (2.0 | %) |  |  |  |
Combined ratio | 88.4 | % |  | 93.2 | % |  | (4.8 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 456 |  |  | $ | 247 |
Aggregate — including exited lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and LAE ratio | 59.0 | % |  | 64.7 | % |  | (5.7 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting expense ratio | 29.4 | % |  | 32.3 | % |  | (2.9 | %) |  |  |  |
Combined ratio | 88.4 | % |  | 97.0 | % |  | (8.6 | %) |  |  |  |
Underwriting profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 454 |  |  | $ | 114 |

The Specialty property and casualty insurance operations generated an underwriting profit of $456 million for the first nine months of 2021 compared to $247 million for the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $209 million (85%), reflecting higher underwriting profits in each of the Specialty property and casualty insurance sub-segments. Underwriting results for the Specialty property and casualty insurance operations include $14 million in COVID-19 related losses (0.3 points on the combined ratio) in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $95 million (2.6 points) in the first nine months of 2020.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Catastrophe losses were $61 million (1.5 points on the combined ratio) and related net reinstatement premiums were $12 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to catastrophe losses of $71 million (2.0 points) and related net reinstatement premiums of $5 million in the first nine months of 2020.
Property and transportation Underwriting profit for this group was $163 million for the first nine months of 2021 compared to $107 million for the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $56 million (52%). This increase reflects higher underwriting profitability in the transportation, property and inland marine and crop businesses. Catastrophe losses were $34 million (2.2 points on the combined ratio), primarily the result of winter storms in Texas and Hurricane Ida, and related net reinstatement premiums were $9 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to catastrophe losses of $41 million (3.0 points) in the first nine months of 2020. COVID-19 related losses for this group were $7 million (0.5 points) in the first nine months of 2020.
Specialty casualty Underwriting profit for this group was $237 million for the first nine months of 2021 compared to $132 million for the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $105 million (80%). This increase reflects higher underwriting profitability in the excess and surplus lines, excess liability and general liability businesses in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020. COVID-19 related losses were $8 million (0.4 points on the combined ratio) in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $58 million (3.5 points) in the first nine months of 2020, primarily in the workers’ compensation and executive liability businesses. Catastrophe losses were $6 million (0.3 points on the combined ratio) and related net reinstatement premiums were $1 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to catastrophe losses of $9 million (0.6 points) and related net reinstatement premiums of $5 million in the first nine months of 2020.
Specialty financial Underwriting profit for this group was $72 million for the first nine months of 2021 compared to $30 million for the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $42 million (140%). This increase reflects higher year-over-year underwriting profitability in the surety, financial institutions and trade credit businesses. COVID-19 related losses were $6 million (1.2 points on the combined ratio) in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $29 million (6.4 points) in the first nine months of 2020, primarily related to trade credit insurance. Catastrophe losses were $20 million (4.1 points on the combined ratio) and related net reinstatement premiums were $2 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to catastrophe losses of $19 million (4.3 points) in the first nine months of 2020.
Other specialty This group reported an underwriting loss of $16 million for the first nine months of 2021 compared to $22 million in the first nine months of 2020, a decrease of $6 million (27%). This decrease reflects lower losses in the business assumed by AFG’s internal reinsurance program from the operations that make up AFG’s other Specialty sub-segments in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020.
Aggregate See “Special asbestos and environmental reserve charges” under “Results of Operations — Property and Casualty Insurance Segment — Net prior year reserve development” for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 for a discussion of the $47 million pretax non-core special A&E charge recorded in the third quarter of 2020. Aggregate underwriting results for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment includes an underwriting loss of $82 million at Neon in the first nine months of 2020, due primarily to losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, catastrophe losses and several large claims. AFG also recorded adverse prior year reserve development of $2 million and $4 million in the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, respectively, related to business outside of the Specialty group that AFG no longer writes.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
AFG’s overall loss and LAE ratio was 59.0% for the first nine months of 2021 compared to 64.7% for the first nine months of 2020, a decrease of 5.7 percentage points. The components of AFG’s property and casualty losses and LAE amounts and ratio are detailed below (dollars in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |
| Amount |  | Ratio |  | Change in
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Ratio
Property and transportation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses | $ | 1,067 |  |  | $ | 909 |  |  | 69.0 | % |  | 67.4 | % |  | 1.6 | %
Prior accident years development | (101) |  |  | (78) |  |  | (6.5 | %) |  | (5.8 | %) |  | (0.7 | %)
Current year COVID-19 related losses | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — | % |  | 0.5 | % |  | (0.5 | %)
Current year catastrophe losses | 34 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 2.2 | % |  | 3.0 | % |  | (0.8 | %)
Property and transportation losses and LAE and ratio | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 879 |  |  | 64.7 | % |  | 65.1 | % |  | (0.4 | %)
Specialty casualty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses | $ | 1,130 |  |  | $ | 1,083 |  |  | 63.8 | % |  | 65.1 | % |  | (1.3 | %)
Prior accident years development | (85) |  |  | (91) |  |  | (4.8 | %) |  | (5.5 | %) |  | 0.7 | %
Current year COVID-19 related losses | 8 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 0.4 | % |  | 3.5 | % |  | (3.1 | %)
Current year catastrophe losses | 6 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 0.3 | % |  | 0.6 | % |  | (0.3 | %)
Specialty casualty losses and LAE and ratio | $ | 1,059 |  |  | $ | 1,059 |  |  | 59.7 | % |  | 63.7 | % |  | (4.0 | %)
Specialty financial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses | $ | 173 |  |  | $ | 160 |  |  | 36.3 | % |  | 34.9 | % |  | 1.4 | %
Prior accident years development | (38) |  |  | (22) |  |  | (7.9 | %) |  | (4.8 | %) |  | (3.1 | %)
Current year COVID-19 related losses | 6 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 1.2 | % |  | 6.4 | % |  | (5.2 | %)
Current year catastrophe losses | 20 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 4.1 | % |  | 4.3 | % |  | (0.2 | %)
Specialty financial losses and LAE and ratio | $ | 161 |  |  | $ | 186 |  |  | 33.7 | % |  | 40.8 | % |  | (7.1 | %)
Total Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses | $ | 2,468 |  |  | $ | 2,239 |  |  | 62.5 | % |  | 62.2 | % |  | 0.3 | %
Prior accident years development | (210) |  |  | (181) |  |  | (5.3 | %) |  | (5.0 | %) |  | (0.3 | %)
Current year COVID-19 related losses | 14 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 0.3 | % |  | 2.6 | % |  | (2.3 | %)
Current year catastrophe losses | 61 |  |  | 71 |  |  | 1.5 | % |  | 2.0 | % |  | (0.5 | %)
Total Specialty losses and LAE and ratio | $ | 2,333 |  |  | $ | 2,224 |  |  | 59.0 | % |  | 61.8 | % |  | (2.8 | %)
Aggregate — including exited lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses | $ | 2,468 |  |  | $ | 2,358 |  |  | 62.4 | % |  | 62.5 | % |  | (0.1 | %)
Prior accident years development | (208) |  |  | (119) |  |  | (5.2 | %) |  | (3.1 | %) |  | (2.1 | %)
Current year COVID-19 related losses | 14 |  |  | 115 |  |  | 0.3 | % |  | 3.0 | % |  | (2.7 | %)
Current year catastrophe losses | 61 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 1.5 | % |  | 2.3 | % |  | (0.8 | %)
Aggregate losses and LAE and ratio | $ | 2,335 |  |  | $ | 2,441 |  |  | 59.0 | % |  | 64.7 | % |  | (5.7 | %)

Current accident year losses and LAE, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses
The current accident year loss and LAE ratio, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses for AFG’s Specialty property and casualty insurance operations was 62.5% for the first nine months of 2021 compared to 62.2% for the first nine months of 2020, an increase of 0.3 percentage points.
Property and transportation The 1.6 percentage point increase in the loss and LAE ratio for the current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses reflects higher losses in the property and inland marine business in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020.
Specialty casualty The 1.3 percentage point decrease in the loss and LAE ratio for the current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses reflects a decrease in the loss and LAE ratios of the workers’ compensation business.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Specialty financial The 1.4 percentage point increase in the loss and LAE ratio for the current year, excluding COVID-19 related and catastrophe losses reflects an increase in the loss and LAE ratio of the financial institutions and trade credit businesses.
Net prior year reserve development
AFG’s Specialty property and casualty insurance operations recorded net favorable reserve development related to prior accident years of $210 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $181 million in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $29 million (16%).
Property and transportation Net favorable reserve development of $101 million in the first nine months of 2021 reflects lower than anticipated claim frequency and severity in the transportation businesses, lower than expected losses in the crop business, lower than expected claim severity in the property and inland marine business and lower than expected claim frequency in the aviation business, partially offset by higher than expected claim frequency and severity in the equine business. Net favorable reserve development of $78 million in the first nine months of 2020 reflects lower than expected claim frequency and severity in the agricultural businesses and lower than anticipated claim frequency and severity in the transportation businesses.
Specialty casualty Net favorable reserve development of $85 million in the first nine months of 2021 reflects lower than anticipated claim severity in the workers’ compensation businesses, partially offset by higher than anticipated claim severity in the general liability and targeted markets businesses. Net favorable reserve development of $91 million in the first nine months of 2020 reflects lower than anticipated claim severity in the workers’ compensation businesses and lower than anticipated claim frequency in the executive liability business, partially offset by higher than expected claim frequency in general liability contractor claims and higher than expected claim frequency and severity in the excess and surplus businesses.
Specialty financial Net favorable reserve development of $38 million in the first nine months of 2021 reflects lower than anticipated claim frequency in the surety and trade credit businesses and lower than expected claim frequency and severity in the financial institutions business. Net favorable reserve development of $22 million in the first nine months of 2020 reflects lower than anticipated claim frequency in the trade credit business and lower than anticipated claim frequency and severity in the financial institutions, fidelity and surety businesses.
Other specialty In addition to the development discussed above, total Specialty prior year reserve development includes net adverse reserve development of $14 million in the first nine months of 2021 and $10 million in the first nine months of 2020, reflecting net adverse development associated with AFG’s internal reinsurance program, partially offset by the amortization of the deferred gains on the retroactive reinsurance transactions entered into in connection with the sale of businesses in 1998 and 2001.
Special asbestos and environmental reserve charges See “Special asbestos and environmental reserve charges” under “Results of Operations — Property and Casualty Insurance Segment — Net prior year reserve development” for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 for a discussion of the $47 million special charge recorded in the third quarter of 2020.
Aggregate Aggregate net prior accident years reserve development for AFG’s property and casualty insurance segment includes the special A&E charges mentioned above, net adverse reserve development of $11 million in the first nine months of 2020 from the Neon exited lines and net adverse reserve development of $2 million in the first nine months of 2021 and $4 million in the first nine months of 2020 related to business outside the Specialty group that AFG no longer writes.
COVID-19 related losses
AFG’s Specialty property and casualty insurance operations recorded $14 million in reserve charges related to COVID-19 in the first nine months of 2021 primarily related to the workers’ compensation and trade credit businesses, and released approximately $13 million of accident year 2020 reserves based on loss experience. Underwriting results for the first nine months of 2020 include $95 million of reserve charges related to COVID-19. Approximately 70% of AFG’s 2020 COVID-19 related losses were reported in the workers’ compensation, executive liability and trade credit businesses, with the remainder spread across numerous other businesses. Given the uncertainties surrounding the ultimate number and scope of claims relating to the pandemic, approximately 63% of the $96 million in cumulative COVID-19 related losses are held as incurred but not reported reserves at September 30, 2021.
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In addition, COVID-19 related losses were the primary driver of the underwriting loss recorded in the Neon exited lines for the first nine months of 2020.
Catastrophe losses
Catastrophe losses of $61 million in the first nine months of 2021 resulted primarily from Hurricane Ida and storms in multiple regions of the United States, including the winter storms in Texas. Catastrophe losses of $87 million in the first nine months of 2020 resulted primarily from Hurricanes Hanna, Laura and Sally, Tropical Storm Isaias, storms and tornadoes in multiple regions of the United States, multiple wildfires in west coast states and included $4 million related to civil unrest.
Commissions and Other Underwriting Expenses
AFG’s property and casualty commissions and other underwriting expenses (“U/W Exp”) were $1.16 billion in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $1.22 billion for the first nine months of 2020, a decrease of $56 million (5%). AFG’s underwriting expense ratio was 29.4% for the first nine months of 2021 compared to 32.3% for the first nine months of 2020, a decrease of 2.9 percentage points. Detail of AFG’s property and casualty commissions and other underwriting expenses and underwriting expense ratios is shown below (dollars in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Change in
| U/W Exp |  | % of NEP |  | U/W Exp |  | % of NEP |  | % of NEP
Property and transportation | $ | 384 |  |  | 24.9 | % |  | $ | 364 |  |  | 27.0 | % |  | (2.1 | %)
Specialty casualty | 476 |  |  | 26.9 | % |  | 472 |  |  | 28.4 | % |  | (1.5 | %)
Specialty financial | 244 |  |  | 51.2 | % |  | 239 |  |  | 52.7 | % |  | (1.5 | %)
Other specialty | 59 |  |  | 37.5 | % |  | 54 |  |  | 39.1 | % |  | (1.6 | %)
Total Specialty | 1,163 |  |  | 29.4 | % |  | 1,129 |  |  | 31.4 | % |  | (2.0 | %)
Neon exited lines | — |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate | $ | 1,163 |  |  | 29.4 | % |  | $ | 1,219 |  |  | 32.3 | % |  | (2.9 | %)

Property and transportation Commissions and other underwriting expenses as a percentage of net earned premiums decreased 2.1 percentage points in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020 reflecting the impact of higher premiums on the ratio in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020.
Specialty casualty Commissions and other underwriting expenses as a percentage of net earned premiums decreased 1.5 percentage points in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020 reflecting higher ceding commissions received from reinsurers as a result of growth in the excess liability and excess and surplus businesses and the impact of higher premiums on the ratio in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020.
Specialty financial Commissions and other underwriting expenses as a percentage of net earned premiums decreased 1.5 percentage points in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020 reflecting the impact of higher premiums on the ratio in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020.
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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 10-Q
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Property and Casualty Net Investment Income
Net investment income in AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations was $467 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $282 million (excluding the Neon exited lines) in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $185 million (66%). The average invested assets and overall yield earned on investments held by AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations are provided below (dollars in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |  |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Change |  | % Change
Net investment income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income excluding alternative investments | $ | 243 |  |  | $ | 264 |  |  | $ | (21) |  |  | (8 | %)
Alternative investments | 224 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 206 |  |  | 1,144 | %
Total net investment income | $ | 467 |  |  | $ | 282 |  |  | $ | 185 |  |  | 66 | %
Average invested assets (at amortized cost) | $ | 12,763 |  |  | $ | 11,611 |  |  | $ | 1,152 |  |  | 10 | %
Yield (net investment income as a % of average invested assets) | 4.88 | % |  | 3.24 | % |  | 1.64 | % |  |
Tax equivalent yield (*) | 5.00 | % |  | 3.37 | % |  | 1.63 | % |  |

(*)Adjusts the yield on equity securities and tax-exempt bonds to the fully taxable equivalent yield.
The property and casualty insurance segment’s increase in net investment income for the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020 reflects significantly higher earnings from alternative investments (partnerships and similar investments and AFG-managed CLOs), partially offset by the effect of lower fixed maturity yields, lower short-term interest rates and lower dividend income. The property and casualty insurance segment’s overall yield on investments (net investment income as a percentage of average invested assets) was 4.88% for the first nine months of 2021 compared to 3.24% for the first nine months of 2020, an increase of 1.64 percentage points. The annualized return earned on alternative investments was 24.4% in the first nine months of 2021 compared to 2.7% in the prior year period.
In addition to the property and casualty segment’s net investment income from ongoing operations discussed above, the Neon exited lines reported a $5 million loss in the first nine months of 2020 in net investment income, primarily from changes in the fair value of equity securities.
Property and Casualty Other Income and Expenses, Net
Other income and expenses, net for AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations was a net expense of $16 million for the first nine months of 2021 compared to $23 million for the first nine months of 2020, a decrease of $7 million (30%). The table below details the items included in other income and expenses, net for AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations (in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Other income | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Other expenses |  |  |
Amortization of intangibles | 5 |  |  | 9 |
Other | 20 |  |  | 22 |
Total other expense | 25 |  |  | 31 |
Other income and expenses, net | $ | (16) |  |  | $ | (23) |

In addition to the property and casualty segment’s other income and expenses, net from ongoing operations discussed above, the Neon exited lines incurred a net expense of $5 million in other income and expenses, net during the first nine months of 2020.
Holding Company, Other and Unallocated — Results of Operations
AFG’s net GAAP pretax loss outside of its property and casualty insurance segment (excluding realized gains and losses) totaled $172 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $151 million in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $21 million (14%). AFG’s net core pretax loss outside of its property and casualty insurance segment (excluding realized gains and losses) totaled $161 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $130 million in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $31 million (24%).
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
The following table details AFG’s GAAP and core loss before income taxes from operations outside of its property and casualty insurance segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | % Change
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | 1,900 | %
Other income — P&C fees | 58 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 16 | %
Other income | 15 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 7 | %
Total revenues | 93 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 43 | %
Costs and Expenses: |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance — commissions and other underwriting expenses | 24 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 50 | %
Other expense — expenses associated with P&C fees | 34 |  |  | 34 |  |  | — | %
Other expenses (*) | 125 |  |  | 81 |  |  | 54 | %
Costs and expenses, excluding interest charges on borrowed money | 183 |  |  | 131 |  |  | 40 | %
Loss before income taxes, excluding realized gains and losses and interest charges on borrowed money | (90) |  |  | (66) |  |  | 36 | %
Interest charges on borrowed money | 71 |  |  | 64 |  |  | 11 | %
Core loss from continuing operations before income taxes, excluding realized gains and losses | (161) |  |  | (130) |  |  | 24 | %
Pretax non-core special A&E charges | — |  |  | (21) |  |  | (100 | %)
Pretax non-core loss on pension settlement | (11) |  |  | — |  |  | — | %
GAAP loss from continuing operations before income taxes, excluding realized gains and losses | $ | (172) |  |  | $ | (151) |  |  | 14 | %

(*)Excludes a pretax non-core loss of $11 million related to the settlement of pension liabilities of a small former manufacturing operation in the second quarter of 2021 and a pretax non-core special A&E charge of $21 million in the third quarter of 2020.
Holding Company and Other — Net Investment Income
AFG recorded net investment income on investments held outside of its property and casualty insurance segment of $20 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $1 million in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $19 million (1,900%). The parent company holds a small portfolio of securities that are carried at fair value through net investment income. These securities increased in value by $7 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to a decrease in value of $4 million in the first nine months of 2020. The increase in net investment income also reflects income in the third quarter of 2021 from directly owned real estate acquired from the annuity group prior to the sale of the annuity business and purchases of fixed maturity investments at the holding company.
Holding Company and Other — P&C Fees and Related Expenses
Summit, a workers’ compensation insurance subsidiary, collects fees from a small group of unaffiliated insurers for providing underwriting, policy administration and claims services. In addition, certain of AFG’s property and casualty insurance businesses collect fees from customers for ancillary services such as workplace safety programs and premium financing. In the first nine months of 2021, AFG collected $54 million in fees for these services compared to $50 million in the first nine months of 2020. Management views this fee income, net of the $34 million in both the first nine months of 2021 and the first nine months of 2020, in expenses incurred to generate such fees, as a reduction in the cost of underwriting its property and casualty insurance policies. In addition, AFG’s property and casualty insurance businesses collected $4 million in fees from AFG’s disposed annuity operations subsequent to the May 2021 sale as compensation for certain services provided under a transition services agreement. The expenses related to providing such services are embedded in property and casualty underwriting expenses. Consistent with internal management reporting, these fees and the related expenses are netted and recorded as a reduction of commissions and other underwriting expenses in AFG’s segmented results.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
Holding Company and Other — Other Income
Other income in the table above includes $12 million in the first nine months of 2021 and $11 million in the first nine months of 2020, in management fees paid to AFG by the AFG-managed CLOs (AFG’s consolidated managed investment entities). The management fees are eliminated in consolidation — see the other income line in the Consolidate MIEs column under “Results of Operations — Segmented Statement of Earnings.” Excluding amounts eliminated in consolidation, AFG recorded other income outside of its property and casualty insurance segment of $3 million in both the first nine months of 2021 and the first nine months of 2020.
Holding Company and Other — Other Expenses
Excluding the non-core special A&E charge discussed below, AFG’s holding companies and other operations outside of its property and casualty insurance segment recorded other expenses of $125 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $81 million the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $44 million (54%) reflecting higher holding company expenses related to employee benefit plans that are tied to stock market performance and higher expenses associated with certain incentive compensation plans.
Holding Company and Other — Interest Charges on Borrowed Money
AFG’s holding companies and other operations outside of its property and casualty insurance segment recorded interest expense of $71 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $64 million in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $7 million (11%), reflecting higher average indebtedness.
The increase in interest expense for the first nine months of 2021 as compared to the first nine months of 2020 reflects the following financial transactions completed by AFG between January 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021:
•Issued $300 million of 5.25% Senior Notes in April 2020
•Issued $150 million of 5.625% Subordinated Debentures in May 2020
•Issued $200 million of 4.50% Subordinated Debentures in September 2020
•Redeemed $150 million of 6% Subordinated Debentures in November 2020
Holding Company and Other — Special A&E Charge
See “Holding Company and Other — Special A&E Charge” under “Results of Operations — Holding Company, Other and Unallocated” for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 for a discussion of the $21 million pretax non-core special A&E charge recorded in the third quarter of 2020.
Holding Company and Other — Loss on Pension Settlement
In the second quarter of 2021, AFG settled pension liabilities related to a small former manufacturing operation resulting in a pretax non-core loss of $11 million.
Realized Gains (Losses) on Securities
AFG’s realized gains (losses) on securities were net gains of $103 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to net losses of $197 million in the first nine months of 2020, a change of $300 million (152%). Realized gains (losses) on securities consisted of the following (in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30,
2021 |  | 2020
Realized gains (losses) before impairments: |  |  |
Disposals | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 6 |
Change in the fair value of equity securities | 104 |  |  | (189) |
Change in the fair value of derivatives | (4) |  |  | — |
| 102 |  |  | (183) |
Change in allowance for impairments on securities | 1 |  |  | (14) |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | (197) |

The $104 million net realized gain from the change in the fair value of equity securities in the first nine months of 2021 includes gains of $27 million on investments in energy and natural gas companies, $20 million on investments in banks and financing companies, $20 million on investments in media companies and $19 million on investments in healthcare companies. The $189 million net realized loss from the change in the fair value of equity securities in the first nine months of 2020 includes losses of $52 million on investments in banks and financing companies, $46 million on investments in
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
energy and natural gas companies, $34 million from investments in media companies, $19 million on real estate investment trusts and $6 million on insurance companies.
Realized Gain (Loss) on Subsidiary
In the second quarter of 2021, AFG recognized a pretax gain on sale of subsidiary of $4 million related to contingent consideration received on the sale of Neon. See “Results of Operations — General” for the discussion of the December 2019 decision to exit the Lloyd’s of London insurance market.
On September 28, 2020, AFG announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to sell GAI Holding Bermuda and its subsidiaries, comprising the legal entities that own Neon, to RiverStone Holdings Limited. The transaction closed in the fourth quarter of 2020. AFG recorded a $30 million loss in the third quarter of 2020 to establish a liability equal to the excess of the net carrying value of the assets and liabilities to be disposed over the estimated net sale proceeds. See Note C — “Sales of Businesses” to the financial statements.
Consolidated Income Taxes on Continuing Operations
AFG’s consolidated provision (credit) for income taxes on continuing operations was a provision of $164 million for the first nine months of 2021 compared to a credit of $52 million for the first nine months of 2020, a change of $216 million (415%). See Note K — “Income Taxes” to the financial statements for an analysis of items affecting AFG’s effective tax rate on continuing operations.
Consolidated Noncontrolling Interests in Continuing Operations
AFG’s consolidated net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests was a net loss $13 million for the first nine months of 2020 reflecting losses at Neon, which was sold in December 2020.
Real Estate Entities Acquired from the Annuity Operations
Beginning with the first quarter of 2021, the results of the annuity businesses to be sold are reported as discontinued operations, in accordance with GAAP, which included adjusting prior period results to reflect these operations as discontinued. Prior to the completion of the sale, AFG’s property and casualty insurance operations acquired approximately $480 million in real estate-related partnerships and AFG parent acquired approximately $100 million of directly owned real estate from those operations. GAAP pretax earnings from continuing operations includes the earnings from these entities and certain other expenses that will be retained from the annuity operations.
The retained real estate entities contributed $51 million in GAAP pretax earnings through the May 31, 2021 effective date of the sale compared to $29 million in the first nine months of 2020, an increase of $22 million (76%). This increase reflects higher earnings from the real estate-related partnerships through the sale date compared to the first nine months of 2020.
Discontinued Annuity Operations
AFG’s discontinued annuity operations, which were sold on May 31, 2021, contributed $324 million in GAAP pretax earnings (excluding the gain on the sale of the annuity operations) in the first nine months of 2021 compared to a pretax net loss of $31 million in the first nine months of 2020, a change of $355 million (1,145%) reflecting the following:
•net realized gains on securities in the first nine months of 2021 compared to net realized losses in the first nine months of 2020,
•significantly higher earnings from partnerships and similar investments,
•the negative impact from the run-off of higher yielding investments and lower short-term interest rates,
•the positive impact of strong stock market performance in the first nine months of 2021,
•the negative impact of lower than expected interest rates in both the first nine months of 2021 and the first nine months of 2020 on the accounting for fixed indexed annuities (“FIAs”),
•the negative impact of unlocking actuarial assumptions in the third quarter of 2020, and
•the negative impact of the amortization of the deferred loss related to the annuity block reinsurance transaction entered into in the fourth quarter of 2020 and other reinsurance impacts in the first nine months of 2021.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Continued
The following table details AFG’s earnings (loss) before and after income taxes and the gain on the sale from its discontinued annuity operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in millions):

| Nine months ended September 30, |  |
| 2021 (*) |  | 2020 |  | % Change
Pretax annuity earnings historically reported as core operating earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Pretax annuity earnings before items below | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 247 |  |  | (57 | %)
Earnings on partnerships and similar investments | 139 |  |  | (27) |  |  | (615 | %)
Total pretax annuity earnings historically reported as core operating earnings | 245 |  |  | 220 |  |  | 11 | %
Pretax amounts previously reported outside of annuity core earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Unlocking | — |  |  | (46) |  |  | (100 | %)
Impact of reinsurance, derivatives related to FIAs and other impacts of changes in the stock market and interest rates on FIAs over or under option costs | (33) |  |  | (94) |  |  | (65 | %)
Realized gains (losses) on securities | 112 |  |  | (105) |  |  | (207 | %)
Run-off life and long-term care | — |  |  | (6) |  |  | (100 | %)
Total pretax amounts previously reported outside of annuity core earnings | 79 |  |  | (251) |  |  | (131 | %)
GAAP pretax earnings (loss) from discontinued annuity operations, excluding the gain on the sale of the discontinued annuity operations | 324 |  |  | (31) |  |  | (1,145 | %)
Provision (credit) for income taxes | 66 |  |  | (11) |  |  | (700 | %)
GAAP net earnings (loss) from discontinued annuity operations, excluding the sale of the discontinued annuity operations | 258 |  |  | (20) |  |  | (1,390 | %)
Gain on sale of discontinued annuity operations, net of tax | 656 |  |  | — |  |  | — | %
GAAP net earnings (loss) from discontinued annuity operations | $ | 914 |  |  | $ | (20) |  |  | (4,670 | %)

(*)Results through the May 31, 2021 effective date of the sale.
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
As of September 30, 2021, there were no material changes to the information provided in Item 7A — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk of AFG’s 2020 Form 10-K other than the decline in the size of AFG’s fixed maturity portfolio due to the May 2021 sale of its annuity business. The following table demonstrates the sensitivity of fair values to reasonably likely changes in interest rates by illustrating the estimated effect on AFG’s fixed maturity portfolio that an immediate increase of 100 basis points in the interest rate yield curve would have at September 30, 2021 (dollars in millions). Effects of increases or decreases from the 100 basis points illustrated would be approximately proportional.

Fair value of fixed maturity portfolio | $ | 10,456 |
Percentage impact on fair value of 100 bps increase in interest rates | (2.0 | %)
Pretax impact on fair value of fixed maturity portfolio | $ | (209) |

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
AFG’s management, with participation of its Co-Chief Executive Officers and its Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated AFG’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, AFG’s Co-CEOs and CFO concluded that the controls and procedures are effective. There have been no changes in AFG’s internal control over financial reporting during the third fiscal quarter of 2021 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, AFG’s internal control over financial reporting.
In the ordinary course of business, AFG and its subsidiaries routinely enhance their information systems by either upgrading current systems or implementing new systems. There has been no change in AFG’s business processes and procedures during the third fiscal quarter of 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, AFG’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities AFG repurchased shares of its Common Stock during 2021 as follows:

| Total Number of Shares Purchased |  | Average Price Paid Per Share |  | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs |  | Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (b)
First quarter | 1,757,702 |  |  | $ | 108.98 |  |  | 1,757,702 |  |  | 3,710,904 |
Second quarter | 916,520 |  |  | 124.40 |  |  | 916,520 |  |  | 7,794,384 |
Third quarter: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July | 10,973 |  |  | $ | 120.01 |  |  | 10,973 |  |  | 7,783,411 |
August | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,783,411 |
September | 83,987 |  |  | 129.67 |  |  | 83,987 |  |  | 7,699,424 |
Total | 2,769,182 |  |  | $ | 114.75 |  | (a) | 2,769,182 |  |  |

(a)AFG declared special dividends totaling $20.00 per share of its Common Stock in the first nine months of 2021. Adjusted for the special dividends, the average price paid per share was $97.22 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
(b)Represents the remaining shares that may be repurchased until December 31, 2025 under the Plans authorized by AFG’s Board of Directors in October 2020 and May 2021. In May 2021, AFG’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of five million additional shares.
In addition, AFG acquired 76,984 shares of its Common Stock (at an average of $106.58 per share) in the first quarter of 2021, 14,380 shares (at an average of $131.66 per share) in the second quarter of 2021, 496 shares (at $126.24 per share) in July 2021 and 66 shares (at $135.98 per share) in August 2021 in connection with its stock incentive plans.
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ITEM 6. Exhibits

Number |  | Exhibit Description
31(a) |  | Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31(b) |  | Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31(c) |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32 |  | Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS |  | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

| American Financial Group, Inc.
November 5, 2021 | By: |  | /s/ Brian S. Hertzman
|  |  | Brian S. Hertzman
|  |  | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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