Brian Hertzman compensation by year
AMERICAN FINANCIAL Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $500,000 | $550,000 |
| Bonus | — | $0 |
| Stock awards | $320,128 | $400,051 |
| Option awards | — | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $261,812 | $453,390 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | — | $0 |
| All other | $110,629 | $123,210 |
| Total | $1,192,569 | $1,526,651 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 3, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-013118, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 3,282 | $448,584 | — |
| RSU | 3,169 | $433,139 | — |
| RSU | 2,422 | $331,039 | — |
| RSU | 2,390 | $326,665 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 3, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Sale | — | 950 | $142.87 | 11,123 |
The 1 most recent of 1 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
AMERICAN FINANCIAL’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Lindner III | Co-Chief Executive Officer | $11,042,543 |
| John Berding | President of AFG and American Money Management Corporation | $6,994,801 |
| David Thompson | President and Chief Operating Officer of Great American Insurance Group | $2,661,106 |
| Brian Hertzman · this page | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,526,651 |
| Mark Weiss | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | $1,507,259 |
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