UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 13F

                              FORM 13F COVER PAGE


                 Report for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2009



                          AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
                 One East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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     (Name and Address of Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report)


                         Form 13F File Number:  28-4389


The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

                                 Robert H. Ruffing
                     	   Vice President and Controller
                                   (513) 579-2144
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                (Name, Title and Phone Number of Person Signing
                 this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager)



Signature:

/s/Robert H. Ruffing                  Cincinnati, Ohio         February 11, 2010
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Robert H. Ruffing
Vice President and Controller


Report Type:
     [X]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
     [ ]  13F NOTICE.
     [ ]  13F COMBINATION REPORT.














                            FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
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Number of Other Included Managers:                         2
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:                   61
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total (thousands):     $260,616
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Name and 13F file numbers of all Institutional Investment Managers with respect
to which this schedule is filed (other than American Financial Group, Inc.):

    Number    13F File Number         Name of Subsidiary
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       1.          28-498             Great American Insurance Company
       2.	 Unassigned	      Great American Life Insurance Company






































                                                       FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE


                                                             Column 4:   Column 5:                               Column 8:
                                   Column 2:                  Market     Shares or    Column 6: Column 7:    Voting Authority
        Column 1:                  Title of       Column 3:    Value     Principal   Investment    Other ---------------------------
     Name of Issuer                  Class          CUSIP     (000's)      Amount    Discretion Managers    Sole    Shared    None
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HOLDINGS OF GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
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AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES        COM PAR $0.01   025195 40 5     1,288      70,250SH   Defined     1         70,250
AMERICAN RAILCAR INDS INC             COM        02916P 10 3       749      68,000SH   Defined     "         68,000
ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CP             COM        037347 10 1       875     125,000SH   Defined     "        125,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION           COM        060505 10 4     1,628     108,120SH   Defined     "        108,120
CALAMP CORP                           COM        128126 10 9       481     139,750SH   Defined     "        139,750
DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL             COM NEW      247361 70 2       151      13,239SH   Defined     "         13,239
DISH NETWORK CORP                    CL A        25470M 10 9       783      37,675SH   Defined     "         37,675
ECHOSTAR CORP                        CL A        278768 10 6       499      24,786SH   Defined     "         24,786
FLAGSTAR BANCORP INC                  COM        337930 10 1        99     165,000SH   Defined     "        165,000
FULL HOUSE RESORTS INC		      COM        359678 10 9       126      36,661SH   Defined     "         36,661
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC                COM        45774W 10 8       320      24,609SH   Defined     "         24,609
INTERSTATE HOTELS & RESRTS I          COM        46088S 10 6       156      70,987SH   Defined     "         70,987
MYR GROUP INC DEL                     COM        55405W 10 4     6,950     384,615SH   Defined     "        384,615
NATIONAL INTERSTATE CORP              COM        63654U 10 0   172,992  10,200,000SH   Defined     "     10,200,000
O CHARLEYS INC                        COM        670823 10 3       193      29,500SH   Defined     "         29,500
OMEROS CORP                           COM        682143 10 2       716     102,040SH   Defined     "        102,040
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC              COM        703481 10 1       614      40,000SH   Defined     "         40,000
REDDY ICE HLDGS INC                   COM        75734R 10 5       105      24,500SH   Defined     "         24,500
TIME WARNER INC                     COM NEW      887317 30 3       254       8,716SH   Defined     "          8,716
TORTOISE ENERGY CAP CORP              COM        89147U 10 0       590      25,800SH   Defined     "         25,800
VIRGIN MEDIA INC                      COM        92769L 10 1    12,417     737,807SH   Defined     "        737,807





HOLDINGS OF GREAT AMERICAN
 LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES        COM PAR $0.01   025195 40 5     1,379      75,250SH   Defined     2         75,250
AMERICAN RAILCAR INDS INC             COM        02916P 10 3       326      29,581SH   Defined     "         29,581
ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CP             COM        037347 10 1       875     125,000SH   Defined     "        125,000
CIT GROUP INC			    COM NEW      125581 80 1       836      30,272SH   Defined     "         30,272
CALAMP CORP                           COM        128126 10 9       484     140,750SH   Defined     "        140,750
DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL             COM NEW      247361 70 2       118      10,370SH   Defined     "         10,370
DISH NETWORK CORP                    CL A        25470M 10 9     1,174      56,512SH   Defined     "         56,512
ECHOSTAR CORP                        CL A        278768 10 6       749      37,179SH   Defined     "         37,179
FLAGSTAR BANCORP INC                  COM        337930 10 1        99     165,000SH   Defined     "        165,000
FULL HOUSE RESORTS INC		      COM        359678 10 9       144      41,767SH   Defined     "         41,767
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC                COM        45774W 10 8       289      22,216SH   Defined     "         22,216
INTERSTATE HOTELS & RESRTS I          COM        46088S 10 6       234     106,481SH   Defined     "        106,481
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD        COM SHS      6706EN 10 0       843      78,300SH   Defined     "         78,300
O CHARLEYS INC                        COM        670823 10 3       133      20,256SH   Defined     "         20,256
OMEROS CORP                           COM        682143 10 2     1,074     153,061SH   Defined     "        153,061
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC              COM        703481 10 1       614      40,000SH   Defined     "         40,000
PIMCO HIGH INCOME FD                COM SHS      722014 10 7     1,332     122,800SH   Defined     "        122,800
REDDY ICE HLDGS INC                   COM        75734R 10 5        80      18,650SH   Defined     "         18,650
TORTOISE ENERGY CAP CORP              COM        89147U 10 0     1,965      85,900SH   Defined     "         85,900
VIRGIN MEDIA INC                      COM        92769L 10 1     8,122     482,588SH   Defined     "        482,588




HOLDINGS OF OTHER ENTITIES
EACH HAVING LESS THAN
$100 MILLION IN 13F SECURITIES
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ACE LTD                               SHS        H0023R 10 5     3,175      63,000SH    Sole                 63,000
AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES        COM PAR $0.01   025195 40 5       183      10,000SH   Defined     2         10,000
AMERICAN RAILCAR INDS INC             COM        02916P 10 3       419      38,000SH   Defined     "         38,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION           COM        060505 10 4     4,871     323,480SH   Defined     1        323,480
BERKLEY W R CORP                      COM        084423 10 2     2,883     117,000SH    Sole                117,000
CIT GROUP INC			    COM NEW      125581 80 1       316      11,458SH   Defined               11,458
CHUBB CORP                            COM        171232 10 1     3,492      71,000SH    Sole                 71,000
DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL             COM NEW      247361 70 2        55       4,727SH   Defined    1,2         4,727
EATON VANCE TAX MNG GBL DV E          COM        27829F 10 8       493      40,000SH   Defined     1         40,000
ISHARES TR INDEX                 MSCI EAFE IDX   464287 46 5     2,377      43,000SH   Defined     "         43,000
KEYCORP NEW                           COM        493267 10 8       373      67,222SH   Defined     "         67,222
MANAGED HIGH YIELD PLUS FD I          COM        561911 10 8        20      10,000SH   Defined     "         10,000
O CHARLEYS INC                        COM        670823 10 3       160      24,398SH   Defined               24,398
POWERSHARES ETF TRUST           DYNAMIC MKT PT   73935X 10 4       928      24,400SH   Defined     1         24,400
POWERSHARES ETF TRUST           HI YLD EQ DVDN   73935X 30 2       163      21,300SH   Defined     "         21,300
REDDY ICE HLDGS INC                   COM        75734R 10 5       343      79,881SH   Defined     2         79,881
SPDR TR                           UNIT SER 1     78462F 10 3     4,903      44,000SH   Defined     1         44,000
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR           SBI CONS STPLS   81369Y 30 8       928      35,060SH   Defined     "         35,060
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR           SBI INT-UTILS    81369Y 88 6       233       7,500SH   Defined     "          7,500
VIRGIN MEDIA INC                      COM        92769L 10 1    11,445     680,000SH   Defined     2        680,000


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                                 REPORT TOTAL                 $260,616
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