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Great American Insurance Selected for Schinnerer's Kidnap & Ransom Program CINCINNATI, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great American Insurance Company has been selected by Victor O. Schinnerer & Company as the carrier for its kidnap and ransom insurance program. Although most of the program's policy provisions will remain the same, the limits have increased to a maximum of $60 million. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041208/CLW086LOGO ) The policy offers coverage to individuals traveling abroad for incidents including kidnap, ransom, detention and extortion, as well as their associated expenses such as cosmetic surgery, salary costs of the victim and psychological rehabilitation. Additionally, the policy will continue to cover the costs of the services of Control Risks Group, an internationally recognized crisis response and business risk consultancy firm. About Great American Great American's Fidelity & Crime Division, founded in 1995, provides large fidelity and crime coverages throughout the U.S. for financial institutions, governmental agencies and mercantile businesses. In addition to standard fidelity and crime products like Fiduciary Dishonesty, Kidnap & Ransom, Forgery, Computer Fraud, and Money and Securities, tailored products and programs are also available. Some specialized classes of business include casinos, armored car companies, fiduciary dishonesty and investment companies. Programs also exist for school boards, state and local governments, non-profit organizations, property management firms and hotels. For more information about the Fidelity & Crime, visit http://www.crimeinsurance.com/ . Great American Insurance Company, founded in 1872 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a member of the Great American Insurance Group. American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG), Great American's parent company, is engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialized commercial products for businesses, and in the sale of retirement annuities, supplemental insurance and life products. For more information on Great American's products and services, visit http://www.greatamericaninsurance.com/ . About Victor O. Schinnerer Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, Inc., is one of the largest and most experienced underwriting managers of professional liability and specialty insurance programs in the world. Schinnerer now serves more than 40,000 policyholders in various specialty industries through independent agents and brokers. Find out more at http://www.schinnerer.com/ . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041208/CLW086LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Great American Insurance Group CONTACT: Frank Scheckton of Great American Insurance Company, Fidelity & Crime Division, +1-860-285-0102, or Web site: http://www.greatamericaninsurance.com/ http://www.crimeinsurance.com/ http://www.schinnerer.com/

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